Review Round 11, 2023 vs Richmond

[ctpower]

Tough day for the umps to decide between 2 sides they don't like giving free kicks to.

If only they could always have the Bulldogs

The umpiring in Last nights game between Gold Coast and the bulldogs was a disgrace.
The umpires did everything they could to get the bulldogs across the line

 

[Festerz]

A reminder that it is very rarely in the modern AFL that a team is on its game all year.

It seems to be a common wisdom that a mid season slump in form, with the resting of key players is they key to peaking at the business end of the season.

If a team can bank wins while being way off the boil and enter the bye round close to the top of the ladder and come back to the second half of the season with key players freshened up and ready to make an assault on the finals - that's where you'd want to be.

That's the theory anyway.

All I know is that we are well placed to make it happen.

 

[philreich]

Just noticed that we had only 39 tackles today - just like we did on the MCG in round 2 against the Pies. Maybe it's an indication of how far ahead of Richmond Collingwood is, that the Tigers couldn't hurt us as much as the Pies did.

 

[Relativity]

On Mead, you can see him freeze mentally when he gets the ball. He's only young and has been given opportunities for a reason but he really needs to react instinctively when he gets the ball. He is not gifted with speed so hesitation is not his friend if he wants to stay on our list.

 

[Poo Eckert]

Good win, we lost our forward delivery this eeek, went back to bombing long.

 

[thundercloud]

Good win. Richmond were ok.

 

[Adz2332]

Few tired boys. Weeks of wet tough games. These are just grinds. I expect next week to be much if the same. But winning is most important!

Missing key players, tired sore bodies. Good win

 

[ctpower]

Just noticed that we had only 39 tackles today - just like we did on the MCG in round 2 against the Pies. Maybe it's an indication of how far ahead of Richmond Collingwood is, that the Tigers couldn't hurt us as much as the Pies did.

This is true.
I’m not sure what the uncontested possession system was but I wouldn’t be surprised if we got beaten in that area too

 

[ctpower]

On Mead, you can see him freeze mentally when he gets the ball. He's only young and has been given opportunities for a reason but he really needs to react instinctively when he gets the ball. He is not gifted with speed so hesitation is not his friend if he want's to stay on our list.

There’s a bit of Dylan williams about him.
He’s not too bad when he had the ball but he’s a bit slow.

 

[sobrave]

Good win, we lost our forward delivery this eeek, went back to bombing long.

I cut them a bit of slack given the makeshift forward line

 

[Ford Fairlane]

We did put the ball into spaces in the forward line a few times for a leading player and had it cut off because tunnel vision.

 

[Hammer#8]

Biggest positive out of today is at least 7 of our players were well down on form but we managed to grit the teeth and stay in front on the scoreboard.

Ugly wins are still wins.

Has the premiership window opened again for us?

 

[dirty2]

Watched it on delay cos I'm a dumb ass and thought we had the 4 o'clock game... Good 1st quarter then did enough I guess...

 

[Jonts]

10 individual goal kickers was odd
Lord needs to convert more
Rioli rusty after a week off
Wines improving again
Houston keeps pressing the AA squad

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

Lord kicks the hard ones but stuffs up the easy ones

 

[portly]

We had good run with the jumps today.

It’s a weird feeling as a port supporter where things seem to “fall your way”

Gil was sitting with the umpires?

Pity he can't do it every week.

 

[Stars align]

Would have to check but think you had seven shots on goal from frees just failed to convert
So as always it not always how many but where you get them and you come out way in front on both counts today

Also seven of ours were for OOF not sure on yours

 

[blackholeguns]

Fair to say Wines is improving each week.. imagine him finding his ‘21 form toward the pointy end

 

[TeeKray]

I'd just like to congratulate Ken Hinkley for coaching this win given for the first time ever not one player in this team had played at Port Adelaide under any coach but Ken Hinkley.

 

[Izzy01]

Well that was an ugly win, a wins a win I guess and at the G is important.
We don’t look like a top 4 team on that performance though.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Sad news out of Melbourne with beloved footy commentator Anthony Hudson launching civil action against the AFL Umpire Association for emotional damage. Sources say Garry Lyon and Nafe Buckley will also file similar suits.

Genuinely as biased a call from Hudson that I can remember.

Was getting embarrassing

 

[Power Girl]

No Boak

And it showed. He can settle us and lead by example. Missed him today

 

[TeeKray]

Nobody talking about that guy down back that spent the day spoiling, taking contested marks and also put in a desperate lunge to deny Richmond a goal that would've kept them in the game late.

And apparently Port are now 9-0 with him in the team and 0-2 without him in the team.

 

[blackholeguns]

4th most difficult draw and sitting 2nd at round 11…

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Nobody talking about that guy down back that spent the day spoiling, taking contested marks and also put in a desperate lunge to deny Richmond a goal that would've kept them in the game late.

And apparently Port are now 9-0 with him in the team and 0-2 without him in the team.

A few people mentioned McKenzie mate!!