Sydney v Adelaide

[707]

Agree Rampe and Everitt, who are also taller stronger players than Armstrong, have moved ahead in the pecking order for back half possies.

Getting more game time into Lamb is a must to build depth aproaching the finals lest we have a rash of injuries and there must be some doubt about whether Shaw will get back and what level of condition he can possibly get to having been out since R2. I think B Jack was given a run as sub rather than Lamb yet again just to give BJ a taste of senior footy but Lamb is the one who is clearly next in line for a mid/fwd spot if ressie performances are to be given credit. In fact Lamb may be the only ressie player other than Armstrong capable of seriously filling a senior void. Ressie watchers may care to comment on other possibilities.

Also think we need to expose Lambmore to really see what he is capable of in a few full senior games and to ensure we don't have our next most likely senior player leaving at years end for more game time at a lower ranked Melbourne club.

[liz]

Ag In fact Lamb may be the only ressie player other than Armstrong capable of seriously filling a senior void. Ressie watchers may care to comment on other possibilities.

Cunningham was playing some good football before he hurt his knee, and the match report from last week's game commended him on that performance. Lloyd has shown signs he might be capable, while Towers is at least physically ready, even if his form has been just so-so.

[Bloodthirsty]

White played well last week, but give me a break - we were 100 points better than Adelaide. One game against what turned out to be an easy beat team is hardly 'form'.

You have no long term view about Reid vs. White? Really? Seems pretty obvious on this end.

I'm not trying to pot Jesse and nor do I think Reid is above a stint in the reserves if he doesn't improve, but Reid has the potential and work-rate to be a far better player now and into the future.

I don't form concrete views on things that haven't happened yet. Better let everyone who thinks Reid would be better as a defender know that they are not seeing the obvious.

My point is centered around the idea of 'earning a spot'. I am suggesting that perhaps this isn't always true if we are trying to nuture/manufacture/create a young KPP, as their spot may be guaranteed regardless of form. I don't see how this isn't a reasonable talking point/observation to raise.

[dimelb]

I thought that as a kind of footnote to Round 11, people might enjoy this item from one of my favourite websites. We feature to lead off:

AFL Round 11: Winners and Losers

[31 hard at it]

"just how successfully they eviscerated the Crows"

What he said

[liz]

It's worth reading right down to the bottom of that piece, for where the author gets really stuck in to his beloved Crows. The pain for him is palpable but for those of us with no emotional attachment to the Crows, it is hard to suppress a giggle reading some of the home truths he points out.

How am I supposed to have faith in these people leading the club to its next flag if they were responsible for that atrocity? They turned a million dollar forward and asset into negative four draft picks.

[ShockOfHair]

A good read and he's right, Trigg should have been sacked. Discipline may not always be the answer, but the lack of it is catastrophic.

[Beerman]

Reid does a huge amount of work off the ball. He works hard up the ground, gets to lots of contests, and his ground level work is pretty good for a guy of his height. I think we need to see White perform at Saturday's level for more than one game before we declare Reid to be outside our best 22.

I agree. Let's give Jesse the chance to perform at the same level again and see what he comes up with! This "game here and there" must make it hard for him.

[Beerman]

But, ironically our lowest 4th qtr margin of the year. -10 (13-23)
Lift your game Swans!!

I'm very surprised that more people aren't talking about this. Our fourth quarter fade-out was very concerning. Yes, we managed to get over the line, but at 99 points ahead we had the chance to really put the game away and we couldn't go on with it. In fact, I think we scored something like 1 point to their 4 goals in the last twenty minutes.

Is North's "mental weakness" spreading to the Swans?

[DamY]

I'm very surprised that more people aren't talking about this. Our fourth quarter fade-out was very concerning. Yes, we managed to get over the line, but at 99 points ahead we had the chance to really put the game away and we couldn't go on with it. In fact, I think we scored something like 1 point to their 4 goals in the last twenty minutes.

Is North's "mental weakness" spreading to the Swans?

Chicken Little anyone? My opinion is that I think you're reading a bit too much into it. It was dead rubber time, keep in mind how quiet they kept Adelaide for 3.5 quarters.

[Jewels]

Chicken Little anyone? My opinion is that I think you're reading a bit too much into it. It was dead rubber time, keep in mind how quiet they kept Adelaide for 3.5 quarters.

Yep, my thoughts exactly. The game had been won so they put the cue in the rack and just played out time to avoid any further injuries.
I reckon a 77 point away win is still a pretty good result.

[Beerman]

Chicken Little anyone? My opinion is that I think you're reading a bit too much into it. It was dead rubber time, keep in mind how quiet they kept Adelaide for 3.5 quarters.

Mmmmm...chicken. :-) I wasn't being entirely serious. It's impossible to read much into the last quarter of a game like that.

Although combined with the Freo game and the fact that the Sydney style does involve lots of hard running, I do worry sometimes how it will hold up in the close, hard games. Think we should be able to close it down though if necessary.

[dimelb]

Here's my take, written for another site:

The Crows won the last quarter 3.5 to the Swans? 2.1, and some fans were miffed that we hadn?t kept going at the same rate. I was happy to take a 77 point win ? let?s not lapse into hubris - and happy to go a bit easier in the final quarter; we've had enough injuries already without tempting fate, thank you.

[swanwolf]

Watching a replay of Tigers v Crows has tempered my joy of our victory somewhat. Yes we were good, even great, but Adelaide are pathetic and against us even worse despite ressies & rookies comprising a third of our team. However, there were still plenty of highlights to savour including;

Jetta Who?: Bosie Bolton's slingshot spectacular!
Just Desserts from Morton's menu: Kickboxing mid-air banana fritter!
Question: How good is Hannebery? Answer: 42
The Revenge of Jesse White: No longer merely looks like a power forward, now he plays like one too!

Special mention to Rampe, you know you've made it when the old cornes crones in the Crows cheersquad sledge you: "Get a haircut young man!" Also, our long range bomber Andrejs B52 Everitt should be deployed next time Fremantle flood our forward 50. Supergoal specialist!

Lowlights:
The first 15 minutes. Play like that against a good team and... well, we did actually in round 7 and never pinned them back.
Final quarter fadeout: Bugged us last year so much that Malthouse questioned our fitness. No quarter given should be our mantra.

[ScottH]

Watching a replay of Tigers v Crows has tempered my joy of our victory somewhat. Yes we were good, even great, but Adelaide are pathetic and against us even worse despite ressies & rookies comprising a third of our team. However, there were still plenty of highlights to savour including;

Jetta Who?: Bosie Bolton's slingshot spectacular!
Just Desserts from Morton's menu: Kickboxing mid-air banana fritter!
Question: How good is Hannebery? Answer: 42
The Revenge of Jesse White: No longer merely looks like a power forward, now he plays like one too!

Special mention to Rampe, you know you've made it when the old cornes crones in the Crows cheersquad sledge you: "Get a haircut young man!" Also, our long range bomber Andrejs B52 Everitt should be deployed next time Fremantle flood our forward 50. Supergoal specialist!

Lowlights:
The first 15 minutes. Play like that against a good team and... well, we did actually in round 7 and never pinned them back.
Final quarter fadeout: Bugged us last year so much that Malthouse questioned our fitness. No quarter given should be our mantra.

Definitely agree with the first 15 min. We were pretty ordinary.
Final quarter could have been a foot off the pedal mentality. No player will admit to it, but we just weren't running as hard in that qtr. Kicking the first 2 goals was just the icing on the cake before going to sleep.