Re: Teams Port v Melbourne
Nothing short of delisting him will be a good result for Port. It's unfortunate for Ebert who I've always liked, but the club has to be bigger than the player.
He and Kane need to be first and second out the door. They both were great servants of the club, but they were great servants of the club under Choco's unconventional gameplan. Primus is trying to play with a more traditional gameplan, and players with the strengths and weaknesses that Kane and Ebert have don't fit into that. Both of them have completely failed to adapt to the new style, and are still trying to play like they did in Choco's side (unlike Motlop, for example, who's changed his game to suit Matt's side). Having a guy in our midfield running around slowing down our ball movement with his pointless cheap possessions (Kane) or a 178cm 'key' forward getting in Schulz and Butcher's way (Ebert) is not only ineffective, but it actually has a negative impact on the side.
I'd rather have someone like Meyer or Davenport who are just not good at football all-round on the list than someone like Kane or Ebert who do have some strengths, but who's strengths don't fit into our gamestyle and who's weaknesses are so significant that they actually have a negative impact on the side. Especially because they'll continue to get games on past performances alone, even though their strong past performances under Choco's system are irrelevant to their ability to perform in Primus' system.