2nds Port Adelaide vs Sturt - Trial Match 2 @ Alberton

[240volt]

Judging from Instagram photos today, MacKinlay, Watkins, Mead and Lord are all travelling to Perth

Mead should be traveling to Timbuktu

 

[RossFC]

Sinn what a tackle catches a bloke cold htb

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Sinn what a tackle catches a bloke cold htb

Sinn? It sounded like he had died.

How are the looking Ross. From afar it looks a reasonable scoreline against a team that lost one game last year and touched us up. (Acknowledging only a trial, wet conditions)

 

[RossFC]

73 on the run goals from 50

Up 45 to 34 12 mins into the 3rd

 

[Scodges]

Sinn what a tackle catches a bloke cold htb

Miracles do happen. Maybe he had a stinger ?

 

[240volt]

Rebuild.

They dont want to say it, but you ain't playing Vis ahead of Sweet or Ramm ahead of BZT or Rat, unless you've decided on the rebuild path.

Im personally all for it. Some short term pain for long term gain, go for it. I'd be prepared to tank for a top 4 pick + Cochrane personally.

Like blind Freddie could see this ages ago.
Carr knows exactly where this list as it stands is at.

 

[RossFC]

Sinn? It sounded like he had died.

How are the looking Ross. From afar it looks a reasonable scoreline against a team that lost one game last year and touched us up. (Acknowledging only a trial, wet conditions)

Very competitive against a top team, need to clean up our disposal, a lot of hack kicks up the ground.

Ratugolea though by foot has been fine

 

[Portmagpies36]

73 on the run goals from 50

Up 45 to 34 12 mins into the 3rd

73? What are we the new Adelaide Lutheran FC?

 

[RossFC]

Ratugolea defending 1v1 on a counter with an empty back half to run into and stops a goal

 

[RossFC]

Spitting with rain now, some players slipping over

 

[Coobk001]

Sinn is a gigantic bust

Moreso its pretty worrying that Mead after last week's garbage has been picked ahead of him in the back half.

We invested a heap into him. His failure has had a huge impact on where we are.

 

[Blinky Nyland]

Shocked that we have decided Esava isn't in our best 22. Thought his form last year prior to injury was outstanding and he was ready to be the #1 KPD in the side and release Aliir back into the floater role.

For a guy who only last season got some self confidence and belief in his ability at AFL this is quite damaging. I hope he can bounce back.

 

[kgerlach01]

Sweet in the ruck with Moore, Brodie and 63

63 was Coroupis last season.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I can sort of understand taking a similar squad over. If thats who you thought was ideal then giving it just one go probably isnt a good sample size to write off a pre-season of work. Plus if we want to learn a new style a degree of dare I use the word, stability might be ok.

I think we have left much better players at home but we may also be sparing some travel or giving some travel time with lesser lights.

Not the end of the world, and if we are to go forward this is what change looks like. It can be hard. This year is about discovery in most ways.

 

[RossFC]

HT: Up 48 to 36

 

[Coobk001]

73? What are we the new Adelaide Lutheran FC?

We have 30 players on the SANFL list.

+ 44 AFL listed players.

That'd = 74 players minus McLennan wearing #1. That should be our highest number.

Ive got no problem with it. We're one club, we have 74 players, the last players take the last numbers. I love seeing players in high numbers brings back great memories from the 80-90s Magpie squads.

 

[RossFC]

Brodie getting a whole heap of it. He’s way above state level. With 5 on the bench at AFL level I reckon there should be a mid rotation spot for him.

 

[RossFC]

Ratugolea shouldn’t be playing here if Lord is playing AFL. Not sure why we’ve gone with the Marshall experiment when we are 1 forward injury away from playing Lord every week.

 

[Coobk001]

I can sort of understand taking a similar squad over. If thats who you thought was ideal then giving it just one go probably isnt a good sample size to write off a pre-season of work. Plus if we want to learn a new style a degree of dare I use the word, stability might be ok.

I think we have left much better players at home but we may also be sparing some travel or giving some travel time with lesser lights.

Not the end of the world, and if we are to go forward this is what change looks like. It can be hard. This year is about discovery in most ways.

I'd be surprised if they aren't picking this weekend based on their preferred round 1 side. Given the change as you say, they'll be wanting the full dress rehearsal to be ready for next week.

Im all for the picking of the youth though. Ramm could be part of the next premiership tilt, BZT and Rat are unlikely to be. Sweet similar.

We're a good 5-6 years away from contention, so load up for that timeline. Build around a young core that'll be topped up by the next few drafts, and be ready to capitalise on the latter years of Rozee and JHF.

 

[Scodges]

Brodie getting a whole heap of it. He’s way above state level. With 5 on the bench at AFL level I reckon there should be a mid rotation spot for him.

I’m surprised he didn’t make the A squad, guess Carr wants to suss out Watkins.

 

[RossFC]

Sweet in the ruck with Moore, Brodie and Moraes

 

[Coobk001]

Ratugolea shouldn’t be playing here if Lord is playing AFL. Not sure why we’ve gone with the Marshall experiment when we are 1 forward injury away from playing Lord every week.

The Marshall thing is quite baffling really.

 

[Kenny_Powers]

Aliir maybe ahead of Rat at this point but he’s not gonna be in our next contender window, Rats 27 so could well be.

Really thought he’d be playing WC tomorrow.

 

[Lefti93]

Barrett very lively ball on deck, lacks cleanliness though.

 

[kgerlach01]

We have 30 players on the SANFL list.

+ 44 AFL listed players.

That'd = 74 players minus McLennan wearing #1. That should be our highest number.

Ive got no problem with it. We're one club, we have 74 players, the last players take the last numbers. I love seeing players in high numbers brings back great memories from the 80-90s Magpie squads.

That last paragraph i do understand actually why you like it, but i dunno, it just seems silly at other times. As long as we dont get number 109 or some bollocks

Id love to see how many lockers we have in the change rooms though