Preview Changes & Preview Thread for Showdown 57

[RossFC]

When you watch the Magpies play, it 100% looks like they are just in match practice. Theres no real desire to win.

For the AFL side to be in the same boat though is crazy. Especially with no 1st pick in hand.

When I hear crap from some supporters saying pre-season and early round games "don't matter", I shake my head.

Let standards slip, give up 4 points cheaply, and before you know it we are playing in dead rubbers and another year is wasted.

 

[PJ Power]

When I hear crap from some supporters saying pre-season and early round games "don't matter", I shake my head.

Let standards slip, give up 4 points cheaply, and before you know it we are playing in dead rubbers and another year is wasted.

Amen.

 

[Interstater]

This game doesn't have the "Save Kenny" vibe, but the next one will.

 

[simba_]

Port Adelaide by 5,000,000 points. Ryan Burton

3

Ryan Burton

Age

28

Ht

191cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.5

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

277.3

4star

D

16.8

4star

K

12.3

5star

HB

4.5

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

277.3

4star

D

13.4

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.2

4star

to kick 700. Travis Boak

10

Travis Boak

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.4

4star

to have 1,500 touches. Lachie Jones to become a famous TikTokker.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

When you watch the Magpies play, it 100% looks like they are just in match practice. Theres no real desire to win.

For the AFL side to be in the same boat though is crazy. Especially with no 1st pick in hand.

To be honest, if that was the case, Boak shouldn't play again. Finlayson probably goes in the same boat. Mind you its not like we have a lot of options underneath. Other than Whitlock, BZT and Visentini, theres no one that played for the Magpies this week that has a long term AFL future ahead.

It's not surprising at all considering the succession planning.

No one is held accountable because of well Ken is leaving anyway and Carr isn't technically coach.

Our players used to at least have some spirited fightback but our 4th quarter numbers show that they offer no second wind this year.

We looked great in the Hawks game because the players were motivated in their hatred of them.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Another reason we'll spud it up this weekend

 

[Doctor Feel]

Can we crowdfund Mark Neeld to do that crazy eye popping veiny face thing and belt Hinkley

 

[JimmyBC]

Can we crowdfund Mark Neeld to do that crazy eye popping veiny face thing and belt Hinkley

Imagine if you could combine that with the thing on Don's nose

 

[Doctor Feel]

Imagine if you could combine that with the thing on Don's nose

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Will they be at the do it for Kenny stage yet? Traditionally it’s two or three shit performances in a row before the players go all out to do it for Kenny love fest.

 

[IamKeyserSoze]

When I hear crap from some supporters saying pre-season and early round games "don't matter", I shake my head.

Let standards slip, give up 4 points cheaply, and before you know it we are playing in dead rubbers and another year is wasted.

You play how you practice and train.
The lack of fight to grit it out when the heats on and /or down and failure to flog a side when you have them on the ropes says it all.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Do it for that thing on Don Pykes nose

 

[ClintEastwood]

Could get ugly.

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Crows are 5th on percentage, not fourth.

 

[backtozero]

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[PAFC66]

I swear I read it somewhere that the club consider this year a write off and don't care where they finish

Because they've resigned to keeping Ken . Weird aey

 

[PAFC66]

Crows are 5th on percentage, not fourth.

Whocares they could be winless on the bottom and smash us.

 

[ClintEastwood]

Whocares they could be winless on the bottom and smash us.

Was a simple correction / statement of fact. Ya right there?

 

[Willsy10]

Adelaide has definitely had the wood on us since 2022 but last year they weren’t that convincing against us.

The first showdown we were awful but still had chances late to win but our goal kicking was ridiculously bad. We had 10 more inside 50’s, midfield were on top but it was one of the most wasteful games I’ve ever seen. Crows on the other hand didn’t miss. 12.6 to 5.18. Where they kicked the last 3 goals to blow it out to 30 points. I don’t think the crows were good we were just shithouse.

The second showdown the crows came In to the game in pretty good form, nearly knocked off the Geelong in Geelong, smashed the hot to trot at the time dogs so we had to play well to beat the crows and they took it up to us and it was an arm wrestle for 3/4 and then we pulled away late.

Obviously they’ve improved since then and we’ve gone backwards but it’s not like we don’t know how to compete against them.

We need to respond. I’ve got my concerns that we will but if we do I think this one will be much closer than most are predicting.

showdowns have a way of the playing field being levelled despite ladder positions. Anything is possible.

Even if this year is the write off we are all expecting now at least get up for this game like we did against the hawks.

 

[rogerjames]

Then you don’t remember how it was being a Port supporter in the 70s and 80s- I dare say, the 50s and 60s too.

It was us against the rest. 9 other clubs hated us and their second favourite side was whoever was playing us. Then a corporation is spawned from that hate by those 9 clubs in 1990 just to keep us out of the AFL. Nothing recreates that more than wearing our history against that bunch that has none.

I remember very well

 

[davesnothere]

I swear I read it somewhere that the club consider this year a write off and don't care where they finish

Tanking to get Tyson Sharp.


Just not for us

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

Crows are 5th on percentage, not fourth.

That was posted before the end of the round.

 

[ScottalotaPower]

Isn't this just fn pathetic.

"Rozee conceded not much went right for Port against the Bulldogs in Ballarat, where they conceded 18 goals to three after quarter-time.

But he wasn't dwelling on the result, insisting it's a long season.

"We've shown in the past that when we have a bad loss we're able to respond," Rozee said.

"That will be the same approach this week."

 

[GoPorts]

Adelaide has definitely had the wood on us since 2022 but last year they weren’t that convincing against us.

The first showdown we were awful but still had chances late to win but our goal kicking was ridiculously bad. We had 10 more inside 50’s, midfield were on top but it was one of the most wasteful games I’ve ever seen. Crows on the other hand didn’t miss. 12.6 to 5.18. Where they kicked the last 3 goals to blow it out to 30 points. I don’t think the crows were good we were just shithouse.

The second showdown the crows came In to the game in pretty good form, nearly knocked off the Geelong in Geelong, smashed the hot to trot at the time dogs so we had to play well to beat the crows and they took it up to us and it was an arm wrestle for 3/4 and then we pulled away late.

Obviously they’ve improved since then and we’ve gone backwards but it’s not like we don’t know how to compete against them.

We need to respond. I’ve got my concerns that we will but if we do I think this one will be much closer than most are predicting.

showdowns have a way of the playing field being levelled despite ladder positions. Anything is possible.

Even if this year is the write off we are all expecting now at least get up for this game like we did against the hawks.

Leveling the playing field only works in the crows favor while Ken has been coach. We should have a 100% win rate over the last 7 years against them considering where the teams have been at.
The fact is that win for Daddy vibes can't help when there isn't an expectation to win or a team that brings early pressure

 

[Coobk001]

Even if we pull out one of our flukey blinding starts, I'd still see them coming back and winning.

This year has 2015 vibes for me all over.

 

[Schulzenfest]

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Why in the absolute **** would we drop Lorenz for Benny Barrett? Madness.