Pies V Crows - Please post ALL comments here

JLC · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:58 pm

I think In Betheras Out Williams

Dont think MM will make drastic changes. Considering Adelaide have Clarke and Biglands it would be madness to drop McKee this week.

jlc

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

Here is an article in relation to the likelihood of Cloke playing on Carey.

Cloke the pupil eyes Carey test

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/13/1060588458991.html

By Linda Pearce
August 14 2003

Blanch · Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Location: Back in Perth!

Fox Sports say up to 8 crows hit by the flu:

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6950807-23211,00.html

JLC · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 4:05 pm

I dont believe them i think its all mind games.......unless i see those players dropped from the team tonight i wont believe it.

jlc

molloymagic · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 4:11 pm

yeah apparently last week,2 lion players had sore ankles or something along those lines and couldn't train well and we all know what happened,they recovered.

Pity its a delay in the tv viewing after all its not a important top 4 spot match or anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

I've read an Adelaide supporter say that it isn't like Adealide to play mind games. A few of them didn't train last night, so, there could be some truth in it;.

blackandwhitebeliever · Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Location: Collingwood Rd. Newport

Confidence will be THE big factor against the Crows. Our record against Brisbane in recent years is poor (I think something like to 2 wins out of the last 10 games ) We have a good record against the Crows .. we beat them earlier on their turf and they are now playing on ours. A win is critical to holding a top 4 spot. Let's get begind the boys and back them all the way. I am confident of a win.

STOKA35 · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Mount Barker. South Australia

why would molloy be dropped when ben hart is not playing surely molloy would have stretched the defence of adelaide.Plus being played at the dome the weather is not going to effect his marking.Plus molloy could be used on carey if cloke does'nt work.

nitric · Joined: 13 May 2002 Location: Canberra, ACT

Mind games, you say?

From ...... Moron Park?

I don't think so.

Mick Malthouse has said often enough that the team he takes onto the paddock is the very best team he can muster. That's good enough for me.

Let's stone some crows. Let 'em know the Pies are back in town.

AnthonyC · Joined: 09 Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria

I am more worried about this one than I was about last week. adelaide is a very good side in very good form. MM says he doesn't look at the ladder much during the year, but don't believe that's the case for this one. This is the match that WILL decide our top 4 chances. A loss this week and it is a big ask next week against the swans. Hopefully the story about the flu is true.

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

CARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN PIIEEESSSS!

Seriously, tonight we have to go out there switched on. We must be ready from the get go and we must not stop. Adelaide will test us, but we are at the business end of the season now, so we must play some good footy.

Natalie · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Location: Victoria

Query about this flu thing. Forgive my ignorance but with footy players being super fit, eating the right things, being in the lovely fresh air lots you'd figure they'd be immune to the "flu". Surely it's a ploy for something else or is it just the sniffles and they're making it out to be more than what it really is. I just don't understand.

Nitric - love the clockwork orange pic.

foxy · Joined: 28 Jun 1999 Location: melbourne

yes nitric, VERY nice pic!

not stanley's best film but it's still great.

as for the flu thing; well, i dunno about everyone else, but it seems like nearly every person i know has been sick over the last month or so. including myself. so it was only a matter of time before the flu struck a footy club.

chalky · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: victoria

Natalie, if anything, athletes who train as intensely as AFL footballers are probably MORE prone to any "bugs" that happen along. In hindsight, the crows were more likely to be susceptible than others given their hectic schedule recently. This constant "bad" stress drives down the immune system to a point where it can crash. This phenomenom is not unusual especially at higher levels of athletic performance

woe_is_me · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 3:29 pm

Well guys I think we will lose tonight...I haven't thought that for awhile. Once I saw that everyone in the paper picked Collingwood (24-1), well I just have a baaad feeling. I hope I am wrong!!!
It's just my humble opinion....