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[blackholeguns]

Several basketball and soccer players play better with a flu.

No excuse

it literally knocks you on your arse for up to a week.. carn

Theres no way any doc would say yeah boys it’s just the flu.. lace up for training she’ll be right

 

[Alberton Proud]

Smitho probably just heard someone cough from the safety of his wheelie bin

 

[Flash of power]

Nobody is playing with the flu if they have it. My hope is that they coughed and this has just been a rumour that has been dropped to get the Clowns to drop their guard.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

ADELAIDE coach Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Age

48

Ht

187cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.4

3star

has brushed aside suggestions a youthful, flu-hit Port Adelaide will be vulnerable in Saturday's Showdown at Adelaide Oval.
With Dan Houston

5

Dan Houston

Age

26

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

, Sam Powell-Pepper

2

Sam Powell-pepper

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

5.1

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.8

4star

and 2021 Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines all missing Friday's captain's run with flu symptoms, Port's depth could be tested.
But Nicks isn't anticipating a smooth ride. "Age and experience is one area, there's also speed, power, talent," he said. "Port Adelaide's is a very, very high-end midfield. "By no means do we come into this game thinking we'll get a massive advantage there. "We're confident with the style of footy we're playing but we're coming up against a very good midfield."

'Very, very high-end': Crows won't underestimate young, flu-hit Port midfield

The race for a top eight spot, as well as state bragging rights, will make for a fierce contest as Adelaide hosts Port Adelaide on Saturday night

www.afl.com.au

 

[Vic_Vinegar]

Worst case and they don’t come up who will replace them?

My best guess would be Narkle, Jackson and Burgoyne.

 

[Young Gun #6]

ADELAIDE coach Matthew Nicks has brushed aside suggestions a youthful, flu-hit Port Adelaide will be vulnerable in Saturday's Showdown at Adelaide Oval.
With Dan Houston, Sam Powell-Pepper and 2021 Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines all missing Friday's captain's run with flu symptoms, Port's depth could be tested.
But Nicks isn't anticipating a smooth ride. "Age and experience is one area, there's also speed, power, talent," he said. "Port Adelaide's is a very, very high-end midfield. "By no means do we come into this game thinking we'll get a massive advantage there. "We're confident with the style of footy we're playing but we're coming up against a very good midfield."

'Very, very high-end': Crows won't underestimate young, flu-hit Port midfield

The race for a top eight spot, as well as state bragging rights, will make for a fierce contest as Adelaide hosts Port Adelaide on Saturday night

www.afl.com.au

They want to be significant underdogs. Internally you know they think they’re in this game up to their earfuls.

 

[Andre]

They want to be significant underdogs. Internally you know they think they’re in this game up to their earfuls.

Yep. Nicks has a lot of the flaws of Ken, having 'learnt' from him, but he lets their 'natural' treatment of a Showdown as being as good as a final, run it's course, rather than try and play it down. For all Port gets accused of the affirmation of the crowd makes a difference (like they've missed our home games from 2015 onwards), Adelaide really does feed off their fans mindless devotion at home games. Even when they are complete trash, Mabel and Herb won't tolerate anyone thinking it's the players, it's the umpires, evil Victorians, black fella's who said worse to Tex first and/or those Port ferals stopping them succeeding, not Rory Riley and his cousin Riley Rory. Of course then they crumble away from AO, without that ego stroking, but that's not going to matter tomorrow.

 

[Ralph Lorenz]

Ken's poured water on it all, the media are clinging onto this in a slow news showdown week. I'd be surprised if more than one of the 3 mentioned miss tomorrow's game.

"We had a couple away, but I have spoken to all the boys and they are all okay," Hinkley said. "It is that time of the year; a little sniffle. We keep them away (from the rest of the group)."

 

[Us against the rest]

The flu sweeps though Alberton apparently.

 

[Willsy10]

Lol so they report it as flu but it’s just a little sniffle. No one is missing this game for a head cold.


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[HinkleysHeroes]

After Burton decided to open his mouth on the hate of their club we needed a little story to bring it back to even.

 

[PA4lyf]

Even if they’re not bed ridden and just have a mild case, it’s still going to affect their aerobic performance. There’s no way around that.

It still decreases our chances of winning this game.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

It might be covid. We will need to lock down Adelaide Oval.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

Why on earth wouldnt you activate the sub?

That isnt the reason
Sam Edmund ran the story about champion data holding out on changing the software months ago

I don't know but it has happened before.

 

[Port 2004]

Even if they’re not bed ridden and just have a mild case, it’s still going to affect their aerobic performance. There’s no way around that.

It still decreases our chances of winning this game.

All precautionary.

 

[Jonts]

I don't know but it has happened before.

It hasnt happened this year has it (previously it was only medical)

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

We gonna get badly beaten. Typical Port season

 

[dirty2]

We gonna get badly beaten. Typical Port season

Crows will come out backs against the wall and make a game of it.... Or we will smash them... I reckon they will come out and give a good hard effort.... But shouldn't be any excuses.

 

[JimmyBC]

As long as it's the sniffles and not a poo shooting bum flu it'll be fine.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

It hasnt happened this year has it (previously it was only medical)

I was sure there was one game this year that the sub for one team didn't get used. Other than going through stats for every game I'm not sure how to confirm it. Agree though, it doesn't make sense.

Edit: it might be they were subbed on basically the end of the game, I remember the commentators noting the sub hadn't been used.

 

[Portology]

Smitho probably just heard someone cough from the safety of his wheelie bin

well you would cough if you got a whiff of that bloke lurking anywhere nearby

 

[VineValerian]

Crows will come out backs against the wall and make a game of it.... Or we will smash them... I reckon they will come out and give a good hard effort.... But shouldn't be any excuses.

We should win by 20-30 points, but ... ......... it's Ports, and we're just as likely to spud it up

Just be ruthless Port.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

It hasnt happened this year has it (previously it was only medical)

It was Toby McLean against Hawthorn.

 

[Willsy10]

Yeah but if we lose with a seemingly inevitable flat effort, remember how proud we all were with our effort against the unbeatable Collingwood last week.


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[ibd77]

Players are going to be flat enough from last week. Now a bug going through the club? Harder to pick than a broken nose this game.