Preview Ports vs. Richmond Tiggers

[Magus]

So it was Voss and Lade at fault for our underperformance now?
I just can't wait till you start blaming Choco for our failures post 2014. Interested to see the spin you're gonna put on that

Nicks also copped some share of the blame.

 

[El Zorro]

What's the deal with public transport now? This will be my first home game this season.

 

[dav3]

What's the deal with public transport now? This will be my first home game this season.

Don't think anything has really changed, they just cut the number of buses on some routes (particularly for Port games)

 

[ExistToWin]

If we just believe hard enough we can win this!

 

[Willsy10]

So they lose Cotchin, Martin and Short this week but gain Caddy, Houli and Grimes

it aint all bad for them

This aint gonna be easy

This.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

What's the deal with public transport now? This will be my first home game this season.

Train is still free

 

[Hambo88]

Train is still free

Don't forget people, Seaford line not active this weekend or next four weeks.

 

[SimonSpeilberg]

Im very worried about this game. Lynch will clunk everything and kick 5, tigers midfield and small forwards will hunt us all game. If we turn the ball over we'll get exposed by their run and concede goals out the back like every home game we play. Unfortunately I think they will get us with run on the outside and control the play for most the game.

Tigers by 20

 

[raman]

What's the deal with public transport now? This will be my first home game this season.

https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/Announcements/Service-Updates/Footy-Express-2019

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

Ollie Wines will not play as poorly as last week, though possibly a still below his absolute best.
I cant tell if his kicking has improved as I can only recall his successful goal last week.

 

[AFC AFeederClub]

im hoping we lose just so another nail is put in Hinkley's coffin, i know its gonna take about 100 nails to see this one through but we have to start somewhere, we cant allow Hinkley to ruin another generation of Port players

 

[RossFC]

im hoping we lose just so another nail is put in Hinkley's coffin, i know its gonna take about 100 nails to see this one through but we have to start somewhere, we cant allow Hinkley to ruin another generation of Port players

About 63 more games to go I think.

 

[dirty2]

About 63 more games to go I think.

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[tribey]

Against your mate Clarkson's Hawks in 2017?

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The game where we had the chance to inflict a record loss on them and some long overdue payback for 2011, only to play like lairising busted arses and get outscored in the second half - epitomised by Toumpas racking up the most pointless 26 touches ever (23 uncontested, 1 behind, 1 tackle, 1 inside50, 1 one-percenter).

When quizzed on the dysfunctional backend of the game, Hinkley said he preferred to focus on the positives of the first half.

Lo and behold, we came out the week after against Essendon, started exactly as we finished against the Hawks and found ourselves 40-1 down after 17 minutes en route to a 70pt loss. Toumpas predictably stank and never played again.

Yeah. ‘Ruthless’.

 

[StuMan]

The game where we had the chance to inflict a record loss on them and some long overdue payback for 2011, only to play like lairising busted arses and get outscored in the second half - epitomised by Toumpas racking up the most pointless 26 touches ever (23 uncontested, 1 behind, 1 tackle, 1 inside50, 1 one-percenter).

When quizzed on the dysfunctional backend of the game, Hinkley said he preferred to focus on the positives of the first half.

Lo and behold, we came out the week after against Essendon, started exactly as we finished against the Hawks and found ourselves 40-1 down after 17 minutes en route to a 70pt loss. Toumpas predictably stank and never played again.

Yeah. ‘Ruthless’.

I never thought I could feel so frustrated after a 51 point victory until that day. Classic Hinkley.

 

[tribey]

I never thought I could feel so frustrated after a 51 point victory until that day. Classic Hinkley.

The sequel was just as maddening.

From a 4-goal QT lead to a goalless quarter, to an eventual trademark narrow defeat from a leading position.

How good was that first half two years ago though? Mmm-mmm.

 

[GremioPower]

The game where we had the chance to inflict a record loss on them and some long overdue payback for 2011, only to play like lairising busted arses and get outscored in the second half - epitomised by Toumpas racking up the most pointless 26 touches ever (23 uncontested, 1 behind, 1 tackle, 1 inside50, 1 one-percenter).

When quizzed on the dysfunctional backend of the game, Hinkley said he preferred to focus on the positives of the first half.

Lo and behold, we came out the week after against Essendon, started exactly as we finished against the Hawks and found ourselves 40-1 down after 17 minutes en route to a 70pt loss. Toumpas predictably stank and never played again.

