Crouch ????

[loris]

A few posters have mentioned about Brad Crouch not having a very influential game against Carlton.

I can’t recall if it was late in the second quarter, I noticed he went down in a strong tackle on the half back flank, he took awhile to get up & and even though the play had moved on from him he was walking very gingerly. Later I saw him make a half hearted effort to chase an opponent & I thought he may have still been a bit sore from the previous tackle.

Usually, IMO, the longer a game goes, the more influential Crouch becomes as opposition players begin to tire. In distance swimming & running we call this ‘negative splitting’, your back half of the event is faster,stronger than the first half. This didn’t happened against Carlton & a couple of times he seemed to be laboured in his running.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Crouch ‘managed’ this week if he hasn’t shaken off the effects of that tackle that took the steam out of him last Sunday.

[magnifisaint]

Crouch is a very good player but the experts on here like to bag him.

[WellardSaint]

I never realised that, he did seem more subdued after half-time.
Good pick up- nobody mentioned it.

He got 18 touches, well down on his 30+.
Time on ground 76%

[loris]

Crouch is a very good player but the experts on here like to bag him.

Yep it amazes me at times

[loris]

I never realised that, he did seem more subdued after half-time.
Good pick up- nobody mentioned it

It was close to the boundary at half back flank area. At the time I thought he had done his shoulder or ribs. It was a fair tackle so didn’t get any commentator mention & play went on. So if commentators are not interested, they don’t do any replay and camera moves on quite quickly.

[skeptic]

Tony posted as well that he was one of a few of the main mids that had quite a reduced amount of game time compared to usual with the short turn around in mind

[Yorkeys]

Brad is hurt. Loris made no mention where he can keep his shoes.
Counselling group this week, ego restoration as well as cold bath.

[loris]

Brad is hurt. Loris made no mention where he can keep his shoes.
Counselling group this week, ego restoration as well as cold bath.

lol I’m happy just to look after Mason’s shoes

[skeptic]

Tony posted as well that he was one of a few of the main mids that had quite a reduced amount of game time compared to usual with the short turn around in mind

[saynta]

Crouch is a very good player but the experts on here like to bag him.

Calling the baggers "experts" is being exceptionally kind of you.