Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 30

[gtrxuone]

Rowie worried that the Crows haven't put the Hawks ,away yet.
Dan Curtin having a decent game,atm.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Free kicks 14-6, I dream of getting a run like that. Just once.

 

[Coobk001]

Centre bounce killing the Hawks. As i write it Dunstall calls it out.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

15-6

 

[edgie]

Phone wallet keys

Wtf

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Free kicks 10-6 to Adelaide. Like clockwork.

That's nothing!

 

[chachi11]

Hawks just slip over

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Berry is a shocker for playing for the high tackle. He was the one I saw do it at training.

 

[Jojay]

Curtin starting to get a feel for it. Looks a player

 

[chiwigi]

Gotta admit, despite all their faults, the Crows have created a gameplan that is allowing them to totally choke teams and then hit them with their scoring ability the other way.

Theyre an incredibly negative side, but its working.

Gotta concede they're definitely a top 4 side and thus a contender. Very early in the year to be absolutely peaking like they are though, will be interesting how that plays out. Looking at their draw, it is possible they will only lose 1-2 more this year.

Reminds me of Hinkley top 4 teams.

Doesn’t seem to hold up come finals

 

[Windy Cindy]

Free kicks 14-6, I dream of getting a run like that. Just once.

Have we ever entered half time with double the frees for

 

[Port01]

If we had 37 i50’s and 17 frees for 4 goals we would all be panic stations.
Relax

 

[gtrxuone]

Rowie just said Josh Rachelli is going to win a Brownlow Medal

 

[TazD]

Frown Mitchell

 

[PJ Power]

Curtin is becoming a good player quite quickly now. Beautiful contested mark for a wingman.

Adelaide have the luxury of Dawson, Curtin, Hinge, Michelanney and Worrall who don’t play key positions but are good contested markers around the ground.

Their two young key forwards have big frames and are strong. Compare to how underdeveloped our key forwards are.

 

[PJ Power]

Rowie just said Josh Rachelli is going to win a Brownlow Medal

You don’t rate how he’s coming on?

 

[chiwigi]

8-17 free kicks.

That’d be nice.

 

[Port01]

Curtin is becoming a good player quite quickly now. Beautiful contested mark for a wingman.

Adelaide have the luxury of Dawson, Curtin, Hinge, Michelanney and Worrall who don’t play key positions but are good contested markers around the ground.

Their two young key forwards have big frames and are strong. Compare to how underdeveloped our key forwards are.

You shouldn’t be allowed in a forward line unless you are good in the air. It’s the key to Collingwood for example.
The fact we regularly employ small and key forwards who can’t compete in the air is the source of most of our forward line problems.

 

[Janey]

Rowie just said Josh Rachelli is going to win a Brownlow Medal

Don’t know whether you’re laughing or throwing up, either would be appropriate.

 

[gtrxuone]

You don’t rate how he’s coming on?

Played a solid 4qtrs,last,week
Not a Brownlow medal winner.His posessions are,high impact.Not a huge stats winner around the ball (aka Crippa)
+ he has a mouth on him.Umpires would hate him.

 

[gtrxuone]

Don’t know whether you’re laughing or throwing up, either would be appropriate.

Buckley won a Brownlow.He was a big mouth player.Dont think JR is in that class.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

No press conferences this week for Timmy Silvers about the umpires.

some kind of scam getting +10 free kicks v hawks in Tasmania

 

[JimmyBC]

Curtin starting to get a feel for it. Looks a player

Looks like he's been in a gym as opposed to our little wippets

 

[PJ Power]

You shouldn’t be allowed in a forward line unless you are good in the air. It’s the key to Collingwood for example.
The fact we regularly employ small and key forwards who can’t compete in the air is the source of most of our forward line problems.

Great post.

Of our non-tall players, the guys who consistently compete well in the air are:
JHF, Butters, Rozee, Bergman, Jones, Wines, Burgoyne and Evans.

Boak, Mead, DBJ, Rioli, SPP are all poor aerially.

That marking ability is part of what made Monfries-Gray-Wingard such a great small-mid forward trio.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Reminds me of Hinkley top 4 teams.

Doesn’t seem to hold up come finals

They’re literally the polar opposite of a Hinkley team

They have built a game plan on contested possessions and tough key position forwards with a group of unheralded defenders playing team football