Everything posted by Fat Tony
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The Crows got Friday night! -
I have 4 tickets for Gather Round for the Adelaide v Melbourne game. PM me if you are interested.
Surely it would have been smarter to wait until later in the season to make this deal.
Make Petty stay and reload for a flag next year. We have him on a good value contract and we will still get a draft pick if he leaves at the end of 2025.
Surprised Gawn received votes. I thought he was quite poor with his disposal.
How far away are Hunter, Turner and McAdam?
Salem played the whole game in defence. Petty was moved back when Lever went off.
The list needs a big cut. A significant number of our young depth are not quick enough or skilled enough.
AMW shows a bit but his disposal is not good enough. Disappointing half by Woewodin, with too many mistakes. He needs to get stronger and cleaner. Brown is a clever player. But is too small for AFL at the moment. Jefferson shows no AFL qualities. Tholstrup does some good things but not enough. Laurie is a good ordinary VFL player. Schache played a decent half but doesnāt have the competitive spirit to play as a forward in the AFL.
Too many mistakes by Woewodin this quarter. He needs to be much cleaner to get into the AFL.
Jefferson is no where near it.
So the best draftees wait a year to play AFL. No way the AFLPA should agree to that.
It will be a big hit for the bottom teams and almost identical to the situation when GWS came into the competition. The wooden spooner will get pick 5 instead of pick 1.
If they are going to extend the season, I think it would make more sense to go through to October than start in early March.
The Dogs are as talented as any team in the AFL, so it was a great win. Ben Brown was very good in perfect conditions. I doubt Brown can be a premiership spearhead in 2024, but he did well and helped our forward line function well. It was great to see Oliver play with so much endurance and power. TMac played a solid game and is faster than Tomlinson and better at competing for the high ball. Hore kicked a couple of lucky mongrels. I am still a bit of a sceptic. Chandler was great and is clearly ahead of Spargo and Laurie in my eyes because his faster and able to compete better in the air. May is playing great footy. Max was excellent in perfect conditions. Billings was excellent and is really well suited to play the high half forward role in our system. Windsor's dexterity and decision making is exceptional for a two game player. He will be a gun inside the square if he can get stronger. Salem was good and is playing well, but it is having a knock on effect to Sparrow, who has been forced out of the midfield. I still think I would push Salem back (in place of Hore) and bring in another forward. The defence could be tested by speedy small forwards in less ideal marking conditions. I thought is was a bad tactical error to start the game with Viney, Kossie and Salem in the centre square and Viney got outsized by Bont.
