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The Adealaide Crows Watch List.

So with a super easy draw for 2012 and a number of players returned from injury and bargains, or up and coming or tearing up pre-season I am watching a number of Crows ahead of the 2012 season and wonder who you are keeping an eye on, too many to list so I've gone with the popular ones, appologies for any left out, vote other :)

Comments appreciated.

Vote for up to 10 but please only ones your seriously watching interested in or having.

Me I'm watching Thompson, VanBerlo, Popoise, Sloanne, Dangerfield.

Wrap him up! I'll take two!

Another fantastic thread idea CW.

For me I'll be watching Thompson, Nathan Van Berlo, Bernie Vince, Dangermouse and maybe Wright...

its kinda like cheating off your mates test next to you in class :)

But its helping and sharing too, i like my ideas backed up a little good to see waht everyone else is thinking still when final teams comes out for colliwobblers there will be sure to be a couple or more of those "gut feeling" player picks that noone agrees with

and thats the joy of DT or teh pain ;)

I've got my eye on
Thompson, Van Berlo, Dangerfield, Sloanne, Porps and Petrenko

can someone change the poll so Sloane's name is properly spelt

this is why you have so many boos cic :P

Quote from: Cicjose on January 19, 2012, 10:40:12 PM
can someone change the poll so Sloane's name is properly spelt

typo fixed  :-[

Sloane & Vince. No others.

Thommo we already know about.

what about Ian Callinan

saw 'em training today . Danger and batman looked very impressive of the track.
noticeably bigger and they kept in the front packs during running drills too.
Jaenschy's shoulder is lookin the goods after being tunnelled last season (also lead in some running)
both him and the porpoise took part in full contact drills unscathed , a few big hits too
spoke to Jason briefly and the shoulder shouldn't be a problem this season
sauce impressed me with his mobility and clean skills for a big man
saw some of aidin rileys trademark work ethic and showed good decision making under pressure
Blinga didn't look the goods though , off the mark with some of his skills and not too great in the running

could go on and on but i won't

all in all porpoise , danger and sloaney look to be the goods , but will wait for NAB cup

Only Thomo for me at this stage, but this may change after im able to get a look at a few others under Sanderson In the Nab Cup.

And its Brent Reillly not Ryley

Only porps for me nice and cheap for what he can turn out
and maybe Jenkins but only cos i need 4 rookie rucks and he could b my 4th if he performs in NAB and shows signs he may play but i doubt it

Quote from: Zombie2.5 on January 20, 2012, 12:15:07 AM
And its Brent Reillly not Ryley

fixed :)

Quote from: Ziplock on January 19, 2012, 10:44:36 PM
this is why you have so many boos cic :P

+1 hahahaha.

Someone has Doughty on their radar? really? :P

Van Berlo and Vince to see if a new gameplan can bump either of them up to the premium potential they have both shown they have.

Dangerfield will either breakout this year, next year or never. If there is any sign in pre-season that it is this year I am jumping on him.

thompson wright & porplyzia are only 3 senior listed im looking at-dangerfield,tippett & vince are on my dont touch with a 50foot barge pole list despite vince singlehandedly winning 1 very important game for me last season when he jagged 170 odd.also looking at kerridge & grigg & any other rookie who bobs up-love to have a look at callinan,hes the barlow of south australia,we all just love him him dont we no matter who he plays for,but hes a bit pricier this year than last

I'm watching Doughty for Supercoach, but only Thompson worthwhile for DT

Ian Callinan is one on my watchlist... Wish he was 30-50k cheaper though.

David Mackay is a good young player. I reckon in years to come he may stand up and be recognized.

Quote from: Windigo on January 20, 2012, 07:26:09 PM
David Mackay is a good young player. I reckon in years to come he may stand up and be recognized.

I reckon Wright can do the same fingers crossed. Go Crows.

Really considering Kerridge, an MPP, first pick for the crows, ready made body, you'd think he get games right?

Quote from: Purple 77 on January 20, 2012, 08:02:04 PM
Really considering Kerridge, an MPP, first pick for the crows, ready made body, you'd think he get games right?

