Preview Port Adelaide @ Sydney - Round 1

[Doctor Feel]

Our forward line scares the hell out of me, hard to see us scoring more that 10 goals.

Amplified by the fact Sydney has a ridiculously dour defence.

 

[Coobk001]

Our forward line scares the hell out of me, hard to see us scoring more that 10 goals.

R Gray, Wingard, Young, Eddy, Dixon, Westhoff is a pretty good forward half.

 

[Papa G]

Damien Hardwick despite his hair tearing role, has aged quite gracefully.

 

[Doctor Feel]

R Gray, Wingard, Young, Eddy, Dixon, Westhoff is a pretty good forward half.

Eddy is unproven, westhoff isn't that good and Dixon has yet to fire a shot.

I'm certainly not sharing the confidence.

 

[FishingRick04]

Eddy is unproven, westhoff isn't that good and Dixon has yet to fire a shot.

I'm certainly not sharing the confidence.

At 30 Westhoff has good potential

Dixon at 25 has good potential

Jacko has untried potential up forward

Eddy has SANFL runs on the board!

No doubt about Gray, Wingard and Young however.

 

[Macca19]

I think our forward line matches up really well against their backline. Its up to the midfield to not s**t the bed and get it up there enough.

 

[Coobk001]

Our forward line ain't great but I'm with Macca, our issue has been the midfield for a long time IMO. They lift and the forward half will look far better

 

[Power Raid]

He's injured. Out for 2-3 weeks with a hamstring.

I'm still confident of him for the coleman

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

I've often wondered what Westhoff's career would've looked like by now had he been in say the Hawthorn system under Clarko.

 

[Hammer#8]

We're at least in with a better chance with a competent ruckman I feel.

The biggest killer the last time against Sydney were our kickouts and attrocious accuracy by foot through the corridor, a total s**tshow when we don't have the polish to match. We were always going to the safety of the boundary and contested packs at the kickouts, and as soon as the ball hit the deck the Swans players turned it into a game of pass-the-parcel and rebounded straight back into their 50. Our choices get dumber when there's no backup kickout target, Boak hitting a Swans player on the chest from 15m out was laughable in its desperation for an easy option.

You get a mobile player like Ryder in our side and all of a sudden we're not so Dixon-conscious and may increase our chances of getting it in past the centre circle without giving 6 points to the opposition every time.

 

[diegodcg]

He's injured. Out for 2-3 weeks with a hamstring.

Oh that's a shame and a big loss. One of my favourite players to watch

 

[TeeKray]

Yeah, when your midfield is up against Kennedy, Hannebery and Parker (all probably top 10 mids in the game), that's always going to be the most concerning area going in.

 

[drazah]

If there's rain anywhere around the Sydney area during summer or Autumn it's gonna burst somewhere. Once one of those low pressure systems parks itself just off the coast it's on for young and old. I once spent an Easter in Sydney where the rain didn't stop, not even for 10 seconds, over the entire 4 day weekend.

I found that out the hard way while rock climbing in the Blue Mountains. Went from bright warm and sunny to torrential downpour in about ten minutes.

 

[Prince St]

We're going to get ******* annihilated

 

[woffy]

I like the team because it feels like a long time since Hinkley went with who are performing rather than just relying on players who have been around.

Can't argue with selections on what we've seen in the pre-season (Atley possibly earnt a start instead of Broadbent for this game).
Forward line as named does look slow though.

With Impey & Pittard to come in, Austin & Atley around the mark, pressure should be on to perform or get dropped.
Hopefully Ken rewards form.

I think we are a good chance to win this.
Best of luck to SPP, Houston & Eddy on their debuts

 

[Kingfish73]

Selections good. But loaded with half back flankers. 4!

 

[Kingfish73]

Richmond by plenty

How the #### we loose to Carlton last 2 years

 

[Chachi]

How the #### we loose to Carlton last 2 years

Because we were to loose in defending

 

[diegodcg]

Will be unable to watch the match live but will try to avoid the score so I can watch the replay later. The reason I won't watch it live is that I'll be in Glasgow to watch Ride and The Jesus & Mary Chain - I know most people couldn't care less but I guess Dylan8 would relate to it

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

We're going to get ******* annihilated

Ahh that new season positivity in full swing

 

[Steve Dore]

Selections good. But loaded with half back flankers. 4!

Two more than the minimum is "loaded"?

 

[BrockBlitz]

I've often wondered what Westhoff's career would've looked like by now had he been in say the Hawthorn system under Clarko.

Westy ideally is played in the Richo/Rewoldt twilight role. Roaming tall link man who runs forward and snags a few.

Unfortunately we have been completely void of tall forwards other than Tredders and Schulz. So he's played 2nd fiddle basically all his career and he is 3rd or a winger.

 

[PAFC66]

Ahh that new season positivity in full swing

That's reality

 

[PAFC66]

I'm glad I'm working Sunday.

 

[Byron!!!]

Champion data ranks westhoff as an elite forward. What more do you want? Super elite?