GBU v The Bye

[Velvet George]

We’ve hit the bye and despite incredibly sitting 7th, it’s been a disappointing year.

So what’s your GBU at this stage, mine is:

Good
McAndrew - been great in first year, thanks to Straghan and Norwood for making him possible
Cook - if there ever was breakout season, our classiest player
Dawson - huge to come back the way he has
Rachelle- showed can play midfield well and dangerous up forward, should have continued to play midfield
Milera - Club Champion, unreal season
Berry - most consistent mid
Peatling - reckon he’s been mostly decent
Kochie - claiming Port aren’t rebuilding

Bad
Edwards- because he’s only been given 2 games
Wins - coming against 10/11/13/14/15/17 and losing to 1/3/4/8/9, effectively we are downhill skiers
Keays - seagull goals doesn’t cut it
Soligo - had enough time to do something
Injuries - some ordinary ones
Selection - some baffling, 4 talls against Brisbane, playing Thilthorpe against Hawks
Dowling - his treatment has been deplorable
SANFL - ordinary
Pedlar - no midfield
Midfield - collectively can’t cut it

Ugly
Nicks - creates a stupid defensive gameplan
Nicks- some dumb selections
Nicks - doesn’t take responsibility for the clubs performances
Nicks - media work sucks, stupid comments
Management - re-signing Nicks for one year before season started
Gameplan - just dumb and curbs our strengths
VB - in charge of dud midfield
Laird - extending his contract early
ROBs - 3 year extension
Media - oversaturated and over flogged
2026 - no chance of a flag

Weak
Clappers - who are vocal after a win, critical of supporters who are vocal against club and Nicks and then go into hiding after a loss, use pathetic excuses like “too busy” on other boards, cat ate my password

 

[Carn The Texan]

Ugly - apart from the odd half a quarter here and there (Collingwood game, North game) our football is ugly. It is aesthetically horrible stuff. Tepid ball movement, poor skills, turnovers at crucial moments. Worse than that, when we're beaten we are beaten by what we know, in much the same way we have lost in the past (see Hawthorn game, almost a carbon copy of last year's scrap).

Ugly is the word. It's no secret. You can find it in most of our own press conferences - "we won it ugly".

 

[ABAB]

We’ve hit the bye and despite incredibly sitting 7th, it’s been a disappointing year.

So what’s your GBU at this stage, mine is:

Good
McAndrew - been great in first year, thanks to Straghan and Norwood for making him possible
Cook - if there ever was breakout season, our classiest player
Dawson - huge to come back the way he has
Rachelle- showed can play midfield well and dangerous up forward, should have continued to play midfield
Milera - Club Champion, unreal season
Berry - most consistent mid
Peatling - reckon he’s been mostly decent
Kochie - claiming Port aren’t rebuilding

Bad
Edwards- because he’s only been given 2 games
Wins - coming against 10/11/13/14/15/17 and losing to 1/3/4/8/9, effectively we are downhill skiers
Soligo - had enough time to do something
Injuries - some ordinary ones
Selection - some baffling, 4 talls against Brisbane, playing Thilthorpe against Hawks
Dowling - his treatment has been deplorable
SANFL - ordinary
Pedlar - no midfield
Midfield - collectively can’t cut it

Ugly
Nicks - creates a stupid defensive gameplan
Nicks- some dumb selections
Nicks - doesn’t take responsibility for the clubs performances
Nicks - media work sucks, stupid comments
Management - re-signing Nicks for one year before season started
Gameplan - just dumb and curbs our strengths
VB - in charge of dud midfield
Laird - extending his contract early
ROBs - 3 year extension
Media - oversaturated and over flogged
2026 - no chance of a flag

Weak
Clappers - who are vocal after a win, critical of supporters who are vocal against club and Nicks and then go into hiding after a loss, use pathetic excuses like “too busy” on other boards, cat ate my password

Maybe you shouldn't have been the OP since there will be quite a few who have placed you on ignore lol. Downhill skiers mean we get smashed by the good team, we are competitive against the good team due to the talent and despite Nicks and we beat the lower team due to the talent and despite Nicks.

 

[Crowtel]

Good - Brayden Cook, McAndrew, Milera. That one quarter against North which made us look like the Harlem Globetrotters. Bigfooty profile rebrands.

Bad - having George on ignore, Reilly O'Brien

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Reilly O'brien

Age

30

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.4

4star

K

5.9

2star

HB

8.5

5star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

23.8

5star

D

14.4

3star

K

5.9

2star

HB

8.5

4star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

23.8

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

24.8

5star

's dad's pull out game, Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Age

51

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

in every facet that isn't good vibes, bullying George, the headhunting of Rankine that affected his 2026 form.

Ugly - Harry Schoenberg, thinking 2023 and last year were unmitigated successes, going from 72% W/L to 0% overnight.

His kid better be the next Gary Ablett Jr - Chayce Jones

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Chayce Jones

Age

26

Ht

180cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.9

4star

CL

1.3

3star

D

8.9

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.6

3star

CL

1.1

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

0.8

3star

 

[Velvet George]

Maybe you shouldn't have been the OP since there will be quite a few who have placed you on ignore lol. Downhill skiers mean we get smashed by the good team, we are competitive against the good team due to the talent and despite Nicks and we beat the lower team due to the talent and despite Nicks.

Ironic I had to unignore your post to read this

That’s your definition, meaning it’s wrong.

 

[ABAB]

Good - Brayden Cook, McAndrew, Milera. That one quarter against North which made us look like the Harlem Globetrotters. Bigfooty profile rebrands.

Bad - having George on ignore, Reilly O'Brien's dad's pull out game, Matthew Nicks in every facet that isn't good vibes, bullying George, the headhunting of Rankine that affected his 2026 form.

Ugly - Harry Schoenberg, thinking 2023 and last year were unmitigated successes, going from 72% W/L to 0% overnight.

His kid better be the next Gary Ablett Jr - Chayce Jones

Rankine was always going to have a start slow after doing his hammy toward the end of preseason until he was fit enough to play midfield, exploded in the last few weeks and 1st half against the Hawks in there and then did his calf.

 

[jackster83]

Rankine was always going to have a start slow after doing his hammy toward the end of preseason until he was fit enough to play midfield, exploded in the last few weeks and 1st half against the Hawks in there and then did his calf.

Story of his career.

 

[Crowtel]

Rankine was always going to have a start slow after doing his hammy toward the end of preseason until he was fit enough to play midfield, exploded in the last few weeks and 1st half against the Hawks in there and then did his calf.

Let's hope it doesn't take him long to get back to what he was starting to show

 

[Velvet George]

Included Keays in the bad, he’s been ordinary barring a couple of good games.

 

[Bovo]

Good

• two wins at The MCG
• McAndrew, Berry and Milera
• that showdown still gives me goosebumps

Bad
- games we lost after seemingly taking control of the game.

Ugly
- our dysfunctional forward line

• our defensive exits
• our midfield fumblings
• so I guess our gameplan