Yeh at 86kg's he's ready to go. Should see a bit of action in the Nab Cup and seeing we have 2 minor round games to have a look at should give us some idea of wether he'll get games early otherwise a god upgrade target.

Someone I'm really keeping my eye on is Luke Brown. Could be given the role of providing the run off half back. Excellent disposal with a great kick and vision. Should star if given this role :)

Mitch Grigg, anyone?

Quote from: CrowsFan on January 20, 2012, 09:57:30 PM
Someone I'm really keeping my eye on is Luke Brown. Could be given the role of providing the run off half back. Excellent disposal with a great kick and vision. Should star if given this role :)

He's got a some good raps on him, that role would be ideal for him agreed.

Jacobs is a lock for me

Thompson is a probably

and Wright is a possibly

also might have a look at Mackay, Petrenko, Kerridge, Jaensch and Sloane

If petrenko was a back i would lock him in but is now a mid only

Quote from: The F.A.R.K. on January 20, 2012, 10:18:41 PM
If petrenko was a back i would lock him in but is now a mid only

Same here, if the way he finished the season is anything to go by. Very disappointed he isn't a back, for DT/SC and for World 15s.

Hey CW awesome thread m8 ive just moved back to Adelaide so if you want ny local info / write ups on any player mate let us know as would be glad to return the favour for all your player research you did for me.
Players im looking into Thomo (locked anyway) he kills it against lesser oposition, Jacobs has alot more responsibilty this yr at only 23 and coming up against a 1st yr in Giles, a depleted port ruck and a 2nd yr ruck player in smith twice this yr + he's cheaper then any other premo you gotta follow his preseason form, players like sloane, dangerfield, vince. our almost certain new captain VB, I also think  tippet with a stronger midfield could capatalise will all be players I will monitor closely for a 'breakout' year, Brown is the main rookie i look at with an opening with davis leaving and kerridge wont be fair of either, CMON THE CROWS TOP 8 4 SURE!!!!

Quote from: picker_man on January 20, 2012, 11:03:07 PM
Hey CW awesome thread m8 ive just moved back to Adelaide so if you want ny local info / write ups on any player mate let us know as would be glad to return the favour for all your player research you did for me.
Players im looking into Thomo (locked anyway) he kills it against lesser oposition, Jacobs has alot more responsibilty this yr at only 23 and coming up against a 1st yr in Giles, a depleted port ruck and a 2nd yr ruck player in smith twice this yr + he's cheaper then any other premo you gotta follow his preseason form, players like sloane, dangerfield, vince. our almost certain new captain VB, I also think  tippet with a stronger midfield could capatalise will all be players I will monitor closely for a 'breakout' year, Brown is the main rookie i look at with an opening with davis leaving and kerridge wont be fair of either, CMON THE CROWS TOP 8 4 SURE!!!!

our a life saver, my inlaws jumped on dangerfield and knights last year and i laughed at them and did much better than they did IMO :)

But this year is different, not just due to the easy draw the Crows have but due to the energy I feel is coming out of the place, tehy may still do badly this year probably will, but i feel the club and the players as a whole will REALLY LIFT, SIGNIFICANTLY.

I really want to pick dangerfield in my forward line just not sure, I have locked thompson but its a hard call given rocky has the same bye and i feel 120 is well achievable for rocky this year. Still i lock thomo.

I think Van Berlo might even eclipse thomo this year tho he looks great in preseason? and all signs point to him improving.

I'm not interested in rooks or porps tho porps might be a good pick he doesnt fit into my team but i DO RATE Brown your right about him also the Midfield rook grigg he looks like a good find too.

kerridge is another that looks good but hte crows believe it or not have a full and GOD fwd line so im worried about him getting a game.

As for you being a Crows fan you must be happy, yeah top 8 is possible, but only if EVERYTHING goes right, but even if not it is a club FINALLY on the rise and I feel it from as far away as Brisbane.

