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[Powerade 08]

Hearing the Labrador will be out this week (dishonourably discharged). Also Lycett will be wearing the gimp suit.

 

[Papa G]

This is unrelated to Daicos right?

Sure....

 

[ibd77]

No one. And Ken wont either. Back your system to beat ours. You've got the best collective of young midfield talent in the comp. Will be a cracker to see them going head to head

Agree with this statement. Premierships are not won by trying to nullify your opponent. Just ask Ross Lyon.

Our game is high pressure, high intensity on the ball or the opponent with the ball. We have also added the transition game from back to forward pretty well but we are heavily reliant on a stable back 6 to do this. Missing McKenzie has hurt us dearly and Jonas has made things much worse aiding the opponent with heaps of unforced errors.

It will be interesting to see who we select this week as it is likely we will be missing Butters & JHF who have injected life & energy into our midfield. Rosie is performing well but needs support. I am not sure if Houston is a solution in the midfield as he plays his best from half back. Wines is having a mare of a season so far and has been non influential in most games.

Ideally we would like to be at full strength with this game to see where we stand. But ultimately I'd rather have a full strength team in the finals by resting players now if they are sore or injured.

 

[Wargreymon90]

I’d love a pleasant surprise this round. But I don’t think it will happen. Collingwood are the real deal and best side in it.

Our best hope this year is if they go full colliwobbles in finals.

 

[Chrizzt]

I dont get why tagging went out of fashion,

Send Boak to him, he has the athletic ability (fittest at the club) and the brains

Because if the tag doesn't work you're playing 17 v 18.

Transition to full team zones and press also made it harder to have a dedicated tagger.

 

[backtozero]

Because if the tag doesn't work you're playing 17 v 18.

Transition to full team zones and press also made it harder to have a dedicated tagger.

Just because one player is tagging another doesn't mean they can't accumulate themselves. Kane Cornes could do it.
Not everyone is Ryan Crowley, or Ben Jscobs.

 

[Chrizzt]

Just because one player is tagging another doesn't mean they can't accumulate themselves. Kane Cornes could do it.
Not everyone is Ryan Crowley, or Ben Jscobs.

There are far more Crowley's and Jacobs' than there are Cornes' though. Even with Kane, he might have racked up touches, but didn't do much damage.

Brad Ebert tagging Kennedy in 2014 probably the last time I remember a Port player effectively tagging a mid while having a meaningful impact with the ball themselves.

 

[backtozero]

There are far more Crowley's and Jacobs' than there are Cornes' though. Even with Kane, he might have racked up touches, but didn't do much damage.

Brad Ebert tagging Kennedy in 2014 probably the last time I remember a Port player effectively tagging a mid while having a meaningful impact with the ball themselves.

Who are the players recently that have tried to tag and it not worked? (Terrorizing Lachie Neale aside)

 

[afl2004]

Doesn't matter what we plan for if Jonas plays and it's not pouring wet it's game over

 

[Dutchy5150]

No one. And Ken wont either. Back your system to beat ours. You've got the best collective of young midfield talent in the comp. Will be a cracker to see them going head to head

Positivity supporting Port will not be excepted here...

 

[Doctor Feel]

Positivity supporting Port will not be excepted here...

BLOODY WELL SAID

 

[davesnothere]

Butters cleared of anything visible by scans.

Will line up.

Wolverine sub for it going pear shaped is a good idea.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Butters cleared of anything visible by scans.

Will line up.

Wolverine sub for it going pear shaped is a good idea.

Funeral scheduled for the next mercury retrograde.

 

[backtozero]

Butters cleared of anything visible by scans.

Will line up.

Wolverine sub for it going pear shaped is a good idea.

The extent of it isn't.
I may make some crazy statements on here but not this.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

Positivity supporting Port will not be excepted here...

When you can't English so you say the exact opposite of what you want to say.

 

[JimmyBC]

Old mate Doomsday66 awaits his next dart throw.

 

[backtozero]

Dixon is expected to play this Saturday, as is midfielder Zak Butters

9

Zak Butters

Age

25

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

7.7

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

14.7

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

5.9

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

, who has been cleared of serious injury following scans on his hip.

LOL

 

[Ports1870]

Dixon, JHF, McKenzie, Butters all likely to play.

In: Dixon, JHF, McKenzie, Burton, Rioli, Fantasia
Out: Lord, Mead, Jonas, Burgoyne, DBJ, McEntee (Sub)

Will be our best team minus DBJ

 

[TeeKray]

Lol as expected everyone suddenly fit and available.

 

[Ports1870]

Lol as expected everyone suddenly fit and available.

Two scenarios to what has happened…

1: The club conceded that Carlton was the game to lose and decided to rest everyone to prepare for Collingwood.

2: These players injuries are more serious than said in the media, but after getting belted by Carlton the club has panicked and rushed everyone back.

If anything I think McKenzie has definitely been brought back as a rotten corpse of him will be more effective then our captain.

 

[TeeKray]

Two scenarios to what has happened…

1: The club conceded that Carlton was the game to lose and decided to rest everyone to prepare for Collingwood.

2: These players injuries are more serious than said in the media, but after getting belted by Carlton the club has panicked and rushed everyone back.

If anything I think McKenzie has definitely been brought back as a rotten corpse of him will be more effective then our captain.

It's pretty clear to me that they took the Carlton game as an opportunity to rest some sore players ahead of the tough stretch to come. This was probably planned prior to Carlton's recent resurgence. We probably figured we could potentially sneak a win with a sub par team or at the very worst lose a close one and hit the Collingwood game hard. Instead we got a massive loss that has derailed all of our hard won momentum just when we needed it most.

 

[JUSTWORK]

McKenzie listed as test now, McKenzie for Jonas is a massive improvement.

 

[afl2004]

Rushing in McKenzie and dixon again

 

[JimmyBC]

Rushing in McKenzie and dixon again

Another week off wont improve Dixon he gets through training he plays.

 

[Grave Danger]

Something highly contagious please...