Preview Round 9, 2022 vs North Melbourne @ Hobart

[Marmozet]

We look to make it 4 in a row as we take on North Melbourne down in Hobart, where we have not played since the infamous 38-15 match in 2013.

Last Friday Night, Port Adelaide made it 3 consecutive wins with a win over the Western Bulldogs, while across the Nullabor, North Melbourne went down by 78 points to Fremantle.

Form:
North Melbourne: 17th, 1-7
Port Adelaide: 11th, 3-5

Will Charlie Dixon

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Charlie Dixon

Age

33

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

come straight back into the AFL team this week?

 

[drcollossimo]

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We look to make it 4 in a row as we take on North Melbourne down in Hobart, where we have not played since the infamous 38-15 match in 2013.

Last Friday Night, Port Adelaide made it 3 consecutive wins with a win over the Western Bulldogs, while across the Nullabor, North Melbourne went down by 78 points to Fremantle.

Form:
North Melbourne: 17th, 1-7
Port Adelaide: 11th, 3-5

Will Charlie Dixon come straight back into the AFL team this week?

It’s Hobart after a wet week and Chuck said himself the ankles proppy give him a week to do some big match sim and in for the cheat ground cats

 

[Garibaldi Red]

 

[Marmozet]

Prediction: Port by the amount of free kicks these campaigners got against us in Hobart.

 

[sobrave]

Norf by 43 and a sacking immediately after the game

 

[Mikey13G]

We'll win this game by 10+ goals. North are putrid atm.

 

[Power Raid]

a must win for port

 

[afl2004]

Easy 30 point win but will be frustrating as *

 

[bomberclifford]

Port by 7 goals.
Dixon to stay home.

 

[VineValerian]

North will be absolutely smashed in the media this week.
Expect a furious response.

Think we will struggle big time in the first half, and go to the break behind, but will break it open in the tbird quarter and get to 25 - 30 points up midway through the final stanza, before allowing Norfs a late flurry.
We hang on to grab 4 premiership points with an un-exciting 9 point victory.

A win is a win.

 

[Jakksynn]

Looking forward to seeing just how we manage to bottle this

 

[Janus]

The good thing about being in the position we are is there is no chance of the team being complacent and just expecting a win in games like this. This team has already used up all those chances with Hawthorn and Adelaide.

Every game against weak opposition is an opportunity to build the percentage that could mean the difference between making finals and not making finals.

I'm in two minds about playing Dixon. On one hand, this team won't reach the heights it can without him in the side - as long as they don't target him as the first option. On the other hand, playing against a weak North Melbourne will probably see the players regress into bad habits if Dixon dominates.

It will all depend on how training goes IMO. I'm not playing him until the team continually picks the best forward option at training with him playing - that means only bombing it to Charlie when he's one out.

 

[PortWTF]

2019 Rnd 21: Geelong 9.15 defeat North Melbourne 1.8
2019 Rnd 22: North Melbourne 22.12 defeat Port Adelaide 8.10

Never underestimate how awful a Hinkley coached team can play against a bottom of the barrel opponent under the pump

 

[TeeKray]

2019 Rnd 21: Geelong 9.15 defeat North Melbourne 1.8
2019 Rnd 22: North Melbourne 22.12 defeat Port Adelaide 8.10

Never underestimate how awful a Hinkley coached team can play against a bottom of the barrel opponent under the pump

North weren't a bottom of the barrel team in 2019 - they won 10 games and finished with a percentage of 100.

The big risk this week is the weather. You can get really windy days down in Hobart that make games quite flukey. And the North players have experience in those conditions whereas most of our players don't. Hoping for a dry, still day.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

If we lose against North, the administrators should immediately be brought in after the final siren to shut the club down for good.

 

[Winganeen]

Every game against weak opposition is an opportunity to build the percentage that could mean the difference between making finals and not making finals.

Please allow me to stop you right there.

Making finals is not the aim.

Please do not allow this myth to become the common narrative.

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

From Amazonian Cairns to Antarctic Hobart within 2 weeks.
An all weather team, it seems.

 

[TeeKray]

From Amazonian Cairns to Antarctic Hobart within 2 weeks.
An all weather team, it seems.

Anywhere, anytime baby! *

* Except Adelaide Oval on preliminary final nights

 

[PatientMental]

A true toilet bowl match up.

 

[philreich]

2019 Rnd 21: Geelong 9.15 defeat North Melbourne 1.8
2019 Rnd 22: North Melbourne 22.12 defeat Port Adelaide 8.10

Never underestimate how awful a Hinkley coached team can play against a bottom of the barrel opponent under the pump

Works the other way too - we won the 2007 prelim by 87 points, but that didn't count for much a week later.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Norf by 43 and a sacking immediately after the game

Sacking? Look its a tough game and someone had to lose and we're building/coming/learning/growing or something

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Also I'll say it til the cows come home.

Dixon needs to come back (whether this week or next) primarily as a ruckman to work in tandem with Hayes, not as a forward (apart from when resting). Our forward line is fine. Hayes needs a chop out and those two are the best ruck combination we have. Pep, Todd and Ollie should never have to ruck again.

 

[sobrave]

North weren't a bottom of the barrel team in 2019 - they won 10 games and finished with a percentage of 100.

The big risk this week is the weather. You can get really windy days down in Hobart that make games quite flukey. And the North players have experience in those conditions whereas most of our players don't. Hoping for a dry, still day.

.the forecast is actually looking pretty good atm in terms of wind. Might be some showers about though

 

[Progressive Aggresion]

Considering what Goldstein did to young Peter Ladhams

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Peter Ladhams

Age

26

Ht

204cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

8.8

5star

CL

3.3

5star

HO

15.0

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

12.0

5star

CL

4.0

5star

HO

16.0

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

8.2

5star

CL

3.2

5star

HO

14.8

5star

in that horrific 2019 game, I dread what could happen to 5 game Hayes against the same team.

The problem is, coming off of all the thumping's they've endured through over the past month, it of course likely means that they'll pull a season best performance out of their arse & thump us out of nowhere. Mind you, that could also be better for the club in the long term to enforce change.

If the midfield is as weak as its shown to be, there's no reason why Rozee & Butters can't get 30+ each.

Marshall should continue some stellar form too so long as he's still eating the sandwiches and taking pack marks.

 

[Rising Power]

Goalless first quarter but will win by 67.