Analysis 2017 Non-Crows Discussion Thread - Part V for Vendetta

[subaru]

Power list manager Jason Cripps left the trade talks at Etihad Stadium on Thursday declining to reveal if Port Adelaide had executed a “salary drop” on Carlton with Lobbe.
“It is not appropriate to comment – (salaries) are confidential,” he said.
Don't believe everything you read in the press..
Adelaide or Port do not disclose players salaries etc. to anyone.

Hahaha... you lot have guzzled the Watts/Motlop/and now Thomas koolade as fast as you can get it from the media !



So your acolytes Rucci and Kane are wrong are they ?

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...d/news-story/ebc5bea5cbbb4f3ab28eccba83fb7d71

But the Blues are not taking all of Lobbe’s salary from Alberton – just as Port Adelaide is not absorbing all of Jack Watts’ salary as it converts the 2008 No. 1 draft pick’s two-year contract from Melbourne to a three-year deal at Alberton."
You and OneGreatSadArse are such a cute couple ....

Oh, and what was that bullshit you threw at me about cancer ?

 

[subaru]

But China .,..
From the port board

"From Rucci's Reality Bites in today's The Advertiser;

"Oliveball

PORT Adelaide’s Chinese adventure continues to deepen far beyond the original thought of “moving out a crowded Australian market” to find new sponsorship dollars. Club chief executive Keith Thomas has returned from his latest trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai with even grander hopes of having Australian football introduced to more and more Chinese schools. So far, Port Adelaide has its “Power Footy” program in 15 schools, adding another two in Shanghai, during this week’s trip. There is hope to take this reach to 100 schools.

But there was an interesting challenge in explaining to the Chinese authorities just what game Australian football is.

“When we registered the program 18 months ago we could not say it was soccer nor rugby,” Thomas said. “We settled on Australian Oliveball. And the schoolkids are enthusiastically embracing the game.”

smithy7 and OneGreatClub like this."

17 schools ...17
They want it in 100 ... looking good


"Australian Oliveball"

Oliveball

WTF ???
And bless .... looked who liked the post .....

 

[rocket18]

Well for the very first time the Powah can say they invented something

"OliveBall"

They just continue with the laughs.

 

[Jetwa5h]

Playing Devils Advocate here a little but I'm curious. Just saw this pic

And thought why is that not a free, I thought the head was a no go zone, duty of care and so forth. Or does it fall into the it looks fine so is ok like taking a speccy with your knee in the back of someone's head? Opinions

On Nexus 6P using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[subaru]

Playing Devils Advocate here a little but I'm curious. Just saw this pic

And thought why is that not a free, I thought the head was a no go zone, duty of care and so forth. Or does it fall into the it looks fine so is ok like taking a speccy with your knee in the back of someone's head? Opinions

On Nexus 6P using BigFooty.com mobile app

I've been wondering hoe he gets away with it all year

Also surely if he's done the fend off the next touch of s tackle should be holding the ball.

But but Victorians

 

[DD#23]

Playing Devils Advocate here a little but I'm curious. Just saw this pic

And thought why is that not a free, I thought the head was a no go zone, duty of care and so forth. Or does it fall into the it looks fine so is ok like taking a speccy with your knee in the back of someone's head? Opinions

On Nexus 6P using BigFooty.com mobile app

that's not a free because a) its Dustin Martin b) its Grand Final day and c) the umpires are spineless.

 

[MarcusP2]

that's not a free because a) its Dustin Martin b) its Grand Final day and c) the umpires are spineless.

Certainly, because other high-fend offs have been pinged throughout the season (never seen Dusty done for one though - dropping into his push off would be a Selwood-style tactic that should reap the same rewards, but doesn't).

 

[relapse]

NTUA is awesome?

Would you expect anything less from him, it's the same guy that used to label Daniel Motlop as 'a superstar"

 

[relapse]

that's not a free because a) its Dustin Martin b) its Grand Final day and c) the umpires are spineless.

Someone on Bigfooty claims that when Dustin Martin stiff arms an opponent the umps apparently ignore how many metres he's ran prior to that and they give him another 15 metres from that point to bounce the ball.

