2015 team and predictions

[tbagrocks]

Best 22

Henderson - Hartigan - Brown
Smith - Talia - Laird/Jaensch

Jacobs - Sloane - Crouch
Mackay - Thompson - Douglas

Cameron - Walker - Lynch
Betts - Jenkins - Dangerfield

Cheney, Van Berlo, Kerridge, Podsiadly

Am sure Luke Lowden will push for games, should JJ as I would like be shifted to the HB position, the forwards open up. Mitch McGovern could easily fit into the forward group and am counting on it! Dangerfield to play 50/50 forward/midfield, how dangerous is that with Brad Crouch in the guts? :o 

Grigg, Lyons, Rory Atkins can all play, seriously play, but their opportunities are ahead of them! They need to make their spot their own! Im expecting all three of these blokes to have an impact in 2015 and I like Jarryd Lyons as a forward, has a heap of ability and I really think he can play as a forward :)

Matt Crouch, Cam Ellis-Yolman will play games, CEY is a great unknown and could be anything or nothing! Expect the un expected. Matt Crouch not sure on yet this year, will play Rd1 team, JJ to play back in my perfect world! Such big imposing unit but I=his athleticism is his weapon, play him back where he thrived late last year :D

Tommy Lynch plays the roaming marking tall, leaving Mitch McGovern and the Great one in the fifty! Im not sure McGovern and Pods can play in the same team if the others are fit! But I really want to see Mitch play, along side Tex, someone needs to take the pressure off him. This is the only problem with the JJ backline switch! Who are the talls that will make it easier for the Great Man?

Tommy Lynch playing helps him stay forward more with Tommy moving up field, but Luke Lowden enters the fray! Unsure how ready big Luke will be but he's 22, big, very big and waiting to play games! The 22yr old Ruckman forward kicked four in the Hawks VFL final! So maybe he's am better forward/Ruck? This fits perfectly if he is AFL ready ;)

[TomK]

B: Brown, Talia, Cheney
HB: Van Berlo, Hartigan, Jaensch
C: Smith, Thompson, Sloane
HF: Lynch, Walker, Douglas
F: Betts, Jenkins, Kerridge
R: Jacobs, Dangerfield, B.Crouch
INT: Henderson, Grigg, Mackay
SUB: One of - M.Crouch/Cameron/Lyons

[LF]

What about Brodie Martin?
He played 17 games this year and suddenly he isn't in the team?
Not to mention the fact he resigned in October and the article states that they expect him to be a integral part of the team and are looking for him to take it to the next level.

[tbagrocks]

Brodie Martin an interesting commodity! Showed great ability before his knee off the rookie list, club stuck by him but he never really found that top level game until the second half of last season!

Do I rate him in the best 22? Not really as I can't see who comes out for him, there are a few if they don't perform but thanks to this .......

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-19/crows-list-not-there-yet

Walshy basically foxing the team! Who will step up, who will work harder? Is what this says to me, Walshy is not stupid, he's a footy genius because of the effort he's put in over 30 odd years in the game ;)

So Martin ...... Well, I think he will play games and he will contribute! Wether he's best 22 or not he will add something when he plays :)

[meow meow]

Lever has to play. He'll be out of his depth but Cheney will have to play like Gibbo and get to as many 2-on-1's as possible. Lever is ready to go and leaving him on the sidelines while giving games to a nobody like Hartigan will do nothing for the team. This isn't the greatest thing to say to Crows supporters but he is the next Chad Cornes, he'll be the most attacking, damaging centre half back in the league.

[Nige]

Lever has to play. He'll be out of his depth but Cheney will have to play like Gibbo and get to as many 2-on-1's as possible. Lever is ready to go and leaving him on the sidelines while giving games to a nobody like Hartigan will do nothing for the team. This isn't the greatest thing to say to Crows supporters but he is the next Chad Cornes, he'll be the most attacking, damaging centre half back in the league.

All aboard the Lever hype train.

[TomK]

Lever has to play. He'll be out of his depth but Cheney will have to play like Gibbo and get to as many 2-on-1's as possible. Lever is ready to go and leaving him on the sidelines while giving games to a nobody like Hartigan will do nothing for the team. This isn't the greatest thing to say to Crows supporters but he is the next Chad Cornes, he'll be the most attacking, damaging centre half back in the league.

Definitely agree even though he isn't in my round one team. Will we probably have to give him a few games in the SANFL to start of with considering he hasn't played in over a year. Walsh has already said as well that he will be given opportunities this year. Very likely that Lever will finish the year in our best 22.

And just quietly, Hartigan isn't that bad. It's his disposal and decision making that needs work.

[Hagebear]

B: Brown, Hartigan, Cheney
HB: Smith, Talia, Jaensch
C: Sloane, Thompson, MacKay
HF: Dangerfield, Jenkins, Lynch
F: Betts, Walker, Kerridge
R: Jacobs, Crouch, Douglas
INT: Van Berlo, Podsiadly, Henderson
SUB: Cameron

Unlucky, Martin, Grigg, Laird, M. Crouch.

Lever to get games throughout the year.

Cheney, Henderson, Mackay, Podsiadly and Camerons spots up for grabs. I think everyone else pretty well picks themselves.

Best case scenario I can see the Crows finishing 5th. Worst case scenario I can see the Crows finishing 11th.

Hagebear's prediction; 6th

[Money Shot]

What's the news on Lever will he get many games?
(Thinking for supercoach)

[TomK]

What's the news on Lever will he get many games?
(Thinking for supercoach)

Not much information has come out of our trainings due most of them being closed sessions. From my personal opinion, I don't see him playing round 1, I think he needs some game time in the SANFL considering he hasn't played in roughly 18 months. But no doubt we will see him sometime during the year.

[fasttrack13]

Has Scott Thompson got enough to go around again? There are a few on the sidelines that'll give him a run...!

Kerridge could also hit semi elite status as a midfielder... (2nd tier)?

[T Dog]

Has Scott Thompson got enough to go around again? There are a few on the sidelines that'll give him a run...!

Kerridge could also hit semi elite status as a midfielder... (2nd tier)?

no

[fasttrack13]

Has Scott Thompson got enough to go around again? There are a few on the sidelines that'll give him a run...!

Kerridge could also hit semi elite status as a midfielder... (2nd tier)?

no

Why not for Kerridge?

[T Dog]

Has Scott Thompson got enough to go around again? There are a few on the sidelines that'll give him a run...!

Kerridge could also hit semi elite status as a midfielder... (2nd tier)?

no

Why not for Kerridge?

Because I have Thommo in my Americas team. I have faith in him  ;)

[lachie_001]

FB: Rory Laird, Kyle Hartigan, Kyle Cheney
HB: Ricky Henderson, Daniel Talia, Matthew Jaensch
C: Brodie Smith, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
HF: Tom Lynch, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas
FF: Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Charlie Cameron
Fol: Sam Jacobs, Brad Crouch, Patrick Dangerfield
I/C: Nathan Van Berlo, Sam Kerridge, Brodie Martin, Matt Crouch

Unlucky: David Mackay, Matthew Wright, Jarryd Lyons

Ladder Position: 5th