Originally posted by Jumbo
Congratulations on the showdown win, thoroughly deserved (it hurts to say). Was surprised with Roo winning the medal even knowing he had heaps of the ball, from the outer wing CLARKE was the man who gave your midfielders excellent 1st use of the ball time and time again. Well done.
No mate Roo fully deserved the medal not just for the amount of his disposals but for his leadership & continual self sacrifice.
That was the first showdown that i have been to where we have won & where i was sitting in the north-east corner among some very upset Papsies i gotta say the feeling was out of this world especially in the last quarter.
What about with 10 min to go did you take note of all the teal jumpers climbing over each other to get out of the stadium all i got was a mouthful of abuse when i pointed out " Port Power supporters are supposed to stay till the end"
The Roo was magnificent & lead from the front
Carey at last got something in return for his efforts
Clarke dominated the ruck contests
McLeod was nearly the McLeod of old.
Bassett done a fair job on Tredrae.
Stiffy set us alight in the 2nd Q
McGregor won his position all night & kicked some crucial goals
Stenglein, Burton, Edwards, Massie & Begley put in when it counted.
Well done to Ayresy who coached really well & didn't take for ever to make changes
Well done to the Port guys like Macca19 who acknowledged the win & i gotta say Warren Tredrea is the most influential player in the AFL & what i wouldn't give for him to be in the tri-colors, he was the difference between a 5 goal loss & a 10 goal thumping for the Paps a great player for many years to come.
All in all a very enjoyable evening even if i was dragged down to Adelaide to see the game live.