I will have to watch next year to see whether that's actually true or not.

 

[Lawrst]

Playing Devils Advocate here a little but I'm curious. Just saw this pic

And thought why is that not a free, I thought the head was a no go zone, duty of care and so forth. Or does it fall into the it looks fine so is ok like taking a speccy with your knee in the back of someone's head? Opinions

On Nexus 6P using BigFooty.com mobile app

That is a free.
It just wasn't paid.

 

[matty p]

Playing Devils Advocate here a little but I'm curious. Just saw this pic

And thought why is that not a free, I thought the head was a no go zone, duty of care and so forth. Or does it fall into the it looks fine so is ok like taking a speccy with your knee in the back of someone's head? Opinions

On Nexus 6P using BigFooty.com mobile app

This annoyed me so much and it certainly wasnt a one-off incident. Powell-Pepper got away with high fend-offs all year too. The umpires really need to crack down on it next season.

 

[treeman]

Well for the very first time the Powah can say they invented something

"OliveBall"

They just continue with the laughs.

Haha Oliveball.

I can just imagine these kids in the future talking to their friends about the past:

"Remember when we played Oliveball?"
"Oliveball?"
"Yeah that game with the oval shaped ball, I think we played it in great 4 or 5? We kicked it through those big sticks."
"Oh yeah, rings a bell, do people still play it?"
"I heard they still play it in Australia, must have stopped here a long while ago, was a bit of a fad I think."

 

[subaru]

Haha Oliveball.

I can just imagine these kids in the future talking to their friends about the past:

"Remember when we played Oliveball?"
"Oliveball?"
"Yeah that game with the oval shaped ball, I think we played it in great 4 or 5? We kicked it through those big sticks."
"Oh yeah, rings a bell, do people still play it?"
"I heard they still play it in Australia, must have stopped here a long while ago, was a bit of a fad I think."

I just see the word "Oliveball" and I lol

**** ing Oliveball

 

[Bay62]

Haha Oliveball.

I can just imagine these kids in the future talking to their friends about the past:

"Remember when we played Oliveball?"
"Oliveball?"
"Yeah that game with the oval shaped ball, I think we played it in great 4 or 5? We kicked it through those big sticks."
"Oh yeah, rings a bell, do people still play it?"
"I heard they still play it in Australia, must have stopped here a long while ago, was a bit of a fad I think."

FMD Oliveball..

Thomas says they couldn’t call it soccer or rugby

So I guess that means that a word like..say..oh I don’t know..maybe...
FOOTBALL was still available??

But hey. It’s the off season. We all need a laugh

So... Port.

 

[dogs105]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fo...n/news-story/c5e1bd4016739b3faacc6a1ee6e37d56


VETERAN Footy commentator Mike Sheahan says Port Adelaide are premiership favourites heading into 2018.

On the back of a dream trade period where the Power picked up star signings Tom Rockliff, Jack Watts and Steven Motlop, Sheahan says the club will go all the way next season.

Port Adelaide’s 2017 campaign finished in disappointment after their elimination final loss to West Coast, but Sheahan believes the quality of the club’s new signings immediately improves the club to the best team in the AFL.

 

[hippyhippy]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fo...n/news-story/c5e1bd4016739b3faacc6a1ee6e37d56


VETERAN Footy commentator Mike Sheahan says Port Adelaide are premiership favourites heading into 2018.

On the back of a dream trade period where the Power picked up star signings Tom Rockliff, Jack Watts and Steven Motlop, Sheahan says the club will go all the way next season.

Port Adelaide’s 2017 campaign finished in disappointment after their elimination final loss to West Coast, but Sheahan believes the quality of the club’s new signings immediately improves the club to the best team in the AFL.

Lol

 

[DD#23]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fo...n/news-story/c5e1bd4016739b3faacc6a1ee6e37d56


SENILE Footy commentator Mike Sheahan says Port Adelaide are premiership favourites heading into 2018.

On the back of a dream trade period where the Power picked up star signings Tom Rockliff, Jack Watts and Steven Motlop, Sheahan says the club will go all the way next season.

