Bryce Gibbs last game, against us. I wonder what he is thinking ...
Nobody else watching today?
Crows first goal. We've had 2 that have hit the post.
Hopefully we can kick it straight today as if we are any chance of making finals, % will help.
Another poor start.
Watching. crap kicking by us. Again.
lol @ "Kreeuuuuzzzzz" chant at the 8-minute mark
Simo and McGovern crap kicks into our F50, turnovers
I think we think Gibbs is still playing to us. We seem to pick him out going forward really well.
Plow needs to tighten up.
Omg.
Plow kicking in direct to ADL and thankfully point
Kicking efficiency for us 26%!!!!
We look incredibly slow
Docherty dumb kick over his head... results in their first. Clueless connection with forwards... already!!! Simmo, wasted kick, trying to do too much. Who looks like the bottom side at the moment?
ADL going for another goal. 2 behinds for us 3 goals 3 for them
Looks like another start where we:
Can't use it i50
Can't keep it i50
Can't catch up after it exists i50
Shake our heads as they surge ahead
Aka PP Start
We are the masters of making crap teams look good. We always give em hope
i've seen enough of our games this season to know that our first quarters have no bearing on what happens in the other 3.
Defenders need to wake up. Plowman asleep.
3
Goals down just like that
Cripps 0 touches
Gave up S. McAdam for McGovern...
Can someone man up Scholl.... just once would be good.
Apparently the bus with our players on board has been delayed, hopefully we turn up soon.
Putrid. Midfield non existent.
And just like that 4 goals Down
I've seen this script before, we come back at the end.
Gibbs is killing us lol
At this point in time, Spanner is correct and it would take a turnaround of epic proportions to change the flow of this one.
I actually can’t believe how bad we’re playing
5 goals to NONE
Simply not switched on.
Disgusting. No leadership. No pressure.
Beyond words really.
Utter rubbish been served up
Frampton comes alive..
Despicable. No desire. Beaten by no names.
You can't? We were 7 goals to none last week.
Doc has done a calf or something
Working the room very nicely EB.
Exactly! How TF do we do this AGAIN?!!!!
If it is a calf makes you wonder why he was selected. May be be a man down now for 3 quarters.
Dumb.
We are just a rabble.
Thanks Paul, I was wondering if anyone was old enough to remember him..
M Crouch - 13
Scholl - 11
GIBBS - 10
Lynch - 9
B Crouch -6
Keays - 6
Schoenberg - 6
Sloane - 6
Walsh - 6
We simply can't get our hands on the ball
Hopefully you are right. However last week we were getting plenty of the ball, just horrid inside 50.
The midfield is getting smack at the moment
Simply NOT AFL STANDARD
No rationale for that rubbish other than weak between the ears.
Don't bet on it. It is bound to bite us on the clacker sooner or later... giving big starts and expecting to come back. Today just might be that day.
What a pathetic opening, against a poor side in good form. The Gibbs audition to be rookied is going well.
Team disposals
Adelaide - 103
Carlton - 57
We simply can't play that bad for the whole game.
We will start to get our hands on the ball and we shall go from there.
Teagues laid back demeanour must put the players to sleep before the game. Reckon his
just too soft and imo needs to be able to spray em when then produce that crap.
While the odds are extremely slim, the Blues find a way😖
Giving us every indication at the moment that they have no interest in this season.
Just before that last goal the defenders were just jogging back to position.
No intensity
No pressure.
A good lesson would be for one of these 'come from behind' wins to not pay off big time.
Expect much better from here on in.
But finals would be an embarrassment at the moment.
Just another example of us getting ahead of ourselves.
North must be paying us to tank. Will get them the #1 pick if we lose by enough
Cr@p!
Midfield utterly putrid.
Really missing Martin's zip. Cripps especially poor. Need to change up the midfield.
Scholl was a player we looked at BTW.
Teague obviously moonlights as an anaesthetist.
....and we're off....
Reckon most of us would be old enough. I'll see your Frampton Comes Alive and raise you Seymour Butts.
