Rowey said on Thursday\u2019s show:<\/p>\n
\u201cWait for it — Crows bottom four. 15th<\/sup>. Only Carlton, Fremantle and Gold Coast lower.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will bet anybody Crows don\u2019t finish 15 or lower. I think Mathew Nicks will get a spike in performance. If McHenry and Fogarty and Jones, Gallucci, Hamill even put Himmelberg in there, if they can just improve — and they will — I think their best is seventh or eight but more realistically a middle of the road team\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cBetween nine and twelve, but there\u2019s no way they\u2019re the fifteenth best team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey play 11 home games. They will get a response under Matthew Nicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
But Mark Bickley wasn\u2019t so sure\u2026 \u201cI don\u2019t think you can say that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure you can say that with any certainty because if Daniel Talia and Reilly O\u2019Brien fall over in the first round that makes it very difficult for Adelaide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve got a lot of kids they\u2019ve got to expose and that\u2019s got to be part of their plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll have a lot ups and downs. I\u2019m thinking they\u2019re winning between seven and 11 games next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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