Prediction Changes vs Brisbane

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this will sound kind of strange as he is a first year player but we will actually miss duursma he has become a vital cog in the team, not only his well known running capabilities but his meters gained. disposal count is usually between the 15-25 mark rarely goes backwards goes for long isaac smith/brodie smith runs and really sets us up. When youre live at games in particular he tends to float inside defensive 50 unattended to simply because his oppo winger cant keep up leading to increased marks and really an extra 7th man in defence. The odd time he gets caught out but as he is young he does need a rest for the long run. Certaintly puts more defensive effort in than the last bloke to wear 21
 

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Duurs being rested.

Was covering more ground than Pav’s hanky in the last quarter against the Crows, 8 day break to the Brisbane game, no travel in-between.

This is a very very very form-flirtatious move.
 
Was covering more ground than Pav’s hanky in the last quarter against the Crows, 8 day break to the Brisbane game, no travel in-between.

This is a very very very form-flirtatious move.
HP team monitors sleep of players, muscle tension etc. There is obv some signs there that his body is fatigued. They wouldnt be resting him if they didnt have to.
 
This feels like another Hinkley maverick move that will lose us the game. If we're going to rest 'Sma why not just leave it to next week when we play Richmond away at the MCG in a game which we can pretty much write off as a L. He was just chomping at the bit to get Sutcliffe in there.
 
For real though, the move of playing an SANFL player to tag a star player has never worked out under Ken.

Ken's successful tags in the AFL era came using Cornes and Houston, players that actually understood and proved to have an understanding of that role at AFL level.
 
Is this the first time #50 has been worn by a Port player in the AFL?

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The closest to #50 was Lindsay Thomas in the #48. Cameron Cloke and Jarrad Irons wore the #47.
 

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Didn't we sign Sutcliffe to purely be our SANFL captain?

I like how good SANFL form is enough to pick 27 year old Sutcliffe but insane, record-breaking SANFL form isn't enough to pick 27 year old Trengove.

That's before we get into the fact that not only are SPP and Drew better players, they're also significantly younger and play the same role.

Don't really understand the thinking behind this one considering calling up SANFL players to tag superstars has already failed spectacularly and Dan Houston has proven to be a capable tagger.

Seems like a bit of a 'boys club' selection.
 

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