Game Day Round 4: Ports vs. Essendon

[PJ Power]

Lol 2 weeks ago everyone was saying our good our defense is..

Two weeks later they’ve made Jonathon Brown look like a genius.

 

[Schulzenfest]

I just remembered, real glad we bought Amon in for Barry eh. Not just change for the sake of change, Ken reverting further back to the team that’s failed us time and time again over the last three years at all.

 

[Magus]

Defense is diabolical

Kicking inside 50 is diabolical

Cant tackle to save our lives

 

[Power Raid]

fingers crossed for a huge third

Ken, shift our slow mids and mids who don't spread out of the middle

 

[rogerjames]

Can we please do what I asked b4 R1. Don't play Rockcliff. He hasnt earnt it and at this stage is not up to it. When he is in form that warrants selection then pick him. Get it KEN.

 

[JUSTWORK]

Story of our year last year.....

Does anyone here think we are actually better?

Yes. But Hinkley shouldn't be here... We were so close of being rid of him (or so we though) If only

 

[Doctor Feel]

Came back to post this

 

[GremioPower]

4.2 to 2.5 that quarter and people saying they think we will win this game. You’re kidding, we are shit

That's 6-7 in scores. We leveled the play during the quarter, at least.

 

[Traveling_Power]

best players

Robbie 20 Disposals (5 kicks 15 HB)
Ollie 15 Disposals 7k 8 hb
Boaky 12 Disposals 6 kicks 6 HB
Polec 14 Disposals 11 kicks 3 HB (the only player in double figures with kicks)

 

[B0ydmental]

isn't Heppell on Wingard ?

No. I'm watching from side on up high. I follow heppel2on field. He's a beast for running. We haven't followed him. Wines was near him for a while and then polec was. But No close tagging and never wingers this game

 

[PJ Power]

Perfect opportunity to roast them last week.

It’s unfashionable for coaches and supporters to melt though.

We have to wait quietly and optimistically until 2036 when they finally come good again.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Boak is captain fumbles. **** put some of that sticky stuff the pole vaulters use or something.

Big 3 recruits have done **** all with the footy. Dont care about pressure acts when you don't have basic skills.

Is it wet out there? Fumbles bumbles droppee balls slipping over. The roof surely must be open.

Dixon could not even catch a cold at the moment.

Doogie stop ****ing hitting the ball backwards in ruck.you are giving them the ball.

Mid fielders have to work harder. Ollie you wanna be captain then lead the way.

Polec grow a ****en brain and you don't call for a handball when a player is having a set shot 30m out simple angle.

Put Dixon in ruck he is doing bugger all up forward and put Doogie back to fullback.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

We are in this. Essendon looking tired and making bad decisions. If we can be more precise and stop dropping marks we still win.

 

[Traveling_Power]

Hombsch for Clurey next week pls

Hombsch in to a key Defensive position .. Clurey on the HBF

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Defense is diabolical

Kicking inside 50 is diabolical

Cant tackle to save our lives

Can’t kick for goal.

One ounce of pressure and we fold like a pack of cards.

 

[Us against the rest]

I keep saying it year after year and nothing ever improves. SKILLS.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Karl Amon, average for the Magpies straight back in the Power side ?

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Never thought I'd say this but I feel we're missing that forward pressure from Impey and Neade of last year.

 

[Smithy7]

DBJ .... one bloody possession what's going on

 

[PowerBaz]

Typical Etihad Prots game

Robbie go back with purpose after a mark inside 50 and kick for goal ffs

Travis where is ya head at ?

oh well dreadful and still not too far down.. insert false belief

You were probably right on my comments earlier, there was a time when 1st didn't lose to 14th. They just reminded me who I follow again, you can never be certain can you under Ken. Watch for Frampton next week and i'd also be bringing in Neade, our forward line doesn't look dangerous and I reckon he should be out there now.

 

[Duck Farmer]

I just remembered, real glad we bought Amon in for Barry eh. Not just change for the sake of change, Ken reverting further back to the team that’s failed us time and time again over the last three years at all.

Stimulus: Stefan Martin sets Supercoach records for a ruckman that will never be beaten in our lifetimes.

Response: Drop Barry for Amon.

 

[ejdees]

McKenzie has been solid. Houston too slow. Need more run from DBJ.

All he's doing is running. Needs a kick.

 

[Peking Power]

Comically bad.

How can this happen two years in a row?

We're lucky Essendon is out of form because this would be no different from last year otherwise.

Robbie Gray needs to take some responsibility for set shots rather than trying to palm it off to others. The same decision in the last quarter last week almost cost us the match.

Polec kicks about one in ten of those sort of goals. Someone needs to tell him to make himself scarce when someone is lining up for goal - he must have it in his head that he is a good kick for goal.

 

[1954]

Nah we didn't. We came out expecting an Essendon who would be fired up ready to take us down - and we got spooked by it. Happens to us all the time, we can't deal with being hunted.

This, especially the `can't deal with being hunted' bit.

 

[simmo_bc]

61% vs 44% efficiency inside 50, need to improve, never been a strength under Hinkley