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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:07, Jibroni said:

We dont need Houston

If Oliver needs surgery end his season now.

Goodwins coaching was poor tonight.

Kozzy was fantastic

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That’s rubbish, if Goodwin doesn’t set them up so well defensively then we lose by 6+ goals 

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  On 10/08/2024 at 12:22, layzie said:

Up until that point it was probably one of Billings' better games for us. 

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Yes he wasn’t terrible but the haters are going to hate 

Not saying he’s been a success 

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:58, Dr. Gonzo said:

Forward half pressure. Needs to build on that to be dynamic with ball going inside 50 or dangerous around goals but look at how often he tackled defenders trying to get the ball out of our 50.

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I could near do that roll 😆

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  On 10/08/2024 at 12:18, SPC said:

Hard to argue the Oliver point. Talked to an ex AFL player and he said that regardless of a lack of pre-season, Oliver should still be dynamic early in quarters.. I watched him walking after opponents 2 minutes into the game. He just doesn’t care. 

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100%. 

I'm still [censored] he was picked in round 0. No other player with that pre season would be picked. 

I'm very glad he's got his health together and if playing footy has helped, then great. 

But objectively, right now he's not a very good player. Lazy, unaccountable, hasn't stuck a tackle for several weeks and is completely unproductive with the football. 

I've said it before - his fitness is never what made him great. It was desperation and will to win. This is what's disappeared because he's focusing on other things. 

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Posted (edited)
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:57, Dr. Gonzo said:

They roughed him up at halftime as well

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Yeah, I missed that, but did hear about it. He looks like a twig, but stands up to opponents like a Goliath! He’s going to be something really special… now, if only we could somehow lure him to the Dees!

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:57, Fork 'em said:

Sometimes?

He's a poor mans Spargo.

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I'll take Chandler everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. Spargo is a neat and crafty player with good vision. Chandler offers so much more to the side with his hardness, pressure, follow up, marking, goal nous and can kick over 50 metres lol. 

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:56, Deelectable said:

Have no idea why the wrist slashing from some on here. A superb performance from an incredibly undermanned team against a now top 2 team who trounced the ladder leaders by 20 goals last week. If someone said to you at the start of the season May, Brayshaw, Smith, Bowey, Petracca, Spargo, Hunter and a massively underdone and injured Oliver we're going to be missing we'd settle for a competitive 8+ goal defeat. The team we're brave and unlucky. Add the fact that a narrow loss is more than creditable and with the Suns winning we go 12th and will probably stay there I'm rapt. Don't like losing but this is different.  Praying we rest some guns for the next two weeks and see ehat Jefferson has got. We are not the spent force like many suggest. So like forward to to draft and trade period and an early return to the track after a well rested off season. 

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Actually make that 13th on the ladder and if the Saints win tomorrow and pull off another surprise that's pick 6 notwithstanding academy intervention.  Huge!! 

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  On 10/08/2024 at 13:02, Where Demons Dare said:

I'll take Chandler everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. Spargo is a neat and crafty player with good vision. Chandler offers so much more to the side with his hardness, pressure, follow up, marking, goal nous and can kick over 50 metres lol. 

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Chandlers dad in the house 😂

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I am not a great rap for our coaching staff and our game plan but I think tonight in a tight game our on field leadership just isn’t there when we need it. Some terrible decision making by young and old players, especially when kicking into our forward 50 but then what else is new? 

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I absolutely hate Port and I hate seeing us lose February match simulations let alone real games, but in terms of 2024 I’m reasonably pleased with what transpired tonight. We showed we can match it with a good side with lots of players missing or out of form. And by losing Goody can finally give up on that ridiculous hope of making the 8. We now have two ‘free hit’ games to start prepping for 2025. I would personally send Clarry in for surgery, Gawny in for some rest and give Jefferson a debut. K.Brown and Laurie can get proper game time too. May and Windsor can stay in cotton wool. Our draft hand is improving by the week (please don’t waste it on Houston).  There’s honestly a lot of 2020 about this season. We will be back! 

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:30, Dannyz said:

The review will not include Alan Richardson who I believe is role has been questioned. 

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When and how was this decided? Did the board hold an emergency meeting? It was it off the back of if we don’t make finals? I just find this a little unusual. 

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 13:07, Gawndy the Great said:

When and how was this decided? Did the board hold an emergency meeting? It was it off the back of if we don’t make finals? I just find this a little unusual. 

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Maybe they've been watching what we have.

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:25, layzie said:

No, you just have mountains in all directions only a short plane ride away 😝

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Just got back from one fine specimen in Picos de Europa. Not much snow around this time of year though. 

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That was actually a good effort. Umpires did not reward our tackling pressure - so many Port players dropped and threw the ball and play on was called. I'm glad they put some pride back in the jumper.

Observations:

- How many times do we get the ball on the 50 arc and none of our forwards present? Stafford just has to go. Its disgusting how much they've protected him because he's one of the boys. Its a clear and obvious issue that costs us games every week. It has nothing to do with him having once been a ruck, playing position is irrelevant to being a coach. He just has no [censored] idea how to set up a forward line. People need to be more upset about this.

