Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 22

[tribey]

I always bristle at the Sydney example.

Yeah, they’ve carved out a nice decades-long era for themselves, but between COLA, the Academy and the unwritten rule that the Swans must be good for the health of the comp, you’d have to be severely incompetent to not make that outpost work.

We effectively enjoyed an ‘Academy’ setup in the years leading up to the AFL entry — Tredrea, Burgoyne, Wilson — and got one flag out of them as is.

Imagine adding Fiora, Didak, S Burgoyne, Enright, S. Thompson and Johncock to the mix for peanuts in 1998-99.

It’s completely different gravy.

 

[Grave Danger]

Clubs should use their sub every week. And if pressed to justify it, just say 'we thought it could be a 2 week injury' or 'we thought playing on could worsen the injury'. Then force the AFL to call you a liar (they won't).

Just as the so-called rookie list soon became just a supplementary list, with even the elevation rules watered down, the medi-sub has just become a 23rd man - a substitute rather than an interchange player, for someone who can't come back on during that match. Too bad if one team has to use it for a genuine injury and the other just uses it for fresh legs.

 

[240volt]

Looking forward to Fremantle v Brisbane tonight. The weather in Perth is brilliant, so we should see a fantastic contest.

I reckon Freo to win as Brisbane are still atrocious away from home.

 

[PowerLil]

Funny you mention our identity. I was talking to my lad and he said he is done with this club, he said who are we any way, Port Adelaide or Port power.
I have to say Port Power atm.

Exactly what I put in the survey. Hinkley, Koch, KT and Davies have De-Ported us.

 

[Grave Danger]

Comic Book Stadium the ones playing silly buggers this week...

 

[edgie]

He's next to a Collingwood person. It's highly possible that poor gentleman got confused when at the shop and bought the wrong one.

Damn you Port Power - Eddie

 

[Us against the rest]

Exactly what I put in the survey. Hinkley, Koch, KT and Davies have De-Ported us.

Yep, i'm afraid you are correct, hopefully a new coach can reverse the damage.

 

[Festerz]

The fall forward and pirouette rank alongside 'raising the arm' as tactics I despise to milk frees and/or avoid holding the ball decisions.

 

[edgie]

Let's not forget Sydney's open door policy for any star FF looking for a change of scenery.

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The underrated Daniel Bradshaw

Daniel Bradshaw

Age

47

Ht

190cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.0

5star

The ok Kurt Tippett

Kurt Tippett

Age

38

Ht

202cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.8

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

 

[TeeKray]

The fall forward and pirouette rank alongside 'raising the arm' as tactics I despise to milk frees and/or avoid holding the ball decisions.

Also, like many AFL rules, the spirit and intention of the rule has been totally lost along the way.

As far as I always understood it, in the back was a rule to stop you from just blatantly pushing your opponent out of a contest either in a marking contest or around a ground ball type situation. It's now devolved into a free kick mostly paid when a player accidentally lands on top of another player in a tackle (often played for by the player being tackled, as seen above). It's a dumb, overly technical free kick that has no impact on the game and simply shouldn't be paid.

 

[edgie]

Laying on top of a downed player is a good way to keep them from making the next context. In that way the 'in the back' for falling on top of someone is good. However 99% of the time it is unpreventable and incidental, both are back on their feet.

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

Sydney Swans will win the flag don’t @ me

 

[El Zorro]

I always had a soft spot for the Swans. So I can totally get behind them this season (like a few others before). I mean, I have written off Port already.

edit: if it wasn't that I wanted to support a local (Adelaide) team the Swans would be my club, for obvious reasons:


River Plate 1908 Champions.


South Melbourne 1909 Champions

 

[Harlott]

All those other “successful” sides mentioned have had distinct advantages playerwise.

 

[PatientMental]

All those other “successful” sides mentioned have had distinct advantages playerwise.

All that means is that our playing list has been left chronically under developed by el-potato.

 

[Harlott]

All that means is that our playing list has been left chronically under developed by el-potato.

I meant relating to Sydney.

 

[Festerz]

I always had a soft spot for the Swans. So I can totally get behind them this season (like a few others before). I mean, I have written off Port already.

edit: if it wasn't that I wanted to support a local (Adelaide) team the Swans would be my club, for obvious reasons:

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River Plate 1908 Champions.

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South Melbourne 1909 Champions

Gee that 1909 team were rubbish. Look at that picture. Not one South player prepared to put his head over the ball.

 

[It Just Is]

I always bristle at the Sydney example.

Yeah, they’ve carved out a nice decades-long era for themselves, but between COLA, the Academy and the unwritten rule that the Swans must be good for the health of the comp, you’d have to be severely incompetent to not make that outpost work.

We effectively enjoyed an ‘Academy’ setup in the years leading up to the AFL entry — Tredrea, Burgoyne, Wilson — and got one flag out of them as is.

Imagine adding Fiora, Didak, S Burgoyne, Enright, S. Thompson and Johncock to the mix for peanuts in 1998-99.

It’s completely different gravy.

Yeah, the credit Sydney were getting for a ‘quick rebuild’ last year was a bit much too. What else do you expect from a team that actually had pick 2 in 2014 (before Petracca) and pick 3 in 2015.

 

[Grave Danger]

Yesterday was the first time since round 4 (when they beat Collingwood) where West Coast didn't lose by 50 points or more. It's as much of an indictment on the Crows as it is on the Eagles.

And their WAFL team, who've been going even worse, only lost by 20 points yesterday - they've turned the corner!

 

[DaTBird187]

Urgh this is a terrible game so far.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Comic Book Stadium the ones playing silly buggers this week...


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Is that 22,000 for the team for ALL South Australians?

 

[PatientMental]

Urgh this is a terrible game so far.

What did you expect,

These are two wildly bog average teams bashing heads.

The only media for it was "new coach vs new coach"

When they're down to those as the story lines for the match - it's gonna be real bin juice stuff.

 

[DaTBird187]

Camera pans to Kennett and Macguire in the stands sitting together. Dwayne's all "Gee that would be some interesting conversation, do we have them mic'd up?"

Yes Dwayne, I'm sure it's riveting to find out what each of their favourite minstrel songs are.

 

[JimmyBC]

Ginnivan is giving me Weightman vibes

 

[Portmagpies36]

Sydney ain't a benchmark in my eyes unless 2 flags every 40 years gets ya hard.

No, but 5 Grand Finals in tbe last 16 years is a benchmark I would take any day.