Game Day Home Showdown Rd9 2025

[Capital Power]

8-30am and there's no GameDay thread for the home showdown. Seems we care as much about it as the players and coaches.

Selection says we're aiming to not lose by too much, so it can fall in the 'honourable loss' basket.

Crows by 5 goals, with the positive that change is one less week away.

 

[Rash]

Crows by 33 points

Showdown medal to Rankine with 29 and 2 goals

 

[Capital Power]

Just noticed our odds have gone from 2.35 earlier in the week to 2.75 after selection. By bounce we'll be firmly in the 'rank outsider' box, which perversely may actually help.

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

We’ll play 15 minutes of good footy, but the Crows will still have the most pedestrian of 30-40 point wins.

 

[TazD]

So keen, can't wait.

 

[Powerade 08]

"Who is going to be in front ... that is what we want to know,"

 

[Visenfest]

Crows by around 7 goals. We’ll give a shit for around 10 minutes and then game over.

 

[davesnothere]

No one really brimming confidance over there. Apparently we are 4 wins out of the last 5 home showdowns. Also the fact that nobody knows which Port is going to show up.


Hopefully the one Ken doesn't coach.

 

[Scodges]

We’re fukd !!

 

[JimmyBC]

I reckon we'll get done by 15 goals

 

[Gryllis]

No point in a scrappy 35 point loss.

I'd much prefer Hinkley to have to front up after his second consecutive 90+ point belting, this time against the one team he cannot allow that to happen against. How's the 'one more crack' going, Ken?

 

[JimmyBC]

Make it 20 goals

 

[bomberclifford]

I had a dream that we won.
Crows by ten goals plus.

 

[Bump Bailey]

How’s the intimidating death stare from Captain jewellery, I’m sure the Crom are quaking in their boots.

 

[rogerjames]

Can't generate any enthusiasm for this game. Dreading it actually.

 

[ahneadearut]

I had a dream that we won.
Crows by ten goals plus.

It's funny you say that BC. You see my GF had a dream 2 weeks ago that I cheated on her with her best friend. She then wouldn't talk to me for 3 days.
Bloody hell, last night she dreamt Port would win .
So its all good .

 

[afl2004]

Hard to see is getting within 4 goals

Midfield has too absolutely dominate

 

[JimmyBC]

I've changed my mind we've got this.

Port by 58 points

Dante wins the Showdown Medal

 

[Steve Dore]

A true Port Adelaide captain would declare "we are going to respond".

Connor wants to respond but Daddy isn't under any pressure and it's a tough competition and someone has to lose so more than likely won't be bothered. Even if we're smashed by the Camry Crows our pea hearted players will still be "good humans" in the eyes of their Daddy.

Expecting a big Camry Crows win following yet another embarrassing performance in the Prison Bars under the tutelage of loser Kenny Hinkley.

 

[Gryllis]

Looking at the team, realistically the only way we're kicking a winning score is if MG and SPP buck their recent trend and are shockingly accurate - they'll get shots, and they can't waste a single one.

When DBJ and Richards pop-up in the right spot, they also must take them, as they won't get many. No Drew/Boak style blasting at goal.

We'd still need a couple from Rozee from half-back and JHF/Butters to chip in with a few from the midfield, not just if they spend any time forward.

It's a tall ask before a ball has been bounced.

(Of course there's also a slim chance Lord has another 4 goal game or Finalyson remembers how to play football - Showdowns can produce the unlikely).

 

[dirty2]

It's funny you say that BC. You see my GF had a dream 2 weeks ago that I cheated on her with her best friend. She then wouldn't talk to me for 3 days.
Bloody hell, last night she dreamt Port would win .
So its all good .

That would of been a great 3 days.

 

[davesnothere]

How’s the intimidating death stare from Captain jewellery, I’m sure the Crom are quaking in their boots.

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No. Matt Primus could have pulled this off but....

 

[Us against the rest]

Ken still coach, who cares.

 

[philreich]

I've tipped the Scum, but something in the back of my mind is reminding me that we also had no hope of beating Hawthorn.......

 

[Ford Fairlane]

These Showdowns have become a funny thing. After LVI of them plus countless pre-season and trial games, they've sort of become pedestrian.

Winning them is more a relief than anything and if we lose I tune footy out for a few days including the crows supporters at work who have been shitting on their team for 7 years telling me how great they are.

Can't say I'm feeling dread or anticipation. Of course I'm hoping the Port that played Hawthorn or good parts of most other games, excluding Collingwood and Bulldogs, turns up for four quarters.

I do expect a bounce back from last week and want to at least see a desperate tackling/pressure effort and some cohesive team play with dash and dare.

Will we win? Who knows. It's less than more likely but it's certainly possible.

Be nice to be fairly umpired this week.