Game Day Round 4: Ports vs. Essendon

[PAFC66]

Gray kicks the goal instead of giving to Polec, we goal instead of letting Essendon run it down and get an easy rebound and then Boak marks that last play from the centre bounce and goals...

Then it’s a 1 goal margin.... pathetic at the moment !!

Story of our year last year.....

Does anyone here think we are actually better?

 

[JAlexG]

Lol, we had so many opportunities to be only a goal down or even in front.
Easy set shots, dropped piss easy marks that would of released right out the back.

Couldn't possibly of played any worse but not out of it is a positive.
Too many good players too quiet, reeks of the Sydney game.
Big second half coming.

 

[simmo_bc]

We are right in this game, less than 5 goals down and Essendon have largely dominated.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Kicking 5 goals while keeping them quiet, we have no chance

 

[spookism]

The fact it took over a quarter and a half to start getting clean possession only for that to be undone by some poor shots on goals speaks volumes.

If we can put the two together in the third and we'll be back in this.

 

[philreich]

I tipped Port with plenty of trepidation, and unfortunately my worst fears are coming to fruition. So frustrating!!!!!!

 

[PowerBaz]

Earlier in the week I said we need defensive pressure in our forward half, we have been hopeless. I also thought we should of picked Neade, he would be better than our captain right now.

Under Ken we just seem to never live up to it, we had our chances but stuffed them all up.

Not sure I can see us getting this one back.

Seems we are still just a team who seems to get up for the odd games...

and I bet Ken plays Frampton next week, a week too late because he's a stubborn prick.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Sorry but Watts is no good. There is a reason Melbs wanted him out. Adds nothing defensively and is about as strong as a wet piece of paper.

All of a sudden our recruits look very questionable.

Have you ever made a positive comment about anything Port Adelaide ever?

 

[Waspy79]

Boak has played one decent game this year. Rest have been crap. He has no composure and limited skills.

I’d nearly go as far as saying he’s only played two decent quarters.

 

[Traveling_Power]

isn't Heppell on Wingard ?

 

[Schulzenfest]

Hombsch for Clurey next week pls

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Typical Etihad Prots game

Robbie go back with purpose after a mark inside 50 and kick for goal ffs

Travis where is ya head at ?

oh well dreadful and still not too far down.. insert false belief

 

[StuMan]

Angus would be rolling in his grave at this trash.
#doitforangus

 

[PJ Power]

Wow, just wow. Pathetic.

Where do you start?

1. Lack of hardness and intensity for 80% of that half.
2. Terrible stoppage work everywhere other than centre of the ground, especially in defence.
3. Forwards refusing to get in front, chase or stick their tackles. Marshall the exception.
4. Players now occupying spots that they shouldn’t - Rockliff, Amon.
5. Skill errors galore - dry conditions, no breeze. Dropped marks (Boak countless of them), Setshots going everywhere (Dixon, Gray).
6. Failure to concentrate into time-on of both quarters.
7. Leaders making monumental ****-ups.
8. Key forward playing like princesses (Dixon).

And yet, after losing yet another first half, we’re less than five goals out of it and arguably have the momentum.

Let’s see how good this team really is after half-time.

Over to you, Ken.

 

[NEGAN]

The amount of times we halve a contest only for it to spit into the hands of an Essendon player second or third in the queue is maddening.

Even Hurley falling over at the beginning of that Stringer counter-attack began multiple coin flip moments that came up heads.

While agree, but we have opportunities to spoil or take the ball out to stop the play, but nope we go the mark and everything comes up Milhouse. For them

 

[PowerBaz]

"lucky it's only 27 points"

We've only kicked 31 in a half of footy.

:/

I'm having 'I want to get a brick and throw it at the TV moments'....... I feel like i'm back in 2016......

 

[It Just Is]

Hombsch for Clurey next week pls

Agreed. Clurey has had a few stinkers in a row now.

 

[simmo_bc]

What drugs are you on. I want some

27pts down and we’ve played awful, we are right in this game!

 

[spookism]

Kicking 5 goals while keeping them quiet, we have no chance

That's what people said against the Swans.

 

[Schulzenfest]

****ing hell those Fox Footy player photos are cringeworthy. Like everything about Fox Footy’s coverage.

 

[PowerBaz]

As sloppymas we are, they are kissed on prick with the bounce today

yeah we don't seem to get the bounce today do we, goes like that some times.

 

[stewie griffen]

Lol, we had so many opportunities to be only a goal down or even in front.
Easy set shots, dropped piss easy marks that would of released right out the back.

Couldn't possibly of played any worse but not out of it is a positive.
Too many good players too quiet, reeks of the Sydney game.
Big second half coming.

I hear ya

 

[PJ Power]

Reminds me of the Williams era. All the pieces are there, but all the shock losses are the same.

Mental weakness has haunted our teams for 21 years.

 

[TeeKray]

Predictable. We just can't play this venue at all. Too defensive, not enough pace and skill. This is the flip side to the same coin that is our SCG wins. We'll lose to North in two weeks as well.

 

[PAFC66]

Have you ever made a positive comment about anything Port Adelaide ever?

Is Watts good though? Really ? He's great on a slow deck with little to no intensity. Great kick at goal but wont be a premiership player.