Port Adelaide’s 2017 campaign finished in disappointment after their elimination final loss to West Coast, but Sheahan believes the quality of the club’s new signings immediately improves the club to the best team in the AFL.

fixed

 

[Eagleboy2011]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fo...n/news-story/c5e1bd4016739b3faacc6a1ee6e37d56


VETERAN Footy commentator Mike Sheahan says Port Adelaide are premiership favourites heading into 2018.

On the back of a dream trade period where the Power picked up star signings Tom Rockliff, Jack Watts and Steven Motlop, Sheahan says the club will go all the way next season.

Port Adelaide’s 2017 campaign finished in disappointment after their elimination final loss to West Coast, but Sheahan believes the quality of the club’s new signings immediately improves the club to the best team in the AFL.

Opinions are like Ar--h-les. Everyone has one. Personally I think this is ours to lose again.

 

[AFC3000]

But China .,..
From the port board

"From Rucci's Reality Bites in today's The Advertiser;

"Oliveball

PORT Adelaide’s Chinese adventure continues to deepen far beyond the original thought of “moving out a crowded Australian market” to find new sponsorship dollars. Club chief executive Keith Thomas has returned from his latest trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai with even grander hopes of having Australian football introduced to more and more Chinese schools. So far, Port Adelaide has its “Power Footy” program in 15 schools, adding another two in Shanghai, during this week’s trip. There is hope to take this reach to 100 schools.

But there was an interesting challenge in explaining to the Chinese authorities just what game Australian football is.

“When we registered the program 18 months ago we could not say it was soccer nor rugby,” Thomas said. “We settled on Australian Oliveball. And the schoolkids are enthusiastically embracing the game.”

smithy7 and OneGreatClub like this."

17 schools ...17
They want it in 100 ... looking good


"Australian Oliveball"

Oliveball

WTF ???
And bless .... looked who liked the post .....

Far beyond the thought of sponsorship dollars? Spin for they've given up on that?

 

[PrideOf]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fo...n/news-story/c5e1bd4016739b3faacc6a1ee6e37d56


VETERAN Footy commentator Mike Sheahan says Port Adelaide are premiership favourites heading into 2018.

On the back of a dream trade period where the Power picked up star signings Tom Rockliff, Jack Watts and Steven Motlop, Sheahan says the club will go all the way next season.

Port Adelaide’s 2017 campaign finished in disappointment after their elimination final loss to West Coast, but Sheahan believes the quality of the club’s new signings immediately improves the club to the best team in the AFL.

Yep. Go the PAPs. Anything less than a flag win by 120 points is a failure, hey Kornes?

 

[PrideOf]

Far beyond the thought of sponsorship dollars? Spin for they've given up on that?

To deepen (Rooch's word), it would need to have achieved massive sponsorship dollars, then go further by going into schools.

Methinks this is going to be INSTEAD of achieving massive sponsorship dollars. When do they release their financials?

 

[GrommoT]

FMD Oliveball..

Thomas says they couldn’t call it soccer or rugby

So I guess that means that a word like..say..oh I don’t know..maybe...
FOOTBALL was still available??

But hey. It’s the off season. We all need a laugh

So... Port.

Actually, a very old name in a Chinese dialect for Rugby literally translates as "olive pit ball" (because of the shapes).

 

[dude316]

My reaction when I open this thread and see that Janus weirdo posting in here again

 

[treeman]

So mid year all we heard was how there were plenty of other teams looking to play port in Shanghai and Port would not play Gold Coast again due to the Guernsey fiasco.

Yet today I read an article saying they will be playing Gold Coast again and no mention of said teams desperate to play there for the cash and sponsorship opportunities nor anything about the Guernsey disagreement.

 

[StickerMan]

All this talk of how good this China deal is, yet when KT was questioned on AA about a replacement for Renaut, he dodged the question and mentioned how it was a hard sell to get sponsors.

KT and Koch are the kings of spin.

I'd expect and article from the hacks about how the PAPs are struggling to attract a sponsor....

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