Anyway if you have any thoughts on vanberlo dangerfield in particular id love to hear it

anyone who would like to give me feedback plz, i just wanted to do an easy one to start of with so i took rookie brown as this is my first ever right up on a player and wanted to make sure this is the sort of info you would be looking for and 2 c if its not to generic and things you already know then ill give you the top players. Ive tried to put in things i have written down from Simon's saying in press conferences and other related info let me know what you think :) :) :)

Lock in Brown to ur backs bench , he arrived at Adelaide 4 weeks early and it allowed him to settle into training and get used to the sessions before any other rookie had even looked like approaching the front door.With the 19yr old being recruited by the crows through a trade deal with the GWS it was obviouse he had talent as his SANFL club the Redlegs surprisingly pushed hard for him to be tacken by an AFL club because they knew he had the skills, and the crows obliged publicly saying they didnt want to miss out and organised a trade deal to get him. After recruiting him there has been plenty of talk around the crows camp in regards to this young recruit and he will be put into defence this year so he can gain afl experience, but is looking at a long term career within the crows midfield as he can use the ball accurately which is what he did in the SANFL this yr with 80% disposal proficientcy.

Matt Rendell (crows recruiter) see's no problems with Brown playing afl footy tommorow his only problem is trying to fit him into the team. So with Scotty Stevens retireing last year, us loosing Bock to GC 2yrs ago, Armstrong will be running off in defence for the swannies and GWS poaching Davis its obviouse we are desperate to develope  a new defender. We even looked at trying to trade in Cale Hooker and wing defender Ricky Dyson from the Bombers to cover our depleated backline (without success obviously) and news has also come through defender Luke Thompson isnt training as he is dealing with an ankle injure opening another of many spots Brown should slot straight into. With Rutten taking the KPF and Brown not being tall enough (181cm) to take CHB role he should be a running HB on the opposite flank to Johncock giving him enough possesion to increase his DT scores nicely.

Brown averaged 15.6 disposal and 4.2 marks last year in the SANFLwith Norwood, not massive stats but his best asset was his durability not missing a game all season and all the problems our defence has and will continue to have, i belive he will play early and a key role for adelaide which we will see him play atleast 85% of games.
Priced at 98k all the hpye and role's available he can fill, he's a Lock in my opinion. ;D

What about some of the new recruits Jenkins, Johnston, Lynch etc?

Quote from: picker_man on January 21, 2012, 02:39:18 AM
Hey cw and anyone who would like to give me feedback, i just wanted to do an easy one to start of with so i took rookie brown as this is my first ever right up on a player and wanted to make sure this is the sort of info you would be looking for before giving you a write up on vb and dangerfield 2moz so just want to make sure im on the right track with the kind of info you are looking for and 2 c if its not to generic and things you already know then ill give you the top players. Ive tried to put in things i have written down from Simon's saying in pres confrences im sure only adelaide viewers would see and other related info let me know what you think :) :) :)

Lock in Brown to ur backs bench , he arrived at Adelaide 4 weeks early and it allowed him to settle into training and get used to the sessions before any other rookie had even looked like approaching the front door.With the 19yr old being recruited by the crows through a trade deal with the GWS it was obviouse he had talent as his SANFL club the Redlegs surprisingly pushed hard for him to be tacken by an AFL club because they knew he had the skills, and the crows obliged publicly saying they didnt want to miss out and organised a trade deal to get him. After recruiting him there has been plenty of talk around the crows camp in regards to this young recruit and he will be put into defence this year so he can gain afl experience, but is looking at a long term career within the crows midfield as he can use the ball accurately which is what he did in the SANFL this yr with 80% disposal proficientcy.

Matt Rendell (crows recruiter) see's no problems with Brown playing afl footy tommorow his only problem is trying to fit him into the team. So with Scotty Stevens retireing last year, us loosing Bock to GC 2yrs ago, Armstrong will be running off in defence for the swannies and GWS poaching Davis its obviouse we are desperate to develope  a new defender. We even looked at trying to trade in Cale Hooker and wing defender Ricky Dyson from the Bombers to cover our depleated backline (without success obviously) and news has also come through defender Luke Thompson isnt training as he is dealing with an ankle injure opening another of many spots Brown should slot straight into. With Rutten taking the KPF and Brown not being tall enough (181cm) to take CHB role he should be a running HB on the opposite flank to Johncock giving him enough possesion to increase his DT scores nicely.

