Changes v Port Power est 1997

[Crowked]

If Port can’t beat the team we’re putting out there this week, it’s going to be a long time before they do win another showdown.

 

[Golumless]

Interesting selections. 2 blokes that could have added a bit of mongrel to the Showdown (Knight, Fogarty) aren't named

Pear will coming out firing, we'll need to match them physically early

Fogarty you just couldn't if Tex is coming in as selecting 5 tall forwards is just pure stupidity. Knight is baffling now, but the odds of him being fit is remote.

 

[Aaron929]

It's typical Port Adelaide reactionary football.

Defenders getting outmarked? Put Westhoff in defence.

Not winning contested ball? Bring in two pure inside midfielders for outside runners

Playing a team with lots of talls? Bring in Clurey and drop a rebounding defender

It's actually very interesting the decisions they have made considering the thing that we have been brilliant at this year is our speed of ball movement I'm not sure there gonna have the speed to go with us.

This could be hinkleys last game with all of our outs and them with pretty much a full side

 

[CrowinNT]

Told the club he's leaving?

Don't be silly

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Lol at Port rushing back all their players for their grand final. Hurrr

 

[Scorpus]

If Port can’t beat the team we’re putting out there this week, it’s going to be a long time before they do win another showdown.

We are only missing Sloane, B. Crouch, Hartigan and Smith from our best team (and maybe Milera too).

Our forward line is full strength. Our defence has Otten filling in for Hartigan. Our midfield has added Gibbs and CEY since last time despite losing two players. Seedsman has stepped up a gear and Mackay is actually doing alright at half back.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Conveniently there is an SANFL bye so the club can hide Knight's injury and say nothing about it.

Alternatively he was dropped.

Nah, he was better than Poholke. If he was fit he'd be playing. He's injured, probably a hamstring, and we lied and said he was managed because we didn't want to announce another hamstring injury.

 

[Thetrader15]

We are only missing Sloane, B. Crouch, Hartigan and Smith from our best team (and maybe Milera too).

Our forward line is full strength. Our defence has Otten filling in for Hartigan. Our midfield has added Gibbs and CEY since last time despite losing two players. Seedsman has stepped up a gear and Mackay is actually doing alright at half back.

I look forward to seeing
In: Brouch, Smith, Sloane, Hartigan
Out: Otten, CEY, Polholke, McKay

 

[Scorpus]

Nah, he was better than Poholke. If he was fit he'd be playing. He's injured, probably a hamstring, and we lied and said he was managed because we didn't want to announce another hamstring injury.

I think the club thinks we don't notice these things and don't join the dots or put two and two together

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Wingard back already? That was quick, weren't they saying at least a month?

They must be desperate. There aren't any hamstrings I know where you can miss 1 week and then be fit to play the next week. He looked very proppy after the Kangaroos game, so I can't see how he didn't strain it in that game.

 

[VictorianCrow85]

I think the club thinks we don't notice these things and don't join the dots or put two and two together

The average supporter probably doesn't, people on BF obviously take it a bit more seriously.

 

[MRB37]

I want to know whose decision it has been for the club to lie to its supporters? Just an individual covering their arse or a collective?

I'd say it's from a belief that any information being leaked out as being a potential weapon the opposition can use to prepare for us. It's odd, but the "closed shop" we were once praising works both ways too.

Hopefully they play Rockliff as a forward and leave the center square work to Wines, Ebert and SPP. Will be quite easy to win contested ball with that setup and both CEY and Greenwood playing good football.

They've talked of using SPP as a "pressure forward" this week. I'm guessing they're finally going to run Rockliff through the midfield, but someone has to make way for him.

 

[Scorpus]

The average supporter probably doesn't, people on BF obviously take it a bit more seriously.

Have a look at the comments the club gets on Facebook and Instagram from average joes. People notice. There are already lots of comments questioning where Knight went

 

[jackster83]

I think the club thinks we don't notice these things and don't join the dots or put two and two together

The next step is for them to stop putting out any weekly injury updates.

"Just trust us."

 

[Shaz2012]

Nah, he was better than Poholke. If he was fit he'd be playing. He's injured, probably a hamstring, and we lied and said he was managed because we didn't want to announce another hamstring injury.

But its a dumb lie because it takes a minimum of 3 weeks. So no way we can cover that up. Sloanes "foot" on the other hand should give them just enough time to heal any hamstring awareness that he might coincidentally have as well

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

I think the club thinks we don't notice these things and don't join the dots or put two and two together

It was a big divide last week on here. Those that believed he'd been managed after just 2 games because "he'd run 16km per game" and those that thought he'd done a hammy and the club was lying.

You don't miss 2 games in a row if you're being managed.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

But its a dumb lie because it takes a minimum of 3 weeks. So no way we can cover that up. Sloanes "foot" on the other hand should give them just enough time to heal any hamstring awareness that he might coincidentally have as well

Betts only missed 2 games with his issue. So if it was minor, they probably thought they could get away with it due to no SANFL this week.

 

[spenze]

Man, if Port lose this, how many years will they sign Kinkley up to then?

 

[Firewalker]

Not really sure what Poholke brings to the team, if it’s a case of last man standing would of preferred Murphy or Wilson. Myles is an ok mark & put’s his head over the ball but that’s it, he’s poorly skilled and moves a bit like a crab, his game against the Suns was putrid.

 

[MRB37]

It was a big divide last week on here. Those that believed he'd been managed after just 2 games because "he'd run 16km per game" and those that thought he'd done a hammy and the club was lying.

You don't miss 2 games in a row if you're being managed.

Or maybe they just don't view his current form as being good enough to be in the 22?

 

[Shaz2012]

Or maybe they just don't view his current form as being good enough to be in the 22?

I thought he could have easily been politely dropped last week, but no way he is behind Dylan.

 

[MRB37]

Not really sure what Poholke brings to the team, if it’s a case of last man standing would of preferred Murphy or Wilson. Myles is an ok mark & put’s his head over the ball but that’s it, he’s poorly skilled and moves a bit like a crab, his game against the Suns was putrid.

Would have preferred either of those two as well. Poholke tried, but still has a bit of work to do on his game before he's ready I think. In the case of someone like Wilson, let's get him in there now when we have a chance and see if he's worth persisting with for another year on the rookie list.

 

[Bazz_27]

Poholke before murphy is interesting. Doubt we will see murphy again this year which is a shame

 

[MRB37]

I thought he could have easily been politely dropped last week, but no way he is behind Dylan.

Could easily just be a sign that we might have finally learned a bit of a lesson about exposing some younger players to games, rather than trying to parade out the same 22 blokes every week no matter how well they are playing.

 

[Shaz2012]

Could easily just be a sign that we might have finally learned a bit of a lesson about exposing some younger players to games, rather than trying to parade out the same 22 blokes every week no matter how well they are playing.

Your reaching.