Dogs are contested beasts, been the most dominant team in that area all year.
We lost the contested ball but won the game through 90+ ferocious tackles constantly applying pressure to the ball carrier and stopping any run.
Pressure causes errors and there was very little time for anyone with...
LOL tough room.
Just seems a lot in here want to knock, not acknowledge a hard fought mature win against a very good side.
Think it will be a long time before we see the Dogs held to 6 goals again.
P.S. Hawks clearly the dominant team by a long way for a long period even blind...
Injuries
Poor skills
Umpires
Low Scoring
blah blah blah
That was an intense pressure tight game between 2 tough contested sides. Dogs were the highest % team in the comp before the game, they were held to 6 goals, by a team that had its defence questioned.
Roos can't defend
They haven't beaten...
Should get a new contract once non football stuff is delt with.
Can definately play and will benefit for the sub rule being scrapped allowing teams to play an additional tall.
Alan Richardson was clear in his summation of the afternoon for Port.
“We’re pleased we hung in there, but that would have been absolutely pinching the game,” he said.
“We got beaten fairly badly across the day in the really critical markers.
“The boys have clearly got a never say die...
2nd quote from a Port supporter admitting if they played better they could have won.
There in lies the defining factor, in honesty both teams were average Port were just worse than North.
Aerial dominance causes players to hold.
Bad tackling technique gives away frees.
Good technique wins you frees.
Superior clearance play draws holds.
Im sure had Port not been dominated in these areas and hard superior technique the count would have been very different.
And had the...
Thank you for your honesty, had you improved in the areas you could control you could have won.
But you didn't.
Im sure your club is looking at changing what you can control rather than looking for excuses from what you cant.
Carlile - 1 mark
Jonas - 1 mark
Heath - 1 mark
Thompson - 7 marks
Fact is Port lost this game with their performance, rather than look for an excuse first up look in the mirror. Never going to say umpiring was great but the difference between a win and a loss for Port was their lack of...
Clearances 42-36
Contested possessions 159-128
Inside 50 54-43
Hartlett 7 touches
Westhoff 3 marks, 0 goals, 11 possessions
Stevenson 9 touches
Heath 6 touches
just a few stats to mention other than the easy out.
Not a game for either teams to brag about. Port did well to keep coming...
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