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What are the chances of putting up a contest this week against Geelong on Sunday? We haven't put up more than a 2 quarter effort since the Collingwood game and in our last quarters we seem to have no run left at all.

I think we have nothing to lose and need to make some changes. We are really lacking pace and need to play on and move the ball forward at all times. No more going backwards, It has caused numerous demoralising turnovers that has changed the momentum of the games and made the players loose confidence.

My team would look like this:

Jaensch - Rutten - L.Thompson
Johncock - Talia - Otten
Petrenko - S.Thompson - Henderson
Douglas - McKernan - Vince
Sloane - Tippett - Callinan
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Jacobs - Dangerfield - VanBerlo
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A.Riley - Tambling - Martin
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Wright

Ins: Talia, Callinan, Riley, Tambling and Martin
Outs: Gunston, Doughty, Knights, Schmidt and Symes

D14 wrote:What are the chances of putting up a contest this week against Geelong on Sunday? We haven't put up more than a 2 quarter effort since the Collingwood game and in our last quarters we seem to have no run left at all.

I think we have nothing to lose and need to make some changes. We are really lacking pace and need to play on and move the ball forward at all times. No more going backwards, It has caused numerous demoralising turnovers that has changed the momentum of the games and made the players loose confidence.

My team would look like this:

Jaensch - Rutten - L.Thompson
Johncock - Talia - Otten
Petrenko - S.Thompson - Henderson
Douglas - McKernan - Vince
Sloane - Tippett - Callinan
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Jacobs - Dangerfield - VanBerlo
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A.Riley - Tambling - Martin
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Wright

Ins: Talia, Callinan, Riley, Tambling and Martin
Outs: Gunston, Doughty, Knights, Schmidt and Symes

My INS and OUTS

IN
Talia
Tambling
Callinan

OUT
Knights
Schmidt
Gunston

IN -
Talia
A. Reily
Callinan
B Smith

OUT -
Gunston
Schmidt
Knights
Symes

With Geelong maybe missing Stokes, Selwood, J Hunt, Bartel, Kelly and Duncan are the Crows any chance?

D14 wrote:Ins: Talia, Callinan, Riley, Tambling and Martin

From a selfish point of view, I'm hoping 3 aren't taken out of the Sturt side and also Martin is the only one of those that played well last weekend for Sturt.

On the Geelong game, probably best for us it pisses down all day and it's a low scoring slog. Might lose by 30 points instead of 130.

Brodlach wrote:With Geelong maybe missing Stokes, Selwood, J Hunt, Bartel, Kelly and Duncan are the Crows any chance?

NO

Brodlach wrote:With Geelong maybe missing Stokes, Selwood, J Hunt, Bartel, Kelly and Duncan are the Crows any chance?

Crows would have to play very well to beat Geelong VFL side so no chance in hell of beating AFL side.

Saying that i will still be at the game just in case. Guess thats what you get from being a sturt supporter in the 90's dont want to miss a game in case its the one we win for the year.

I doubt Knights will be dropped, he hasn't been great, but managed a goal before going off with a migraine.
Now that Stevens has retired, there should be a spot for the upgrade of Callinan.

Not sure about the merits of Talia and Riley, but I'm aware of the latter being talked up quite a lot.

Interceptor wrote:I doubt Knights will be dropped, he hasn't been great, but managed a goal before going off with a migraine.
Now that Stevens has retired, there should be a spot for the upgrade of Callinan.

Not sure about the merits of Talia and Riley, but I'm aware of the latter being talked up quite a lot.

As i have said before KNights is plodding atm. His efforts in the zone are deplorable and his output has been poor. Would stuggle to have registered a tackle this year.

Talia for me is about blooding him. No point giving more time to Sellar and we need a CHB v Geelong!

Aiden Riley im not sure about as i havent been able to get to a sturt game this year

Footy Smart wrote:As i have said before KNights is plodding atm. His efforts in the zone are deplorable and his output has been poor. Would stuggle to have registered a tackle this year.

Registered 2 tackles before going off on Friday.
Team tackling was actually good early against the Dogs.
I would agree his tackling and intensity overall this season has been poor.

driving down again for the game from swan hill. have done so 5 times so far this year for not much return. There were signs against the dogs last friday night that things were starting to change but the players have no confidence and as a result play dumb football. Sitting above the interchange bench last friday night, it was hard not to notice the lack of enthusiasm coming from the players.
The main thing that really irritated me was the way that we would give a handball to a teammate and then run away looking for a cheap kick instead of going in and giving a shepherd. The main culprit for this was symes who is far more interested in his own stats then doing anything for the team. If anyone does that against geelong, it will be a 100+ point flogging. I think that a real focus on the simple things like shepherds, bumps, smothers etc... for four quarters will really give us a chance (front and centre for tippett might even happen). WOuld be the biggest upset the crows have ever pulled off if it was to happen.

My ins this week will be Brent Reilly, Brodie Smith and Daniel Talia

My outs are Jack Gunston, Chris Knights and Brad Symes

Possible returns in the next week or 2 are Walker, Tambling and McKay.

Symes is a good chance to win the Magarey I reckon

Crows by 5 "goals". Yep im the supreme optimist.

Kelly and Ottens out for Geelong

Two changes for Crows as well: Tambing and Jaensch replaced in the selected side by Gunston and Schmidt

This start is nothing short of embarrassing

Another sterling performance from the boys. Man up on Scarlett please Niel .

Put some more players behind the ball

In one way I am hoping we get done by plenty and the club might look at getting a new coach

Ive just watched about 2 mins of the 2nd quarter.

Crows cant tackle! They have absolutely no ******* idea!!
They really are an embarrassment to the state of South Australia.

How did they get this bad at the basics?

The question i keep asking is how many of the players in the team at the moment would get a game at another AFL club?

S. Thompson, Sloane, Tippett, Vince, Johncock, Rutten, Van Berlo ????