Autopsy Time for a rebuild?

[sobrave]

Our biggest uptick came when we had butters, rozee and duursma firing along.

It's a given that ken is useless and will go. Maybe it's in a year or two, who knows. But he's almost gone (yay!).

We need to start over. Unfortunately ken has burnt the careers of Boak and Gray, they aren't part of our next flag. Guys like motlop and Dixon aren't either.

Our defence is a bunch of b graders at best. We're going to need to hit the draft hard and maybe make a few more ruthless trades. Time to stop topping up with guys like motlop, rockliff, aliir, etc.

We are non competitive with top sides and falling further off the pace.

 

[PJ Power]

We need another two drafts like the 2018 and 2019 intakes but avoid taking flankers and undersized KPPs and instead go for genuine, prolific mids.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

I'm close to the point where I wonder where our old blokes help except for Boak.

Even our forward line looked more free when Dixon was off and Georgiades was one out.

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

Time for a coaches box rebuild, the squad is pretty solids and balanced, it just need a proper guidance

 

[power09]

every team knows how to beat Port but only 5 or so have the players to do it, so obviously the list is good enough.
just get Ross Lyon FFS, should of done it in 2017

 

[JUSTWORK]

It’s time for a new coach, how many players do we need to turn over before someone realises it’s not the players.

 

[Mr39]

every team knows how to beat Port but only 5 or so have the players to do it, so obviously the list is good enough.
just get Ross Lyon FFS, should of done it in 2017

Ross Lyon? Yuck.

 

[JimmyBC]

Time for a coaches box rebuild, the squad is pretty solids and balanced, it just need a proper guidance

The list isn't balanced that well at all we have a number of senior players approaching the cliff.

 

[dirty2]

Start from the top. Koch... Then Hinkley... Then ******* Bassett.... #bringbackportadelaide

 

[power09]

Ross Lyon? Yuck.

why do people still rag on him for having a defensive game plane?
Its almost like nobody has noticed nearly every team has played an unwatchable brand of football for the last 5 years, especially Port.

He is 2 for 2 for getting good/experienced but inconsistent lists and turning them into top 2 locks. Saints were a bad bounce away from a flag, Freo could of easily won that flag if not for inaccuracy.

 

[drcollossimo]

Yea it is because we have genuinely good talent need some more now so when the Charlatans position is finally untenable we can actually build something meaningful

 

[Fizzler]

Nah, the quad isn't past it or anything, it just needs the coaches boxes cleaned out. Ken and Bass can walk out, maybe Voss too idk.

 

[yepits2020]

Spend the next couple of years at the bottom. Pick up some good talent. Piss Ken off.

 

[Chewy316]

LOL our list is as good as any pound for pound in the competition.

The only rebuild that needs to happen is in the coaches box.

 

[PJ Power]

LOL our list is as good as any pound for pound in the competition.

The only rebuild that needs to happen is in the coaches box.

How is our midfield going to compete with most of the other sides in the comp? I can’t remember us having such little depth through there.
There is nothing to suggest that Rozee can become a midfielder. Boak is 33. Drew is a solid, B-grader. Mead is a long way from being AFL ready let alone elite. Bergman, Duursma, SPP, Amon, Houston, Jones are all wingers/flankers.
We’re looking at Wines and Butters.
That’s gotta be a weakness.

 

[rogerjames]

Again. How many do we need. So annoyed right now. Please get Clarkson.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Yeah, why not. Atleast it will get us out of this merry-go-round.

 

[Chewy316]

How is our midfield going to compete with most of the other sides in the comp? I can’t remember us having such little depth through there.
There is nothing to suggest that Rozee can become a midfielder. Boak is 33. Drew is a solid, B-grader. Mead is a long way from being AFL ready let alone elite. Bergman, Duursma, SPP, Amon, Houston, Jones are all wingers/flankers.
We’re looking at Wines and Butters.
That’s gotta be a weakness.

It is the weakest spot on the list for sure, but it's hardly diabolical.

Despite his age Boak is still an A Grader. Ollie has been a top 5 player in the comp this season. Butters will make the grade in the middle, as will Duursma. Drew is a solid player but needs to improve. He is only 22 so he deserves a chance to develop in that defensive role. With Rockliff almost certain to be let go at the end of the year they'll have plenty of cash to throw at an established midfielder in the off season as well.

I think at times our midfield has let us down against top sides - specifically Brisbane and the Bulldogs. But against Geelong and Melbourne tonight our midfield did more than enough. It is rather the lack of composure and lack of structure forward of centre that is our biggest issue.

Alastair Clarkson was able to win a premiership with Will freaking Langford as a midfielder. Don't need a bunch of A-Graders at every spot in the middle to win games - unless youre Hinkley of course, because there's always a supposed missing piece to his plan.

 

[all seeing eye]

Midfield rebuild please, quality desperately needed.

 

[jabba5114]

Again. How many do we need. So annoyed right now. Please get Clarkson.

He's not leaving Victoria unless the afl give him a truck load of cash to coach gc

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[PAFCsince1870]

It is the weakest spot on the list for sure, but it's hardly diabolical.

Despite his age Boak is still an A Grader. Ollie has been a top 5 player in the comp this season. Butters will make the grade in the middle, as will Duursma. Drew is a solid player but needs to improve. He is only 22 so he deserves a chance to develop in that defensive role. With Rockliff almost certain to be let go at the end of the year they'll have plenty of cash to throw at an established midfielder in the off season as well.

I think at times our midfield has let us down against top sides - specifically Brisbane and the Bulldogs. But against Geelong and Melbourne tonight our midfield did more than enough. It is rather the lack of composure and lack of structure forward of centre that is our biggest issue.

Alastair Clarkson was able to win a premiership with Will freaking Langford as a midfielder. Don't need a bunch of A-Graders at every spot in the middle to win games - unless youre Hinkley of course, because there's always a supposed missing piece to his plan.

Our midfield did more than enough tonight? Are you kidding?

Taking away a consolation Dixon goal at the end we got belted by six goals on our home deck with Melbourne winning almost every key contest in the middle when it mattered

 

[rogerjames]

He's not leaving Victoria unless the afl give him a truck load of cash to coach gc

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Yep but I can dream

 

[Chewy316]

Our midfield did more than enough tonight? Are you kidding?

Taking away a consolation Dixon goal at the end we got belted by six goals on our home deck with Melbourne winning almost every key contest in the middle when it mattered

I probably used popr phrasing there. Look, it's not as if our midfield got pantsed tonight like they did against the Dogs and Lions. There was zero composure from them but they found enough of the footy. Broke even more or less in clearances and won centre clearances. Our lack of composure is only magnified because of.our lack of structure forward of centre. You contrast that to Melbourne's structure in terms of.the way they move the ball into their forward line. It is precise and methodical. They create space in tight windows. That has little to do with a talent gap between us and them but rather a gap stylistically in terms of our front half structure.

I have no doubt that even a semi competent coach would have this team up and running at a much higher gear.

 

[TeeKray]

Realistically this team has one more year left before it needs a full scale rebuild.

Unfortunately, we know who will be coaching that one year.

 

[Hot Port]

I heard Clarko is available in 2023… would be a good start, get it done!