Finals 2025 - Week 2

[Booney]

Sun.

Birds.

All of it.

[Brodlach]

Tex has been really good this season but the cliff is coming if last night, and last week, were any indication

[Brodlach]

Sun.

Birds.

All of it.

I guess I know you’ve felt the last half a dozen years.

You’ve talked us up, the sensible Crows supporters knew this was coming and were realistic

[amber_fluid]

Tex has been really good this season but the cliff is coming if last night, and last week, were any indication

Finals are a step up and maybe a step too far for him now

[Brodlach]

Tex has been really good this season but the cliff is coming if last night, and last week, were any indication

Finals are a step up and maybe a step too far for him now

Agreed.

[bertiebeatle1]

I thought Tex was solid week 1 in what I thought was a worse performance from the Crows against the Pies. Collingwood didn't scream out to me last week as the team to beat.

Tex last night though was the worst I have seen from him in a long time (not alone btw). I'm not sure they can afford for him to retire either unless they have another fwd they are targeting. I suppose this is why they are chasing Draper.

Concerns for the Crows is obviously the mids, but say Tex retires, Fog has huge question marks on him. Thilthorpe a gun, but who's replacing Tex? ROB been avg 2nd half of the year. I honestly think they have concerns with their stocks on their Key Fwds and have had this for a while, but been fortunate with how good Tex has been the last 2 years.

Thin midfield exposed without Rankine and forced the Crows defenders to have actually defend 1 on 1 which they were exposed in doing so. Murray the best out of the 3 key defenders - everyone will look at Worrall's intercepts which he is elite at, but he is verrrrry average defending 1 on 1.

Hawthorn were very impressive last night, Crows were better than week 1 but faced a superior opposition imo. Next Friday night should hopefully be the game of the year.

[dedja]

They’ve got Burgess and Strachan, so no need to panic

[amber_fluid]

Can you play Berry and Soligo in the same midfield?
Same same and not great ball users

[Brodlach]

Think we’ll find Fog having surgery early this week. Been playing injured for the last third of the season. Done reasonably well with his injuries

I like Berry but he is not dynamic. Another Crouch.

No forwards coming through is a concern, T Murray and Welsh are a long way off it. Not sure Welsh will get close to AFL. I believe they are chasing GWS Max Guelweski (sp) pretty hard

[dedja]

For what it’s worth, I thought Nicks was pretty realistic in the post match presser, not a task many people would enjoy.

[Booney]

Looking back the wins over Hawthorn and Collingwood several weeks ago were the last shots, those were their finals they played.

Round 21 pulled out all the tricks to beat Hawthorn, fell in over West Coast, would lose 9/10 if Collingwood had 71 I50s and North's midfield had them most of the day.

That month was the worst of the year despite the wins over the two top 8 sides.

While Nicks has been out coached twice I'm not sure what he had up his sleeve. Would have been handy to have an ace or an Izak up there. Very, very costly.

[Hazydog]

Adelaide in desperate need of some quality midfielders.

They need to develop Draper and push Curtin to West Coach

I’m probably biased but Dyson Sharp is exactly the type of mid the Crows could do with.. would trading Curtin to WC get you a draft pick (5-10) to secure him?

[RB]

That's 11 quarters in a row that the Crows have lost in finals matches (i.e. last win was Q1 in the 2017 GF).

[UK Fan]

Nicksy waking up this morning!!!

[am Bays]

Adelaide in desperate need of some quality midfielders.

They need to develop Draper and push Curtin to West Coach

I’m probably biased but Dyson Sharp is exactly the type of mid the Crows could do with.. would trading Curtin to WC get you a draft pick (5-10) to secure him?

Yes you are

Don’t get me wrong Sharpe is about to have a good 10 year AFL career but it will be closer to Aaron Francis’ career (nothing to sneeze at) than Rankine’s. Sharpe will go top 10 this year because the draft is so shallow. Last year he would have been an end of Rd 1 early Rd 2 pick, largely because he’s dominated under age footy because of his size. His up side coming out of 18s won’t be as great as someone like Cochrane who has more physical maturing to do is quicker and has better skills IMO than Sharpe.

If the Crows want to trade Curtain to West Coast it should be next year to get Cochrane not withstanding Port trying to get him as an NGA.

Any way good luck to Sharpe he will get drafted and in 10 -12 years time he’ll be finishing an AFL career having earnt close to $10 Mill and set himself up for life.

[daysofourlives]

Is it time to move on Ben Keays?
Didnt fire a shot in either final. Very limited and you wont be winning any big matches with him in your team. Probably why theyre chasing AhChee hard

[mots02]

Sun.

Birds.

All of it.

Boooooooooooo

[mighty_tiger_79]

So I've heard how bad Tex was from all the crow fans at golf today.
Sure, he wasnt great. But what about those 20yrs younger than him that didnt show anything last night? That's the future, thats more concerning id have thought.

[Booney]

Still sunny.

Birds are out.

[amber_fluid]

Still sunny.

Birds are out.

Any crows?