Roast Media Shakes Head, Part 7

[finbarr]

Finish top 2 and then EARN a home prelim final?
its not supposed to be "level"
we have earned a home advantage

fu** them

This is the point that always gets lost. It is not supposed to be a level playing field. Spot on.

 

[gbear]

Haven't we been denied a 'run' on the MCG at previous finals there ?

Yes, but apparently that has nothing to do with the situation

 

[tribey]

I was listening to (D)Wayne's show just then, and some posh sounding Melbourne supporter called into give his support to "Luke", claiming its not a level playing field in the Port v Dogs game this week.
I wonder if this chap thinks its a level playing field that, in any normal season, his "Dees" would get the grand final on the ground they call home?

In 1999,

• Carlton finished 6th,

• Got smashed at the Gabba by 12 goals,

• Survived because 7th and 8th also lost,

• But received a home semi because the 5th-ranked Eagles — who had just travelled to Melbourne and upset the 4th-ranked Dogs — were ranked below the victorious Lions in week 2, meaning they’d fall afoul of the contract requiring one final to be played at the MCG regardless,

• Having thrown everything at the Dogs the week before, the Eagles are out of juice from the off and Carlton cruise through to the Prelim against Essendon, and we all know what happened there.

Who seriously batted an eyelid about that injustice except guys and gals like us. All the carns. All of them.

 

[70sDinosaur]

In 1999,

• Carlton finished 6th,

• Got smashed at the Gabba by 12 goals,

• Survived because 7th and 8th also lost,

• But received a home semi because the 5th-ranked Eagles — who had just travelled to Melbourne and upset the 4th-ranked Dogs — were ranked below the victorious Lions in week 2, meaning they’d fall afoul of the contract requiring one final to be played at the MCG regardless,

• Having thrown everything at the Dogs the week before, the Eagles are out of juice from the off and Carlton cruise through to the Prelim against Essendon, and we all know what happened there.

Who seriously batted an eyelid about that injustice except guys and gals like us. All the carns. All of them.

West Coast also got ****ed over by that rule in 1996, after thrashing Carlton in the first week and having to travel to Melbourne to play the lower ranked Essendon, who had lost to Brisbane. Essendon won and very nearly made the GF, falling to Plugger's famous point after the siren in the PF.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Please, wont somebody think of "their own beds"!!!

 

[simba_]

every time you willingly tune into "Dwayne's World", a cute kitten dies

 

[Alberton Proud]

So he was just fat and / or unfit ?

 

[Lightning_Rod]

If Any one has a chance or feels like really getting their temper up have a listen to this s**t.

I've hated derrrwayne for the longest but this right here is some a grade shite

 

[70sDinosaur]

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So he was just fat and / or unfit ?

"Challenged in that space with his body."

Does that mean his body was taking up too much space?

 

[tribey]

West Coast also got f’ed over by that rule in 1996, after thrashing Carlton in the first week and having to travel to Melbourne to play the lower ranked Essendon, who had lost to Brisbane. Essendon won and very nearly made the GF, falling to Plugger's famous point after the siren in the PF.

Sydney 1986 (QF vs Carlton)*
West Coast 1987 (EF vs Melbourne)*
Sydney 1986 (SF vs Fitzroy)*
Sydney 1987 (SF vs Melbourne)*
West Coast 1990 (SF vs Melbourne)*
West Coast 1991 (PF vs Geelong)
West Coast 1996 (SF vs Essendon)
West Coast 1999 (SF vs Carlton)
Adelaide 2002 (SF vs Melbourne)
Brisbane 2004 (PF vs Geelong)

*no finals outside Vic allowed at all

Imagine having that in your back pocket as a ‘heartland club’.

 

[simba_]

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So he was just fat and / or unfit ?

maybe he's transitioning

 

[Ford Fairlane]

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So he was just fat and / or unfit ?

It sounds like Christopher Nolan wrote that.

 

[Grave Danger]

Please, wont somebody think of "their own beds"!!!

Put out your own beds

 

[tribey]

Put out your own beds

1995: salary cap
1998: mcintyre eight
2001: IV-drips
2006: illicit drugs
2007: the weapon/dank
2010: replay versus extra time
2016: free kicks
2021: fabric softener cap

 

[Steve Dore]

“It’s a miracle what he’s done with that sh¡t’eap!”

Remember in the 2013 pre-season when Ports were being relocated to Tasmania and Kenny Hinkley single handedly turned the Spirit of Tasmania around mid Bass Strait with nothing more than some bailing twine and a bent star dropper.

 

[philreich]

I'm sure Nicola thinks they can set up some hoops in the hotel gym and they can have a few throws for goal there.

Anyway sucks to be them, it's about time someone in SA made a decision that benefits Port.

I reckon Nicola is still upset that the Brisbane Bullets didn't beat the Bullfrogs last week.

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

every time you willingly tune into "Dwayne's World", a cute kitten dies

So what you are saying is because I hate cats that I can eradicate them from the earth by listening? Still cannot do it.

 

[PepeSilvia]

People most likely to say ‘Port Power’:

1. 40-80 year old Port women
2. SANFL diehards past and present who pronounce ‘football’ as “fuhbwohl”

It’s like the Lost Cause of Dixie.

3. ABC journalists

 

[_VXV]

Just watched the best of 2021 package on Kayo that clocks in at a whopping 3.48 minutes. Almost over a second of Ports, a nondescript SPP goal, didn’t we have more happen than that?

 

[GoPorts]

This will be lapped up by the Victorian media looking for another angle on the hard done by Victorian teams. Also feeds perfectly into the storyline that is being perpetuated locally that we have been gifted a run at the flag.

Channel 7 Adelaide News are no doubt searching through the SA Health car park looking for any PAFC paraphernalia in back seats etc. I understand that someone with a comb over matching Mike Smithson's was seen wandering the car park with a handful of 'PortPower' stickers attaching them to random vehicles.

Beveridge takes aim at SA Health, warns Power of ‘retribution’ as stakes rise

The Bulldogs are angry that SA Health has denied their bid for a training session after their flight from Perth on Friday and has a message for the Power should they target Marcus Bontempelli.

www.theage.com.au

Just like the good old days when you turned the hot water off in the opposition change rooms

 

[OnlyPowerForever]

Just driving in, listening to some drongo called Tug-well interview Timmy G

Must be a Crows, couldn't help but drop the word "tarps" in there.

Must be killing them watching us.

 

[MitchIn3D]

SeE yOu At ThE fOoTy TrUe BeLiEvErS

 

[GremioPower]

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SeE yOu At ThE fOoTy TrUe BeLiEvErS

“The hurt is real.”

Well, I’m not sure about that. I just feel numb.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Yeah my wallet hurts after throwing a heap of coin to the afl to stare into the distance in disbelief

 

[ibd77]

Going to be interesting how much the footy shows will focus on Port this week now that something bad has happened to the club or will we get ignored to define our irrelevancy in this national competition?