Review Round 10, 2023 vs Narrm

[PAFC66]

Lycett will remain in all year now.

 

[Buget]

Well done, friends. If there's a supporter group on here that I don't mind losing to, it's you lot. With a whole forward line to come back in, you could definitely be up there this year – there's a toughness to this Port side that I haven't seen in a long time.

Butters was incredible – showed up some seasoned pros in the middle.

Why didn’t Goodwin put someone on him? I suppose it’s unusual for the Melbourne midfield to be shown up a little

41 touches is a lot to give up.

 

[Phar Ted]

Really enjoyed the vision of our players being interchanged, getting a good pat on the back from Kenny then grabbing the phone to have a chat with the coach.

 

[Vagabond0]

Bergman had a quieter game but his match up of Fritsch in the last was very important

His first quarter was his usual high standard, but slipped back after 1tr time. Wasn't terrible but I had Houston, Williams and Aliir ahead of him

 

[dirty2]

Who is this man pretending to be Ken Hinkley?

Josh carr

 

[johnnysix]

Yup.

Never pick ******* Teakle again, for all Lycett's faults, if you aren't going to pick Dante or Hayes, then Lycett is the man. At least he will compete. His performance was what took us from competitive, to dominant. Imagine what would happen if we actually had a good ruck.

The reality is, that we should have sunk time into our genuine future option last season, no matter who that was. The bullshit decision to try and make your point about "an extra mid" set us back a good 6 months of development.

 

[Scythe94]

Why didn’t Goodwin put someone on him? I suppose it’s unusual for the Melbourne midfield to be shown up a little

41 touches is a lot to give up.

Your guess is as good as mine. It's the same coach that decided to give Petracca's midfield minutes to plodder-extraordinare Brayshaw for half the game – does some genuinely mind-boggling things sometimes.

 

[GoPorts]

That was basically our SANFL forward line apart from Jez and Pep. Amazing performance and nice to see players stepping into up to play their role for the first time in a Hinkley coached side

 

[1954]

I still haven't come down from the high.

Butters beyond sensational, Rozee very, very good, Lycett's bullocking work extremely important, JHF is going to be absolutely top drawer, and last but not least what a fantastic team effort!

 

[PAFC66]

Really enjoyed the vision of our players being interchanged, getting a good pat on the back from Kenny then grabbing the phone to have a chat with the coach.

The camera hasn't shifted to our coach Josh carr once since ken went to the bench

 

[Phar Ted]

Was nice to see Farrell show a bit of desperation, he normally looks a bit more laconic but he had a real dip when required to.

 

[jakey]

Yup.

Never pick ******* Teakle again, for all Lycett's faults, if you aren't going to pick Dante or Hayes, then Lycett is the man. At least he will compete. His performance was what took us from competitive, to dominant. Imagine what would happen if we actually had a good ruck.

Yeah in that particular two horse race, at least Lycett has an idea how to play the role.

 

[johnnysix]

Why didn’t Goodwin put someone on him? I suppose it’s unusual for the Melbourne midfield to be shown up a little

41 touches is a lot to give up.

Rozee had 28, a goal and 600+ meters gained. How many can you tag?

 

[SupportMe]

A great win.

I went over to the G for round two… I can’t believe this is the same team.

They’re playing like a proper hardened team atm.

Still many games to play but the team is lifting as needed to cover the holes where in the past they’ve wilted.

 

[ClintEastwood]

Well done, friends. If there's a supporter group on here that I don't mind losing to, it's you lot. With a whole forward line to come back in, you could definitely be up there this year – there's a toughness to this Port side that I haven't seen in a long time.

Butters was incredible – showed up some seasoned pros in the middle.

Classy effort. See ya in September maybe.

 

[BornPort]

First team to win a 4th quarter against Melbourne this year.

 

[jakey]

Lord was decent. Didn't let May and Lever get off the chain and the mark / snap in the last was pretty ******* great.

 

[Windy Cindy]

How good was JHF’s pick up for rozees goal.. just class.

And the finish..

Can do anything with an elite midfield

 

[Coobk001]

You can’t deny it. This is a tight group.

No, it's an amazing midfield, and the squad around it is holding together, as they should when coached well. Finally we're starting to see what we should with this group. Jobs far from done yet though, this needs to be the START of what we're building not just a tease. Like a service break in tennis, a win like tonight is only as good as the follow up consolidation of the win. Must win next week, and really consolidate a position in that top 4.

 

[Mikey13G]

Brilliant win. Melbourne struggled to get out of their half in the last quarter and eventually the territory and weight of possession was capitalised upon. Wins like tonight and the close win against Essendon will be the difference between being a top 4 team or scraping into the 8.

On an individual level Butters was outstanding. Lord and Williams both stepped up in the 4th quarter as well, which was great to see.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Viney should get games for the hit on boak the dirty prick

 

[Buget]

Your guess is as good as mine. It's the same coach that decided to give Petracca's midfield minutes to plodder-extraordinare Brayshaw for half the game – does some genuinely mind-boggling things sometimes.

Petracca starting up forward was strange.

I thought Oliver and Petracca would run away with it after the 3rd. Port did well the wrestle back the momentum.

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

I owe Dylan Williams an apology. Did not think he had this in him, but he's been incredible since he came into the side. Performs under pressure, great kick of the ball and is making good decisions with it. Also knows his limitation (i.e. his lack of speed) and seems to be playing around it by good positioning.

Obviously an awesome awesome win. We weren't effective when having shots on goal, but that's to be expected when its wet and we're playing half a recognised forward line. Would help though if we could get some shots closer to goal - felt like all our marks inside 50 were 30m+ out.

 

[Vic_Vinegar]

Butters. BOG by a ******* mile. Rozee and JHF getting it done. Willem Drew

28

Willem Drew

Age

25

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

8.7

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

5.6

5star

CL

2.3

4star

No current season stats available

D

18.0

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

8.8

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.8

5star

outstanding. After Melbourne kicked 7 in the 3rd I had my doubts but the boys dug deep. Magnificent.

Edit - Dyl Williams is a player

 

[Coobk001]

I was really impressed by Ollie Lord. Wet game, up against a defence with May and Lever. Manages to hold his own and bag 2 goals including a clutch kick in the last quarter. Outstanding game considering the players missing in our forward line.

^ this.

I've been critical of Ollie, I've felt he doesn't have a future, but that was the best game I've seen him play by a country mile and it starts to show there's more there than I ever thought. Fantastic performance. If he kicks straight, against those defenders, that would've been phenomenal output. Amazing what giving some games to a developing player can do.

Well played Ollie Lord.