Let's talk Ports!

Remove this Banner Ad

Status
Not open for further replies.
Do we need a coaches/game plan analysis thread?

The game review threads spend 95% of their time critiquing the players, with the remaining 5% split between umpires and coaching.

I think, we may need to give more attention to the coaching side of things. Maybe I'll go and bump El_Scorcho 's case for a 3rd tall thead...
 

Log in to remove this ad.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/po...e-heat-of-battle/story-fndv8s6g-1227293323861
Port Adelaide star Robbie Gray says his team needs to stand up better under the heat of battle
MIDFIELD dynamo Robbie Gray has turned the heat up on flag fancy Port Adelaide, declaring it needs to stand up better under pressure.
“The defensive side of our game didn’t stand up under pressure as well as we would have liked,’’ Gray said when the side returned to Adelaide from its tough seven-point defeat in Perth.
“The team played all right but our clearances and stoppage work weren’t as good as they could have been.
“We got touched up a little bit, especially in centre clearances, and we have to be better at standing up under finals-like pressure and the opposition’s defensive pressure and be able to distribute the ball better.
More...
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/po...e-heat-of-battle/story-fndv8s6g-1227293323861
upload_2015-4-6_21-40-47.png
Robbie Gray gathers the ball for Port against Fremantle
 
So, a bit of a dilemma in my mind; Lobbe (26), Ryder (27), Redden (24).

I think the only way that you fit all three into the team is if Schulz (30 next month) or Westhoff (28.5) aren't in the side.
 
MrSpeaker said:
So, a bit of a dilemma in my mind; Lobbe (26), Ryder (27), Redden (24).

I think the only way that you fit all three into the team is if Schulz (30 next month) or Westhoff (28.5) aren't in the side.
Click to expand...
Within a couple of years one of Sculz or Hoff likely won't be. Redden has plenty of time on his side.
 
Unless one of Lobbe, Ryder or Redden somehow turns into a bona fide key forward, you'll never see all three in the same Port team. Can't see it.
 
Yeah I hate how Rohde kept signing up all of our best players on long term contracts :mad:

How angry were you when Polec got a three year contract today? I bet you threw your laptop through a wall. Maybe you'd be happy if we started employing all our players as casuals or shift workers?
 
Powerade 08 said:
Polec would have been out the door and playing for WWT next year if we didn't re-sign him in round 1. Good signing.
Click to expand...

Does the fact that you are the one and only person on this board (and on this site, as far as I've seen) who views re-signing our best assets as a bad thing give you an idea of how ****ing stupid your opinion is?
 
Reasons to sign these guys early:
good news article on the website after a loss

Reasons to wait till their contract actually runs out:
injury
place in the team
form

the players want to stay, there is no reason for the club to bend over backwards and sign them all a year before their current contract runs out.
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

Powerade 08 said:
You wait and see what the best combo is, then trade the one you don't need at the end of the year and get a key forward
Click to expand...

What key forward do you think are we getting in a trade for our 3rd ruckman?

If you can answer that, I'll slowly sift through the ridiculousness of the rest of your post.
 
Oh no! We've secured the core of our side for the medium term, making it easier for us to manage the balancing act that is the salary cap with a side in the flag window! Sack our list manager immediately!
 
Powerade 08 said:
Reasons to sign these guys early:
good news article on the website after a loss

Reasons to wait till their contract actually runs out:
injury
place in the team
form

the players want to stay, there is no reason for the club to bend over backwards and sign them all a year before their current contract runs out.
Click to expand...

Actually the biggest reason to get them to sign 3-4 year deals is to have the salary cap under control with regards to front/back ending contracts.

The idea of players just playing for getting contracts is a mentality from loser clubs. These players should be playing to win a premiership, not simply to get signed for another year. Every single player in our best 22 would get picked up by another club if they chose to leave us, and I guarantee beyond any doubt there is significant sniffing around our currently unsigned players from other clubs.

Regarding injuries: are you actually suggesting that we only give players one year contracts, and that if they get injured we simply don't re-sign them? In other words, when Gray did his knee a few years back, it was actually remiss of us to sign him up for a new deal straight away?

Regarding place in the team: Polec is CLEARLY best 18, so this argument is just ridiculous.

In conclusion, we gain far more from medium to long term signings than simply doing year by year contracts. I really can't believe that anyone could see the opposite.

 
Chrizzt said:
Actually the biggest reason to get them to sign 3-4 year deals is to have the salary cap under control with regards to front/back ending contracts.

The idea of players just playing for getting contracts is a mentality from loser clubs. These players should be playing to win a premiership, not simply to get signed for another year. Every single player in our best 22 would get picked up by another club if they chose to leave us, and I guarantee beyond any doubt there is significant sniffing around our currently unsigned players from other clubs.

Regarding injuries: are you actually suggesting that we only give players one year contracts, and that if they get injured we simply don't re-sign them? In other words, when Gray did his knee a few years back, it was actually remiss of us to sign him up for a new deal straight away?

Regarding place in the team: Polec is CLEARLY best 18, so this argument is just ridiculous.

In conclusion, we gain far more from medium to long term signings than simply doing year by year contracts. I really can't believe that anyone could see the opposite.

Click to expand...

I am impressed with how out of context you were able to take my post.

El_Scorcho said:
What key forward do you think are we getting in a trade for our 3rd ruckman?
Click to expand...
Depends. We don't know who our 3rd ruck is yet but if it ends up being Lobbe there would be plenty of clubs keen.
 
Powerade 08 said:
I am impressed with how out of context you were able to take my post.


Depends. We don't know who our 3rd ruck is yet but if it ends up being Lobbe there would be plenty of clubs keen.
Click to expand...
That's not what I asked.

I asked what sort of KPF you think we'd get in a trade for redden/lobbe
 
Some nights you hop on the net, and a couple hours later can't shake the feeling you just got a fraction dumber.

This is one of those nights.
 
TheFVK said:
Some nights you hop on the net, and a couple hours later can't shake the feeling you just got a fraction dumber.

This is one of those nights.
Click to expand...

It's morning bro
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Enviable Tradition
Opinion The Port Adelaide CouldaBeens
2 3 4 5
Replies
105
Views
3K
tribey
tribey
Manhattan Bronx
  • Locked
Game Day Round 6 - Port vs Collingwood
55 56 57 58 59
Replies
1K
Views
22K
gtrxuone
gtrxuone
Manhattan Bronx
  • Locked
Game Day Round 3 - Port vs Melbourne
52 53 54 55 56
Replies
1K
Views
21K
Duckimus Prime
Duckimus Prime
Manhattan Bronx
  • Locked
Game Day Port vs Richmond - Boak's 350th
53 54 55 56 57
Replies
1K
Views
20K
PJ Power
PJ Power
RossFC
2nds Port Adelaide vs Norwood - Round 4 @ Alberton
Replies
16
Views
780
Sleezy
Sleezy
Buget
  • Locked
Preview Preview and Changes: Round 6 - Port v Collingwood
19 20 21 22 23
Replies
553
Views
17K
GremioPower
GremioPower
Power Plus
Training Port Adelaide Training Pics | Wednesday 24th April 2024
Replies
9
Views
219
davesnothere
davesnothere

Remove this Banner Ad

Back
Top