thesleepinggiant

I haven' read too many replies, kind of rushed in when seen topic. We are in a position of luxury now and can draft for need/want/flavour of the month. Definitely don' require another key forward (would never say no) and my reasoning is the way we play, very quickly, everyone gets in on the act which prob explains why for the love of god I haven't had a meltdown over the trading of quite simply a gun forward who hasn't quite hit his straps. Differet Demons now...

Battled multiple concussion issues which are now over. Very good disposal and as much as I hate comparing players was similar to Grant Burchall. Very good pick up

It ain' his form in talking about.

I mean in the future and they have to win it.

My belief is Adelaide won't get anywhere near a premiership with these two. Crows look good when playing possesion footy but soft as butter without it. Should trade both at end of the year and go back to the draft. Haven't got the patience to dissect in detail but reality is if ur two big men are that soft u can have all the preseason trips u want it won' and can' change the attitude of all players.... SOFT

Terrible analysis

Harsh on omac, becoming one of the comps best fullbacks

9 brownlow votes i think mate and Guerra broke Cams collarbone

I have a good feeling he will take some big steps forward today. The team wasnt as strong when.he played semi regular in the seniors last He will be fed the ball this time round and im very confident he will take his chance and deliver beautifully inside 50 Good luck mate

I'm fairly embarrassed reading half the negative shite describing Jordan. Yes he will get out sprinted, the point should be made that he shouldn't have been isolated or put in that position if the mids and forwards were putting on pressure tackling etc. He isn' Lewis circa 2008 but he aint done yet. Stop making him the scapegoat FFS !

There spot on but. It isn' the backs that allow the ball to come through. U would think this would be easy for the players to fix i.e goodwin has them playing a style that scores heavily, enjoyable to play however the only rule is gotta run and defend. I' sure there are worse gameplans or coaches out there so goody can't all that bad to play under if u think bout it. Another funny thing is yes we are on a losing streak but guess who is the highest scoring team atm haha. For everyone pulling there hair out, me included with these wasted entries into the forward line I don' think anything will change atm. It looks sooooo wasted but look at our scores??? I don' like it especially with the players at our disposal however if we can get our pressure back up with 2 way running most problems will be forgotten. Nobody needs to stress, it' purely player laziness, drinking own bathwater. Once they choke they'll wake up. Remember when we are on we actually bully the competition

The umpiring is absoute shizenhousen atm. We couldn't be playing better, smashing port at most things especially pressure/discipline and quite honestly have just about broke them yet the umps are keeping port above water at this min. Does anyone else see this?

Spot on with"flash/soft players. Wonder wat wines thinks of these inclusions.

I know we might be looking at Gaff but i reckon we are up to our necks in this one just quietly

Congrats big fella, and to the footy department. Another 4 years

He is not a natural footballer. Good player but no natural

Its "Click bait" people!

That's wat i meant, these 3 can play

Disagree. These 3 can actually play. Without being disrespectful towards the players it's bleedingly obvious the list has improved tenfold.

I think a lot of people will be surprised with trades/delisting this year. I wouldn't be surprised with Grimes - Most likely traded if possible (out of respect) or Delisted. Terlich - Delisted Michie - Delisted Dawes - 1 yr deal (as emergency) with deal in place with emphasis on coaching. Pedersen - 1 or 2 yr deal Anb - Cant believe ppl talk about trading this little gem. I personally think he is not playing in his preferred position that suits his attributes. Nobody can deny he cant get the footy. 25-30 touches each vfl game which to me says he can get it, knows where to hunt it so he should be forward pocket which for all we know he will be as the coaching instructions have been to play him midfield to fir certain reasons unknown to us. Will not be traded. Newton - Can play but odds on to be delisted or traded Matt Jones - Traded or delisted King - deliste Dunn/Garland - 1 will be traded * almost back to a normal footy club where its obvious 4 each year get turfed. Note though we also have 2 decent players in b category in maynard and Smith most have forgotten we have which is like 2 extra picks next year Thoughts?

He has clearly bulked up since last season though why would Roos and co would want him too is anyone's guess as not much of a need for full blown gorillas if playing the diamond defence. Quite shocked with how much he put on but out of all fringe players u would think he would be the one to make it as Dunns whole makeup/game is fake so he should have been the easiest to buy in/change style. Also as roos has noted there isn't much room in modern game for paint melting sprays and aswell as NOT following the game plan i suspect dunn doesn't endear himself to junior teammates screaming rubbish at them? Thoughts ?

Talk about paranoia lol.... Lets just deal with a bit of common sense, firstly.. Footywriters like Crackers and Langdon unfortunate to themselves just arn't relevant anymore as they've had their time in the sun. They make/say these comments only to be noticed. They make up headlines(its their job unfortunately) with the knowledge its impossible to be called out on B.S. I honestly believe there's no story here as he's been instructed to just play footy and enjoy. Remember, this is a completely different club now , massive list turnover, drafted astutely with bucket loads of talent and very good trading. We are an Elite club now and Jesse will be or come close to being AFL highest paid player when resigns with the Dees.

Beat me by that much....Seriously, think of a 6 ft+ bollocking midfielder/ halfback comes to mind when Oliver fills out which. I refuse to compare him with anyone in particular as I'm hoping (only atm) he'll be better. As with great teams you need great players as history shows and with us we've gone pretty hard at a certain brackets of players over the last 3/4 years, combined with the handful of best performed players. The bonus is and cant work out for the life of me why the media arn't all over us or at least acknowledge us? Not even the "potential"? Only slowly are clubs(and not that many!) have talked up Hogan which I thought strange. As much as I want success straight away in 18mths-2years I reckon we'll be able to say as a complete, one of the best lists going around. Salem, Viney, Tyson, Brayshaw, Petracca, Hogan, Kent, Oliver, Weideman.. Iv probably forgotten a few but basically the list of the "Potential A-Graders" for the club that Iv just mentioned are only the newcomers. Serious talent on the list even after the bungled years of watshisname doing the drafting

Exactly. ..Peripheral vision, quick thinking which not only changes but inturn he dominates passages of play. Footage, footage, footage. ..its there for everyone to see and dissect. 110% conclusive and sold on 2015 #4.

How can you not believe the hype with all the provided footage. Not having a dip at ur opinion however i think its pretty conclusive. In most clips they're not highlight which are Marks, Goals, Biffs and Brawlers etc but instead huge parts of the game which dominate play. Yes he outmuscled underage players but HE HAS THE BODY TO COMPETE AGAINST MEN when able to step up. Most footage shows he ahead of play by the actions either he or his teammates take ie not just a handball but handballs to advantage. Only My opinion but i cant see anything else except....Star?