One job!
I'm over McKay. Just kick it F****wit.
Not a hope i hell we win this. Still a bottom 4 team.
A very, very good question. We seem to use thee 'growth' word an awful lot, yet deliver the same just about every week.
I can’t watch anymore. Sick of this second rate bullcrap
Shawny....because so many of our big blokes - Levi, McKay, Jones and Mc-useless have the combined footballing IQ of about 12.
This game is over. It's just not good enough.
LOBs chase there was pathetic. He is spent already.
Stats showed he spent at least 7 minutes on the bench already this quarter. If his fitness/desire is that poor, sack him now.
This midfield is crippling our defense
LOB is an absolute dud. He refused to chases me out any pressure on lynch there.
Fark Right off.
In fairness he has no real match fitness.
Docherty selected with a calf issue. Goes out with a calf issue
ABSOLUTE screwING DISGRACE
Unacceptable. I expect a few careers to be finished by today.
Deserve to get smacked.. Like last week this is so poor
Our psychological softness is on display for all and sundry.
And I have no doubt the players also thought, "We'll come back, we always do..." However, the Crows have worked out that if you apply constant fierce pressure to this mob, they go to water.... as they always have.
Cottrell is scruffy but at least he chases and puts in.
I was going to say its time to do the old swap our forwards and backs. But our backs are actually ok, its all on our midfield!
They can't find a teammate, especially inside 50. Given our forwards no chance, and putting our back under an excessive amount of pressure.
Should've rested Cripps, he's given us nothing.
Gibbs is better than ever Carlton player out there.
Anyone who thinks we can be a good team with Jones and Plowman on the park has got rocks in their head. Shank after shank after dumb decision. Shocking.
Spanner must be warming up.
And can’t really argue with him.
Keeps getting worse. Getting kicked to death
Why limit it to those 2?
They have got about 6 intercepts between them so far.
Everyone is shanking the ball.
When does Cripps cop some criticism.
Just because he is an inside midfielder seems too many give him an out saying his banged up. Been awful should have captaincy taken off him.
My criticism of him, was that he was picked. He should've been rested about 4 games ago
McKay and McGovern... between them 12 metres gained (H - 7, McG - 5)... love their work ethic.
Where's the alternative leadership with Cripps down.... Crickets.
MacGovern is simply a liability and a fraud of a footballer. Another who shouldn't have been picked this week. Dead weight.
McGovern tearing it up again... The usual suspects doing fark all.
Bring on the trade and let the cull begin ....
What we just witnessed was no leadership, no ferocity, no discipline and no system.
With the way and ease the ball is coming in those two are pushing it up hill. Our defense gets a pass as our midfield has checked out
So you excusing him? Rested implies you think his injured?
Why can’t he just be in crap form like everyone else?
More cr@p. We are just not interested atm.
Why can we not man the screw up! Why! It is the simplest thing to do and we fail to do it. Just watched Eddie stand between two ADL players guarding what?!
Should’ve kept Cottrell and Owies in. I want to punch MCGs face, he does absolutely sweet screw all. Again and again and again .
Can we actually pull our finger out and start playing? I am so embarrassed
Agree. Betts as well is worthless.
Teagues pets are leaving him with egg on his face.
Surely this is Eddie’s last year.
Metres gained for key forwards? Is this a new thing.
His form is crap, but he got injured weeks ago. It was highlighted. He had a bad corkie.
He played and got hurt again.....played again.
There is no doubt he is/was injured.
If you were unaware of it, so be it.
I understand the want to play him, even if injured, but his form while injured doesn't warrant selection. So he shouldn't be picked.
Dr Teagues presser will be interesting. I don’t want to hear Mr nice guy say “we just needed to play the game in our half”
I’m putting this down to the 3 games in a few days.
DEVELOPMENT COACH is a priority. How can our top 10 picks be so bad....
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Worried about the coaching staff. Inability to adjust is obvious. Almost something other teams can bank on.
