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5 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

We could make wine from their tears. 

A strangely beautiful and poetic image.

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Just now, binman said:

A strangely beautiful and poetic image.

i've always found it strange that they adopted that inxs song - i know it was about the split forced on them between afl and sanfl versions of 'port adelaide', but it's played out now with the teams being together for a long time now

once the port maggies leave the sanfl for the vfl / national reserves competition in the coming years, it really won't be applicable at all anymore

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16 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

i've always found it strange that they adopted that inxs song - i know it was about the split forced on them between afl and sanfl versions of 'port adelaide', but it's played out now with the teams being together for a long time now

once the port maggies leave the sanfl for the vfl / national reserves competition in the coming years, it really won't be applicable at all anymore

Adopting that song was probably kochies decision  because he loves inxs.

But max was on radio last week & said he loves it when the crowd does that because it pumps him up to 

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On 30/03/2024 at 23:01, Dr. Gonzo said:

I sent my family the "duelling banjos" gif when they came on

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Nar, cast from Todd Brownings masterpiece "FREAKS"!

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2 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Saw this on First Crack, apologies if this has been mentioned already. This is a ‘strike rate’ thing 
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The AFL average is 88 points. We are top on both ends of the spectrum.

We are +70 points at scores from stoppages #1 Rank.

Thought it was a good stat in theory but once again like “pressure rating” the metrics behind the points aren’t explained by the statisticians where needed.  Using “points” as a metric in a game where some metrics use literal points scored is deceptive. 

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Apologies if this has already been discussed at length, I haven't had a chance to read through this thread, but I just saw Rivers got a fine for a sling tackle.  Am I the only one (apart from Tom McDonald) who thought Rozee threw himself on the deck trying to milk the free?

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3 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Great post would read again. Am I seriously not allowed to have some discussion about a game our coach and captain both admitted we generally wouldn't win based on all key stats?

Honestly, what is a footy forum for? Just sitting around with the happy clappers until someone posts things that gets taken down for legal reasons?

Not looking for perfection, it was a heck of a win, just looking at the way that probably more than 50% of the game was on Port's terms/in their style and how we got the game played more to our strengths.

Of course you are. Most agree with the general proposition that we struggled in various aspects of the game.

It’s just that there was nothing in your original post to explain why you said it was a “fantastic win”. Which made it feel like you dropped it in for the sake of it, in a post which otherwise read like we’d hardly impressed against an average side.

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After re-watching the game, basically all of the frees we got in the first qtr were absolutely legitimate. None of them were even 50/50. 

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3 hours ago, binman said:

Those fans could live for a thousand years and still not see another flag.

Nice one.

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We seemed to run faster and more in the last q.

I wonder if our matches mostly in hot conditions helped us.

 

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1 hour ago, Chook said:

Thought it was a good stat in theory but once again like “pressure rating” the metrics behind the points aren’t explained by the statisticians where needed.  Using “points” as a metric in a game where some metrics use literal points scored is deceptive. 

It is literal points I assume.

That's to say we average 125 points per 100 clearnces, so 1.25 points per clearance.

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1 hour ago, BigFez said:

Apologies if this has already been discussed at length, I haven't had a chance to read through this thread, but I just saw Rivers got a fine for a sling tackle.  Am I the only one (apart from Tom McDonald) who thought Rozee threw himself on the deck trying to milk the free?

You are not alone. Thought Rivers tackle was basically around the waist. Rozee is a cunning customer. Along with the natural momentum felt he added to the result and eventual free kick awarded to him. Think Tommy Mac said a few words to him.

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7 hours ago, Demon17 said:

Well done on the huge flag waving effort during the faux INXS power pre game anthem too.

 

Aah, so it was noticed. Nice. We hadn’t planned on doing that, it just happened. Thanks for pointing it out👍🏽

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5 hours ago, Boots and all said:

Joey likes the Dees, I reckon. Regularly has positive things to say.

He also said he reckons most other clubs would envy our culture. He’s about the only one who’s backed us this whole time, so you know he’s not just jumping onboard now that things are on the up. 

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4 hours ago, binman said:

A strangely beautiful and poetic image.

You must like vinegar wine: to make good wine, you need good grapes: Port tears come from a part of their anatomy called a word starting with b and ending with m.

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Squiggle has us now finishing on top of the ladder and winning the GF against GWS!

Go Dees

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2 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Squiggle has us now finishing on top of the ladder and winning the GF against GWS!

Go Dees

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That's who l have had us playing since before the season started.

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Purple said we are a very good team. Must have hurt him to say that.

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14 hours ago, loges said:

Can't sleep WCW ?

No and I didn’t even bother trying to sleep. Didn’t get home until 10pm last night, talked to Mrs Fritta for an hour about the match, and there was no way I wasn’t gonna watch the replay. Then I was so pumped after watching that I couldn’t sleep so I watched the second half of the GF. Similar vibes. 

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6 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Gotta love the D.A. 

Fritta's mum getting all the hugs!?

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Nah that’s Shazza Nibbla. She sat with us for the game and it was so cool to see her reaction to her boy playing arguably his best ever. Nibs hugged her, Chin hugged her, but the Clarrie hug was extra special because she’s close to Michelle Oliver and she knows in detail the pain his family has been through with those vultures in the media. Mrs Fritta didn’t attend the match last night. 

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7 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Nah that’s Shazza Nibbla. She sat with us for the game and it was so cool to see her reaction to her boy playing arguably his best ever. Nibs hugged her, Chin hugged her, but the Clarrie hug was extra special because she’s close to Michelle Oliver and she knows in detail the pain his family has been through with those vultures in the media. Mrs Fritta didn’t attend the match last night. 

Thx WC.

That banner was outstanding for Vins and the noise / chants made by the D.A. & others in attendance was superb.

Congrats to all there and hope you're enjoying your stay over there.

Found a decent coffee yet?

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23 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

No and I didn’t even bother trying to sleep. Didn’t get home until 10pm last night, talked to Mrs Fritta for an hour about the match, and there was no way I wasn’t gonna watch the replay. Then I was so pumped after watching that I couldn’t sleep so I watched the second half of the GF. Similar vibes. 

Natural reaction of course. Are you in Adelaide or back in Vic. ?

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1 hour ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Thx WC.

That banner was outstanding for Vins and the noise / chants made by the D.A. & others in attendance was superb.

Congrats to all there and hope you're enjoying your stay over there.

Found a decent coffee yet?

Yes, I found a great coffee… in Melbourne when I got home yesterday 😝

1 hour ago, loges said:

Natural reaction of course. Are you in Adelaide or back in Vic. ?

Happy to be back in our beautiful  city. Going back to Adelaide on Thursday morning. Crows fans will seem like sweet little old ladies compared to those base Port cretins. 

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