Review Good, Bad and Ugly vs Melbourne

[Slippery Pete]

I think anyone calling Laird 'invisible' from the weekend wasn't really watching the whole game as well. There was a passage of play in the last quarter where Laird, Brown and Jaensch were all involved in little taps and passes to each other to keep the ball in our control. They weren't 'proper' stats, but watching the three of them work in tandem was very pleasing and I for one am pretty happy with our small defender mix. Those three all are a little different and offer good match up options on any of the other clubs small forwards.

Salient.

We miss Cheney though.

 

[FR0GGY]

MRP goes from one extreme to the other. Apparently its okay to throw a round arm punching someone in the face and forcing him from the ground with the blood rule.

Those in charge of this competition have lost the plot.

hasn't that one gone straight to the tribunal?

 

[#Observer]

if you think 1 game changes anything with a serial underperformer you're literally nuts

Dear Sanders,
What is your take so far this season on Josh Jenkins ?? Tarzan or Jane ?

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Salient.

We miss Cheney though.

Massively, especially with no tall depth due to injury.

I'll go so far as to say if Cheney doesn't play in the showdown, Port start favourites.

MUST beat the Bulldogs.

 

[DD#23]

Possibly. I didn't watch it. Unfortunately for Roo i don't think Dunstall is on the Dees board is he?

doesn't matter, he was barracking more!

 

[Carmo]

Hmm I'm a bit dissapointed about the two hitting incidents. I could have accepted a fine or even a warning and perhaps behind the scenes that's what they got but normally they announce them so more than likely there's been nothing.

Which brings me to the AFL's alleged current position of protecting the head, I say alleged as we have some evidence to the contrary here. This is especially the case in the laird hit, because that sort of hit could easily result in a concussion. If the people in charge of the game don't take action to send a message against it (and again I stress not necessarily games but a fine or a warning would do [unless he was concussed - then I'd expect games]) or else it will creep in all over. They seem to undercorrect then overcorrect as last year it was overpoliced and now it seems at least on early indications, to be going to far again. Or is it just cos its us?

 

[Redleg Crow]

As expected MRP has gone too far the other way. Cue the old pricks on the couch talking about how great it is.

 

[Sanders]

Dear Sanders,
What is your take so far this season on Josh Jenkins ?? Tarzan or Jane ?

I think he's cheetah's banana

 

[huludicidal]

Massively, especially with no tall depth due to injury.

I'll go so far as to say if Cheney doesn't play in the showdown, Port start favourites.

MUST beat the Bulldogs.

Cheney is not playing in the Showdown.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Cheney is not playing in the Showdown.

I guess the latest injury update basically confirms this.

Whilst I like the talent we've selected in the last trade/draft period, I do think they've seriously erred in terms of list balance.

This is not a comment made in hindsight either. Rutten retired, we knew Shaw and Otten weren't going to be playing…had to get another KPD in addition to what we had. The extra list spot could've easily been accommodated (my suggestion was to delist Reilly).

 

[Slippery Pete]

What's the latest on Otten?

 

[Scorpus]

What's the latest on Otten?

8 months into recovery, started some drills

 

[huludicidal]

I guess the latest injury update basically confirms this.

Whilst I like the talent we've selected in the last trade/draft period, I do think they've seriously erred in terms of list balance.

This is not a comment made in hindsight either. Rutten retired, we knew Shaw and Otten weren't going to be playing…had to get another KPD in addition to what we had. The extra list spot could've easily been accommodated (my suggestion was to delist Reilly).

I agree. I thought the draft pick we used on Dear might have been better spent on a mature age VFL or SANFL KPD. I dunno, maybe we didn't like any of them. Who knows.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

I agree. I thought the draft pick we used on Dear might have been better spent on a mature age VFL or SANFL KPD. I dunno, maybe we didn't like any of them. Who knows.

Even better, we could've got one in the Rookie Draft and still got Dear.

Just had to delist some extra dead wood.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

8 months into recovery, started some drills

Is he contracted for next season?

If not you'd think he'd want to come back as early as he possibly can to push his case for a one year deal

 

[Bacon8]

Is he contracted for next season?

If not you'd think he'd want to come back as early as he possibly can to push his case for a one year deal

Otten is uncontracted for 2016, and a UFA

 

[Deaneus!]

FC showed it last night i think, after Watts drops a mark, Tex runs past and absolutely gives it to him, play acting Watts as scared shitless to take the mark in case he gets crunched, i LOL'd hard. Very team building.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Otten is uncontracted for 2016, and a UFA

Gonna be an interesting one.

On the positive he's a great club man, we lack mature tall defender depth and we've got enough others to delist.

On the negative, I feel he's vastly overrated and if he comes back even slower than he already was I just don't see what type of player he could match up on? A handy back up for best 22 in 2016.

 

[Allefgib]

doesn't matter, he was barracking more!

If you can't see how that influences perception I can't help you!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Gonna be an interesting one.

On the positive he's a great club man, we lack mature tall defender depth and we've got enough others to delist.

On the negative, I feel he's vastly overrated and if he comes back even slower than he already was I just don't see what type of player he could match up on? A handy back up for best 22 in 2016.

You'd think we'd retain one of Shaw and Otten. Probably not both though.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

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