Port Adelaide's worst ever preformance?
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Port recently beat the dogs in Melbourne when the dogs had a lot to lose. Not saying I thought Port were a certainty, but they surely deserved to go in as favourites.
We literally beat them 2 games ago. And we got jumped there too. Even though we only won by 2 points we dominated the game but we're just very inefficient up forward.
But go on with your revisionist history. We were heavy favourites with everyone. If you picked it congratulations, you're very smart.
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The only reason PA were favourites was because Port fans loaded up big time thinking it was in the bag.
Betting odds are dictated by weight of money wagered.
Opening odds aren’t. Make no mistake, Port we’re favourites, although as you and others are pointing out recency bias plays heavily into this.
It was a disgraceful effort on their behalf so to the OP I’d say it probably is. That Geelong 07 team was transcendent.
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Never has a club, supporter base and (to an extent) media fraternity got ahead of themselves so badly.
I gotta say, Luke Beverage is not just one of the smartest game day coaches, hes very underrated in how he goes about it full stop. Played the football world beautifully with the Bont stuff.
I gotta say, Luke Beverage is not just one of the smartest game day coaches, hes very underrated in how he goes about it full stop. Played the football world beautifully with the Bont stuff.
They were all Mickey Mouse leagues back then. In that era the South Australian teams won a lot of head to head games against Victorian teams. (I'm not sure what comp the future VFL teams were in at that time.
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Was weird how Port fans on here were claiming they had an advantage over us because they had the more difficult QF, and where on an epic winning streak (never mind that their last loss was to us).
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You over estimate how many fans port have
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Fair call. Port were favourites last night and if the Dogs were going to win it would have been in a slugfest. But Port barely touched the ball all night. Just an atrocious performance.
The first game at AO was one of Port's weakest 22s of the season, coz of their injuries.
We had a fast start in R23 but Port dominated for the remaining 3 and a half quarters.
Neither was close to what happened last night.
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You mean Port Adelaide Magpies or Port Power?
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Think either of the back-to-back pair of games in 2011 where they got absolutely belted by the Pies and Hawthorn rate a mention.
Came at a time where they were beginning to look really unhealthy off-field too.
Nowhere near as high-stakes, and it was with a hugely out-of-their-depth coach and list, but it was still pitifully bad.
Came at a time where they were beginning to look really unhealthy off-field too.
Nowhere near as high-stakes, and it was with a hugely out-of-their-depth coach and list, but it was still pitifully bad.
I may be a minority in my camp but while i hoped, i didn't expect Port to get past the dogs (though certainly i didn't expect the thrashing either). I didn't believe port was a top 4 team, let alone top 2, and ths dogs and melbourne were the dominant teams all season.
I think last night was worse, given they were 12 months on from losing a close prelim at home. So everything was about getting back to another prelim and winning it, to then put in that lack of effort in the first half was quite unbelieveable. Not sure where they go from here.
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Was it 2005 when crows beat Port by 85 points in the finals?
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Its that bad you'd rather be a Fritzl?
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Sarcasm of course
But man..Fritzl..why would you remind me of that degenerate nutcase. The most disturbing crime I’ve ever heard.
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Yep..and crows kicked 18-15 that dismal day for Poot fans
Should have been a 120 pt slaughter
And the week before Port beat Noof by 90 pts and kicked 26-8
Obviously they yet again took it for granted it was going to be easy pickings in the next final.
Tragic really.
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Not bad from the wooden spoon favourites vs the defending premiers.