Brown averaged 15.6 disposal and 4.2 marks last year in the SANFLwith Norwood, not massive stats but his best asset was his durability not missing a game all season and all the problems our defence has and will continue to have, i belive he will play early and a key role for adelaide which we will see him play atleast 85% of games.
Priced at 98k all the hpye and role's available he can fill, he's a Lock in my opinion. ;D

Awesome Write-up mate. Learnt a fair bit there. Thinking about Brown a lot more now. Also he has Back/Mid Mpp.
Thanks dude!

great info picekr-man, and i agree i rate brown, want sure when he would get a game and what the crows thought of him, you have answered both those wuestions nicely, thats exactly th type of info people need, inside info.

I have done a write up on brown on my  detective thread, i'll add the link to your write up to it so people can see your post as it is very helpful.

Thanks.

Nice work Pickers, wouldnt of known it was your 1st attempt had you said nothing. Good stuff.

Thanks for the feed back guys ;D  Ive been busy last couple of days but will have more previews on crows players coming through here's my next one Josh Jenkins ENJOY ;D

Only 12 months into the AFL system spending it on Essendons rookie list the 22 yr old basketball convert was swayed by the Adelaide crows to join them for the 2012 season who went the extra mile to snare Jenkins after he recieved plenty of phone calls from Melbourne clubs. Jenkins admitted to the crows they were a bit further down on his priority list but there hospitality, facilities and a meeting with new coach sando got him over the line.
Why did the Crows want Jenkins its his versatility the 199cm giant at a solid 103kg can play Ruck, Forward, Defence and believe it or not he even enjoyed a few games in the midfield for VFL club Bendigo last year, saying himself i dont want to be classified as a "pure ruckman" and thats why it wasnt only AFL club Adelaide who were salivating over recuiting him.  (he should be MPP for every position :P )

With Adealide loosing Key big men Phil Davis (GWS), Ivan maric (richmond), Jack Gunston (Hawks) James Sellar (Freo) to other clubs and Brad moran, Scott Stevens both retiring Jenkins said he could see himself slotting into a range of different positions and so can the coach with sando saying 'were going to give him a game' and indicated there would be oppurtunites for him.

With Jenkins arriving at the Crows club on Nov 7th and 2 weeks later starting his pre season training he has impressed with his fitness and work ethic and beat all comers in the 40m sprint not bad for 199cm 103kg big man. Even with all his talent and versatility I dont see Jenkins as starting on your DT bench as Jacobs will be helped by tippet in the ruck but he should easily get ahead of Shaun Mckernan as the clubs no.2 ruck. It just depends if Sando wants to keep Tippett purely  forward and have 2 pure rucks playing (why not hey??) so lets see how he goes in the NAB cup as he should get a game there, Then as soon as Sando gives him that oppurtunity to play in the AFL as he said he would i would look closely at him for a ruck downgrade target
Sam Kerridge next then some bigger named Crows 8)

Great stuff Picker, as a one eyed Crows supporter im enjoying the insight's your providing, keep em coming.

here's a left field- thoughts about dowdell?

Ex-basketball player, 24 years old, 203 cm and 100kg.

:P

haha thats one prolly a little bit further then left field zip
maybe in the grandstand or car park.
After training in the off season of his NCAA basketball team Santa Clara for Cairns Taipens Big Dowdell had a pre season match against the Adelaide 36'ers. When he came to Adelaide for the match he had also lined up a day to have a kick of the footy and see how his skills were. As he was brought up in Nowra NSW it was all Rugby League and Basketball for him as a  youngster and had never really kicked a footy before ??? . Well on day 3 of learning with the sherrin and mate getting him in the door he went in front of his first AFL club the crows and they must of been impressed and put him onto there rookie list under the 'alternative rule' :o .

