John Crow Batty

Our defensive game missing. bulldogs stretched us wide with uncontested possession. We played really tired. Too easy for them to transition out of defensive 50 but not for us and zero forward 50 tackles to their 9.

Or the other Green. I would flip a coin for either.

BBB and Tmac helped us to a flag. I rate them as a success. Results count and can’t get better than that. Many of the best key forwards in the game including Neitz never did that. Prize key forwards are not the be all and end all.

Did we get a priority pick for only getting 4 wins that season?

Weid likely won’t go anywhere. Still has a year on his contract and there will be little interest in him if he wants a trade. Will continue to be spare parts. He still has a chance to turn things around but it will be an uphill battle for him.

The proposal is too radical a change. The 8 works well and no need to stuff around with the finals system.

Will he sue the AFL if he develops a brain injury after he’s retired?

Neil Sachse who passed away recently became a quadriplegic when charging low into an oncoming player. Though his injury was accidental as he appeared to stumble, a player deliberately dropping to his knees to milk a high tackle or going in head first to a tackle is at risk of the same sort of devastating neck or head injury. Slow motion replay showed that his head hit the oncoming Fitzroy players knee.

“Stager” that’s a word that gone out of fashion.

Same as Cody Weightman. His once bountiful free kick harvesting has mostly dried up since he blabbed to the media about his “skills”. What this shows is that the AFL’s policies are driven by media influence rather than the opinions of medical professionals, fans or generally for what’s the greater good of the game. We see the same with suspensions with the severity of penalties or lack of administered according to how the media presents incidents.

I bought so much stuff from New Balance during the offers that I still have 3 pairs of brand new runners that I bought years ago in my wardrobe.

That was an iffy one IMO, the tackle looked to go high even before he raised his arm. There will always be 50/50 decisions.

Port fans have plenty to beef about their club and a lot justified after their missteps in the past few seasons. I cant see much justification for some of the vituperative comments of our players here given our lofty position on the ladder and no different to where we were last season at same time. Some criticism is always fair but “cancel culture” logic is starting to appear demanding severe retribution to players for issues that are routine manageable in every club.

We have to sort out clearances. Last two weeks we have been smashed. Despite our highly rated midfield we have only had 5 more than the opposition this season. 612 to 607. Basically we are just average for the season. We improve this aspect and we are back to our best.

All this selflessness and selfish talk is getting a little tiring. Its not just Fritsch but any player that takes a pot shot at goal and misses seems to be fair game for being labeled selfish if there is another option to take. If Pickett missed a couple of his snaps he would have copped the flak for sure. Tmac cops it, Petracca cops it, BBB cops it. I have heard it all too often this season and it mostly seems applicable to us. I blame the media for beating this selflessness issue up and too many fans have fallen for it. It will get to the stage when players won’t trust their instincts and invariably stuff up.

Fritsch’s lot is always one bad decision away from being a whipping boy. Tmac being absent doesn’t help.

21-14 hit outs but only 19-31 clearances. Nothing changed from last round. Still a big problem.

Been concerned with our lack of hunger. It seems oppo sides just want the ball more than us. Port are desperate to keep their finals hopes alive and in good form. We are still in a top four comfort zone, key outs and average form. Not confident at all this round.

If Jackson goes to Freo we have take him as part of any deal. We will need a ruck back up if we can’t snag Darcy from them. From what I have seen of him he is quite good given his lack of experience.

Dysfunctional enough to win a premiership it seems. The forward line was a lot worse before he took over. The problem with our current forward line is not having stability with key forwards. Tmac in and out of form now injured. BBB in interrupted average form. Weid can’t step up. Relying on Fritsch to be the leading goal kicker when he should be icing on cake. I believe he’s doing a good job.

We don’t need another key forward who’s only going to play for a season or two. We need one to play for the next decade. We are not Geelong which can top up in perpetuity due to their insane home ground advantage.

Its an easy fix, penalise the players that do it. Free kick against for holding the ball/prior opportunity of disposal. Why is is so hard?

Waiting for when a player gets his neck broken when milking a high tackle free and then suing the AFL for encouraging dangerous play that could cause injury.

Adelaide looked more hungrier than us. That was a worry even though we got over them.

Great result for US. Let’s hope now WC continue their improvement.