by NO-MERCY » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:35 pm
by Gravel » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:50 pm
by NO-MERCY » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:11 pm
Gravel wrote:The unknown is how effectively will they cover the loss of Goody, McLeod, Bock, Edwards, Burton and Hentschel?
by clanger » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:19 am
Gravel wrote:The unknown is how effectively will they cover the loss of Goody, McLeod, Bock, Edwards, Burton and Hentschel?
by Grahaml » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:03 am
Sorry Dude wrote:clanger wrote:Be good against the top sides for a 1/2 and then blown out of the water, and then when it doesn't count beat them by 5-6 goals - e.g StKilda round 22 2010
have you forgetten we defeated fremantle in round 11 at home with a 2-8 win/loss record compared to fremantle 8-2.
Geelong (12-3) in round 16 when they had a chance to keep collingwood and st kilda at bay at the top of the ladder we defeated them costing geelong top spot.
i would call these very important games during last season for all three sides.
i meant when it doesn't count for the crows. all 3 of those games we were never in the hunt for finals.
by Grahaml » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:17 am
Rik E Boy wrote:Grahaml wrote:Crows and Power will always be a chance of finals simply because of home ground advantage. And the travel distance isn't so great to any other game. West Coast and Fremantle though will always be a chance of falling apart with the huge travel load they have.
But with the players the Crows have, top 6 is a real goal. Have a really good year and top 4 might just be attainable. I just like the look of the forward line. Walker, Tippett and Henderson are all capable of 50 goal seasons IMHO. Add Dangerfield, Knights, Porplyzia and Callinan (3 of those would be up there most of the year you would expect) and suddenly there's some serious versatility and balance up there. The midfield is good enough, Vince and Thompson are obviously the blue chip mids they'll need to play well but McKay, Van Berlo and Douglas are now fairly experienced and reliable players. The defense again should be strong, even without Bock. Rutten is still one of the best full backs around, Stevens is a vital player for us so if those two can combine with Otten and Davis we should have enough talls around there. What might hurt is a lack of run from the back, a role I think Tambling will have to excel in. If we get that run from behind, stay healthy enough then we might go okay.
The Crows are always a chance to miss the finals because the away ground disadvantage.You reckon that midfield is good enough? Good luck with that. A lot of these blokes you are rating have shown potential and in a few cases a bit more but who is going to step up to that McLeod, Goodwin, Edwards level. I don't see 150 goals out of those three forwards you have mentioned either. What will hurt is the lack of run out of the back there are some serious plodders back there.
regards,
REB
by Rik E Boy » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:26 am
Grahaml wrote:Don't see 150 goals between those guys? Tippett kicked over 50 goals himself in 2009. Walker has 36 goals in 18 games over his career. No reason why those guys given their ages can kick 50 each while Henderson might not be a headline act just yet, with other forward line threats he is just the sort of guy who can bob up for a couple of goals a game.
by Psyber » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:31 am
by Rik E Boy » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:33 am
Psyber wrote:5x Port's score wasn't a bad first hit out, but it was a pity about that gift goal due to sloppy defensive work by Rutten et al.....
by Psyber » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:39 am
I take your point on faith, as I saw only the TV replay of the crows vs Port section.Rik E Boy wrote:Plenty of rusty players out there last night sibe. More costly was the Johncock turnover in the Dee's clash and the kicking of Walker that cost the Blackbirds the game.Psyber wrote:5x Port's score wasn't a bad first hit out, but it was a pity about that gift goal due to sloppy defensive work by Rutten et al.....
regards,
REB
by Gingernuts » Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:41 pm
by Rik E Boy » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:31 am
Gingernuts wrote:Went along for a watch Friday night.
A few observations:
1. Walker still can't ******* kick it through the big ones.
2. McKernan has really filled out and was superb. Pulled down some great grabs and was moving beautifully around the park. May just find himself @ CHF come R1 (with Walker shifted to a pocket).
3. The midfield set up worked very well. Looked great at the taps and ran the ball with confidence.
Very early days, but saw enough to continue my pre-season optimism for a few more weeks yet.
by valleys07 » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:09 am
Gingernuts wrote:Went along for a watch Friday night.
A few observations:
1. Walker still can't ******* kick it through the big ones.
2. McKernan has really filled out and was superb. Pulled down some great grabs and was moving beautifully around the park. May just find himself @ CHF come R1 (with Walker shifted to a pocket).3. The midfield set up worked very well. Looked great at the taps and ran the ball with confidence.
Very early days, but saw enough to continue my pre-season optimism for a few more weeks yet.
by Drop Bear » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:20 am
by Footy Smart » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:26 am
Drop Bear wrote:I reckon Brodie Martin will be a star. Has some pretty silky skills.
by Grahaml » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:44 pm
Rik E Boy wrote:Grahaml wrote:Don't see 150 goals between those guys? Tippett kicked over 50 goals himself in 2009. Walker has 36 goals in 18 games over his career. No reason why those guys given their ages can kick 50 each while Henderson might not be a headline act just yet, with other forward line threats he is just the sort of guy who can bob up for a couple of goals a game.
That still only adds up to 86 so that means Henderson has to kick 64 goals this year!For Taylor Walker to kick 50 goals he's going to need 120 shots based on last night's evidence. Even Mooney would have gotten a better return than Tay Tay did in front of the sticks last night.
regards,
REB
by Rik E Boy » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:32 am
Grahaml wrote:
Now you're just being mischievous. No reason that Tippett can't kick more goals this year than he did in 2009. He certainly should be a better player. While Walker has 36 goals in 18 games (don't forget 22 games in an AFL season) no reason to think he too can't do better this year. So if we say Tippett kicks 65 (just 10 more than his career high) and Walker 54 (10 more than his career average over a 22 week season we're only looking at Henderson kicking 31 for the year to give 150 between the 3. Certainly no guarantees that they'll do that, but I don't think you can argue they don't have the potential to.
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