I figured it was probably worth creating this thread given it's less than 30 days away and we now have some evidence of the type of Port Adelaide that's going to show up in round 1 after their performance against Brisbane last weekend. Charlie Dixon (4 goals, 18 disposals), Steven Motlop (3 goals, 22 disposals) and Travis Boak (33 disposals) seemed to be the biggest threats for the Power in that game. Their small forwards in Rozee and Duursma also contributed 2 goals each. Perhaps the most telling stats were Port winning the stoppages 51-44 and smashed Brisbane in the inside 50s count 58-40. Compare that to our performance on Saturday night where we actually lost the clearances count 38-44 but absolutely demolished the Cats in the inside 50s count 72-40. It should be mentioned we won the tackle count 88-76 and that likely resulted in a lot of turnovers which allowed us to enter inside 50 far more often than Geelong. For context, Port won the tackle count against the Lions 76-68.
So what does everyone think about this one with the evidence to date?
So what does everyone think about this one with the evidence to date?