Preview Changes & Preview Thread for Round 14 vs Melbourne

[Doctor Feel]

Our players usually play in nappies anyway

 

[JimmyBC]

Our players usually play in nappies anyway

Could be some poo blasting tomorrow.

 

[bomberclifford]

If we win tomorrow we’ll jump to tenth.
Based on this, we’ll lose.

 

[Greasyrhys]

Would definitely have mead as sub but we all know Liddy will be.

 

[GremioPower]

Actually you don’t play two rucks full stop in 2025.

Personnel should dictate that. If you have the players to pull it off, why not? There could be three even. It’s just a matter of whether it improves or harms the team.

 

[GremioPower]

Would definitely have mead as sub but we all know Liddy will be.

Moraes (R2), Cochrane (R3), Atkins (R6), and Jackson (R11) have all debuted as subs this season.

The only exception so far is Berry (R1).

 

[Expat power]

If we win tomorrow we’ll jump to tenth.
Based on this, we’ll lose.

Only for a couple of hours before Carlton beat West Coast

 

[Gryllis]

Looking at the bench, if Liddy isn't sub, it'll be Jackson, unless they're demoting Mead to sub rather than dropping him.

Of course, late changes could change that. Surely they don't bring Moraes back, who's in need of a full game, and then make him sub.

Also if Boak was ruled out due to being sick this week, why is he an emergency?

 

[SC_Power]

Looking at the bench, if Liddy isn't sub, it'll be Jackson, unless they're demoting Mead to sub rather than dropping him.

Of course, late changes could change that. Surely they don't bring Moraes back, who's in need of a full game, and then make him sub.

Also if Boak was ruled out due to being sick this week, why is he an emergency?

Moraes played a full SNAFL game v Eagles yesterday.

 

[SC_Power]

BTW, if there’s flu running through the team, everyone will have caught it during one of the group hug sessions this week.

 

[Gryllis]

Morales played a full SNAFL game v Eagles yesterday.

Ah just saw that. In which case surely the flu isn't expected to cause any late changes, if we only held back one fit emergency like normal. Surely...

 

[Rigs]

Flu - good excuse to lose

 

[PowerLil]

The club has reported it.

"Hinkley returned to the training track on Saturday morning after being a victim of a flu bug that claimed others in the football department and AFL squad at Alberton this week."

Hinkley on two rucks, debutant Liddy and the need for consistency

It is truly one game at a time for Port Adelaide even if there seems a golden opportunity from a three-week run at Adelaide Oval - starting with Melbourne on Sunday.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Surely with the flu he should be quarantined for at least 11 weeks?

 

[True__Believer]

Liddy/Moraes/Lorenz/Jackson

A competent coach would be rotating two out of these four every week. Not waiting until one of them is completely gassed (Moraes)

 

[Windy Cindy]

Flu - good excuse to lose

Seeds been planted for this weeks excuse

 

[The Hobo]

I was going in to bat for Mead a month or so ago when he was getting 15-20 touches a game and going at around 80% efficiency. But the guy has been a passenger since then. The reluctancy of the coaches to drop him, especially when they're not playing guys like Lorenz, is indicative of the lack of accountability at the club.

Yup, I'm the same. I defended him strongly as he was playing a good role - but his last 4-5 weeks have been really average.

Bit better today though

 

[The Hobo]

He's been struggling with his back for years. He's still been telling the Club he's got so much left to give.

He played well against the Giants. He still has what it takes, it's just about consistency.

I think he's had a solid season, and he started it really well. Bit of a blip in the middle though but hopefully coming out of it.