Roast The leadership of the Port Adelaide FC

[carnthemaggies]

I'll wait for them to walk the walk. Heard all this BS before. I also want the coaches to begin admitting when they stuff up.

True - me too. They need to walk the talk consistently across the year. But it was good not have a leader placating us with promises about what they're going to do- like Dom would and Travis often does.

 

[Forzaport]

I'll wait for them to walk the walk. Heard all this BS before. I also want the coaches to begin admitting when they stuff up.

Expect more finger pointing. Might even reach Chaplin levels.

 

[Forzaport]

On the plus side, Ollie's honesty is refreshing.

 

[Portwon]

In my opinion Travis is a great bloke and a captain but Ollie is a genuine leader and we will see this soon

 

[S.Patrol.G]

I'll wait for them to walk the walk. Heard all this BS before. I also want the coaches to begin admitting when they stuff up.

YEP! Sick of talk. Until they start actually producing, I'm not even wasting time listening to what they say they're going to do.

 

[tribey]

Hello LR. I get the point all right. I remember KT gushing about the club and it's arm wrapping around Ken and Donna. Hence the I couldn't care less how she thinks and feels. I love the club. She doesn't.

lol

what on earth have we become.

 

[ab56452001]

In my opinion Travis is a great bloke and a captain but Ollie is a genuine leader and we will see this soon

Great bloke yes , great Captain , no .

 

[Wargreymon90]

Trav is the best captain we’ve ever had

It’s time to handover the reins, but let’s not forget how much he’s done for this club.

 

[ab56452001]

I feel your frustrations but it's important to remember that we dont have to sacrifice the off-field work to be successful on-field.

He's probably right Qne thing and only one thing matters in the end for a footy Club , suspend all this feel good stuff on the sidelines , maybe when we achieve what we were Founded and exist for should we expend time and effort on other things.

 

[snozulu]

Trav is the best captain we’ve ever had

It’s time to handover the reins, but let’s not forget how much he’s done for this club.

Gavin Wanganeen was a pretty good captain.

 

[Magus]

He's probably right Qne thing and only one thing matters in the end for a footy Club , suspend all this feel good stuff on the sidelines , maybe when we achieve what we were Founded and exist for should we expend time and effort on other things.

There's no reason why we cant do both at the same time.

 

[RossFC]

In 2014 I said Boak was our best AFL captain ever but I reckon he's behind Tredrea now.

 

[Waspy79]

No, I disagree. I think they have both been excellent captains, both leading under very difficult circumstances.

In both instances they have followed their coach's instructions, attempted to lead from the front, and fulfilled their public duties very well.

Neither will be remembered as a great of the club, true, but I am not holding that against them.

It’s a sign of where the club is at when you consider that our on-field leader has had to reinvent himself into a less crucial cog in the game plan wheel just to maintain his position in the team.

 

[xflamedancer]

Just heard the interview with Ollie on sportsday. Sounds like they've had a few days of talking about accountability and focusing on holding each other to account, whilst on the field also. It was good to get some indication that players are realising the seriousness of whats happened, and having a leader share this on radio (rather than talking in cliches).

Talk is cheap, how is this any different to all the others times we have lost? It's the same shit week after week and nothing changes. Do what they do in Missouri F**KIN SHOW US!!!

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Sack them all

 

[bomberclifford]

What leadership?

 

[Fizzler]

Never has this thread been more relevant

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Boak is finished as a player and a captain

 

[Loyal2Port]

But as a seller of undergarments he is really starting to step up

 

[Port 2004]

What leadership?

Yep. Weak as piss. None of the senior players take responsibility when it is required. We need a clean out and I don’t think losing Polec would be such a bad thing tbh.

 

[MrChow]

I'd like to see Boak as our SANFL captain next year, and Rookie listed.

 

[PowerBaz]

What leadership?

Ebert running over the ball... my left nut could of done better than that.

 

[Us against the rest]

The lunch monitor at school showed more leadership.

 

[JUSTWORK]

The leadership of the Port Adelaide FC..... Non existent. Not just Boak (he is and has been a very good captain, just isn't in our best 22 as a player anymore. he will lose the captaincy for this reason)

The biggest problem is leadership off field, Hinkley extension, Voss extension, Now will we lose Polec ?

The acceptance of underperforming, "we exist to win premierships" well apparently not.

 

[GremioPower]

Everyone, KT, David Koch, Hinkley, Boak. All of them weak. It starts from the top.

Happy to be a part of the competition and just being mediocre.

On and off field we just continue to make terrible decision after terrible decision. Whether that be game plan, contracts, selection, media. Just doesn’t end. How this administration and leadership team can still be in charge of our club is beyond a joke.

Overrated bunch of trash.

I can’t wait until you’re out of my club.

Rant end.

There is truth in this rant, but I don't think the people mentioned are bad; but most are being misused. They all have plenty of qualities, but those may be not being properly managed to get us maximum benefit from them.

It is obvious that our problem relies on the top, but I can't identify precisely who is in the wrong place, what the right place would be (including out of the club), and who should replace those who would need to be replaced.

Having said that, my first suspect would be Chris Davies. I would begin taking a look at his responsibilities as head of football and what he has done, and then going down from there.

I don't think the club is struggling in other areas as much as we are in football – if we are struggling at all. So there would be my starting point for the Operation What Happened, Port's investigations.