Review Good bad ugly vs Port Adelaide R8 2024

[GrommoT]

Good: It's a good day for the Club.


Also finally the tappy-tappy, move the ball forward however we can. Can't remember us doing that so much before.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

I think Nicks paniced taking Curtin off. I thought he was serviceablee

 

[SmegHead]

Good: Poort @ Geelong next week lol

 

[NSolis]

Most of the team was good, even our weaker players had some good moments.

Defence was terrific, Worrell keeps building and is having an elite season, one of Soligo's best games, Fogarty and Walker were good.

On the downside, thought we really lacked fluency in the second half. But we still took our chances and overall dominated most of the game outside of late in the first term and early in the last.

Also... two tricky games coming up, but if we can split those and get to round 10 at 4-6, season is not quite done.

 

[MRB37]

Good: Soligo, the entire defensive brigade, Fog.
Ugly: Still got a few guys in the side who seem to struggle with some basic football skills
Lucky: Port kicked 5.18. We never caught up on that 20-9 count from the 1st quarter, we just converted better at times. Forward half time was 57% to 43% their way, Port had all the opportunities in the world to put us out of it.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Bit unfair on Berg. He played his part.

Unsighted the first half, came into it a bit in the second

Does he stay in, or do we reward Gollant’s five goals? I reckon keep EH

 

[dogs105]

Unsighted the first half, came into it a bit in the second

Does he stay in, or do we reward Gollant’s five goals? I reckon keep EH

That's a tough call. I reckon you might be right.

 

[ABAB]

Good: Soligo, the entire defensive brigade, Fog.
Ugly: Still got a few guys in the side who seem to struggle with some basic football skills
Lucky: Port kicked 5.18. We never caught up on that 20-9 count from the 1st quarter, we just converted better at times. Forward half time was 57% to 43% their way, Port has all the opportunities in the world to put us out of it.

Our infamous shitty kick-in didn't help. Honestly, who thought this is the best way to exit your defensive 50s don't know basic football.

 

[50BC]

Thanks to North Melbourne for playing us into some better form. Always great to beat the scum.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Had we got the HTB call in the Essendon game we'd be on a 4 game winning streak (and releasing a DVD) with wins against Carlton, Essendon, North and Port. That's 3 big scalps.

 

[MrBarry]

So basic, how can a coach not see we are better without that idiotic Mchenry in the side...

 

[Executive Landlord]

Only disgusting decisions were subbing Curtin and playing ned McHenry

25

Ned Mchenry

Age

23

Ht

179cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.7

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.0

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

. Can not believe Nick's tarnished a players first game for an old cooked Smith and one touch

 

[Moonwatcher]

Thanks to North Melbourne for playing us into some better form. Always great to beat the scum.

It seems to have been Carlton that have done that.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Most of the team was good, even our weaker players had some good moments.

Defence was terrific, Worrell keeps building and is having an elite season, one of Soligo's best games, Fogarty and Walker were good.

On the downside, thought we really lacked fluency in the second half. But we still took our chances and overall dominated most of the game outside of late in the first term and early in the last.

Also... two tricky games coming up, but if we can split those and get to round 10 at 4-6, season is not quite done.

Nicks was so reluctant to bring Worrel in originally. Supporter pressure forced his selection. Now he's a star.

 

[GrommoT]

The good. The sack Hinkley thread restarted on PA site.

It actually stopped?

 

[GreyCrow]

Lucky: Port kicked 5.18. We never caught up on that 20-9 count from the 1st quarter, we just converted better at times. Forward half time was 57% to 43% their way, Port had all the opportunities in the world to put us out of it.

We got away nicely and they adjusted their defensive spread and came back but as noted their failure to kick goals really hurt them

That was also due to OUR defensive pressure from our A Grade back 6

 

[MrBarry]

Only disgusting decisions were subbing Curtin and playing ned McHenry. Can not believe Nick's tarnished a players first game for an old cooked Smith and one touch

****in dumb as dogshit is Nicks

 

[Moonwatcher]

Percentage above 100 :O

 

[latinoheat]

5AA - just about every call is sack Hinkley

And tredders not saying anything …. Does it get any better than this

 

[NSolis]

I think Nicks paniced taking Curtin off. I thought he was serviceablee

Curtin was good, but he's a first gamer coming off a 5 day break, I think he's a pretty good sub choice. Our worst players were probably Himmelberg, who had a perfectly fine last term, and McHenry, who is one of the fitter players on our list and would run out the game well. Curtin had three good quarters and did enough to keep his place, he'll be back against Brisbane.

 

[Firewalker]

He’s back

Given one massive handout early by the handout club.

Who in their right mind at Port thought they’d play Lachie Jones on Fogarty to start the game?

Fog was more or less similar to previous weeks once Asava was moved on to him, couldn’t catch a cold again to start the last quarter.

 

[aabp1978]

Good - Curtin has more Showdown wins than JHF…..suck it ferals!!!!

 

[Coopers]

Good:

• The Sog! Jet
• The Fog! We look so good when he's playing well!
• Woz and Max, great stuff.

Meh:

• Want more from my boy Cooky. Ok I guess in a role playing where the ball isn't.
• Sholl was pretty reasonable actually. No awful moments.
• What was the point of Smith as sub?

Ugly:

• Agree subbing Curtin was shit. Why do that?
• When captain fumbles (McHenry) didn't fumble he flubbed the possession.
• Himmelberg has no strength. Knocked over,or at best innefective in every marking contest. Can't ruck, he's always behind the oppo ruck, monstered by Dixon.
• Our plan for our forward movement relies on long bombs to a contest. Which... Port roved. When Port got their run on end Q1 and other times, it was because we did this and gave them back the ball 10x in a row.

 

[Rotayjay]

Good: Beating the Port Adelaide Behind Club

That kid successfully kicking the footy into the basketball ring for the competition - extremely hard to do and there was a huge roar when he dobbed it.

And Rankine is ****ing good

 

[Scorpus]

Good: Fogarty getting some confidence in his game back