Even though he is definantly a project player for the crows there must be some talent with the sherrin for him to be taken, He will now have to get past Jacobs, Jenkins and Mckernan to get a game which wont happen for atleast 2 years you would think.

If he does play Ziplock just depends if you want another 'alternative rule' player in your team aswell as Karmichael Hunt and Israel Falou :P .
That was an interesting write up Ziplock didnt even know who he was and will be just as interesting to see how he progresses over the next few years :)   

Well, in the Euros I have both him and Folau so....
should I be trying to get Hunt just to round it off :P

you need to get a trade deal going grimes out hunt in then i would fly to the vatican to watch the trio play ;D

A physicly mature rookie who is an inside midfield who can win his own footy and loves to run forward
and kick goals, sounds good. Thats why the crows picked up Sam Kerridge with there first pick at no.27 in the Afl draft and touted as he will go along way. At the age of 15 when he made his senior debut for Mildura, with there president saying “He made his seniors debut when he was about 15-years-old, and even then we could see he was going to be a champion”.

The 18 yr old excels at stoppages using his strong 82kg frame to win his own ball (Ave 10 contested possesions per game) and uses his great burst of speed and penetrating kick to helps him clear the ball from the congestion.With the crows having a lot of upside in there midfield this yr even though it is fair from settled, with young players stepping up who will be given more midfield time like patty dangerfield, sloane, mackay, VB and maybe petrenko and brodie smith it will be hard for any player to force his way in let alone a rookie.


But the upside to Kerridge is he's a mpp (mid/fwd) and the reason for this is he's a nice height at 188cm can take a straong mark and is an accurate kick for goal kicking 19.12 in 16 matches whilst playing for Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC cup. He also wracked up an impressive ave of 4.1 tackles per match and 24 disposals per game. Got himself promoted for 3 VFL games and showed them how its done being best on field in 2 of them.
Finishiing 4th in both the beep test and 3km trial at the AFL Combine the kid has endurance and at Adelaide training surprising both the Coach and other players with his endurance in there back to back 5 minute runs.  With most of the under 18 players coming into an AFL club for training take a while to find there feet  crows performance manager said he pleasantly surprised with Kerridge and he has hit the ground running showing the ability to handle the demands of AFL training. With the young guy quoted as saying 'I want an instant crows call up and what ever i need to do or anything extra the coaches want me to do to help me play, i will be doing". He must of also got browny points with the crows staff after staying with crows football operations general manager Phil Harper for 6 weeks.


I think a perfect spot has opened up for kerridge in taking over the role from scott stevens to be used up forward, down back or float around the mids / wing , even though he is 7cm smaller then stevens his skills are better and his endurance is vital for a role like that.  He will defiantly be getting games this yr i would think 10+ and will be in the running to be the first rookie to debut for the crows this yr priced at 98k positions to be filled in the crows line up, it will be one of these rookies that it comes down to the NAB Cup but if he goes well there will only be one reason that i mite not start with Kerridge on my bench, he's (was) a magpie supporter if i can get over that he'll be there :P

simply awesome pickers that write up rocks, i want him, he is rookie listed they promote him, then play him, im all over him.

Thanks for the write up great work.

Quote from: Colliwobblers on January 22, 2012, 11:06:18 PM
simply awesome pickers that write up rocks, i want him, he is rookie listed they promote him, then play him, im all over him.

Thanks for the write up great work.

haha maybe could of worded it better then "im all over him" haha :P
Cheers m8 theyve been really enjoyable to do im just worried my dt could be made up of a 30 man crows squad haha.

