Preview Round 14 - Geelong vs its mental demons (a.k.a. The post-bye) and also Port, Saturday 22 June @ 7:40pm @ AO

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Port has only defeated one team in the Top 8 - Freo in Perth.

They lost to:
Collingwood - 3rd
Adelaide - 4th
Fremantle - 6th
Brisbane - 7th
Richmond - 8th

Port travelled to China, then to Perth last week, one month away. Port demolished StK by 70 points, but played badly against Freo, shutting down Q4 + not scoring - will that travelling affect them?

Port have played lower crowd attracting teams at home this Season. Rd14 is the first of four straight games at home.

Team Comparisons:

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Port are ahead of Geelong in some important stats.

In an interview, Scott said he mentioned their post-Bye losses in a team meeting + 33% of players had no idea about it.

This may come as a huge shock for many posters - Kane Cornes is tipping a Port win

Boak is third in Supercoach + is one of the recommendations for Supercoach Captain.

Positives for Geelong:
Port's Forward line is not a big score kicking team, which could make it difficult against Geelong's Defence, which is the best in the AFL. Rozee is their leading goal kicker with 15, then Sam Gray with 13. Port's two smalls are leading the goal kicking, but have not even kicked 30 between them. Whereas Hawkins has 35 + Ablett 22. Dixon may not be fit enough to finish the game, meaning his impact may dwindle. Ryder is not a natural Forward, kicking only 12 goals so far. Boak + RGray are playing more in the Midfield with Rockliff injured. With Blitz on Dixon + Taylor on Ryder - Stewart, O’Connor + Tuohy can cover their opponents.

Negatives for Geelong:
Port are #1 in the League for Contested Possessions
Averages:
Boak - 15.17
Rockliff - 13.30
R Gray - 11.56
Compared to:
Dangerfield - 13.36
Kelly - 13.17
Parfitt - 10.09
Port need to win the game in the Midfield, by matching Geelong + preventing us getting the ball Forward.

It will be a huge shock for many posters, but Kane Cornes is tipping Port to win
Whereas Bill Shorten is tipping Geelong by 20 points, which should make some happy.
Then there are those of us who DGAF.

I was at the 2016 match, it was awesome too!
I’ll tip us by 15 points.

 

[Interstater]

How the hell do you drop the Hoff

He has played one good game all year i.e. vs Melbourne Round 1.

If you are coming over for the game be aware its going down to 5 degrees Saturday night.
Not Ballarat weather but close enough.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Rumour on our board is:

Lienert, spp, Ryder, westhoff out

Ebert garner wines Dixon in

3 talls out 1 in

Speed is the option I'd use

 

[Larry Donohue]

Howard Jonas Burn-Jones
Houston Clurey hartlett
S. Gray Powell Pepper Motlop
Boak Ryder R. Gray
Lienert Dixon Westhoff
Lycett Wines Ebert

Thats a hell of a team with rockliff marshall to come back
Im hoping dixon wines and ebert are rusty

Geelong by 6 goals

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

Wonder if we will give Motlop a bit of attention?

 

[David the Cat]

I see so that's why Guthrie never gets dropped.

No...Guthrie hasn't been dropped because he deserves his place.

 

[cats_09]

Wonder if we will give Motlop a bit of attention?

If he continues in the same form as recent weeks then his opponent may even forget he's on the ground

He'll get no more attention or special attention than any other Port player and that's the way it should be

 

[Cataholic]

No...Guthrie hasn't been dropped because he deserves his place.

Playing ok atm, so yeah, but there's a strong argument that it hasn't always been the case.

He seems more intent on moving the ball forward these days, is more composed with his use of the ball, and appears to have more desire for the physical contest.

Long may it continue.

 

[winty]

Fun fact: We haven't lost in any of Harry's milestone games.

1st game - beat Essendon by 99 points.
50th game - beat Sydney by 67 points.
100th game - beat GWS by 65 points (the game Harry played forward and kicked 6)
150th game - beat Bulldogs by 13 points.
200th game - beat Richmond by 4 points.

 

[Down at K Park]

Wonder if we will give Motlop a bit of attention?

He plays poorly enough even when he doesn’t get any attention. How many times has he been dropped since moving to port?

Complete waste of energy to even say a single word to him.

 

[winty]

Wonder if we will give Motlop a bit of attention?

Depends. Is his contract up for renewal soon?

 

[James1970]

Fun fact: We haven't lost in any of Harry's milestone games.

1st game - beat Essendon by 99 points.
50th game - beat Sydney by 67 points.
100th game - beat GWS by 65 points (the game Harry played forward and kicked 6)
150th game - beat Bulldogs by 13 points.
200th game - beat Richmond by 4 points.

The trajectory is a bit of a worry though.

 

[Drunkcat]

Wonder if we will give Motlop a bit of attention?

That's funny good joke, why would we you are joking?

 

[Down at K Park]

That's funny good joke, why would we you are joking?

We actually should be patting him on the back and thanking him for the compo pick, while he soaks up ports salary cap with his mediocrity.

 

[Bring back Moloney]

I actually almost feel bad for the Port supporters. They are sickened by his efforts, and baffled at how he continues to get a game.

For those last couple of years, I myself truly wondered how he could look blokes like Selwood in the eye each day.

 

[Max Milburn]

I actually almost feel bad for the Port supporters. They are sickened by his efforts, and baffled at how he continues to get a game.

For those last couple of years, I myself truly wondered how he could look blokes like Selwood in the eye each day.

To be honest, although he wasn't perfect, he was much better for us than he has been for Port.

 

[Sticksman]

Well I will certainly be happy that Westhoff isn't playing no matter what his form has been like.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

In: Fort
Out: Ratugolea (inj)

 

[Dav]

This is the first time we have played Geelong without a player from the 2007 Grand Final in the side.

 

[catempire]

In: Fort
Out: Ratugolea (inj)

Ugh

 

[STPer18]

Not the big sav-in-batter!

 

[DangerHere]

Anyone have an idea of the best/friendly places to sit at Adelaide oval?
I'm taking my 9yo son and really keen on getting us both out of there alive.

At home in the TV room ?

 

[JohnZ]

*. Just when things were going along nicely we get injuries. Sav is more important to our structure than rance.

 

[PremierCatAttack]

This is the first time we have played Geelong without a player from the 2007 Grand Final in the side.

Boak? Remember him?

 

[PremierCatAttack]

****. Just when things were going along nicely we get injuries. Sav is more important to our structure than rance.

Shhh you will attract them....