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Chocowatch..........
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And yet some crows posters on here, keep on saying that Port supporters are living in the past.
I've never said that. If you want to continue reliving your 119 past, you're more than welcome to do so.
So you're telling me that it's impossible to be 6-6 and win the premiership?
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It is when you struggle to beat two teams in bottom four.
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1998, after 12 rounds, the Camry Crows, 6 wins, 6 losses. This includes losses to Carlton (3rd last) and a 67 pt loss to WBDogs in round 11.
1996, after 12 rounds, the Camry Crows, 6 wins, 6 losses. They went on to be 8 wins 14 losses.
Port will win more than 8 games and therefore won’t be the worst 6-6 team ever.
Honestly, how would Kane Cornes even know? I think I have the best brother in the world, but as he's the only one I have ever had ?????
And then there are players who have left because of Williams. Certainly, Williams going will increase their crowd numbers.
Kane cornes wouldn't not know, he has only ever had 1 AFL coach, plus he is a holder of the coveted Choco gold pass.
If Choco is the best coach in the AFL whay have 3 of the last 4 years ended in bottom 8 failure (yes I am assuming 2009 will too), how bad is the playing list then?
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I wonder how many of the kids will stay if he is re-signed.............
OF course it is not, but most of us do not just look at stats on page to make a conclusion (like you do), we look in depth behind the numbers (as I hope your Board will be when deciding Choco's future next week). That analysis says Port are going backwards in a big way, your recent fomr supports this. Venture over to the Port board (if you know where it is) and see how many of your fellow supporters think Port can win the flag this year.
Oh I get it, What you are saying is that Malcolm Blight should have been sacked after round 11 of 1998, when the Camry Crows were 5 and 6 and had just suffered a 67 pt loss tho the WBDogs.
Back then the analysis said that the Camry Crows were going backwards in a big way, and their form at the time supported this.
It seems most Camry Crows supporters do not just look at stats on page to make sensible conclusions; they just form lynch mobs and drag Gary Ayres down to the Old Gum Tree and string him up or throw eggs at Robert Shaw’s home.
Are you always this stupid or do you have to practice?
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Blight could motivate his players.
Choco proved, and admitted, in 2008 he could not.
Choco proved, and admitted, in 2008 he could not.
Dew claims he lost the passion... he only went to hawthorn because of his close relationship with big al & he has a better chance of working in the media when he retires if he lives in Victoria
Thomson wanted more opportunities at afl level. Choco wanted him to stay but he left Port for more opportunities & has said on a number of occasions that he would be welcomed back to port with open arms.
Willits is a key position player and was on our list for a few years and didnt progress enough to retain a spot. Interestingly enough a few westies supporters have said that he's finally starting to show something.
Since the 2004 grand final i think we would have turned over at least 50% of our playing list... back then we had a mature aged squad. New players have come into the squad & they need to get games under their belt before they usually start playing at a consistent level (usually 60 or more games for most players).
In 2005 rather than starting to rebuild chocolate gambled on topping up our list.... he continued to play the majority of players who had just won us a grand final & we managed to sneak enough wins & got spanked (which opened up chocolates eyes & he delisted/traded/retired a few players)
In 2006 at one stage in the year we had only 23 fit players to choose from which ironically was when we beat the crows
In 2007 you know what happened we fell one game short... well geelong would have beaten any team that day..
In 2008 we lost 7 games by under 2 goals... a bit of luck & we would have made the finals instead of missing out.
Kane cornes cops a lot of crap, but he definitely doesn't have a gold pass, he works/runs his ass off for the team every week & deserves his spot in the team. If everyone in the team ran & worked as hard as him every week, we wouldn't lose too many games that's for sure
That probably explains the three GF losses at Geelong.
Also he really motivated the boys this day:
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1999 Round 20
Sydney 6-2 12-4 19-7 25-9 159
Camry Crows 2-0 3-6 3-6 5-11 41Blight couldn't get the players up in 99 though...
