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You are right. But there's still many many people on this board who haven't accepted trading Wingard and Polec. Both of those I'd consider gutsy calls by the club, Wingards in particular. So it's not like we are immune from making the tough calls.
Our problems are who we've traded in, not out. Of the big names we've traded in over the last 5 years I'd say only Lycett has outperformed expectation....and Hinkley has dropped him.
The biggest issue I have with moving on Wingard & Polec is we were sorta sold that they were a big part of the soft underbelly and attitude problem.. yet here we are again.
There's gutsy ..You are right. But there's still many many people on this board who haven't accepted trading Wingard and Polec. Both of those I'd consider gutsy calls by the club, Wingards in particular. So it's not like we are immune from making the tough calls.
Our problems are who we've traded in, not out. Of the big names we've traded in over the last 5 years I'd say only Lycett has outperformed expectation....and Hinkley has dropped him.
You could say this about most outside running types if you are not winning at the coalface they have limited opportunities.Polec is still a downhill skiier with no heart.
You could say this about most outside running types if you are not winning at the coalface they have limited opportunities.
Yea he actually had a dip & I'm not his biggest fan.Maybe. Amon plays with mode heart than Polec does these days.
There's gutsy ..
Then ******* dumb Wingard and polec were dumb
Yeah, I heard Blight’s comments too and found myself nodding my head.
It’s why Northalives is correct IMO for playing down R Gray’s greatness. Whether we want to admit it or not, Boak, Gray, Westhoff, Hartlett, Broadbent, Ryder, Wines, Wingard have all been key members of the most unsuccessful and embarrassing era of Port Adelaide history.
Mark Williams coached a side that won three minor premierships, finished top 4 (after H&A) four years in a row and played in finals six years out of our first 9 in the AFL. That puts the underachievements of the administration, coaches and players of the post 2007 era in a very damning light.
Were they? Polec was offered a sweetheart deal by North that would have been a poor business decision to match.
Wingard, yeah, may come back to bite, may not. Did some great things for Port but had stagnated. Had another substandard 2019.
Boak, Gray, Hartlett and Broadbent don't deserve to be put down in the same category as Westhoff, Ryder, Wines and Wingard.
I would be happy with any or all of the remaining four never playing for us again.
You can add Motlop and Rockliff also.
Easy list;
Ryder
Motlop
Broadbent
Watts
Westhoff
Rockliff
Wines
S. Gray
Send Boak to the Suns, Hartlett to whoever will take him and consider offers for Robbie Gray.
He was wasted early up forward then moved into the middle and dominated. Had he played there all year he probably wins his second BnF.Wingard stagnating at Port is a myth you should all drop. He has had 10 games where he has had 30 touches or more, 4 of them were in the second half of last year, in two other games he had 16 and 4 goals, and 24 and 2.
Ffs just because the club run a smear campaign does not make it true. He is a gun, we were stupid to get rid of him, although we did ok out of the trade, as we bloody should have. But let's not pretend Chad was struggling, wasn't any good,or stagnating, he was just in a very poor system run by very poor people.
The thing is we played a style that made it impossible for any forward to do well.. It was the worst year of footy I've ever seen, worst style of game any port side has ever played. 11-4 can eat a bag full, we were trash, never any good. Chad struggled like all forward would under that rubbish.He was wasted early up forward then moved into the middle and dominated. Had he played there all year he probably wins his second BnF.
You forgot Hartlett.
Only way he and Trav aren't here next year is if they chase a flag. They can't hang on for Hinkley to be moved on, they don't have that long left.Its not Robbie’s fault that the majority of his teammates are gutless hacks. He is an out and out champion of this football club.