Red But Mostly Blue

Bummer. We’ve stepped it up so just have to keep at it and don’t give them any cheap goals!!

Couple of clearances recently, makes a difference hey?

Can we build some momentum and belief? Can we!!!???

Needed that. Challenge: can we kick a few in a row? Port have had a quick answer every time

Say what you want against Powell pepper at least he shows mongrel. We could do with some of that.

Richo is a real wet rag.

They won’t. Goody will just that’s not us after the game, we’ll belt the lower teams and fold against hungry oppo like tonight. Rinse and repeat.

We’re just flat track bullies it seems. Yet another team cranks up the pressure and we fall to bits.

I mentioned I was worried about us going in to this game soft vs port having won games against better opposition. And here we are, playing exactly like a team who hasn’t really been tested. False confidence. 3 quarters to go but our only goal has been from a 50m penalty. Not inspiring.

I hear you. But from that batch, we have both beaten North and WC. So that evens out. But they have beaten the Bombers (who smashed us) and the Saints who were travelling very well at that point (a narrow loss to the Pies and a win over the blues in the preceding two games). A sneaky win or not, a win is a win, and Port won all of those games. As I said, I believe we win, and we should win, but I hope we don't fly in on a false sense of confidence much like last year, which cost us dearly. If we treat Port with respect tonight, keep the pressure up and everyone is accountable, we win well and keep the season humming along :-)

** LONG POST, BEAR WITH ME ** I think we win tonight, because we're the better side on paper and we SHOULD win if we're the real deal. BUT... I worry a little because Port come into this game after some hardened opposition, with good wins. We're coming in soft after Hawthorn and the Roos, with a very close call against the Suns in between. I see parallels with last year where we were shown up by Freo, Swans and Pies after a soft 10/11 rounds against poor teams and teams who had not yet hit their stride. This year, our wins have been against the Doggies (poor until recently), Suns (11), Richmond (13), Swans (14), Roos (16), Eagles (17) and Hawthorn (18). We lost against the Bombers who were flying at the time, and Brisbane (3). While we have had positive moments (like the intense pressure we had against the Hawks in the first half), we still wobble (like against the Suns and the Hawks in Q3). We're still susceptible to teams who apply lots of pressure (see the Suns, and the Hawks, again, for example). Against better sides, our fumbles and weakness (pressure) could be exposed more prominently - much like it was against the Lions and Bombers (both applied tons of pressure and we wilted). So what happens tonight? I don't know. It's not the end of the world if we lose, but I would like us to come our firing and match Port's pressure and confidence, because we're going to need it. They have the talent to carve us up if we're not on. It'd be great to get a clearer picture of where we're at, and obviously it would be great to know we're looking good. I know we have the talent pool, and Salo coming back is IMMENSE (although I won't expect too much from his first game back if he plays), but those 3 consecutive losses last year remind me of that false sense of confidence, and the very sudden reality check that could lie around the corner if we're not careful. TL;DR - I am not sure our road to this game is as convincing as Port (especially the last few), so we should not come in with a false sense of confidence (and therefore complacency) - we will need to BRING IT to win tonight. And we can, would love to see it and remind everyone we're the real #1. Go Dees (us by 11 points)

Cos I guess we’re going to eek a win v 18th??

Chandler needs to find a way to get involved.

How did we let them walk that ball straight into an uncontested mark inside 50??????!!!!

Fritter is on the fritz

Now we’re being embarrassed We were wasteful in the first half but at least defensively great and top pressure. We’ve come out asleep, getting smashed in clearances. We going to stop this or no?? Happy to eek out a win against the bottom of the ladder??

Chandler has been missed a couple of times now. Thankfully that was a goal.

It was funny when we were being cute and wasteful but still up by lots. We need to knuckle down now and put the hawks away.

Wish Kozzie looked back earlier. Was a guaranteed goal if he did.

Looks like it!!

ROOOOOOOOOO 🔥

What a joke. Too cute. Just kick the goal great chase by Kozzie though

Geez Petty’s hands have been good

It’s great that we’re dominating but we really should be about a million points up haha. Petty gripe obviously but seriously it would be nice to bury the hawks by 100 today, a little payback for many years of pain.

lol squeezes, that was a push in the back