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[Jars458]

We still seem to be sputtering along with plenty of players out of form and too many "less than physical" types - Gibbs, MacKay & Atkins.

We are really missing Brown, Doedee & Seeds but with the 666 Brown and Doedee out has been the big worry.

On the positives, Douglas and Sauce out has been great for us. Dropping an out of form JJ and Gibbs was a small step in the right direction but still a step - shame Gibbs came back too early.

If I had to put money on he outcome I would select Port by 10-20 points.

Go Crows.

MacKay is ten times more physical than Atkins

 

[Truck25]

On form, They have been average forward, our Defense has been very good 3rd best only 12 points behind 1st (Geelong). I think this is the point of difference to tip it our way. But it is their home game Showdown so umps will probably roast us because they need to leave the ground at some point. My heart says it's ours but my head is worried, They do seem to care about this more than we do and it has got them over the line before.

 

[Elite Crow]

Will be great to get Seedsman, Milera and Brown back over the next few weeks but shows why it's so important to sneak Jones and/or McHenry in for some games now.

Will only get harder later to do so.

And Douglas

 

[jackster83]

Westhoff, Motlop and Burton (their one) are the three who worry me. They all have a history of playing well against us.

 

[rocket18]

MacKay is ten times more physical than Atkins

He does put his body in, shame it is so ineffective.

Opponents brush past him, 19 y.o. first gamers go the don't argue on him, he cant stick a tackle. I deliberately didn't say he was soft as he is not afraid to get in there - nothing happens when he does though.

 

[rocket18]

Wines out is massive for them, he has been putrid and Rocky is much better without Wines in the side.

Real Shame he is out.

 

[GROTTO]

Wines out is massive for them, he has been putrid and Rocky is much better without Wines in the side.

Real Shame he is out.

Its very unusual though for them to rule out these players so early in the week.

Something is fishy at Alberton.

 

[King Elvis]

I hope you all enjoy my preview:

Crows play Port this Saturday night and I hope we win.

Legend.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Motlop will surely be an in

And do several flukey things

 

[Dixie Normous]

Who takes Rozee?

 

[footy4ever]

Wines out is massive for them, he has been putrid and Rocky is much better without Wines in the side.

Real Shame he is out.

I’m going to miss his slow plodding and shit kicking.

 

[Jars458]

He does put his body in, shame it is so ineffective.

Opponents brush past him, 19 y.o. first gamers go the don't argue on him, he cant stick a tackle. I deliberately didn't say he was soft as he is not afraid to get in there - nothing happens when he does though.

He has improved in the last two years. Will shut myself if we play finals with him though.

 

[Jirkago75]

Worried about Ryder, don’t think Rob can stop him in the hit outs. Rob will have him covered around the ground though. We need to learn to ruck from the opposition taps too.

We will win by 23


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[The Sloane Ranger]

Port will be without Wines, Jonas, Gray, Ebert, Harlett, Watts, Dixon

that has to be between 1000-1200 games of experience

 

[Crow till I die]

Port have a few out that I am glad to see the back of - R Gray and Wines - both have not been in great form but both always play well against us. If we come out with the right attitude and hit them hard all game, I am bullish we will get them. It will be interesting to see how far R O'Brien has progressed as he will really be tested this week with Ryder and Lycett keen to atone for getting beat by Grundy last week. I hope R O'B takes it right up to them - he has been a pleasant surprise since the Geelong game

Edit: with Jonas being out as well, he is really their only A grade key defender so we should have an edge up forward now

 

[Doc_]

Port should never host a night showdown.

 

[hey shorty]

Worried about Ryder, don’t think Rob can stop him in the hit outs. Rob will have him covered around the ground though. We need to learn to ruck from the opposition taps too.

We will win by 23


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Ryder barely rucks

 

[Bearded Clam]

He does put his body in, shame it is so ineffective.

Opponents brush past him, 19 y.o. first gamers go the don't argue on him, he cant stick a tackle. I deliberately didn't say he was soft as he is not afraid to get in there - nothing happens when he does though.

I just watched the replay of the freo game (someone had too!)... and yep, it was still as woeful to watch as the first time I watched it.

Anyway.. Gibbs wasn’t as bad as I first thought, was still pretty bad but not horrible... but **** me, Atkins, mookay, knight and Gallucci were deadset useless. Junk possessions when they actually got the ball, shite hospital handballs that put their own team mates under instant pressure, jogging after their opponents watching them break away with ease, so many of their kicks resulting in turn overs and god only knows how many times Atkins and mookay just get brushed aside in the contest (knight and gooch not so much). Atkins and mookay crumble under the slightest pressure.

Three out of four of these lads are rubbish. Their complete and utter horridness seriously made that game so much harder for the rest of the team to get that win. They further increased the pressure on their team mates on top of what pressure freo was already applying.

Gooch I’m willing to give a little leeway... he should’ve been left in the sanfl for a couple more weeks to find more form... but I’m so sick of seeing the names of the other three each and every week when the efforts they gave in that freo game are ultimately pretty much par for them in most games.

When brown, Seedsman and Milera return mookay, Atkins and knight need to never play for us again.. with any injured players moving forward that could be filled by these three instead replaced with our youth like jones, Ned, scholl etc etc. we will never be a top 4 side again still clinging to these lads on the back of them doing a good thing every now and then or good form they may have had way back in the past.

Murphy really wasn’t that great either to be honest... long term I think he should be replaced by stengle although I think the club sees stengle as the Eddie replacement. But at least Murphy gives 110%.. you never see him give up and you never see him jogging after his opponents when they have the ball.

Honestly I would froth at the mouth if jones, mchenry, stengle replaced knight, Atkins and mookay this week... but we know the apricot slice brigade won’t do it. Too conservative... too stubborn.... too piss weak.

Also.. Gooch, get rid of that stupid moe ffs, it looks utterly ridiculous and is only seen as something “trendy and out there” by a small minority of hipster ****wits.. concentrate more on the football and less on your facial hair you clown.

 

[Bicks]

I think this is the appropriate place for this...

 

[SC26]

Port should never host a night showdown.

We have not hosted a night showdown ourselves since round 18, 2007. Ridiculous.

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[GreyCrow]

I think this is the appropriate place for this...

The appropriate place was page 1 of this thread

 

[GreyCrow]

A couple of weeks ago I would have had Port easy . Now I'm not so sure

Our defenders look like they have finally clicked under Mattner, I thought we looked very composed against Freo.

Who goes to Rozee? I think Gibbs just might get him. Or does Kelly be the stopper?

Wines, Gray, Ebert and Jonas all out does make things easy but it also makes things harder as the Ins could be anybody. Motlop loves playing against us and Broadbent is solid and experienced.

I think Truck25 summed it up best. Our defenders should be a little better than their forwards. Ryder and Westhoff, if he isnt heading down back , and Rozee can all trouble us . But the total of the individuals might not be enough for Port

Crows x 8

 

[WetCrow1991]

Tbh Port only won the first showdown last year because we had 2 on the bench for most of the game.

 

[Doc_]

We have not hosted a night showdown ourselves since round 18, 2007. Ridiculous.

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WTF?

 

[diligaf473]

Port should never host a night showdown.

Somehow despite all the supporter behaviour incidents at their night Showdown games the AFL keep giving them the prime time spot while we get the twilight games because the AFL knows our supporters will turn up regardless.