Quote from: Grazz on January 22, 2012, 05:47:48 PM
Great stuff Picker, as a one eyed Crows supporter im enjoying the insight's your providing, keep em coming.

thanks for the feedback grazz will do m8 :)
be ready for a good yr we'll b top 8 easily ;D

yeah i dont hink it will be easy becasue there are a lot of teams on the up, brisbane, richmond, melbourne, north melbourne.

but with the crows draw and the changes i am seeing i reckon a much better year ahead and good luck to u crows

I think we're going to see a much tighter ladder jostling in the lower part of the 8.

the only thing the crows could do to get a better draw would be to play themselves :P

Quote from: Ziplock on January 23, 2012, 01:12:47 AM
I think we're going to see a much tighter ladder jostling in the lower part of the 8.

the only thing the crows could do to get a better draw would be to play themselves :P

+1 Zip thats flowering harsh but funny. sorry crows

 >:(
it did give me a good laugh though :P  pitty at our own expence

Quote from: picker_man on January 23, 2012, 02:11:31 AM
>:(
it did give me a good laugh though :P  pitty at our own expence

i would feel sorry for you but im a pies supporter and do you think im not getting the piss taken out of me at every turn :) whats worse my mother in law and brother in law are cats supporters, happy days right.....:(

haha yeah id much rather b a crows supporter then magpies anyday :P
must b hell in your household or prietty much anywere you go footy related but  we've all gotta h8 someone ;D

i was really starting to like you too pickers, your just like everyone else, don't hate me becuase im beautiful, yeas even without my teeth im beautiful.....  :o

haha cheers m8, just put on your gold jacket and people will be distracted by your mullet and missing teeth  :P

Quote from: picker_man on January 23, 2012, 12:10:29 AM

Quote from: Grazz on January 22, 2012, 05:47:48 PM
Great stuff Picker, as a one eyed Crows supporter im enjoying the insight's your providing, keep em coming.

thanks for the feedback grazz will do m8 :)
be ready for a good yr we'll b top 8 easily ;D

Wish i could be as optimistic as you mate, will be a better year than last thats for certain, Top 8 this year
would be an outstanding outcome but not as confident as yourself of that. Stranger things have happened though.

Brown, Sloane, Kerridge and potentially jacobs

Patrick Dangerfield is a interesting one the 21yr old has loads of talent and showed it in patches in 2011. Taken pick number 10 in the 2007 draft and after an impressive year in the TAC Cup in 2008 patty made his debut for Adelaide at the age of 18 in round 20. Since then he has missed 7 games over the next 3 years but improved his realiability last season missing just 1 game in rd 16, and patty's durability  seems it is only getting better and better out running the fittest crow on the list captain VB in the first of two endurance runs and finished just behind him 8 minutes later in the 2nd run. This is great news as patty has been starved of more midfield time due to not having a big enough tank in the past, well this is all about to change! Crows midfield coach Scott  Camporeale saying Patrick Dangerfield is ready to spend the the bulk of the time in the middle to make the  most of his muscle and turn of foot. Sounds good right well he spent the last 6 games of 2011 running through the square and averaged 78.8 DT points so he didnt realy set the world on fire but did raise his DT average by 11.2 points a game in comparison to when he was down forward and occassionaly running through the square. Within the 78.8 average he had a very nice 5.1 tackles per game as he loves going hard at the footy, so if he can use his bigger tank he's now got after training with the midfield group all preason  he will build on his average this year but bye how much? we'll  all's we need is an extra  10 points on his 78.8 he accumalated whilst being in the centre last yr and that would put him close to the top 10 forwards for this season and become a keeper as your 7th FWD.

If you pick dangerfield it will most likely be at the expensive of either brown or christensen as 4th / 5th Fwd with him being priced at 349k the most expensive of the three by 18k  and if you get it wrong could cost you badly so this is definantly a tough choice if its one your looking at.Well  if you pick patty not only will you want him to show his talent week in week out  he will also be wanting to do we'll for himself to show other AFL clubs what he can do as he is out of contract this year and he wouldnt resign until he had time to get to know the new coach Sanderson as he was a big supporter of Neil Craig staying at the club and even though loving Adelaide and having plenty of mates down here if things dont work out with Sando he wont rule out a move back to Geelong or a Melbourne. This could be an extra spark patty needs so he doesnt go dissapearing during some games.

