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Aami Saturday afternonn

Can see the Crows getting up here in a tight battle. Bulldogs has already setmented a top three spot.

I think your right, tight game all day!

Crows are DOOMed...

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett
HB: Andrew McLeod, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Brad Symes, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay
HF: Nathan van Berlo, Nick Gill, Bernie Vince
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Richard Douglas
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Tyson Edwards
I/C: Kris Massie, Robert Shirley, Chris Knights, Scott Stevens
EMG: Brad Moran, Bryce Campbell, Brent Reily

In: Tippett, Porplyzia, Vince
Out: Brad Moran, Brent Reilly, Patrick Dangerfield

Western Bulldogs
B: Lindsay Gilbee, Brian Lake, Tim Callan
HB: Matthew Boyd, Ryan Hargrave, Dale Morris
C: Nathan Eagleton, Daniel Cross, Josh Hill
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jason Akermanis, Will Minson, Scott Welsh
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C: Daniel Giansiracusa, Jarrod Harbrow, Shaun Higgins, Sam Reid
EMG: Farren Ray, Wayde Skipper, Cameron Wight

In: Gilbee, Reid
Out: Andrejs Everitt, Callan Ward

New: Sam Reid (Zillmere)

Two sides without a bevvy of superstars, but a lot of good AFL players and A LOT of depth.
With the exception of the WB debutant, the interchange players are good enough to be in the starting 18 at most clubs.
Should be a ripper. I'll say it's down to who plays better; Porps or Aker...

Moran out?

this is the second club that he has layed well at but still got dropped, probably ask for a trade at years end

Dutchy wrote:Moran out?

this is the second club that he has layed well at but still got dropped, probably ask for a trade at years end

Weird one that.

I thought he'd be in until the year's end, but no.
Didn't do a lot last week (why wasn't he put up forward?), but had plenty of mates.

Tippett kicked a couple for Westies last week, but jeez, he was struggling in his previous AFL appearances.

Tippett kicked 4 goals last week, two were from frees

Who will the wet weather favour?

Quichey wrote:Who will the wet weather favour?

Crows.

Dutchy wrote:Crows are DOOMed...

How has the Doom system held up this year? I have read that Collins has used this fertilizer company that has juiced up the surface and made it a little softer underfoot and that injuries have decreased from sides that play there often. Is that all, erm, fertilizer or is there some truth in it? Is your Doom system.....DOOMed?

regards,

REB

Rik E Boy wrote:

Dutchy wrote:Crows are DOOMed...

How has the Doom system held up this year? I have read that Collins has used this fertilizer company that has juiced up the surface and made it a little softer underfoot and that injuries have decreased from sides that play there often. Is that all, erm, fertilizer or is there some truth in it? Is your Doom system.....DOOMed?

regards,

REB

Still churned out a nice profit this year, esp win 5 wins in a row in July/August, 9-4 is the record for the year, unfortuantely the 2 mid season breaks meant their were less plays this year

Looked back at the records last week and the system has won 16 of 17 games when implemented in the months of June/July and August over the past 2 season.....not bad for a coin flip....shows there is substance to it...

Crows 10.16.76

Dogs 9.13.67

Goals Adelaide: T. Edwards 3, J. Porplyzia 2, N. van Berlo 2, S. Thompson 1, S. Stevens 1, K. Tippett 1
Goals Bulldogs : J. Harbrow 1, S. Higgins 1, D. Giansiracusa 1, N. Eagleton 1, L. Gilbee 1, J. Akermanis 1, R. Murphy 1, S. Welsh 1, R. Griffen 1

Adelaide.....3.1 (19).....4.10 (34)....7.12 (54)....10.15 (75)
Bulldogs......4.3 (27).....5.8 (38).....7.12 (54).....9.13 (67)


report of the game is here

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 11,00.html

Crows finished fourth

Turned out be a good choice to play Tippett, I thought his game was pretty good.

Doughty had a shocker in the first half, but redeemed himself to some extent with better touches in the second.

Gill's mark was sensational, given the conditions.
It has to rank in the year's top 10.

johncock had an absolute barry crocker

magpie in the 80's wrote:johncock had an absolute barry crocker

Yeah spot on. I thought he was the Crows' best player in the first half of the season, but obviously things have gone off the rails somewhat.

Goodwin is struggling as well.
Don't know if it's his back still giving him grief, but it'd be great if he can regain some touch next week!

Someone rang up 5AA and suggested that Hudson wasn't dropped because of a hammy but because of discliplinary issues that go back a few weeks, he suggested that he was dropped for 2 games because of it (not sure if he has missed 2 games) and at the Crows v Bullies game a Bulldogs official said that they can now understand the issues that Adelaide had with Hudson.

CUTTERMAN wrote:Someone rang up 5AA and suggested that Hudson wasn't dropped because of a hammy but because of discliplinary issues that go back a few weeks, he suggested that he was dropped for 2 games because of it (not sure if he has missed 2 games) and at the Crows v Bullies game a Bulldogs official said that they can now understand the issues that Adelaide had with Hudson.

Really? Interesting.