If your into AFL & you could recruit 3 or 4 Adelaide Crows - Page 2

XRchic · 17-07-2006, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Well I've just worked out what was wronng wth the bombers. Gary Ayre's is an assistance coach. Now that explains everything

Poor Bombers... maybe they will get a bonus draft pick of coaches as well as players at the end of the season!!! Give Gaz the flick and get someone in who is half decent. I dont think that going with old hasbeens who have been proven failures is any good. Perhaps time to go with someone new and untested but with a good attitude for the assistance coach's position.

Full Spectrum · 17-07-2006, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jonk

Neil Craig has a 70% score rate compared to any of the other coaches of the Adeladie Crows... the average for the other's was around 35% !

NC is also world renown as an Excercise Physiologist who authored 'Scientific Heart Rate Training' which broke a few barriers about old myths taken as gospel in the health/athletics field.

Neil also has turned AFL training on it's head by doing 'individual' training regimes for players rather the old get out on the field and run your heart out approach.

It's been 15 years in AFL since a team has had such a point's lead in the AFL ladder aswell.

And that and a can of soup and still no GF yet

: He's season record speaks for itself, But finals record is one of the lowest.
Get in the finals first and then win some games and win the GF, then everyone can pray tot he Messiah.

XRchic · 17-07-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickHolden

And that and a can of soup and still no GF yet

: He's season record speaks for itself, But finals record is one of the lowest.
Get in the finals first and then win some games and win the GF, then everyone can pray tot he Messiah.

Yep, good point. Finals is where it counts.

Full Spectrum · 17-07-2006, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by XRchic

Yep, good point. Finals is where it counts.

I know this bad:(. My team hasn't seen them for so long we might need directions:P

BENT_8 · 17-07-2006, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickHolden

And that and a can of soup and still no GF yet

: He's season record speaks for itself, But finals record is one of the lowest.
Get in the finals first and then win some games and win the GF, then everyone can pray tot he Messiah.

Spot on there!
Neil Craig can only tune the players to play the game he asks but when they run out in pressure situations the mental strength required to intimidate sides is what the crows fail to deliver.
Who cares how many games they have lost this season and what their home and away season percentage is.
It only takes 12 games to make the finals and 4 finals to win the flag and the crows have done this before which proves it.
They only loss that matters this year for the Crows is the night Grand Final which they lost to Geelong on their own ground so that says something about their mental strength.
This is why Essendon were so strong in 00 and 01 and why Brisbane were so good for so long, because when teams lined up against them they didn't believe they could win.
Most teams face up to the Crows with belief because the Crows lose stupid games like against Melbourne regularly and their old achilles North Melbourne, Hell they even lost to Richmond this year.
Adelaide have been falling away at the end of games/seasons for 15 years.

starkersEB · 17-07-2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jonk

It's been 15 years in AFL since a team has had such a point's lead in the AFL ladder aswell.

Huh what drugs are you on? ill take you back to the year 2000 and essendon only loosing one game for the year and the crows are only ahed by one game at the moment. I assume you are talking about percentage and in that case you would be correct.

JADED6 · 18-07-2006, 03:30 AM

I'd take Brett Burton, reduce his salary, drop him to the reserves, puncture his car tyres, itching powder in his guernsey etc etc..... + whatever else i can think of.
He puts in some damn freaky efforts at times but oh my god I hate that guy. He was voted the most hated player in the AFL. (likely due to his tribunal dobbing incident years back)
There was also a game many years ago where he took a swing at his opponent, missed and the opponent whacked him right in the head, you could see the bump grow, live on TV as he was forced to stand the mark (free kick wasnt reversed) haha.

Full Spectrum · 18-07-2006, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BENT_8

Spot on there!
Neil Craig can only tune the players to play the game he asks but when they run out in pressure situations the mental strength required to intimidate sides is what the crows fail to deliver.
Who cares how many games they have lost this season and what their home and away season percentage is.
It only takes 12 games to make the finals and 4 finals to win the flag and the crows have done this before which proves it.
They only loss that matters this year for the Crows is the night Grand Final which they lost to Geelong on their own ground so that says something about their mental strength.
This is why Essendon were so strong in 00 and 01 and why Brisbane were so good for so long, because when teams lined up against them they didn't believe they could win.
Most teams face up to the Crows with belief because the Crows lose stupid games like against Melbourne regularly and their old achilles North Melbourne, Hell they even lost to Richmond this year.
Adelaide have been falling away at the end of games/seasons for 15 years.

Yes true, But we know the Bombers lost 1 game in 2000

I was shocked the cats won the night final.

jonk · 18-07-2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by starkersEB

Huh what drugs are you on? ill take you back to the year 2000 and essendon only loosing one game for the year and the crows are only ahed by one game at the moment. I assume you are talking about percentage and in that case you would be correct.

I meant 'percentage'. Sorry. I'll edit it for clarity. Surprised no-one else spotted that one.

XRchic · 18-07-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jonk

I meant 'percentage'. Sorry. I'll edit it for clarity. Surprised no-one else spotted that one.

I did but I assumed I knew what you meant.

Falcon_Power_06 · 20-07-2006, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by devilracer_01

Ready for a Rnd 17 ***** slap????

Yep will show the class of the Eagles we have been playing shocking footy and still winning games when we get into form and play 4 quarters rather than just 1 (the last) we will be a very strong team.
Adelaide are good but i only said west coast dont need them because we have plenty of potential you will all see this weekend.

XRchic · 20-07-2006, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon_Power_06

Yep will show the class of the Eagles we have been playing shocking footy and still winning games when we get into form and play 4 quarters rather than just 1 (the last) we will be a very strong team.
Adelaide are good but i only said west coast dont need them because we have plenty of potential you will all see this weekend.

This weekend the Crows play Kangaroos tomorrow night. Eagles play Collingwood at Telstra Dome.

I would expect the Crows to win at home and I am also picking the Eagles to beat Collingwood but only just.

Re the Crows v Eagles game at Subiaco the following week, I am actually not really expecting the Crows to win that one. I think the Eagles will come good and play a good game at home and take the win. Good teams like the Eagles dont stay down for too long.