Yes hardly anyone mentions how badly Adelaide played - just that we played ugly. Didn't Adelaide to a similiar thing to the Pies a few weeks back? For a team who everyone, including myself, had written off as winning on Saturday - well I'd take a win anyway I can.
Neil Craig was at least honest in saying : "it was a valuable learning experience to be blunted by the Tigers' high possession, shutdown style.
"It was a good tactic and certainly took the pace out of the whole game," Craig said.
"We've done that to the opposition and we understand that. That's probably the most we've had that exposed to us.
"I thought our execution was poor and our ability to at least stay in the game wasn't what we want, but we hung in there."
Craig said the players did not have enough patience to combat the Tigers' ploy but he said they would be prepared for it next time.
"I think it's great, I don't have a problem with it," he said. "I think it gives people something more to deal with now and get better at and being able to handle that.
"It's better to be exposed to a different style because it gives you time to adapt. Clearly we didn't handle it as well as we would have liked.
"All credit to Terry and his players. He had a plan and their ability to execute it is the thing they should take from it. They should get recognition for it.
"We weren't good enough to handle it, but we'll be better next time. That's what it's about, just building as a club and as a team and being able to handle those situations." (herald sun website)
So to all those whingers, moaners, Sheeds, Spud etc
- suck eggs
