Autopsy Round 8: Port Adelaide V Richmond @ Adelaide Oval - Changes for Essendon

[Tony Harrison]

I made the comment to the Mrs during the game that if this game style is played in a GF we commend them teams for strong defence but during the home and away season we say it is boring. I thought it was great defence by the tigers when they were under the pump. (I was not saying that the time mind you lol)

We usually cane it cos we usually heck it up every time we try it.
Boring football littered with turnovers has been infuriating.
Hopefully we've turned a corner.
Maybe Dimma was on the right track all along.
Not sure yet.

 

[Portsmeff]

just sayin well done. You're incredible pressure made us look like 2011 all over again. I don't even know or care who we play next Sunday at 4:10pm, but you guys would be favourites to beat the bombers

 

[Bishop]

Good to hear Finey coping it on SEN via the text messages!

 

[30YearsOfPain]

Next four games: Essendon, Freo, West Coast, Sydney.
Need to be at least 2-2 from them.

But we looked awesome today!

* that's tough

 

[John the Butcher]

(Although it's more gold than yellow, as is our sash on the regular jumper. Still, that's ok. It looks better.)

Looked like a washed out faded yellow to me. Another top notch effort by BLK

 

[_DBF_]

Lol. Kane shakes Hardwicks hand post-game. "Hardwick was an assistant in the box in 2004!!!!!"

Pretty sure he was also playing Huddo you knobhead

 

[NZ_Tiger]

Where is the myth coming from? Averaged well over 20 disposals in his underage year at TAC cup level and over 22 possession last year while his foot was screwed, plus TAC cup has no time on. Not to mention he racked them up 20+ and 30+ in two of his VFL games.

22 is hardly a ball magnet for an inside mid. He also drifted out of games badly and had periods where he didn't impact the game the way a player of his talent should of. Jets semi for one. Not a big ball winner but a "more with less" type.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Good to hear Finey coping it on SEN via the text messages!

What's e said about us? I stopped listening to that weirdo years ago.

 

[rfctiger90]

Lol. Kane shakes Hardwicks hand post-game. "Hardwick was an assistant in the box in 2004!!!!!"

Pretty sure he was also playing Huddo you knobhead

Chocco right next to him and gave him nothing. Must not get along.

 

[Tiger Claw]

Good to hear Finey coping it on SEN via the text messages!

Actually laughing because Finey is having to talk Eurovision because Tiger supporters aren't ringing in or not getting a go.

Got to love we all go quiet in the media when we start getting a bit of a roll on. Don't blame us. We know better.

 

[Bojangles17]

His old man? Different forum.

Lol , oh well his old man sticking up for him I spose

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Just drinking a nice Port...ahhhh....and enjoying reading the posts...

 

[SpudsLoveChild]

Nice grinding win today and it was great to see the pressure applied to the opposition at contests and whenever they tried to switch play or bring it through the corridor. The game was mostly played on Richmond's terms and Hinkley had no plan B.

An interesting weekend with teams that play high risk, high reward mostly going down. But I think it's far too early to say that style of play won't succeed.

I'd love to see more balance in our game style. The ability to grind it out but also move it through the corridor quickly to kick a high score. Hawthorn, Sydney, and Freo all grind and use speed to move the ball during a game. But to do it you need a couple of elite runners that have great ball use...something we're still developing.

More great performances from Jack and Lids, but it also highlights just how reliant we are on these two to kick a winning score. It will be interesting to see how the forward line goes with the Bean coming in as the third tall. I know I've bagged TV, but I'd rather him in than Griff. Griff does a few good things but that's it. TV offers more around the ground and is a better user of the ball.

Great to win against a team that pounded us last year. The boys efforts and resolve showed we were much better than the team that turned up to that final last year.

PS. Worst thing about winning is I can't change this ******* avatar...we're 2 for 2 with it and changing it will heck up everything.

 

[Bojangles17]

Liked this from the Port board:
"Has a team ever not scored in a quarter of footy and still won?"

Lol

 

[Wild Westiger]

It's good to get the win, but we'll need to play better than that in the future.

For pete's sake, Spluff, just enjoy the win for a bit!

 

[fightingfury]

See what happens when u play the kids, not only does it bring in unpredictability... But it brings in enthusiasm and excitement, and u can see the senior players really step up for them and play for them!! Well done selection committee for having the balls to do it, credit where it is due

 

[Bobby Sands]

Menadue = Mountain Dew

200 game second-rounder! Bout time we got one.

 

[Calcium Man]

22 is hardly a ball magnet for an inside mid. He also drifted out of games badly and had periods where he didn't impact the game the way a player of his talent should of. Jets semi for one. Not a big ball winner but a "more with less" type.

22 in 80 minutes is very good.

Nathan Freeman averaged the same in his last year of TAC cup.

 

[Tiger Claw]

Nice grinding win today and it was great to see the pressure applied to the opposition at contests and whenever they tried to switch play or bring it through the corridor. The game was mostly played on Richmond's terms and Hinkley had no plan B.

An interesting weekend with teams that play high risk, high reward mostly going down. But I think it's far too early to say that style of play won't succeed.

I'd love to see more balance in our game style. The ability to grind it out but also move it through the corridor quickly to kick a high score. Hawthorn, Sydney, and Freo all grind and use speed to move the ball during a game. But to do it you need a couple of elite runners that have great ball use...something we're still developing.

More great performances from Jack and Lids, but it also highlights just how reliant we are on these two to kick a winning score. It will be interesting to see how the forward line goes with the Bean coming in as the third tall. I know I've bagged TV, but I'd rather him in than Griff. Griff does a few good things but that's it. TV offers more around the ground and is a better user of the ball.

Great to win against a team that pounded us last year. The boys efforts and resolve showed we were much better than the team that turned up to that final last year.

PS. Worst thing about winning is I can't change this ******* avatar...we're 2 for 2 with it and changing it will **** up everything.

Actually thought Griff provided more around the ground for us this time round.

 

[captain cotch 9]

Macintosh was good again today.
His is hard to tackle and is really good in close.
He just needs to tidy up his field kicking and he will be a star
He should stay in the team for the rest of the year easily

 

[tugga]

Great win, from the coach down.

As someone who opposed the new clash jumper, I have to say it looks great, even if the Port supporters in the commentary box didn't think it was worth mentioning. Not once, even though it was the first time in 130 years we've played in a yellow jumper.

(Although it's more gold than yellow, as is our sash on the regular jumper. Still, that's ok. It looks better.)

LOVED the clash jumper. Loved, loved, loved.
Commentary was terrible. Only one side playing.

 

[mopsy]

Great performance. Well coached well played.

Gotta agree. How good was it to see them play some unsociable footy, have a clear plan and execute it well. Defensively the best game we have played under Hardwick imo. 87 tackles and in their faces most of the night.

 

[djspank]

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When I finally got back to watching after having household duties to attend too I thought something tragic had happened, then I looked at the score and realised it was just Richmond winning such was the tone of the commentators.

I agree, I commented to the old man they were so solemn you'd think someone had literally died on the footy oval tonight. So unprofessional.

 

[SpudsLoveChild]

I made the comment to the Mrs during the game that if this game style is played in a GF we commend them teams for strong defence but during the home and away season we say it is boring. I thought it was great defence by the tigers when they were under the pump. (I was not saying that the time mind you lol)

I'm with that soccer coach in the EPL...the special one...when bagged about how boring his game style is he answered '5 years with no trophies is boring.'
I don't care how we win...I just want the trophies.

 

[Tigerland]

What sort of a crowd for dreamtime at the G. Our home game. 75k?