Preview Changes & Preview Thread for Round 17, 2025 vs Brisbane

[TazD]

I'd give Luko another SANFL run, but if we have to play him, I'd swap him for Sweet.

Wines for Boak.

Moraes for Evans.

 

[The Hobo]

I wonder if Richards is under any selection pressure. Fumbles a heck of a lot, miskicks a lot including blowing multiple opportunities last week. He has been ok, but i could see him as a small chance to make way for Luko if we were to stay with 2 rucks.

I hope 1 ruck drops out though.

Surprised to see this, thought he has been excellent the past two weeks in particular. He did drop off for a period after a strong start.

I don't think he's under any pressure at all, and if he does get dropped... McEntee will be back.............

 

[Coobk001]

Surprised to see this, thought he has been excellent the past two weeks in particular. He did drop off for a period after a strong start.

I don't think he's under any pressure at all, and if he does get dropped... McEntee will be back.............

He probably wont, his numbers are high, but personally I don't think he's having any real impact. Worth persisting with at this stage, but if you're looking for an option to go out of the forward line I feel like he is behind a few others

 

[Skindy]

He probably wont, his numbers are high, but personally I don't think he's having any real impact. Worth persisting with at this stage, but if you're looking for an option to go out of the forward line I feel like he is behind a few others

Think you're underrating him. His finishing at goal has been poor but he plays a connector role in the forward half. His clean hands, quick hand passes and dinky kicks are elite at releasing players into space.

 

[AlbertPower]

He got praised on Agenda Setters tonight and rightfully so.

 

[Powerade 08]

He got praised on Agenda Setters tonight and rightfully so.

I can only assume you are talking about Ken Hinkley?

 

[MALTSY]

I wonder if Richards is under any selection pressure. Fumbles a heck of a lot, miskicks a lot including blowing multiple opportunities last week. He has been ok, but i could see him as a small chance to make way for Luko if we were to stay with 2 rucks.

I hope 1 ruck drops out though.

Richards first half was pretty good I thought

 

[Ford Fairlane]

As I posted in the Joe Richards thread, Dane Zorko was a big wrap for Joe Richards on The Agenda Setters. Brisbane see him as an important player for Port.

 

[chiwigi]

As I posted in the Joe Richards thread, Dane Zorko was a big wrap for Joe Richards on The Agenda Setters. Brisbane see him as an important player for Port.

They think he’s still at Collingwood.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Oh, good ...

 

[Teal Leviathan]

Tom14's preview for this match on the Brisbane board is something else, a veritable celebration of all Ken Hinkley has done for PAFC.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Oh oh.

Heat is scary.

 

[Minotaur2]

I find the Richards discussion quite interesting.

Clearly, he is a step above the McEntee, Frank Evans and Narkle merry-go-around so a big improvement on what we had, but do we need someone to push him out of the team before we become seriously good?

In the end, there is a reason he was not getting games at Collingwood. He will do something nice in a game, and I will think this guy is a solid player and then I just won't notice him for the rest of teh game. Might be the position, I guess.

We clearly have much bigger issues at the moment, but I do wonder whether he is part of the next premiership team. Could probably ask the same about Pepper and Darcy Byrne-Jones

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Darcy Byrne-jones

Age

30

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.0

4star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.8

4star

G

0.1

2star

D

25.0

5star

K

16.0

5star

HB

9.0

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.0

1star

D

19.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.4

3star

- although Pepper does bring physicality but not always a brain and Jones takes his opportunities. Maybe we need someone a bit better and just one or at most two of these three.

 

[Waspy79]

Tom14's preview for this match on the Brisbane board is something else, a veritable celebration of all Ken Hinkley has done for PAFC.

Kind of refreshing to see that fans of other clubs can see the gaslighting crap that Port fans have had to endure for literally years.

 

[Tom14]

Tom14's preview for this match on the Brisbane board is something else, a veritable celebration of all Ken Hinkley has done for PAFC.

Thanks for the shout out. It had to be done to celebrate KEN.

 

[RossFC]

This game is gonna be torture, the Twenty20 cricket singalong after every goal that rains down on us will make this unwatchable.

 

[Waspy79]

I find the Richards discussion quite interesting.

Clearly, he is a step above the McEntee, Frank Evans and Narkle merry-go-around so a big improvement on what we had, but do we need someone to push him out of the team before we become seriously good?