How low have we sunk? This is looking really ugly. Season over.
Still excuses mate. If he plays his deemed as fit.
Sick of giving him an out.
His our captain we are playing to keep our finals chance alive against the bottom team and he is unsighted.
Not good enough for such a star player let alone our captain!!!
It's a fair point IMO. September 3rd, 8th and today (13th). It's a lot of footy, coming at the end of the season.
I wouldn't doubt Teague's ability to adjust with the amount of games we have started poorly and got ourselves back into.
For those who Diss the Crouch bros...they may not be stars but they know how to get a kick and use the ball.. Not many players get Ed Curnow dragged off them but Matt did..
Gibbons gave us some spark and we need to free up Cripps..
Id start Casboult or McKay in the ruck.. O'brien has smacked us.
I would free Cripps of the captaincy. Give it to McGovern or Polson :)) :))
Adelaide's best McGovern, Betts and Gibbs
When an 84 year old bloke (Simmo) leads metres gained ...you know he's surrounded by lazy pr1cks.
That's an all time low for the season.
Anyone playing for a new contract should be very worried.
Our unique 1q "no show" game style has just become a 2q "no show" style.
Our schedule has been the same as all other teams. That's not an excuse for me. Particularly as this us a PATTERN, it's not an occasional dip in performance. I acknowledge the WA, SA, QLD sides have had a significant advantage this year though.
I have no confidence we'll show up q3 or q4
They just interviewed Teague. Said we are getting smashed in the contest.
That may be true, but its what we are doing with the ball in hand that bothers me the most
The thing about our schedule is, we had a good one, relatively.
The worst part of our schedule just happened to coincide with our must win games. We had a bad patch at the wrong time and didn't have enough time to turn it around.
Every club are playing under the same circumstances.
The variance from our best to worst is amazing.
Plowman has kicked 1 drop punt so far and it was from full back and hit the other team on the chest 45m out straight in front.
Whenever they're under no pressure those two can go ok. But every time they get under pressure they implode mentally.
Watching Plowman is like a recurring nightmare. You know what's about to happen but it's still horrifying.
Love Betts but absolutely should not be playing today
I have no idea what you are watching
Can cripps kick this goal
Again misses fffffssssss
Great contested mark by Plowman who read the play nicely.
Started the chain which lead to a Cripps shot on goal....who of course misses.
Plowman set that up through nothing other than skill and ability.
Give the bloke some credit.
So like I said in another thread; who is working with Cripps on his goal kicking? No system at all.
Plowmans handball between 2 players cost on defensive 50. Cost us a set shot.
Kick into the middle hospital pass to Casboult who was just good enough to hold it.
FYI, Plowman - 6 intercepts.
Jones - 6 intercepts.
Most on ground.
You know he actually has a good disposal efficiency at nearly 80%. You wouldn't know it by reading posts here.
Plowmans handball was right.
2 carlton players running away from it was the issue.
Did Plowman shoot Bambi's mum?
People see what they want to see.
He points out a long bomb to Casboult (who marks) as being poor disposal.
How many long bombs do we do to Casboult each week? Plowman does it and its poor
About time Cripps found the middle.
Just happened to make a play for goal of the week doing it.
Well, it wasn't a system but it worked. Well done Cripps.
Jones kick across halfback under no pressure- missed target by 10m.
O'Brien seems to be playing okay.
EDIT: I was referring to Reilly O'Brien.
Smart Plowman fumble there. lol
H! What is going on? Is this THE comeback?
As worrying as anything else is that both Jones and Plowman have taken full back kickouts. We don't have the leadership to ensure that doesn't happen.
Too far behind I think.
That is bullcrap sorry.
He floated a nothing dumb handball that was in the general direction of his teammates. He is a god awful footballer and should not play another game.
If we want to be top 4 we can't do it without a mentally strong back line.
Why doesn’t Weiters take that?
Also I don’t gaf who mcg is mates with, he should not be playing. We have an opportunity at the end there to push for goal and his effort was absolutely insipid, as has his entire day.
