Im with you on Ellard coming into the side.. but reckon Eddie coming in provides additional versatility by way of running quick players through the midfield. Not sure how well endowed crows are with speed (i don't know much about them), I suspect they prefer confined spaces where they can use their strength rather than open spaces where running and speed come into play a bit more. wouldn't mind seeing both Eddie and Ellard in the side but who do you drop for Ellard?... nonetheless i agree eitheir one at the expense of Joseph is a good thing.

Yarran can play other positions (HB, wing) if it's not working and Betts has looked good in the midfield when played there this year.

The plural is "Adherings to the process" - although this begs the question, do we adhere to the one process multiple times in the season (adherings) or do we adhere to a fresh process each week (processes)?
It's important to get the plural(s) process right.

This is such an important game! Momentum.
Go Blues.

Has to be someone strong & pacy. Dangerfielf tries to burst though tackles & is as strong as an ox. Just ask Murph. I would have Zac pick him up at half forward & Walker when he goes into the midfield. Alternatively Walker could stay with him all the way. Too fast for Carrots who is better suited to Thompson.

you could go with Army on Dangerfield but he would'nt go with him...he'd overtake him (lighthearted humour in respect to his 2 brilliant rundowns in the Nab)

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Agree with both of you. Unfortunately he gets spoiled far too often by much smaller opponents.

Armfield would get monstered in the contests by Dangerfield which is where he is most dangerous. Carrazzo should play on him to stop him winning his own ball.

Head to head match-ups I'd like to see are Curnow v Sloane and Gibbs v Thompson.

White very important, Taylor Walker is the key to this game and if White can help Jamison shut him down we'll probably win as I reckon the midfields will probably break even.

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Not even close Denim. This ones mine!

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Looks like it is going to be a sunny but windy day tomorrow

Max 25 Windy. Mostly sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 30 km/h, increasing to 35 to 45 km/h in the morning.

Betts is fine.

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Crows are as predictable as we were with Fev now Tippett's gone, double team Walker and it will go a long way to winning the game.

..Betts up fwd is a must, we need 1 player to control the fwd-line.. ..and Betts is the smartest and our best KF.. ..we could really do with a lead/mark fwd to kick to..

..Army on dangers, could handle him easily.. ..yes dangers may be stronger in the weights room, but i'd back Army's rugby core and ferocity to keep making dangers eat dirt.. ..and also Army is a disciplined player, and will sacrifice his game to keep on working dangers over.. ..and his ability to burn dangers on the counter-attack is huge, since dangers now has a big head and pays little mind to his opponent..

..Krooz for KPF, no..!.. .... ..i love the Krooz, but his biggest asset as a ruck was his midfielder nous.. ..he's always been hunting the ball, with great pick-ups off the deck.. ..he plays the fwd-line like a mid.. ..he has huge work ethic, but doesnt understand KPF leading patterns.. ..so he's just as likely to run himself away from the ball as to it.. ..and the amount of work and 1%s he does around the stoppages is massive.. ..what you lose from him as a ruck and around the ground, is not even met by half as a KPF, and yes we've tried him there for matches and he's good pushing fwd as a ruck, but good KPDs nullify him too easily as a KPF..

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That will assist our kicking for goal

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I thought Eddie was our CHF

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I don't know Sin C. For me it's a similar scenario to the ruck issue : we have three blokes good enough to play a certain role, but there aren't three vacancies.

Yarran and Garlett are both quick, "non-physical" footballers. That's ok if your goal sneaking, not so good if you're accountable for someone in the backline. Eddie's a slightly different model, but his best role is also small forward/goal sneak, who can have short spells in the mid-field. I don't think Eddie is a full-time mid-fielder. So we've got three blokes whose best postion is one where I would think there are at most two spots.

It wouldn't surprise me at the end of the year if we look at trading some very good footballers just to improve our mix.

If the three amigos all play then we can easily have a 3-way rotation with one of the bench - that way we always have two fresh Amigos on the ground.

Then we can chuck on the third to occasionally mix it up. Both Gar(t)lett and Betts can play on the ball and Yazz wing or half-back for a time.

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I still love you, oh, I still love you
Only slightly, only slightly less
Than I used to, my love

Just win!

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Some interesting pre-match analysis here -> http://www.footytragic.com/blog/2013-ma ... -adelaide/

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