In 2008 we lost 7 games by less than 2 goals... with a bit of luck who knows what might have happened. I think we lost something like 10 games by under 4 goals.. if according to you the players weren't motivated in 2008, then how would they would have played if they had been motivated?
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According to Choco too...
I gues after two flags he was content, as were the players.
Bit like Port since 2004.
As we near the 5 year anniversary of the decapitating of Gary Ayres, how many premierships have you won since then?
Port used its quota of luck well an truly in 2007. The GF appearance was the worst thing that could happen (in hidsight) for 2 reasons:
1 The mental and emotional scarring from the 119 point thrashing that haunts the club to this day and will do so for generations.
2 The GF appearance masked some major holes in Ports list and gave a faase guage on where Port actually were in terms of playing personal and the direction the club should take. The reality is just starting to hit now. I
ts a bit like the Global Finanical Crisis. At present Port are in Mid 2007 when the sub prime problems started to show, it wasn't until 12 months later and Lehmans went uder that the full extent of the problems were realised and all hell broke lose. In terms of Port Power, their Lehman's collapse is yet to happen.
And the Camry Crows used a century’s quota of luck with their 97 and 98 Bradbury premierships.
You haven’t won an away final since 2002; you’ve lost your last three finals, and three of your last five finals at Football Park. What sort of emotional scars are you gonna take into your next final?
Your constant finals appearance mask major problems in your club’s psyche.
Oh thank you for sharing the benefit of your wisdom with us, Oh Enlightened One. But what has deregulation and securitisation of the US home loan market got to do with the AFL. I could also do an equally stupid analogy of Port Adelaide with Fortescue Metals Group and the Camry Crows with BHP Billiton. But that analogy would be as relevant as yours.
BTW my expectations of you have hit rock bottom. Would you like a jackhammer?
Because he couldn't stand playing for Choco or the Power.
And distant (to put it mildly) relationship with Choco.
Just plucked that out of nowhere did you? Dew hardly seems like the sort of guy who's vying for a spot in the media unlike Shane Crawford, Nathan Brown, etc.
And Choco wasn't providing him these opportunities despite him being deserving of them which is why he despised Choco. Even now there are clear factions in the Power camp with player disatisfaction and resentment running at an all time high.
Just damage control on Choco's part. As if Thomson would want to play for the Power again after what he went through at that rabble.
Willits was just a flat out dud. The sort of useless key position player that the Power and Choco love to recruit like White, Cockshell, Deluca, Giles, Lobbe, Westhoff x 2, etc.
Ports worst times are ahead, are you saying Port are over the worst of it. The shyte is only starting to his the fan. Wait a couple of weeks when the board decides Choco's fate.
If they decide to keep him, the supporter base (especially the BF port board will go into meltdown, memberships will be torn up and you will have even more supporters refusing to go to games until Choco is gone. Certain factions in the player group will become even more distant from other factions.
If the board decide to get rid of Choco, it will be a circus, Choco will probably leave mid season which will mean some hack like Adam Kingsley will coach the power for the rest of the year while they chase a cheaper version of Choco. The results will be mixed and another bottom 4 finish will come. Certain factions in the player group will become even more distant from other factions.
Good times ahead D one.
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Are you talking about Port of 2009 or the Camry Crows of 2004.
BTW has Chipscab McLeod and Edwards started talking to each other yet? And do any of the Camry Crows WAGs talk to OJ Bock?
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Dunno, is rape is still part of your gameplan
Dunno, is rape is still part of your gameplan
mmmm…. I’ve had a look and there are no currently listed AFL players with rape convictions or facing rape charges. There is, however, one player currently facing charges of assaulting his girlfriend. Are you sure you wanna go down this line, dipstick?
We did however rape the credibility of the Camry Crows on this day:
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2009 Round 6
Port Adelaide 3-4 8-6 11-12 15-15 105
Camry Crows 2-0 5-2 8-5 12-7 79Not bad for a shit club about to self-destruct.