Yeah. ‘Ruthless’.

Second half was:
Port 4.12:36
Hawks 7.2:44

It wasn't anything like what happened in the Docklands right after.

We won the scoring shots total in the second half against Hawthorn by almost the double: 16-9.

We kick 12.4, instead of 4.12, or they kick 2.7, instead of 7.2, and you would have had your historic win.

 

[StuMan]

Second half was:
Port 4.12:36
Hawks 7.2:44

It wasn't anything like what happened in the Docklands right after.

We won the scoring shots total in the second half against Hawthorn by almost the double: 16-9.

We kick 12.4, instead of 4.12, or they kick 2.7, instead of 7.2, and you would have had your historic win.

"Spewing we didn't kick straight"

 

[tribey]

Second half was:
Port 4.12:36
Hawks 7.2:44

It wasn't anything like what happened in the Docklands right after.

We won the scoring shots total in the second half against Hawthorn by almost the double: 16-9.

We kick 12.4, instead of 4.12, or they kick 2.7, instead of 7.2, and you would have had your historic win.

It was sloppy, disjointed, inefficient, loose, unaccountable, lairising football, at home against an opponent who were on their knees at halftime.

We carried that same brand into the Essendon game and got utterly destroyed.

 

[afl2004]

Paying money and being forced to watch Sam Gray at ff instead of a young budding stud in kane farell is disgusting and horrific for the mind and soul

 

[GremioPower]

It was sloppy, disjointed, inefficient, loose, unaccountable, lairising football, at home against an opponent who were on their knees at halftime.

We carried that same brand into the Essendon game and got utterly destroyed.

"It was sloppy, disjointed, inefficient, loose, unaccountable, lairising football," that dominated most of the stats but goal-scoring efficiency. In the last quarter, we even had more disposals, more clearances, more marks, and more scores than them. We even had the last scores of the game. Take a look, if you will: https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/z5irqTX2/#match-summary

The whole problem were those SEVEN CONSECUTIVES BEHINDS in Q3. However, the fact is that we weren't kicking well even before then:
Q1, 6.5:41 - 0.0:0
Q2, 3.3:21 - 0.3:3
Q3, 1.7:9 - 3.1:19
Q4, 3.5:23 - 4.1:25
FT, 13.20:98 - 7.5:47

In brief, if the only difference in that game was us kicking 17.16:118 (just a bit over 50.0%), this conversation wouldn't exist. We would be joking that we avoided scoring 119 points. Moreover, if we had played such "sloppy, disjointed, inefficient, loose, unaccountable, lairising football" against Essendon the week after, that game would have been different.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Ollie Wines will not play as poorly as last week, though possibly a still below his absolute best.
I cant tell if his kicking has improved as I can only recall his successful goal last week.

Yes he said during this week that, shoulderwise, he was physically ready to play, just lacked match fitness.

 

[Interstater]

Looking forward to a decent feed and a couple of lazy reds at Tasting Australia before the game, expecting to see lots of Port supporters there.

Hoping we can actually play to our potential and give some players some confidence.

 

[Kingfish73]

Not confident but we should win. Hopefully robbie finds his touch. He is due for a special game

 

[Kiss from a Rozee]

"It was sloppy, disjointed, inefficient, loose, unaccountable, lairising football," that dominated most of the stats but goal-scoring efficiency. In the last quarter, we even had more disposals, more clearances, more marks, and more scores than them. We even had the last scores of the game. Take a look, if you will: https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/z5irqTX2/#match-summary

The whole problem were those SEVEN CONSECUTIVES BEHINDS in Q3. However, the fact is that we weren't kicking well even before then:
Q1, 6.5:41 - 0.0:0
Q2, 3.3:21 - 0.3:3
Q3, 1.7:9 - 3.1:19
Q4, 3.5:23 - 4.1:25
FT, 13.20:98 - 7.5:47

In brief, if the only difference in that game was us kicking 17.16:118 (just a bit over 50.0%), this conversation wouldn't exist. We would be joking that we avoided scoring 119 points. Moreover, if we had played such "sloppy, disjointed, inefficient, loose, unaccountable, lairising football" against Essendon the week after, that game would have been different.

The umpires created their first 3 goals for them using a series of free kicks and 50 metre penalties that were barely there or not there at all as well.

We weren’t as ruthless as Geelong 07, but we also weren’t doping.

Great post.