In the end, there is a reason he was not getting games at Collingwood. He will do something nice in a game, and I will think this guy is a solid player and then I just won't notice him for the rest of teh game. Might be the position, I guess.

We clearly have much bigger issues at the moment, but I do wonder whether he is part of the next premiership team. Could probably ask the same about Pepper and Darcy Byrne-Jones - although Pepper does bring physicality but not always a brain and Jones takes his opportunities. Maybe we need someone a bit better and just one or at most two of these three.

Correct. I think Port has set a low bar for half-forwards and as a result Richards tends to get talked up. He's okay - nothing more, nothing less, and ideally you upgrade okay players to good to very good to elite wherever possible.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I find the Richards discussion quite interesting.

Clearly, he is a step above the McEntee, Frank Evans and Narkle merry-go-around so a big improvement on what we had, but do we need someone to push him out of the team before we become seriously good?

In the end, there is a reason he was not getting games at Collingwood. He will do something nice in a game, and I will think this guy is a solid player and then I just won't notice him for the rest of teh game. Might be the position, I guess.

We clearly have much bigger issues at the moment, but I do wonder whether he is part of the next premiership team. Could probably ask the same about Pepper and Darcy Byrne-Jones - although Pepper does bring physicality but not always a brain and Jones takes his opportunities. Maybe we need someone a bit better and just one or at most two of these three.

Yep.

If Joe Berry, Benny Barrett or Cockers starts finding the sticks, Richards, Powell-Pepper and Byrne-Jones would have some serious competition on their hands.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Oddly looking forward to this game. By my reckoning this should be the first game where we are close to full strength and have built up a fitness base similar to other clubs (only took 12 or so weeks!). So a test against the reigning premiers away should tell us (if we had got a few things right) where abouts we would actually be in 2025.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

Brisbane have been inconsistent this season, but one feels they have recently shifted up a gear & are about to launch their Premiership defence in earnest. They posses elite talent across all lines, and will readily slaughter us if we bring our Swans attitude into this contest.

Loving the Big Rat ATM, he’s in career best form.

As shit as Wines ball usage is at times, we miss his presence & hardness around the ball when he’s not there.

With Butters likely to be tagged again, will need JHF & Miles to get on top of clearances out the middle.

Luko must come in to provide some needed support for George, happy for Vis to hold his spot for this one.

 

[The Hobo]

I find the Richards discussion quite interesting.

Clearly, he is a step above the McEntee, Frank Evans and Narkle merry-go-around so a big improvement on what we had, but do we need someone to push him out of the team before we become seriously good?

In the end, there is a reason he was not getting games at Collingwood. He will do something nice in a game, and I will think this guy is a solid player and then I just won't notice him for the rest of teh game. Might be the position, I guess.

We clearly have much bigger issues at the moment, but I do wonder whether he is part of the next premiership team. Could probably ask the same about Pepper and Darcy Byrne-Jones - although Pepper does bring physicality but not always a brain and Jones takes his opportunities. Maybe we need someone a bit better and just one or at most two of these three.

It's a lot to do with the position. They all do a lot of things off the ball that's very important but don't get stats and not always visible on the broadcast. DBJ in particular is quite good at this.

 

[Capital Power]

LOL, the display ad after the last post here is for a law firm. "You deserve better", it says. I'm being trolled again .

 

[The Hobo]

Oddly looking forward to this game. By my reckoning this should be the first game where we are close to full strength and have built up a fitness base similar to other clubs (only took 12 or so weeks!). So a test against the reigning premiers away should tell us (if we had got a few things right) where abouts we would actually be in 2025.

Agreed - but up against the reigning premier is a tough ask for any team at any point.

What is the pass mark here?

 

[The Hobo]

Correct. I think Port has set a low bar for half-forwards and as a result Richards tends to get talked up. He's okay - nothing more, nothing less, and ideally you upgrade okay players to good to very good to elite wherever possible.

The key for me is that he's made a massive problem go away (McEntee). Whether he's the long term solution or not is a different story, but for where we are in our list build, I think he will do. He is 25, but still only played 23 games, so still some growth you'd imagine.

Statistically, for a medium forward, his stats are quite decent as well (aside from goals, and a lot of that is his inaccuracy I feel)

 

[True__Believer]

This game is a real roll of the dice. Two teams known for inconsistency. Let's not forget the basket case that is Melbourne beat them there only a few short weeks ago