Game Day Round 2: Prison Bars @ MCG

[Marmozet]

Where's the game day thread at?!?

I'm expecting a high scoring shootout today, midfield battle should be epic. I like Boak as the sub, that will be something completely different.

This time last week I would have given us very little chance of winning this, but after that performance against Brisbane, I'm going to say Port by 6 points in a cracker.

 

[Visenfest]

Not 100% ready to trust us yet. Collingwood by 15 points.

 

[Marmozet]

Marshall to kick another bag of 5 on Frampton?

 

[Kingfish73]

Wouldn't be surprised in a pies big win or us winning by plenty. Hard game to read. I think Port 28. Hinkley will provide the expected disappointment further into the year when its a really important game with expectations.

Can't wait to watch our younger boys playing at the G

 

[Nemisis]

Port to win by 25 points. Jeremy Howe

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Jeremy Howe

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33

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86kg

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17.0

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11.2

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5.7

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6.4

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2.1

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318.1

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21.5

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16.5

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5.0

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6.5

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2.0

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433.3

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9.0

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6.8

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1.6

4star

is a big out for the pies.
Rozee bog
Fanta will slot five
Butters a lazy 30 possies

 

[PortWTF]

Collingwood by 51

 

[sobrave]

A Pepsi Max powered ken Hinkley to rev the boys up and terrorise nick daicos I reckon

 

[bomberclifford]

Bars v Stripes.
Bars by 8pts
De Goey BOG
Toddy 5 goals

 

[Ralph Lorenz]

Heading to the game from rural VIC with our young kids. Can't wait, I think it'll be an epic game.
Decided this morning I'll wear the prison bars today, but it's not a spiteful action, I respect Jeff Browne for having the gall to call kochie and resolve the PB issue because he honours our rich history as footy club.
I'm wearing the PB today in support of progression and growth, which are the trademark components which forged our pathway into the AFL from the start.
Brushing off all the bull**** that's been entangled in our history since then, it was another administrators belief in growth and progression that allows us to continue our journey more closely as the club and history we all identify with.

 

[Steve Dore]

Carn Ports just win farken!

Ports by 11.

Pure Roller BOG.

 

[yepits2020]

I am not expecting a shoot out and hope that we blunt their run and when we get a run we bury them. Maximising our goal efficiency will be the key.

Hinkley needs to maintain the rage from the Freo trial otherwise we will start asleep like we did in most of 2022. Enough should never be good enough.

Nervously confident.

 

[davesnothere]

A win by anything.
Jr to walk in a gaol from the square unopposed at least twice.
Jordan De Goey

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28

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93kg

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16.7

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10.0

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6.7

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3.9

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3.1

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2.3

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15.8

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9.7

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6.2

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2.8

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1.7

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2.3

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11.6

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6.2

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5.4

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1.4

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4.8

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2.6

5star

to have a Jason Horne Francis tattoo by the end of the week.

 

[TazD]

Looking forward to having my hope from last week dashed.

 

[Marmozet]

What are the chances JHF gets booed?

 

[davesnothere]

What are the chances JHF gets booed?

Wouldn't be shocked if there were more North supporters at a Collingwood game than a North game.

 

[Willsy10]

Would be nice if they didn’t let us down after building us up for once.


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[JimmyBC]

I get the feels Collingwood at the MCG could be the hardest task in the game this year.

However the brand from last week repeated & you just never know.. pleasantly surprise me again Ports

 

[Hot Port]

Someone has to lose

 

[TazD]

I can cop a loss, but if we go back to bomb kicks onto a stationary Dixon or to the pockets I am going to be toxic.

 

[Janus]

The confidence our young players would get from knocking off the Pies at the MCG is second only to beating Geelong at Kardinia.

 

[Winganeen]

Looking forward to this one, always love watching our boys @MCG and feel like we have a good record (maybe memory bias)

One thing I'd say in the "rivalry" though, is since we joined this comp, there's been a sort of narrative that Freo are our brothers in arms and Collingwood fierce rivals.

I've never subscribed.

Perhaps if Freo were an overt merger of the two Freo sides (red and blue makes purple?) I'd get it. But I sort of grew up in the Cahill-Phillips-Choco-Abernathy era where it felt like they were just another option across the border.


Anyways on to the game. We'll be too strong through the mid, Ports by 25.

 

[simmo_bc]

Go well lads.

Kill the crowd noise early please.

 

[PJ Power]

Couple of things that Hartlett said on SEN yesterday that caught my attention/concerned me:

1. We won’t go toe-to-toe with Collingwood in an attacking game. We’ll try to get the balance right and slow them down.

I hope we don’t overthink and complicate our game plan today. It’s the natural instincts of moving the ball on quickly that led to our forwards dominating last week.

2. Dixon (and others) were on edge last week and had a point to prove after the Freo loss.

I hope that doesn’t mean that our guys will go in less on edge this week, which has been typical of our inconsistent attitude, mindset and intensity in past seasons.

 

[SureBuddy]

Who cares about the game, just can’t wait to see JHF again.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I agree with JimmyBC that the Pies at the Gee is up there as a tough weekend for any team.

Of course I want the boys to win but am also interested how the structures hold up, how the young midfield goes, how our 2 way running capacity is and just the overall ticker of the team.