Enough match committee. Time to call it on him, waste of space. Tell me Cottrell wouldn’t be better there? Decoy or no screwing decoy!
Great goal by Cripps but don’t like the celebration.
He just missed a sitter and we are still 5 goals down.
Save the ‘look how good I am’ celebration for when we have the game in the bag or at least are playing well.
Even the commentators said the same thing. Walsh and SPS left it for eachother.
One should've grabbed it, the other should've shepharded. The ball ends up being kicked to CHF if they do that properly.
Murphy, Curnow and Cripps do the same handballs every game.
Plowman does it, where 2 blokes can get it, and its BS?
No, your observations are BS.
Takes too long for players to be switched on. How humiliating it will be to lose to bottom of the ladder. No. Not like 1995 when we lost to St Kilda and Sydney on bottom of the ladder. We won a flag back then. You can’t give any side a 43 point lead. Not ever. Especially the side sitting on the bottom.
Snappy McSnapSnap does it again.
Kick a drop punt Harry!
Thankfully this one goes through
Apparently the Crows were traveling in the early hours. Maybe a chance they will run out of juice.
Last time that was the case, Port ran over the top of us at the end.
I won't mention the simple dropped chest mark by Plowman to end the game.
Well done Plowman you spud! Game over!
No doubt he dropped it, but running back with the flight, ball in the sun is far from 'Simple'.
Your exaggeration to try and back up your bias doesn't do you any favours.
Game over
Come on Gov. Give us something.
Simpson been a key player getting us back in it.
Oh so if the commentators said it that must be true then. The fact is if the handball was to a team mate and not grass we were away. It's mistake after mistake after mistake. Small ones like that, bigger ones also. He does some good bits but the bar has to be set higher. We can't cover more than 1 or 2 small mistakes a game. These guys do it 5-10 times and people still don't see it.
I reckon Casboult has been the guy.
He has been the link man between defense and attack.....which is where we were struggling early.
Which is embarrassing and many others should hang their heads in shame.
I could mark that 9 out of 10 so I count it as simple. Why defend this crap?
No, but some of those commentators have played the game.
No, because its common sense it's true.
As i said, it happens every game, its a smart handball over the top of an opponent (no chance of smothering which would've occured had he tried to hit a teammate directly).
You don't like him. We get it.
You don't understand the nuances of the game. We get it.
How many times today do you think he's turned it over?
Honestly the way we kick direct to them time and again- seems intentional.
All over now. Blow the siren.
I think our Brisbane game is going to be incredibly ugly for us, worse than this crap
Possibly.
They might trot out their 2nds and rest their injured players prior to finals.
Cunners....so close!
Farewell game next week for :
Eddie
Simmo
Gov
..?.........?....
So close yet no cigar will be then end result.
I would rest Cripps next week. At least Harry McKay is doing something.
Pretenders. Miles behind where we should be. No wonder the media clowns give it to us. We are so easy targets when we continually fail when we have a chance to prove we have improved.
Gibbs!
Who cares if we come back.
Losing teams give away leads when the game is there to be won. Losing teams can fight back as the opposition can try and defend the lead. Simply not good enough.
Adelaide midfield of O'Brien, 2xCrouch, Laird and Sloane were just better than our midfield today.
Season over.
Didn't Spanner predict this... weeks ago?
Never said it was good enough.
Its just been the same thing we've done on about 6 occasions this year.
At least we have something clear we can work on before 2021.
If we had Gibbs wearing one of our jersey's today we would have probably beaten the Crows.
Wow! Didn't see that coming! ;D
F'n LOL! This club is joke. Absolute unequivocle JOKE!
What hope did we have? We came against a genuine superstar in Bryce Gibbs....
Yes Kruddler, he would have made
ALL the difference! How could I be so blind. I wish I could be a visionary like you. Keep defending the indefensible dude. You'll get one right eventually.
Hey, by they way, how did the elite ball user and your best buddy Murphy go today? Killed it I hear... LOL! :D