Round 23 Non MFC Games

[RalphiusMaximus 6,088]

Port are pretty bad.  You'd have to be a shocking side to drop a game to them.  ?

But seriously, with the amount of talent they have on the park, there's no way they should be this bad.  They have absolutely no confidence and their defensive zone is being torn apart by the bombers' pace. 

Interesting to see how well Francisis playing given nobody wanted to touch him this time last year. 

Also interesting to see Watts.  He's gone backwards this year.  Zero contested work, not even close to winning his own ball.  He has however been good when others get the ball to him. 

[Moonshadow 17,677]

Very average Fri night game. I suppose both teams have their minds on Bali and a are in self preservation mode

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

How did we lose to this rabble.....pfft.

[layzie 33,990]

1 minute ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

 Also interesting to see Watts.  He's gone backwards this year.  Zero contested work, not even close to winning his own ball.  He has however been good when others get the ball to him. 

He’s got a decent handball I guess..

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

Long going on about a good sign for Essenscum and how they have won 5of 6 outside of Victoria and it bodes well for the future, nice to heat considering we have won I think 6 of 7 outside the big V

[Dee Zephyr 19,268]

Best thing McAvaney has said all year.

The 8 is set!!!!! Yeeehhhhaaaaaa

[red&blue1982 255]

I was pleasantly surprised with Essendon ruining Port's finals chance!

[Chook 15,022]

4 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

How did we lose to this rabble.....pfft.

I personally don't give a crap who we lost to. We're in finals baby and nothing that happened in the last 12 years matters anymore.

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

1 minute ago, red&blue1982 said:

I was pleasantly surprised with Essendon ruining Port's finals chance!

Port had no chance

[FireInTheBennelly 4,099]

I can't hold my grog anymore. Was just sitting quietly listening to the commentary and suddenly found myself vomiting uncontrollably.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

BJ all about BJ

[sisso 2,580]

Port what a rubbish side who thought Watts and Motlop was a good idea?

[Guest]

And some people were entertaining the possibility of BJ coming to us...

S**t bloke of the highest order.

Edited August 24, 2018 by Colin B. Flaubert

[SaberFang 7,151]

Well, after all that, we would've made finals regardless of losing our last 3 matches. 

Guess the egg is well and truly on my face. ?

[Pates 9,660]

In the finals last year when port lost all the talk was that they needed to get competitors who would fight to win. Who did they get? Some of the biggest front runners in the comp. 

I’m sure a fair few on here would know I was a Watts fan and a part of me is still sad he’s not at the club for this moment of joy but even I know that he was a downhill skier that mostly only performed well when the team was doing well. He’s not the guy that’ll chase a player down chasing him for 20m. 

Port made their competitiveness problem worse by their recruiting. 

We lost to Port because we failed to take our chances and were dogged by some woeful umpiring. Like a few others this year we found way to lose to Port rather than them finding a way to win. 

Edited August 24, 2018 by Pates

[Demon Disciple 12,269]

8 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

And some people were entertaining the possibility of BJ coming to us...

S**t bloke of the highest order.

No one more deserving of not playing in a premiership.

[chookrat 4,268]

With Ports loss we are now guaranteed to play in September. Well done boys. 

[layzie 33,990]

Port are a load of crap 

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

Someone should deliver a load of manure to Alberton.

[Macca 17,032]

I'm more into rivals-watch so the game tonight wasn't on the radar.  Zero interest.

The Cats aren't losing tomorrow so that's another no-watch ... so then it's twilight time but the Pies will almost certainly win so let's face it,  we're playing for 5th spot on Sunday.  But you never know.

A win on Sunday probably means we'll probably play Geelong for the right to play the loser of 1st vs 4th ... which would be Hawks/Syd/Rich unless Collingwood find a way to lose tomorrow.

Lose Sunday and we possibly finish 8th (if the Cats absolutely smash the Suns) but that would put us in the same scenario as is we finish 5th.  So we're back to the 5th or 8th outcome - except we'd be the away side finish 8th. 

But does home or away matter if you're good enough to win anywhere? 

Edited August 24, 2018 by Macca

[3Dee 1,153]

I am truly shocked, what a twist, this wasn’t how Goddard’s Bombers movie was supposed to finish.

Edited August 24, 2018 by 3Dee

[FireInTheBennelly 4,099]

13 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

Someone should deliver a load of manure to Alberton.

I think it arrived around trade period last year....

[layzie 33,990]

6 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

I think it arrived around trade period last year....

Bam! ?

[Jibroni 5,009]

Just cam home from the game and it was a borefest, very average team Port. If only we smashed them we had the chance.

[3Dee 1,153]

Ling just absolutely torched Watts. Ouch.