With the way he's training this pre season, Adelaide wanting to use him in the best role possible as they will want him to re sign at the end of yr and of course the very nice draw we have I believe patty will
be the least riskiest out of  him brown and christo, but he needs to breakout this yr as is now or never. So if you believe patty now has the engine for the middle to stay there and become a consistant ball winner then join me on the roller coaster im sure we'll have a great time   :)

Quote from: Grazz on January 23, 2012, 01:38:42 PM

Quote from: picker_man on January 23, 2012, 12:10:29 AM

Quote from: Grazz on January 22, 2012, 05:47:48 PM
Great stuff Picker, as a one eyed Crows supporter im enjoying the insight's your providing, keep em coming.

thanks for the feedback grazz will do m8 :)
be ready for a good yr we'll b top 8 easily ;D

Wish i could be as optimistic as you mate, will be a better year than last thats for certain, Top 8 this year
would be an outstanding outcome but not as confident as yourself of that. Stranger things have happened though.

come on grazz, we have good up and coming midfield a decent forward line a ruck who'll b getting better and better and the easiest draw possible (yes even though we dont play ourselves zip :P ) if we dont make the finals this yr it'll be a disasterouse yr 4 the club

Quote from: picker_man on January 23, 2012, 07:32:53 PM
Patrick Dangerfield is a interesting one the 21yr old has loads of talent and showed it in patches in 2011. Taken pick number 10 in the 2007 draft and after an impressive year in the TAC Cup in 2008 patty made his debut for Adelaide at the age of 18 in round 20. Since then he has missed 7 games over the next 3 years but improved his realiability last season missing just 1 game in rd 16, and patty's durability  seems it is only getting better and better out running the fittest crow on the list captain VB in the first of two endurance runs and finished just behind him 8 minutes later in the 2nd run. This is great news as patty has been starved of more midfield time due to not having a big enough tank in the past, well this is all about to change! Crows midfield coach Scott  Camporeale saying Patrick Dangerfield is ready to spend the the bulk of the time in the middle to make the  most of his muscle and turn of foot. Sounds good right well he spent the last 6 games of 2011 running through the square and averaged 78.8 DT points so he didnt realy set the world on fire but did raise his DT average by 11.2 points a game in comparison to when he was down forward and occassionaly running through the square. Within the 78.8 average he had a very nice 5.1 tackles per game as he loves going hard at the footy, so if he can use his bigger tank he's now got after training with the midfield group all preason  he will build on his average this year but bye how much? we'll  all's we need is an extra  10 points on his 78.8 he accumalated whilst being in the centre last yr and that would put him close to the top 10 forwards for this season and become a keeper as your 7th FWD.

If you pick dangerfield it will most likely be at the expensive of either brown or christensen as 4th / 5th Fwd with him being priced at 349k the most expensive of the three by 18k  and if you get it wrong could cost you badly so this is definantly a tough choice if its one your looking at.Well  if you pick patty not only will you want him to show his talent week in week out  he will also be wanting to do we'll for himself to show other AFL clubs what he can do as he is out of contract this year and he wouldnt resign until he had time to get to know the new coach Sanderson as he was a big supporter of Neil Craig staying at the club and even though loving Adelaide and having plenty of mates down here if things dont work out with Sando he wont rule out a move back to Geelong or a Melbourne. This could be an extra spark patty needs so he doesnt go dissapearing during some games.

With the way he's training this pre season, Adelaide wanting to use him in the best role possible as they will want him to re sign at the end of yr and of course the very nice draw we have I believe patty will
be the least riskiest out of  him brown and christo, but he needs to breakout this yr as is now or never. So if you believe patty now has the engine for the middle to stay there and become a consistant ball winner then join me on the roller coaster im sure we'll have a great time   :)

totally awesome pickers !!

His draw his potential and a love of a punt and a touch of the unique has him favourite for a run in my fwd line from game 1, the nab cup will make my mind up but i'll be having 2 of christo brown and danger so its not such a tough call for me

great write up m8

Nice work mate, but not a starter for me, Nab and 2 minor round games could change that opinion though. Im fence sitting at pressent.

