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I would have put this in the media thread but it may become a lengthy topic and would probably be moved anyway.
In today's Monopoly Times Kane Cornes has basically asked some pretty relevant questions the main one being, what has happened to the Power's passion in Showdowns? Kane has made the observation that the current playing group simply does not appear to understand the significance of a showdown.
I guess it goes back to the Coaching Panel to fire the players up but if they understood how we feel about these games and what they mean to our Club they should not have to be fired up. When I was a small kid growing up in the 1950's and 1960's Port Adelaide footballers were gods and no one dare question their passion and will to win. No one could or would question thier desire to win as it was given from Port and opposition supporters alike. In fact it wasn't until the late 1960's that I experienced a Port side losing by more than ten goals. That happened against West Adelaide at Richmond in the late sixties. How times have changed as these days we are expected to take a fourteen goal thumping in our stride.
One interesting point is that Kornes raises the issue of long sleeve guernseys stating that Chocco would not allow a player to wear one in a Showdown but on Saturday five Port players wore them. Perhaps Kornes is using this to highlight the difference between traditional Port thinking and the 'caring' approach employed at Alberton under the current regime. Wearing a long sleeve guernsey may not make one iota of difference on the scoreboard but it does symbolise a watering down of traditional values. It is cold and wet son- so ******* what, work hard enough and you will not feel the cold.
Kornes justifiably asks, where is our Byron Pickett or Josh Carr and cites the example of Brad Crouch going into the game without a helmet. Kane says we should have been making Crouch look to the bench for a helmet. I suspect the AFL's sterilsation of the game is partly responsible for this but surely more physical pressure should have been applied to Crouch? Why do we let opposition play makers run around unchecked for large portions of the game?
A good read which shows that Kornes reads some of the threads on this site as he raises the same points that many of us raised in the wake of an unacceptable showdown performance.
In today's Monopoly Times Kane Cornes has basically asked some pretty relevant questions the main one being, what has happened to the Power's passion in Showdowns? Kane has made the observation that the current playing group simply does not appear to understand the significance of a showdown.
I guess it goes back to the Coaching Panel to fire the players up but if they understood how we feel about these games and what they mean to our Club they should not have to be fired up. When I was a small kid growing up in the 1950's and 1960's Port Adelaide footballers were gods and no one dare question their passion and will to win. No one could or would question thier desire to win as it was given from Port and opposition supporters alike. In fact it wasn't until the late 1960's that I experienced a Port side losing by more than ten goals. That happened against West Adelaide at Richmond in the late sixties. How times have changed as these days we are expected to take a fourteen goal thumping in our stride.
One interesting point is that Kornes raises the issue of long sleeve guernseys stating that Chocco would not allow a player to wear one in a Showdown but on Saturday five Port players wore them. Perhaps Kornes is using this to highlight the difference between traditional Port thinking and the 'caring' approach employed at Alberton under the current regime. Wearing a long sleeve guernsey may not make one iota of difference on the scoreboard but it does symbolise a watering down of traditional values. It is cold and wet son- so ******* what, work hard enough and you will not feel the cold.
Kornes justifiably asks, where is our Byron Pickett or Josh Carr and cites the example of Brad Crouch going into the game without a helmet. Kane says we should have been making Crouch look to the bench for a helmet. I suspect the AFL's sterilsation of the game is partly responsible for this but surely more physical pressure should have been applied to Crouch? Why do we let opposition play makers run around unchecked for large portions of the game?
A good read which shows that Kornes reads some of the threads on this site as he raises the same points that many of us raised in the wake of an unacceptable showdown performance.
