Preview Port Adelaide POWER vs Greater Western Sydney GIANTS, changes and preview. Positive vibes only.

[Holden Hillbilly]

Travis Boak

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Travis Boak

Age

35

Ht

183cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.4

4star

the last Port player to leave the training track today. Did handballing with Ollie Wines then ruck coach Matthew Lobbe

Matthew Lobbe

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

5.2

4star

CL

2.5

4star

HO

27.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

16.2

5star

after every teammate had finished. Perhaps a case of soaking up the moment ahead of what could be his last game if the Power loses tomorrow night.

 

[Chrizzt]

Travis Boak the last Port player to leave the training track today. Did handballing with Ollie Wines then ruck coach Matthew Lobbe after every teammate had finished. Perhaps a case of soaking up the moment ahead of what could be his last game if the Power loses tomorrow night.

Or, you know, could be putting in extra training given his lack of match time recently.

 

[SC_Power]

Travis Boak the last Port player to leave the training track today. Did handballing with Ollie Wines then ruck coach Matthew Lobbe after every teammate had finished. Perhaps a case of soaking up the moment ahead of what could be his last game if the Power loses tomorrow night.

Preparing to transition to a 2 year assistant coaching gig under Ken, followed by a seamless handover for another decade.

One things for sure, our kicking for goal won't improve any time soon.

 

[TeeKray]

How odd is it to be receiving membership renewals for next season when this season is still technically alive? Just adds to the feeling of going through the motions with this finals campaign.

Don't really appreciate the 7.5% price rise either.

 

[sobrave]

How odd is it to be receiving membership renewals for next season when this season is still technically alive? Just adds to the feeling of going through the motions with this finals campaign.

Don't really appreciate the 7.5% price rise either.

send it back with SACK HINKLEY scrawled in crayon

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Ah Yes, we Bigfooty Port supporters should be grateful that the club are no longer in the Football Park era that netted our only AFL premiership and only two Grand Final appearances

 

[PortVic]

Travis Boak the last Port player to leave the training track today. Did handballing with Ollie Wines then ruck coach Matthew Lobbe after every teammate had finished. Perhaps a case of soaking up the moment ahead of what could be his last game if the Power loses tomorrow night.

Probably been the last off the track most of his career!

 

[Alberton Proud]

Media still reporting only 35k sold

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

I don't see this forum as negative at all.
I think the fans have a legitimate right to say what they want to say.

Lets say you were tortured every weekend for the last 11 years, you have a right to complain and criticise the torturer.

Lol you just said you have a right to be negative. Exactly what I already said, it's fine to say it's justified but don't pretend complaining and criticising "the torturer" isn't negative.

Reading comprehension is a lost skill apparently

 

[Enviable Tradition]

How odd is it to be receiving membership renewals for next season when this season is still technically alive? Just adds to the feeling of going through the motions with this finals campaign.

Don't really appreciate the 7.5% price rise either.

Just like Kens contract.

Blatantly trying to get in before the straight sets exit.

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[Peninsula Boy]

Lol you just said you have a right to be negative. Exactly what I already said, it's fine to say it's justified but don't pretend complaining and criticising "the torturer" isn't negative.

Reading comprehension is a lost skill apparently

It's a positive.

 

[Doctor Feel]

How odd is it to be receiving membership renewals for next season when this season is still technically alive? Just adds to the feeling of going through the motions with this finals campaign.

Don't really appreciate the 7.5% price rise either.

7.5%. ******* hell lol.

 

[afl2004]

I will go if its boaks last game , so if they announced that , tickets would sell like hot cakes

 

[JimmyBC]

You reckon if we were going into a home final with a fresh coach they'd be struggling to sell tickets? not likely, there's your answer.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Just a reminder, had we beat Collingwood we would've won another minor premiership, and played Melbourne in a home QF.

Losing in the QF, isn't the only reason we're a pissed off supporter base.

Or if we'd beaten either one of non-finalists Adelaide or Geelong.

