Preview Pre-match v Port Adelaide - Sunday 4:40 (MCG) (out: Seeds, Young, BenKen; In: Armstrong, Fas, Dwyer)

[SuperSub17]

Right, so any finals chances we have left hinge on this game. We've lost 5 of our last 6 and Port have lost 4 of their last 6. And we have the privilege of another Sunday twilight game

So onto my changes:

OUT
Young - may get suspended for his hit but I would drop him anyway. Not offering enough and had a terrible game for the second week in a row.

Blair - MRP or otherwise, like Young. He was better tonight but still doesn't do enough. Missed a crucial shot at goal which just happens far too often. Goldsack can play forward next week and one pressure forward is enough. I know it won't happen though.

IN
Ball - provided his back is alright. If not I would bring in Thomas instead - our midfield balance was just wrong and we were hammered on the inside.

Toovey - he divides opinion, but he does his shutdown role very well and Port have a few smalls that he could go to. If he's right he comes back.

Loath to make any more changes than that seeing as we've just promoted Martin and Broomhead, and there's not a lot of point in dropping them again straight away. But good to get some valuable experience back in the side.

Thoughts on the game? Port are struggling a bit and in Melbourne I'd give us a chance. We'd want to play a lot better though. Plus it's payback time for last year.

 

[TradeDraft]

IN: Grundy Ball/Thomas Toovey Fasolo

Out: White Blair Young Martin

 

[TradeDraft]

I think we have not much Hope. Port are better then the Crows

Early Tip: Port by 50pts

 

[rustyg70]

Witts out.
Grundy in.

 

[danielnajdek]

We wont get close to Port even though they are struggling.

PA by 39

 

[DaicosianMarvels]

Port are going through a heavy load training phase and I think they will be back for this game and head in to the finals in hot form. Port are a team that love to run and we are a team that doesn't. They will out run next week and we shouldn't really be a problem for them.

In. Toovey and Ball
Out. Young and Blair

On paper they are awesome changes but sadly games are not won like that and I think Port will beat us by a good 5-7 goals.

 

[SuperSub17]

I think we have not much Hope. Port are better then the Crows

Early Tip: Port by 50pts

Bit of a simplistic argument - ignoring that Adelaide touched them up last time they met

 

[TradeDraft]

Bit of a simplistic argument - ignoring that Adelaide touched them up last time they met

They Did but Port’s Best is better then Crows Best

 

[Baird]

IN: Thomas and Toovey
OUT: 2 of Young/Martin/Blair/Goldsack

 

[Adz]

Predicting our lowest H&a crowd in a decade.

 

[TradeDraft]

Predicting our lowest H&a crowd in a decade.

I think with season all but over not many will bother Coming sunday Evening, Be around 30k

 

[eddiebankbalance]

Another Sunday game? Just WTF WOW!

In
out

 

[SuperSub17]

They Did but Port’s Best is better then Crows Best

And our best is better than Adelaide's best.

That's not how footy works

 

[Robroy22]

well the sunday night games are pretty poor timeslots

 

[SuperSub17]

Predicting our lowest H&a crowd in a decade.

You reckon we won't top the 8102 we got vs GWS in 2012?

 

[Adz]

I don't mind Sunday twilight.
Great TV viewing time and if I want to attend it gives me time to get over my Saturday night hangover.

 

[Adz]

You reckon we won't top the 8102 we got vs GWS in 2012?

I meant HOME game.

 

[SuperSub17]

I meant HOME game.

We should at least be able to beat the 30k we got vs GWS last year. Crowd should be similar to today's.

This is pretty much our season. We lose and we're done.

 

[Baird]

This is pretty much our season. We lose and we're done.

I guess we're done.

 

[SuperSub17]

I guess we're done.

I don't think we'll win, but have you seen Port play lately? They were helped over the line against Melbourne at home by some awful umpiring, they were touched up by Richmond and Adelaide, and they lost to Essendon at home who were in average form at the time. Their form line is very similar to ours.

I give us a chance. Adelaide's form has been much, much better than theirs and we were in front in the last quarter tonight.

 

[Adz]

Ports worst is still miles better than our worst.
This could get ugly, especially if the squad has conceded 2014.

 

[tesselate_]

I give us a sneaky chance here. Our skills need to lift dramatically and our intensity needs to be back to early season levels, but Port are vulnerable. Their skills were abysmal against Melbourne and Trengove being out seems to be giving them some structural woes: something a fit and firing Reid may be able to exploit.

 

[SuperSub17]

Ports worst is still miles better than our worst.

I count on us not to play our worst

We played quite a bit better today than we did against Essendon. Our skills just let us down.

 

[Starcevich90]

TBH I'd rather the likes of Toovey and Ball don't get back into the team. The last thing we need is more butchers of the footy, and if we're going down the youth road let's get some continuity in the 22 and cop the pain now.

In any case, Adams did well in Ball role, and Williams and Langdon are the future down back.

 

[beez]

This is pretty much our season. We lose and we're done.

While on face value I'd agree, in reality nothing may change. Ess and North both have tough games, if the three of us all lose then the situation is the same as it is right now.