Autopsy AFL 2026 Round 3 -Port v Eagles Sun March 29th 12:30pm AEDT/12:00pm (AO)

[BFew]

Eagles almost in 3rd place!

 

[Quinz]

Turns out they CAN stop play to intervene.

CDT was holding on to be fair that made sense from the game perspective but if he'd moved it on they couldn't have done that

 

[PhatBoy]

We dont have the fitness base yet but we do have the talent

Shanahan is a machine, Duursma is a lock for Rising Star, CDT looks awesome, Allan and Lindsay looking the goods. Reid playing proper football, Davis fantastic on the wing. 2 wins 1 loss and in general the top 5 in our B&F is probably 4 blokes under 22 years old.

We probably end up with only 6 or 7 wins as we get tired as the year drags on but much progress already and its 3 weeks

No doubt on the talent part - on your other point - you’ve won all three second halves: are you confusing body size/shape with fitness? You aren’t seeming to have any trouble running out matches. Even today with port finishing fast it wasn’t lack of fitness it was just that you went defensive and tried to close it down. I thought you looked fast and up tempo all day (albeit I missed the first quarter)

 

[bzparkes]

CDT was holding on to be fair that made sense from the game perspective but if he'd moved it on they couldn't have done that

Yep should've played on but players weren't really moving.

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Im sure he's enjoying the cushy media job much more than coaching that club

Didn't deserve the hate he copped from their nuffy supporters.

They are getting their just desserts. Having a high win % against the bottom 10 doesn't look so bad now.

 

[kickazz]

Turns out they CAN stop play to intervene.

Look as a cats fan we did alright out of a dodgy one on Thursday, but do we really need more effing reviews? They want the quarters to be shorter, not longer. Then this

 

[I Lost My Keays]

The AFL did Port dirty giving them North and Eagles in their first three matches

 

[McRobie]

Port quite simply a pack of weak campaigners.
Josh Carr

Josh Carr

Age

45

Ht

179cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.8

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

lol.

 

[BartBart]

Crazy how bad a team goes when a legendary coach departs.

Simpson left in 2024

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Look as a cats fan we did alright out of a dodgy one on Thursday, but do we really need more effing reviews? They want the quarters to be shorter, not longer. Then this

Common sense would be that if it's not clear if it came off a player, you just call it a ball up.

The intent of the rule was to make the game faster. Now they're negating that by taking the time to review the calls.

 

[WhyAmIHere]

List management strategy also on show today. Doing the hard yards in the draft vs. topping up with players from the bargain bin of the Reject Shop.

Weagles going to be in September well before Port are again.

Absolute truth right here - you can only kick the can down the road for so long before it is too banged up to be of any use.

This is where our list is now.

 

[cactuscall]

Turns out they CAN stop play to intervene.

That's whats mindnumbing about the Geelong Adelaide game. When it happens, play has already stopped.

 

[Madas]

Sack Hinkley

…………..Oh wait

 

[Lunchtime]

Never in doubt.

 

[JackFlash]

Well they can't blame "Kenny" for this one, what a debacle!

 

[Xtreme]

Im sure he's enjoying the cushy media job much more than coaching that club

I mean if Fox Footy have a drinks machine near the commentary box, I'm sure Kenny is happy regardless.

 

[bzparkes]

Well they can't blame "Kenny" for this one, what a debacle!

Takes a while for the Stink-ley to dissapate, I imagine.

 

[blinkd]

Just how good does Wil Duursma look. Allan had a good first half not sure what happened. A lot to like with Duurs, Shanahands, CDT and Reid

 

[ozaddy]

Turns out they CAN stop play to intervene.

Too bad they couldn't over turn a half volley for a mark and goal!

 

[cactuscall]

debacle!

Such a great word

 

[ABAB]

Well they can't blame "Kenny" for this one, what a debacle!

Hinkley left them with a shitter list than when he got the job after chasing dud "missing pieces" and overpaying them. The last "gift" was a 1st rounder for Lukosius who is earning 7 years at $1M.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Poor ol' Carr came in with a lot weight and expectation. I'd didn't recognize without the halo.

Fat shaming!

 

[Rod Stroker]

that's the least post-win coverage I've seen from Fox, ugh

their in-game coverage wasn't much better, with the ear bleeders in Derwayne and Underwood

 

[Corkintheocean]

How nice to feel something again.

So many green shoots from the youngsters.

If we can bring the pressure from first bounce at home next Saturday, we can push Sydney all the way.

 

[Wojcinski]

Maybe Kern wasn't the problem