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The beauty of middle age and not going out on a Saturday night. Shall I start with the Dustin Fletcher Hangar or Big Footy Port Adelaide? Tough

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Just now, The heart beats true said:

Port look exhausted. Kens contract might end up being an administrative blunder.

You mean an administrative Masterclass. It hasn’t been signed yet and may not even be presented for signing…

Port will be lucky to win 2 of its last 4 games and will go out in straight sets, mark my words. 

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1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

Port look exhausted. Kens contract might end up being an administrative blunder.

As I suspected, they went hard early because Ken’s job is very much on the line. It’s impossible to sustain for 24 rounds then finals. 
Will they find a third gear in time?

Only @binman can answer this one 😂

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2 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

The beauty of middle age and not going out on a Saturday night. Shall I start with the Dustin Fletcher Hangar or Big Footy Port Adelaide? Tough

Well now with this result looking like you were right and theres a door open for us to get to 2nd. I really didnt think it would be possible but id def take it.

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3 minutes ago, Wodjathefirst said:

Interesting how the dead clash incident in the Port game is being labelled migraine and not concussion. FMD. 
Good seeing Port prioritising player welfare 

After all the talk and work on concussion this year in particular, can the AFL seriously allow Port to get away with this?

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Not much from Bomberblitz:

 

      "Might be an unpopular opinion but losing this game and potentially missing finals is for the betterment of the club."

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5 minutes ago, Glorious Day said:

You mean an administrative Masterclass. It hasn’t been signed yet and may not even be presented for signing…

Port will be lucky to win 2 of its last 4 games and will go out in straight sets, mark my words. 

Yeah good point. I do feel like he’s coached relatively well, but I still don’t like their team defence or structure behind the ball. 

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Just now, monoccular said:

After all the talk and work on concussion this year in particular, can the AFL seriously allow Port to get away with this?

There was a story in one of the papers today about the 25 rule changes made to deal with concussion since 2005. AFL need to really step up take points of Port. 

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Beat Richmond tomorrow and thanks to all this weekend's upsets second place is up for grabs if we are good enough. That's a big incentive that would rule out possible travel to Brisbane or Adelaide.

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17 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Far out, footy messes with your head. Usually watching Papley I’m thinking of how much I can’t stand his annoying mug. Just now I yelled out “Yes! Go Paps!!” Come round 24 and I’ll be back to wishing him a pregame injury. It’s exhausting!

Reminds me of when I yelled out " Go Milney!" during the drawn 2010 GF.
Watching neutral games can be confusing to say the least.

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15 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Port are pretenders. 3 losses in a row and conceding 100+ points yet again. Would happily finish 3rd and face them at Adelaide oval.

They’re Melbourning it

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Good round of football, this.

Such a wild set of results that nobody can really make a clear claim to understand what it all means.

Fun that the biggest upsets - Gold Coast vs Brisbane and Adelaide vs Port - are also the only two games with any margin to speak of.

Hey, if 13th and 14th can beat 2nd and 3rd, maybe even West Coast are a chance to miraculously bridge the gap between them and second last?

But seriously, there could not have been a better time to be reminded to never take any team lightly. Plus, 2nd is now in the mix so it is time to get serious.

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