Preview Changes & Preview Thread for Round 2, 2026 vs Essendon @ Adelaide Oval

[Pt Augusta Power]

I’m happy to give Carr a chance but essentially he was picked so that the club didn’t have to sack Ken. It’s a massive coaching turnover because most of Kenny’s yes men are gone so a completely different set up.

 

[klem22]

I wish we didnt give them another chance as they have had ample, and they are useless in my opinion. But yeah i guess.

That has been the problem at Alberton, no capacity to see and deal with the mediocrity!

 

[PearLover5]

We are 1 or 2 injuries away from an absolute disaster.
Fast forward me to 2028 with Dougie and Pilot please.

 

[FishingRick04]

We are 1 or 2 injuries away from an absolute disaster.
Fast forward me to 2028 with Dougie and Pilot please.

How much of our life would be missed to fast forward to a winning grand final?

What ya mean im in ICU on life support, the year is 2070 bad luck

 

[Doctor Feel]

Round 2 and people are already losing interest. Can't say im that surprised. If you accept Butters as a fait accompli you are really watching for unearthing gems and improvement in kids with a gameplan I guess you can see developing.

 

[Gryllis]

Round 2 and people are already losing interest. Can't say im that surprised. If you accept Butters as a fait accompli you are really watching for unearthing gems and improvement in kids with a gameplan I guess you can see developing.

Yeah, which is why the melts over Mead coming in at round 2 are fair enough really.

For a contending team, that'd be fair enough, seemingly turning to a regular emergency.

But for a team that showed absolutely nothing against North Melbourne, turning to a player we already know isn't up to the level is about as flat as you get in a year of rebuilding. At least a debut brings the excitement of possibility.

 

[240volt]

Mead playing is more Hinkley than Hinkley.
So much for all the change talk pre season.
This guy would struggle to get a game with Norf ,you’d be better off playing one man less.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

The Sunday wait is painful but at least we will probably get Jess Webster on Kayo

Don't have to listen to the drongos of Gerard, Lyon

 

[Portmagpies36]

Round 2 and people are already losing interest. Can't say im that surprised. If you accept Butters as a fait accompli you are really watching for unearthing gems and improvement in kids with a gameplan I guess you can see developing.

I am one who is losing interest, our superstar player is leaving (completely over hearing about it). Our list is piss poor (due to some horrendous decisions at the trade table) I was totally against a succession plan (just a narrow minded way to select a coach) and to play with absolutely no intensity under a new coach is inexcusable.
Then we can look forward to being bent over by the AFL with the new Father/Son rules.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Round 2 and people are already losing interest. Can't say im that surprised. If you accept Butters as a fait accompli you are really watching for unearthing gems and improvement in kids with a gameplan I guess you can see developing.

Problem is, as we well know it’s a bunch of ring ins and mid-late draft pics we are trying to unearth gems from

The odds aren’t going to be great

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Mead playing is more Hinkley than Hinkley.
So much for all the change talk pre season.
This guy would struggle to get a game with Norf ,you’d be better off playing one man less.

Maybe it's a change of mindset rather than a physical change. The physical attributes of our squad is pretty much par for the course when it comes to AFL standards. It's the attitude and approach that was lacking, especially when the writing was on the wall for Ken.

Let's hope we see something tomorrow other than those KFC drummers.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Yeah, which is why the melts over Mead coming in at round 2 are fair enough really.

For a contending team, that'd be fair enough, seemingly turning to a regular emergency.

But for a team that showed absolutely nothing against North Melbourne, turning to a player we already know isn't up to the level is about as flat as you get in a year of rebuilding. At least a debut brings the excitement of possibility.

Yep. Could've had some excitement from a debuting Lai, a club debuting Brodie and a young Visentini getting a chance to lead the ruck against a guy with a similar experience level in Blakiston as opposed to one of the top few rucks in the competition in Xerri. Instead we get to watch Jackson Mead, Jack Watkins/Ewan Mackinlay/Jacob Wehr (take your pick as to which one we should've dropped for Brodie, probably should've dropped all of them and brought in Lorenz too TBH) and Jordon Sweet. Couldn't be less interested in watching any of those five guys play football. Bar maybe Sweet as a backup, none will be on on our list in three years' time.

 

[Portpowerfan20040621]

Whoever isn’t going to the game. Whatever you do. Don’t watch the game on foxtel or kayo! Ken is commentating! The Channel Seven commentators aren’t confirmed but for Fox it’s Matt Hill, Dwayne Russell, Mark Ricciuto

Mark Ricciuto

Age

50

Ht

184cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.1

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

8.3

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

, Ken Hinkley, Shaun Burgoyne

9

Shaun Burgoyne

Age

43

Ht

186cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.0

4star

K

9.9

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.8

5star

MG

162.7

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

162.7

3star

D

6.2

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.6

4star

with Kellie Underwood and David Zita in the fox footy studios back in Melbourne. Doing everyone a favour but save yourselves from listening to Ken again after all these years!

 

[pastmyprimus]

Would like to see Bergman step-up. Reckon he’s had a quiet start to the season.

 

[P4Life]

Would like to see Bergman step-up. Reckon he’s had a quiet start to the season.

Couldn’t agree more.
This is a 1st round draft pick into his 6th year with all the tools and talent to be in our top 4 players. Needs to be a minimum 20 possessions player making impact most weeks.
Hoping this is the year we see a return on the investment the club have put into him.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Whoever isn’t going to the game. Whatever you do. Don’t watch the game on foxtel or kayo! Ken is commentating! The Channel Seven commentators aren’t confirmed but for Fox it’s Matt Hill, Dwayne Russell, Mark Ricciuto, Ken Hinkley, Shaun Burgoyne with Kellie Underwood and David Zita in the fox footy studios back in Melbourne. Doing everyone a favour but save yourselves from listening to Ken again after all these years!

Thank **** for that at least.

 

[TazD]

I'd listen to six Underwood's and three Zita's over one Hinkley

 

[philreich]

Whoever isn’t going to the game. Whatever you do. Don’t watch the game on foxtel or kayo! Ken is commentating! The Channel Seven commentators aren’t confirmed but for Fox it’s Matt Hill, Dwayne Russell, Mark Ricciuto, Ken Hinkley, Shaun Burgoyne with Kellie Underwood and David Zita in the fox footy studios back in Melbourne. Doing everyone a favour but save yourselves from listening to Ken again after all these years!

I'll be doing what I always do - muting the TV and listening to Timmy G. Hinkley can say whatever inane crap he wants: I won't hear it.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Whoever isn’t going to the game. Whatever you do. Don’t watch the game on foxtel or kayo! Ken is commentating! The Channel Seven commentators aren’t confirmed but for Fox it’s Matt Hill, Dwayne Russell, Mark Ricciuto, Ken Hinkley, Shaun Burgoyne with Kellie Underwood and David Zita in the fox footy studios back in Melbourne. Doing everyone a favour but save yourselves from listening to Ken again after all these years!

That really is the worst list of commentators you could ask for.