Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 20

[Doctor Feel]

Well that's your decision, but don't double down on your mistake by inflicting it on us as well by reporting back here.

I went to the crows board and they said Boak is shit lol. What do ya think about that boyz?!?

 

[dav3]

I went to the crows board and they said Boak is sh*t lol. What do ya think about that boyz?!?

I guess if they try to convince themselves of that it will distract from the fact Sloane still has two more years on his big money contract

 

[bomberclifford]

I went to the crows board and they said Boak is sh*t lol. What do ya think about that boyz?!?

It’d be more newsworthy if they weren’t talking absolute shite about anything to do with Port.

 

[philreich]

For mine, this flag is all about the number 25. We won our first premiership on September 25, and we might be destined to win our second on September 25 - in our 25th year in the AFL. Call me a dreamer, but dreams cost nothing - right???

 

[Steve Dore]

It's like deja vu all over again.

Must be a dump at that price. Brad Ebert paid $1.85M for his house in Grange in 2018.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

I went to the crows board and they said Boak is sh*t lol. What do ya think about that boyz?!?

I still laugh at that time a cows supporter came here and said Sloane was in the top 5 players in the AFL - I think this was in 2019 lol

 

[Ports1870]

For mine, this flag is all about the number 25. We won our first premiership on September 25, and we might be destined to win our second on September 25 - in our 25th year in the AFL. Call me a dreamer, but dreams cost nothing - right???

Sammy Hayes to debut on grand final day?

 

[dav3]

I still laugh at that time a cows supporter came here and said Sloane was in the top 5 players in the AFL - I think this was in 2019 lol

I still laugh at Geoffa's "Why do Port players regress once they hit 25 years old", citing Gray and Boak as his examples

 

[Alberton Proud]

For mine, this flag is all about the number 25. We won our first premiership on September 25, and we might be destined to win our second on September 25 - in our 25th year in the AFL. Call me a dreamer, but dreams cost nothing - right???

25 goal loss incoming

 

[chiwigi]

I still laugh at Geoffa's "Why do Port players regress once they hit 25 years old", citing Gray and Boak as his examples

I love how they are still somehow better than us, but just happen to be ten places below us.

 

[philreich]

I love how they are still somehow better than us, but just happen to be ten places below us.

Yeah but the difference between the two clubs is that, while our players regress late in their careers, Crows players regress as soon as they get used to the club's crappy culture.

 

[Adz2332]

Pretty hard round of tipping this week

Saints V Freo.... Saints season done so Freo to keep the dram alive? So freo?
Syd V GC Syd
Gee V Melb Gee the team to beat? or Melb to go top? So geelong?
WB V Port WB to bounce back? Port still havent beaten anyone.... so WB?
Bris V WC WC to keep slim top 8 alive or Brissy just to good. SO brissy?
Carl V GWS GWS in form or Carl to bounce back after a thrashing? GWS?
Ess V Coll Collingwood incentive to loose. so Ess?
Rich V Hawks Rich cue in the rack and Clarko to piss of hawks more? so Hawks?
Adel V North .... Adel have incentive to loose. so north?

 

[jac147]

Tom Jonas must be wondering why he was fined for bringing down Naughton who wasn't injured and only received a free kick because he looked at the umpire with tears in his eyes.

and cost us a Bulldog goal !

 

[WHOME]

Recently heard a couple of Victorian media commentators talking about the importance of maintaining the integrity of the competition by not forcing the higher placed team to play away from home - unless it's the biggest game of the year of course. One of them saying what a tragedy it would be if Melbourne made the GF and couldn't play it at the MCG. Gotta love Victorians.

On SM-G965F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Steve Dore]

Recently heard a couple of Victorian media commentators talking about the importance of maintaining the integrity of the competition by not forcing the higher placed team to play away from home - unless it's the biggest game of the year of course. One of them saying what a tragedy it would be if Melbourne made the GF and couldn't play it at the MCG. Gotta love Victorians.

On SM-G965F using BigFooty.com mobile app

The AFL is committed to maintaining the integrity of home ground advantage for all non-interstate sides.

