by leftlegger » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:44 am
by Interceptor » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:14 pm
by Psyber » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:37 pm
by JK » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:43 pm
by Armytank » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:58 pm
by JK » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:07 pm
by Psyber » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:15 pm
by Armytank » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:31 pm
Psyber wrote:Interesting post AT.
I had occasionally wondered whether Welsh would be useful if the Crows didn't insist on trying to use him as a FF target.
McGregor - He does at least contest when he is near the ball, and bring it to ground, and he will pick up frees for being manhandled.
by NFC » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:58 pm
Interceptor wrote:Add Scott Thompson to the list of ineffective players.
Gets a lot of it, but burns it more often than not.
Some of his disposal simply isn't AFL standard.
Needs remedial action to improve his decision making.
by Hondo » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:35 pm
Constance_Perm wrote:I reckon it's hard to know which is the "chicken" and which is the "egg" at Crowland ... Does Craigy's gameplan prevent players from flourishing, or does he have to play the style he does due to the limited ability of the personnel at his disposal?
Most people tend to believe the Crows have overachieved with their list since Craigy took control, which might tend to suggest it's the latter?
by Booney » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:53 pm
by Dutchy » Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:58 pm
by Interceptor » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:32 pm
by JK » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:36 pm
hondo71 wrote:Constance_Perm wrote:I reckon it's hard to know which is the "chicken" and which is the "egg" at Crowland ... Does Craigy's gameplan prevent players from flourishing, or does he have to play the style he does due to the limited ability of the personnel at his disposal?
Most people tend to believe the Crows have overachieved with their list since Craigy took control, which might tend to suggest it's the latter?
Given that in 2004 things were looking very ordinary for us, missing the 8 and playing badly, and Craigy then morphed the guys in to Prelim final level for the last 2 seasons suggests he has done something right. It's been the work with the mid-tier players and the youngsters where he has made his mark. I think things started going wrong injury-wise late last season and that interrupted last year's great run and now in 2007 we are really missing Biglands and hentschell. Hentschell was coming along as a quality key forward and what's one of the main gaps this year .. key forward.
As has been mentioned several times throughout the season we also lack IMO a slick, highly skilled, quick midfielder or 2. In the midfield, we are very workman-like as Sydney are but teams with arguably more natural talent are starting to run over the top of us.
On the positive - the stats on Sunday showed we won in contested possessions and clearances, so if we can dispose of the footy better it's not too far away.
The 4 games v Geelong, Kangaroos, WC and Hawks always looked v tough given that all are in the 8 and 3 are in the top 4. If we can possibly snag the Hawks then things won't look so bad. Whether or not we can match the top 4 in 2007 come finals time looks very questionable right now.
by Hondo » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:39 pm
Constance_Perm wrote:Fair assessment mate ... I hope it didn't sound like I was being critical of Craigy because that wasn't my intention at all.
by NFC » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:12 pm
Booney wrote:*snigger snigger*
The knives are out,and I for one am loooooooooving it!
Close that premiership window boy's,the draft coming in is discontent.
*snigger snigger*
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