- Tigers fans will tell you that their midfield was never at its best under McQualter. We should have listened. A little better today but not by much. Sad to waste a ruck like Gawn.

- Billings dropping that mark and missing the snap sums up his career. No idea why we thought bringing him in was a good idea.

- Subbing JVR was bizarre, especially as he got the call right after a big mark. Minute he comes off, the Power put more men into Gawn and Petty and wrestled back momentum in the air.

- Love and respect Melky but the last two weeks show that its time to get him away for conditioning and let him have another go next year. Ineffectual when he came on.

- TMac struggled against Dixon and is fortunate Dixon is barely mobile. That's three weeks in a row he's been dodgy by foot too after a great season.

- Pickett was awesome

- McVee was awesome

- Cannot afford to give up pick 6 for Houston. We have three quality kids under 23 and the rest are iffy at best.

- Howes had a good start to the year but it is panic stations now. IMO he isn't a defender, but three years in as a mid-sized players and I have no clue what role he is best suited to. Doesn't appear mobile enough to intercept. Maybe back to the wing?

- Hate digging into a kid, but Tholstrup doesn't show any clear strengths to his game. That miss from 35 on a slight angle wasn't even close, he didn't look like he wanted it. 0 tackles too, which should see him back in the VFL for Brown or essentially anyone else. Lots of time to improve but I'm not convinced trading 27 and 35 to move up three places and claim him won't come back to bite us. Would look better in a good team. Needs to work on his skills for Casey.

- Viney was much better.

- It is tragic what has happened to Oliver. I am close to giving up hope for him and I almost want him to request a trade and start again. I hope he's doing okay in his personal life because he doesn't front up like he's interested. 

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A great effort.  Polish is lacking no doubt but overall, it would be hard not to be proud of the effort, especially given the illness currently running through the place - gastro I believe.  We need to play the season out with the exact same effort we saw tonight and hopefully with better execution.  I'm not for resting players and getting "creative' with selection just because we can't play finals.  The only exception might be Oliver, who clearly needs medical intervention on his hand.  Gawn is fine - he's been our best player the last two games and is still a dominant force. No need to rest him at all.  I wouldn't mind seeing Fullarton get a game alongside him though.  This next fortnight should springboard us into next season, much like the last couple of rounds of 2020.

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 12:07, Jibroni said:

We dont need Houston

If Oliver needs surgery end his season now.

Goodwins coaching was poor tonight.

Kozzy was fantastic

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Agree. If we do anything like pick 6 for Houston I may have to give up the game.

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Posted
  On 10/08/2024 at 13:13, Pirlo said:

That was actually a good effort. Umpires did not reward our tackling pressure - so many Port players dropped and threw the ball and play on was called. I'm glad they put some pride back in the jumper.

Observations:

- How many times do we get the ball on the 50 arc and none of our forwards present? Stafford just has to go. Its disgusting how much they've protected him because he's one of the boys. Its a clear and obvious issue that costs us games every week. It has nothing to do with him having once been a ruck, playing position is irrelevant to being a coach. He just has no [censored] idea how to set up a forward line. People need to be more upset about this.

- Tigers fans will tell you that their midfield was never at its best under McQualter. We should have listened. A little better today but not by much. Sad to waste a ruck like Gawn.

- Billings dropping that mark and missing the snap sums up his career. No idea why we thought bringing him in was a good idea.

- Subbing JVR was bizarre, especially as he got the call right after a big mark. Minute he comes off, the Power put more men into Gawn and Petty and wrestled back momentum in the air.

- Love and respect Melky but the last two weeks show that its time to get him away for conditioning and let him have another go next year. Ineffectual when he came on.

- TMac struggled against Dixon and is fortunate Dixon is barely mobile. That's three weeks in a row he's been dodgy by foot too after a great season.

- Pickett was awesome

- McVee was awesome

- Cannot afford to give up pick 6 for Houston. We have three quality kids under 23 and the rest are iffy at best.

- Howes had a good start to the year but it is panic stations now. IMO he isn't a defender, but three years in as a mid-sized players and I have no clue what role he is best suited to. Doesn't appear mobile enough to intercept. Maybe back to the wing?

- Hate digging into a kid, but Tholstrup doesn't show any clear strengths to his game. That miss from 35 on a slight angle wasn't even close, he didn't look like he wanted it. 0 tackles too, which should see him back in the VFL for Brown or essentially anyone else. Lots of time to improve but I'm not convinced trading 27 and 35 to move up three places and claim him won't come back to bite us. Would look better in a good team. Needs to work on his skills for Casey.

- Viney was much better.

- It is tragic what has happened to Oliver. I am close to giving up hope for him and I almost want him to request a trade and start again. I hope he's doing okay in his personal life because he doesn't front up like he's interested. 

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I fear we've sent Harmes packing to trade up for a less explosive version of James Harmes, geez I hope I'm wrong

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