 

[chiwigi]

Pretty hard round of tipping this week

Saints V Freo.... Saints season done so Freo to keep the dram alive? So freo?
Syd V GC Syd
Gee V Melb Gee the team to beat? or Melb to go top? So geelong?
WB V Port WB to bounce back? Port still havent beaten anyone.... so WB?
Bris V WC WC to keep slim top 8 alive or Brissy just to good. SO brissy?
Carl V GWS GWS in form or Carl to bounce back after a thrashing? GWS?
Ess V Coll Collingwood incentive to loose. so Ess?
Rich V Hawks Rich cue in the rack and Clarko to piss of hawks more? so Hawks?
Adel V North .... Adel have incentive to loose. so north?

Adelaide don't really have incentive to lose. They will then be the worst team in the league, only the time running out preventing them from being so.

How will that track with whomever replaces Optus?

They need a win badly!

 

[Steve Dore]

...
How will that track with whomever replaces Optus? ...

Is the loss of the Optus sponsorship confirmed?

From the Optus website today;

https://www.optus.com.au/about/corporate/partnership

"One of the most loved teams in the AFL"

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Richmond is investigating whether Dion Prestia

3

Dion Prestia

Age

33

Ht

175cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.1

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.2

5star

CL

3.2

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

broke the league’s strict Covid-19 protocols on Saturday night.

A screenshot of an Instagram story from Saturday night appears to show the Tigers midfielder, who played on Friday against GWS, out with friends in Richmond.

Prestia’s group of friends appeared to be involved in a pub crawl, based on the caption on the post, actions which were heavily criticised by Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton on Monday.

 

[tribey]

I love how they are still somehow better than us, but just happen to be ten places below us.

This stat always gets me.

• Adelaide (1991-Pres): 709 games, 369-2-338 = 52.04% win

• Port (1997-Pres): 569 games, 302-5-262 = 53.07% win

When you consider the six season market exclusivity, all the added advantages and institutional biases of being a pseudo-state team, and the fact Port ran on the smell of where the oily rag once sat for the better part of decade, their air of default superiority should really be dissipating.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Richmond is investigating whether Dion Prestia broke the league’s strict Covid-19 protocols on Saturday night.

A screenshot of an Instagram story from Saturday night appears to show the Tigers midfielder, who played on Friday against GWS, out with friends in Richmond.

Prestia’s group of friends appeared to be involved in a pub crawl, based on the caption on the post, actions which were heavily criticised by Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton on Monday.

Those Richmond players are loose cannons

 

[Festerz]

Is the loss of the Optus sponsorship confirmed?

Yes- as from the end of the 2021 season they will no longer be the corporate sponsor of the Crows men's AFL team which is worth about $1m p.a.

They are however continuing to be a co-sponsor (along with Toyota) of the crows children and youth engagement program (known as the Adelaide Crows Foundation).

That statement is less than clear about the difference which strongly suggests where it was probably drafted

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

SYDNEY has confirmed that Nick Blakey

22

Nick Blakey

Age

25

Ht

196cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.4

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

7.2

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.2

3star

will not play again this season after sustaining a crack to his right fibula during the third quarter of Saturday’s match against North Melbourne.

 

[Papa G]

This stat always gets me.

• Adelaide (1991-Pres): 709 games, 369-2-338 = 52.04% win

• Port (1997-Pres): 569 games, 302-5-262 = 53.07% win

When you consider the six season market exclusivity, all the added advantages and institutional biases of being a pseudo-state team, and the fact Port ran on the smell of where the oily rag once sat for the better part of decade, their air of default superiority should really be dissipating.

We win the flag this year, they really have nothing left.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Hombsch aside, Jordan Murdoch

31

Jordan Murdoch

Age

33

Ht

190cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.9

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.4

5star

MG

273.3

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.8

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

lol. GC gave him a three year contract the same year they delisted Jarryd Lyons

17

Jarryd Lyons

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.5

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

8.7

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

21.7

5star

K

14.7

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.1

5star

CL

4.7

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

for nothing. He hasn't played a single game the last two seasons. What a club.

 

[bomberclifford]

We win the flag this year, they really have nothing left.

They'll always have 119.

(which is becoming more of an embarrassment for them than it is for us)