Review Round 1 2019 vs Melbourne

Who was your BOG?


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Need to manage these kids through the season, is a long one. Wines and Hammer to come back will help that. Drew although caught by the pace at times today managed to rack up a few and hopefully will get better.
 

Smithy7

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Xavier Duursma celebrates his debut goal ... :D:p
 
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Adam_23

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Our #1 fixture request every year should be to play Melbourne at the G in round 1.

So proud, dominate performance from about the 15 min mark 1st qtr onwards. All the new recruits were outstanding!

Big change of play, makes that slow style last year even more infuriating when you think about it.
 

Smithy7

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MELBOURNE 4.3 6.5 9.7 9.7 (61)
PORT ADELAIDE 2.4 6.8 10.9 12.15 (87)


GOALS
Melbourne:
Melksham 2, T.McDonald, Brayshaw, Fritsch, Sparrow, Weideman, Petracca, Jones
Port Adelaide: Westhoff 5, Butters 2, Marshall, Duursma, Ebert, Gray, Boak


BEST
Melbourne:
Salem, Harmes, Melksham, Hibberd, Brayshaw, Oliver
Port Adelaide: Westhoff, Rockliff, Gray, Boak, Burton, Ebert


INJURIES
Melbourne
: Lewis (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Sparrow
Port Adelaide: Marshall (concussion)
 

Hong-Kong Phooey

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s**t it's hard to take a win like that seriously. Bar the first qtr... We literally kept going and did everything right. We had them second guessing and they were fumbly as a result. Coukd it be that rogue players like Polec and wingard really were more trouble than their worth?
 

Hong-Kong Phooey

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MELBOURNE 4.3 6.5 9.7 9.7 (61)
PORT ADELAIDE 2.4 6.8 10.9 12.15 (87)


GOALS
Melbourne:
Melksham 2, T.McDonald, Brayshaw, Fritsch, Sparrow, Weideman, Petracca, Jones
Port Adelaide: Westhoff 5, Butters 2, Marshall, Duursma, Ebert, Gray, Boak


BEST
Melbourne:
Salem, Harmes, Melksham, Hibberd, Brayshaw, Oliver
Port Adelaide: Westhoff, Rockliff, Gray, Boak, Burton, Ebert


INJURIES
Melbourne
: Lewis (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Sparrow
Port Adelaide: Marshall (concussion)
How was watts not in best players? Played the game of his career
 

ZakLee

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And we beat the umpires too. Free kicks 28 to Melb 20 to us. Umpiring was terrible and inconsistent today.
Loved our style of play, was so good to watch and I hope it continues.
 
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Promising start and a great turnaround given we looked like we'd be steamrolled after that first 10 minutes.

Watts exercised a demon there. Rockliff, Boak and Ebert all seeking a bit of redemption and prove that they could still play. Great to see Marshall out there and providing a contest.

The way the youth played on instinct and not get bogged down by expectation seemed to be what we all had come to expect and they all delivered masterfully.

Lycett makes it seem like we've fixed a massive void in our ruck stocks.

Despite the surprise win theres a bit of volatility of whether the youth can last the season at that standard, but it was bloody exciting none-the-less.
 
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