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[drcollossimo]

Lol this should read

Port skipper jogs very slowly in an attempt to convince people he’s a possibility this week when in reality he’s no farken chance

 

[crows dude]

Despite Laird and Crouch pretty much getting only handballs, they seem to do well against us because we collapse towards the ball leaving an outside player free. You'd rather these guys kick it because they crab it sideways leaving us time to set up in defence. Our midfield has to stop Dawson and Milera getting the handball receives from these two.

Milera is out for year

 

[StueyDaDew]

His eyeball has fallen out

Poor bloke, he'd better stay clear of any bumpy roads then.

 

[Buget]

Port have a habit of running into teams that may be galvanised for some reason this year.

Melbourne - drug accusations
Collingwood - retirement of a popular playing
Adelaide - retirement of a former captain and crows customer favourite.

Not saying this has a massive difference. However, in a game we’re 1%’ers matter…

 

[Scodges]

Despite Laird and Crouch pretty much getting only handballs, they seem to do well against us because we collapse towards the ball leaving an outside player free. You'd rather these guys kick it because they crab it sideways leaving us time to set up in defence. Our midfield has to stop Dawson and Milera getting the handball receives from these two.

I think Milera is injured.


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[JimmyBC]

Nicks will even get the biggest camry spuds bouncing off the walls with Do it for Rory! stuff & we'll bend over as always.

 

[Rash]

butters showdown medal and Port by 9, im usually very negative but i just have a gut feel we win this as the underdogs.

 

[drcollossimo]

Nicks will even get the biggest camry spuds bouncing off the walls with Do it for Rory! stuff & we'll bend over as always.

Yep this ^ meanwhile daddy will be saying “all credit to Adelaide they really put us under pressure and we couldn’t get our game going because the numbers were going in a certain direction and when those numbers go the way they did my history tells me you don’t win games of footy”

“we review the loss and understand its 4 out the last 5 now we own that and we are really clear about getting to work and working really hard on those things that let us down tonight”

“My footy history tells me we will get an opportunity at some stage to have another go at it and we will work really hard to be ready for that”

The themes through all of this is

• say stuff that sounds impressive without actually saying anything
• promise to work on said stuff without being clear about what that stuff is or what you expect to see
• talk about some future state when points 1 and 2 are resolved while at the same time behaving as if they are already solved
• Finally collect millions of dollars

 

[Bump Bailey]

“My footy history tells me we will get an opportunity at some stage to have another go at it and we will work really hard to be ready for that”

That is eerily, and depressingly, accurate

 

[JimmyBC]

Yep this ^ meanwhile daddy will be saying “all credit to Adelaide they really put us under pressure and we couldn’t get our game going because the numbers were going in a certain direction and when those numbers go the way they did my history tells me you don’t win games of footy”

“we review the loss and understand its 4 out the last 5 now we own that and we are really clear about getting to work and working really hard on those things that let us down tonight”

“My footy history tells me we will get an opportunity at some stage to have another go at it and we will work really hard to be ready for that”

The themes through all of this is

• say stuff that sounds impressive without actually saying anything
• promise to work on said stuff without being clear about what that stuff is or what you expect to see
• talk about some future state when points 1 and 2 are resolved while at the same time behaving as if they are already solved
• Finally collect millions of dollars

"I've been in footy a long time does it matter when yous lose your three in a row to the crosstown rival?"

 

[Doctor Feel]

His eyeball has fallen out

He'll be right

 

[StueyDaDew]

He'll be right

7, 9 or 10 reporting their sports?

 

[240volt]

I’d bring in Fynn forward and play Marshall down back.

 

[Ah12]

butters showdown medal and Port by 9, im usually very negative but i just have a gut feel we win this as the underdogs.

Underdogs? We are 5-2 they are 2-5 and we start $1.48 favourites. Even with our outs we should be winning this.

 

[Rash]

Underdogs? We are 5-2 they are 2-5 and we start $1.48 favourites. Even with our outs we should be winning this.

we have lost the last 2 showdowns, we have 3 of our most important players out, its a crows home showdown and they will want to win for sloane, plus win/loss record doesnt mean anything in a showdown.

 

[drcollossimo]

we have lost the last 2 showdowns, we have 3 of our most important players out, its a crows home showdown and they will want to win for sloane, plus win/loss record doesnt mean anything in a showdown.

Lol we 100% aren’t winning this

 

[gbear]

Suspended in round 4, this week is round 8. 3 week suspension so he still has 1 week left. Pretty simple really

Oh dear maths isn't your stong point, is it?

 

[Rash]

9 news said that Rozee is trying to prove his fitness after a hamstring strain. i actaully wouldnt be suprised to see him play as our medical team love to put injured players on the park

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

Playing games with selection. No chance of playing this week.

 

[wayb2912]

Stop Dawson, Rankine, Soligo and we win

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[theouthouse]

Any chance of Narkle coming in?

Reckon he will be a pretty good match up for Milera, who killed it last showdown.

 

[gbear]

Any chance of Narkle coming in?

Reckon he will be a pretty good match up for Milera, who killed it last showdown.

He is on the long-term injury list, but anything is possible right?

 

[Cam1870]

Nicks will even get the biggest camry spuds bouncing off the walls with Do it for Rory! stuff & we'll bend over as always.

It would be almost disrespectful to put up a fight.

Fast forward to the press conference, have Ken blurt out something about taking a long time to be as good as Adelaide, someones gotta lose, we'll learn from this and how it's really hard to stop talent such as Himelberg and McHenry.

Then grit your teeth going to work on Friday morning

 

[chachi11]

Narkle Milera cripple fight is the pre match entertainment

 

[gbear]

It would be almost disrespectful to put up a fight.

Fast forward to the press conference, have Ken blurt out something about taking a long time to be as good as Adelaide, someones gotta lose, we'll learn from this and how it's really hard to stop talent such as Himelberg and McHenry.

Then grit your teeth going to work on Friday morning

Thankfully I am headed to Clare on Friday for a girls weekend, so I can drink and eat my way through the stages of grief