Opinion Non-Crows AFL 4: The Centre Cannot Hold

[whattagun07]

lol just having a peruse of the port board.
One poster 'i have us winning 7 games this year, and i was being generous'

The tides turn quickly dont they?

 

[GROTTO]

‘Let’s get out of this s*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims​

‘Let’s get out of this s*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims

‘S*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[ABAB]

It is scary how much Port of 2022 is making the same errors of the Crows of the past.

1. Severe overrating of the list
2. A snake oil salesman for a coach (at least we had the sense to get rid of Sando)
3. Another snake oil salesman for a President
4. Off field promotions from within the organisation
5. Off field staff leaving and not being replaced

I've been saying that the cliff has been coming for them for some time and the signs have been there. I thought it would come last year, but they were blessed with a soft draw and limited impact with injuries, but this year, they've had a couple of injuries to key personnel, a tougher fixture and their aging stars are looking old.

Oh, and suck shit Chris Davies, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Where's the professional jealousy now??

To be fair we did made a Grand Final and finished top 4 multiple times in non pandemic interrupt seasons and regularly beat the top 8 sides, Port Power only started to make top 4 in 2020 and 2021 when they had a very good run with the fixtures and injuries and Kochie is spruiking this as an "achievement" with one of the best W-L record from 2020 but a shocking record against the top 8 teams. Sanderson lost Walker to an ACL very early in the season and that's after losing Tippett so our forward line was pretty much stuffed.

 

[GROTTO]

Did we lose any Crows posters overnight on the Port Board?

I know we lost a few soldiers in Ports epic choke in the 2021 Prelim Final.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Brisbane lead 0.1 1 to Melbourne 0.0 0 at qtr time in the first prelim.

Catch up footy for Melbourne from here.

 

[GROTTO]

Brisbane lead 0.1 1 to Melbourne 0.0 0 at qtr time in the first prelim.

Catch up footy for Melbourne from here.

They really need to modify the rules to enable more higher scoring in the AFLW.

 

[Peter Doherty]

They really need to modify the rules to enable more higher scoring in the AFLW.

Maybe 18 points per goal?

 

[GROTTO]

Maybe 18 points per goal?

No.

Im not sure 18 on the ground per team in the AFLW is the way to go. Its just way too congested.

 

[Peter Doherty]

No.

Im not sure 18 on the ground per team in the AFLW is the way to go. Its just way too congested.

18 points per goal, 6 points per behind and each team starts the game with 24 points on the board.

We'll soon start seeing some real shoot outs.

 

[Scorpus]

No.

Im not sure 18 on the ground per team in the AFLW is the way to go. Its just way too congested.

AFLW only has 16 on the field

 

[GROTTO]

AFLW only has 16 on the field

Thanks sorry I didnt know that.

Even then, I think it should be reduced further. Probably could do without forward pockets.

Would really open up the forward area inside 50m.

At the very least it should be trialed in practice games at their level.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The trouble is when they have fewer on the field it's simply the ones furthest from the action who disappear

It's just as congested around the ball

 

[FR0GGY]

‘Let’s get out of this s*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims​

‘Let’s get out of this s*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims

‘S*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims

www.foxsports.com.au

That’s insanely bad

 

[FR0GGY]

Thanks sorry I didnt know that.

Even then, I think it should be reduced further. Probably could do without forward pockets.

Would really open up the forward area inside 50m.

At the very least it should be trialed in practice games at their level.

Need to play on smaller grounds.
Won’t fully take off until scoring increases significantly.

 

[rocket18]

Has anyone over on the board said "No Voss, No Port"

 

[Crow_68]

Did we lose any Crows posters overnight on the Port Board?

I know we lost a few soldiers in Ports epic choke in the 2021 Prelim Final.

No need to say anything, they are eating their own.

 

[GROTTO]

Need to play on smaller grounds.
Won’t fully take off until scoring increases significantly.

Smaller grounds with reduced numbers is fine, otherwise it will be even more congested.

I agree it will always struggle until the scoring increases, the skill level is not there yet and wont be for probably another generation, so they need a good selling point of high scoring.

 

[FR0GGY]

Smaller grounds with reduced numbers is fine, otherwise it will be even more congested.

I agree it will always struggle until the scoring increases, the skill level is not there yet and wont be for probably another generation, so they need a good selling point of high scoring.

Just physically they can’t kick as far, so it just makes sense to play on smaller grounds.
And yes drop a couple of numbers out of it.

 

[Slippery Pete]

‘Let’s get out of this s*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims​

‘Let’s get out of this s*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims

‘S*** storm’: Cyril breaks silence on shock retirement in explosive Kennett claims

www.foxsports.com.au

Is this an April fools article?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

That’s insanely bad

Kennett just couldn't help showing his arse. It's such an old man yells at cloud moment. Who cares if somebody has holes in their jeans? Taste in fashion is subjective. Just let it go old man.

 

[FR0GGY]

Kennett just couldn't help showing his arse. It's such an old man yells at cloud moment. Who cares if somebody has holes in their jeans? Taste in fashion is subjective. Just let it go old man.

Have seen Cyril in Alice at the last couple of AFL matches, always a polite young man.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Holding a grudge against the club you’re a legend at, cos some boomer made a bad joke about your missus’ jeans, is about as pathetic as it gets.

C’mon.

 

[FR0GGY]

Holding a grudge against the club you’re a legend at, cos some boomer made a bad joke about your missus’ jeans, is about as pathetic as it gets.

C’mon.

It’s the racial undertones throughout multiple instances I would think that’s upset him.

 

[Slippery Pete]

It’s the racial undertones throughout multiple instances I would think that’s upset him.

Maybe, but there was nothing in that Kennett incident.

If that’s the reason he won’t have anything to do with Hawthorn, he’s the one with the problem.

 

[FR0GGY]

Maybe, but there was nothing in that Kennett incident.

If that’s the reason he won’t have anything to do with Hawthorn, he’s the one with the problem.

If there was no racial stuff in it I agree, but sounds like a fair bit of stuff went on.