I'd rather Vince. At least he has shown us something in a full year of DT slaying at a 100 average.

thanks for the feedback guys  ;D  the only thing that worries me is his consistancy and getting rid of those riducoloouse sub 60 score games he had last yr but other then that i think he has a lot of upside, and your both right it'll come down to his nab cup form but he's right in the mix and just in front at this stage.
Nah ive been burnt by vince before i'll be staying clear of him he is actually 2nd of my never again list and vb seems to off taken his role last season

Ian Callinan anyone? priced at around 200k and to me seems a better option than porpoise. racked it up in the sanfl at that 89 against geelong was encouraging for his first game back from injury

you sure, I wouldn't bet on his game odds at his age and his teams ranking.

Brodie Martin?

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Quote from: picker_man on January 23, 2012, 07:32:53 PM
Patrick Dangerfield is a interesting one the 21yr old has loads of talent and showed it in patches in 2011. Taken pick number 10 in the 2007 draft and after an impressive year in the TAC Cup in 2008 patty made his debut for Adelaide at the age of 18 in round 20. Since then he has missed 7 games over the next 3 years but improved his realiability last season missing just 1 game in rd 16, and patty's durability  seems it is only getting better and better out running the fittest crow on the list captain VB in the first of two endurance runs and finished just behind him 8 minutes later in the 2nd run. This is great news as patty has been starved of more midfield time due to not having a big enough tank in the past, well this is all about to change! Crows midfield coach Scott  Camporeale saying Patrick Dangerfield is ready to spend the the bulk of the time in the middle to make the  most of his muscle and turn of foot. Sounds good right well he spent the last 6 games of 2011 running through the square and averaged 78.8 DT points so he didnt realy set the world on fire but did raise his DT average by 11.2 points a game in comparison to when he was down forward and occassionaly running through the square. Within the 78.8 average he had a very nice 5.1 tackles per game as he loves going hard at the footy, so if he can use his bigger tank he's now got after training with the midfield group all preason  he will build on his average this year but bye how much? we'll  all's we need is an extra  10 points on his 78.8 he accumalated whilst being in the centre last yr and that would put him close to the top 10 forwards for this season and become a keeper as your 7th FWD.

If you pick dangerfield it will most likely be at the expensive of either brown or christensen as 4th / 5th Fwd with him being priced at 349k the most expensive of the three by 18k  and if you get it wrong could cost you badly so this is definantly a tough choice if its one your looking at.Well  if you pick patty not only will you want him to show his talent week in week out  he will also be wanting to do we'll for himself to show other AFL clubs what he can do as he is out of contract this year and he wouldnt resign until he had time to get to know the new coach Sanderson as he was a big supporter of Neil Craig staying at the club and even though loving Adelaide and having plenty of mates down here if things dont work out with Sando he wont rule out a move back to Geelong or a Melbourne. This could be an extra spark patty needs so he doesnt go dissapearing during some games.

With the way he's training this pre season, Adelaide wanting to use him in the best role possible as they will want him to re sign at the end of yr and of course the very nice draw we have I believe patty will
be the least riskiest out of  him brown and christo, but he needs to breakout this yr as is now or never. So if you believe patty now has the engine for the middle to stay there and become a consistant ball winner then join me on the roller coaster im sure we'll have a great time   :)

totally awesome pickers !!

His draw his potential and a love of a punt and a touch of the unique has him favourite for a run in my fwd line from game 1, the nab cup will make my mind up but i'll be having 2 of christo brown and danger so its not such a tough call for me

great write up m8

Dangerfield is going to be a freak. Just a matter of time.

i would pay good money to know "which" season dangerfield is going to be a freak, my inlaws got on him last season and i didnt and i smiles, this season he'll be on thier never again lists, and this season i am so so very tempted, not just for his potential, but because how good would it be if the inlaws got off and i got on and i was right 2 seasons in a row, i mean thats the kind of bragging rights and joy at christmas get togethers that money just cant buy, thats a part of what  DT is all about tight ? :)

Anybody know how far away Luke Brown is from starting ?

Josh Jenkins anyone? How about for Giles? Can he follow his scoring?
How about JS? If fit, every game??