Autopsy AFL 2020 Round 9 - Demons v Port Thurs July 30TH 7:50PM AEST (Gabba) Highlights in OP

[Wosh]

2020 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP
Round 9 • MELBOURNE V PORT ADELAIDE
THURSDAY JULY 30TH 7:50PM AEST (GABBA)



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ROUND 9 TEAMS


DEMONS

B: J.Lockhart, O.McDonald, J.Lever
HB: C.Salem, S.May, M.Hibberd
C: E.Langdon, C.Oliver, T.Sparrow
HF: J.Melksham, S.Weideman, A.Brayshaw
F: K.Pickett, M.Hannan, T.McDonald
FOLL: M.Gawn, C.Petracca, J.Viney
I/C: N.Jones, J.Harmes, L.Jackson, B. Fritsch
EMG: C.Spargo, A.Tomlinson, A.Neal-Bullen, N.Jetta

IN: T.Sparrow, T.McDonald
OUT: H.Bennell (Managed), N. Jetta (Omitted)


POWER

B: S.Mayes, T.Clurey, J.Lienert
HB: H.Hartlett, T.Jonas, D.Byrne-Jones
C: X.Duursma, O.Wines, K.Amon
HF: S.Powell-Pepper, B.Ebert, C.Rozee
F: Z.Butters, C.Dixon, R.Gray
FOLL: P.Ladhams, D.Houston, T.Boak
I/C: J.Westhoff, T.Rockliff, K.Farrell, M.Georgiades
EMG: R.Bonner, W.Drew, J.Garner, B.Woodcock

IN: J.Lienert, T.Rockliff
OUT: R.Bonner (Omitted), T.Marshall (Injured)





Posters resorting to umpire whinging will be removed from the game day thread. Take it to the Umpires/Rules/Tribunal/MRP board​

 

[Power Raid]

dees by 27

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

Behind closed doors for anyone in Brisbane who was hoping to attend

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Behind closed doors for anyone in Brisbane who was hoping to attend

Wtf? Why??

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

Wtf? Why??

No idea tbh. Wondered why I hadn’t seen anything about tickets, so contacted the club and got a response about no public ticketing, only 250 for each club which are being dished out in a private ballot.

 

[00Stinger]

Wtf? Why??

would be a cost saving exercise I would have thought

Not enough interest for Port v melbourne in Brisbane on a THursday night

 

[bungalow_bill]

Thinking Port here but who knows, Dees are playing some okay footy at the mo

 

[Wosh]

Teams are up

 

[Americanpies]

What does history tell us about teams on a 4 day break?

The only time I can think of this situation occurring is the Collingwood/Essendon Anzac games?

Does anyone remember any 4 day break games, and how that team went? Might be tough for Melbourne, particularly because the Brisbane game was such a hard fought game right until the end.

 

[PowerForGood]

Melb comfortably.
Ladhams is a very good young ruckman however
Gawn to have more hitouts than Port Adel's score, and more hitouts to advantage than Port Adel goals.

(Also I wish to subscribe to the Game Day thread on the umpires board if there are plans for one.

This one would turn into an equivalent of Melbourne home game, with lots of polite golf clapping and 'well played No 42 - I like the cut of your jib' and cheese boards and neutral club supporters.

The Umpires board version would turn into a Port Adel home game equivalent. Only PA fans would rock up, lots of booing and screaming at umpires, complaints about the lack of chips for dinner, and we could leave at 3/4 time and noone else would notice except for lurking Crows fans.)

 

[00Stinger]

What does history tell us about teams on a 4 day break?

The only time I can think of this situation occurring is the Collingwood/Essendon Anzac games?

Does anyone remember any 4 day break games, and how that team went? Might be tough for Melbourne, particularly because the Brisbane game was such a hard fought game right until the end.

Melbourne and Essendon has played 1 or 2 over the last few years after the ANZAC day/eve games

Standard has been terrible, but we have won

 

[Dez!]

Intrigued by the 3 tall set up, all of Weideman/Jackson/McDonald are mobile enough for it to work IMO.

 

[00Stinger]

Intrigued by the 3 tall set up, all of Weideman/Jackson/McDonald are mobile enough for it to work IMO.

Port have a short backline so it will eaither work wel with the talls clunking their marks or backfire as in theory they will be able to clear the ball out of their backline with ease

 

[JayJ20]

I think Melbourne will surprise Port early and win by about 20 points. Melbourne's tall forwards will expose Port's short backline.

 

[Dez!]

Port have a short backline so it will eaither work wel with the talls clunking their marks or backfire as in theory they will be able to clear the ball out of their backline with ease

I'm not sure of the numbers but I don't feel as if even with the smaller forward line that we were that much a forward pressure side that locked the ball in. That kind of defeats the purpose of the smaller forward line.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

One thing for sure umps will give Melbourne a ride like they did with saints last week

 

[Dez!]

So starting the umpire complaining 7 hours before the game starts?

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

So starting the umpire complaining 7 hours before the game starts?

Umps handed st Kilda 6 free kicks in front of goals last week, they hate us, watch them screw us tonight

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Hard to get too enthused about this game, given the garbage served up on Monday and Last Night.

This festival of Football (whilst I can understand why during this COVID19 crisis) is going to result in poorer standard of footy as so many games crammed in such a short space of time.

Don't care who wins (would like to see Harley Bennell do well) as long as it's a close, exciting match.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Hard to get too enthused about this game, given the garbage served up on Monday and Last Night.

This festival of Football (whilst I can understand why during this COVID19 crisis) is going to result in poorer standard of footy as so many games crammed in such a short space of time.

Don't care who wins (would like to see Harley Bennell do well) as long as it's a close, exciting match.

Bennell is not playing - has been "managed"

 

[Cotchins Hair Piece]

Have supporters of a team who are on top of the ladder with a healthy percentage ever been as negative as Port’s? Port should win comfortably (and we’ll play Westhoff back in to form).

 

[LongPause]

First game of Melbourne i will have the chance to watch for the season. Hopefully those “gorn” and “petracker” fella’s dees fans are raving about don’t dissatisfy

 

[projectv]

Umps handed st Kilda 6 free kicks in front of goals last week, they hate us, watch them screw us tonight

Top of the table, yet so awfully insecure.

 

[Dee Train]

One thing for sure umps will give Melbourne a ride like they did with saints last week

Ok mate, I’ll put the wambulance on standby

 

[projectv]

So starting the umpire complaining 7 hours before the game starts?

The worst part about it is when it happens we won't have images of Port fans melting live on TV.