 

[Schulzenfest]

How odd is it to be receiving membership renewals for next season when this season is still technically alive? Just adds to the feeling of going through the motions with this finals campaign.

Don't really appreciate the 7.5% price rise either.

For me it'll be a 100% price decrease.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Media still reporting only 35k sold

Bring out the tarps

 

[davo999]

Got my ticket . A bit apprehensive thinking we might lose but it’s more to do with our spine being banged up than being not good enough , not coached properly or whatever . I’ve watched footy and been a Port fanatic for too long to be drawn into that s*”t . ( as a 10 year old in 1966 started following )
I think Finlayson should be sub as cover for McKenzie, Allir, Dixon, Marshall , Lycett who are probably our most fragile players atm .
If the preppy guys stand up I think we’ll win , I’d like to see Duursma lift , Wines another one , a big game from Boak will help I feel like he’s only really had 1 game this year when he was at his best , I’m hoping it’s not the Cliff he’s falling off but more to do with his disruptive season with injury .
If we lose I’ll be upset , depressed but I’m mature enough to not blame anyone for me feeling down ,

 

[jdeezy]

Media still reporting only 35k sold

How good is stability though, wouldn't want to run the risk we could bottom out and lose crowds.

How good would it be if our crowd ends up small enough that the AFL lose money and end up going into crisis talks? Save us from ourselves

 

[PortPortPort]

They'll likely announce Boak signing another year if Port lose this week. For Port supporters to be happy with losing straight sets.

Port having have been doing the media mind games with supporters for a long time now and our supporters lap it right up.

 

[VineValerian]

Travis Boak the last Port player to leave the training track today. Did handballing with Ollie Wines then ruck coach Matthew Lobbe after every teammate had finished. Perhaps a case of soaking up the moment ahead of what could be his last game if the Power loses tomorrow night.

Just symptomatic of his professionalism.
Pity others didn't share his focus.


Then again, if everyone did this, no player would ever leave the track

 

[JimmyBC]

How good is stability though, wouldn't want to run the risk we could bottom out and lose crowds.

How good would it be if our crowd ends up small enough that the AFL lose money and end up going into crisis talks? Save us from ourselves

We'd have to be down at GWS, Norf & GC home crowd levels for them to notice, I doubt they care about the disengaged thousands that have dropped off in the Hinkley era that would fill most home games & finals to capacity.. happy for us to fill mediocre returns on every front.

 

[240volt]

Got my ticket . A bit apprehensive thinking we might lose but it’s more to do with our spine being banged up than being not good enough , not coached properly or whatever . I’ve watched footy and been a Port fanatic for too long to be drawn into that s*”t . ( as a 10 year old in 1966 started following )
I think Finlayson should be sub as cover for McKenzie, Allir, Dixon, Marshall , Lycett who are probably our most fragile players atm .
If the preppy guys stand up I think we’ll win , I’d like to see Duursma lift , Wines another one , a big game from Boak will help I feel like he’s only really had 1 game this year when he was at his best , I’m hoping it’s not the Cliff he’s falling off but more to do with his disruptive season with injury .
If we lose I’ll be upset , depressed but I’m mature enough to not blame anyone for me feeling down ,

66 wasn’t a great time as it was the start of Sturt’s 5 in a row with 3 of those against us.
Strange when you think just how often Port used to play in the GF in the old days. We basically dominated a competition for a lifetime.
This will never happen again for any team to be so dominant over such a long time.
It’s all history now

 

[Ateen7tee]

Or if we'd beaten either one of non-finalists Adelaide or Geelong.

Not true. We would still be behind Collingwood by percentage. Beat Collingwood by 2 points instead of losing by that margin, and we would have finished top.

 

[Kenny_Powers]

I feel like I've heard every excuse in the book from the media re the low crowd number bar the elephant in the room Hinkley

"Saving themselves for the prelim" "believe port will lose" "cost of living has stopped people purchasing tickets" "GWS never draw a big crowd"


It could be one or multiple of those things, but it's also definitely the fact that last week was as vintage a Hinkley performance as you'll see and a lot of people are just over it.


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