Oppo Camp 2023 Death Ride: Poorta dlelie Footbal Club Power (Est. 1997) - Port out in straight sets, NMFC get pick #14

[giantroo]

 

[Ashley B]

Just isn’t fit enough yet to run games out . Or he was thinking about the impending ice bath after the match.

 

[Harris 10]

A clip put together of all his non efforts would be amazing viewing.

 

[ferball]

Man seriously....

Its like he's deliberately not trying, just to stick it up the team he is playing for. He could have nailed both the players in the two vids I've seen of him walking. Maybe his calves really are ****ed cos that just seems ... its beyond lazy cos they are so close he can touch them.

 

[Cunnington Cartel]

Just had a look through Port’s draw for the rest of the season and I have them at about 8 wins (could be fewer if they self-implode after Kenny’s inevitable sacking). Over the past two seasons, clubs with 8 wins have finished either 13th or 14th. If everything works out then we’ll have picked up Wardlaw and a pick #5 or 6 for JHF. You’d take that any day of the week.

 

[Jonnoo]

Many of the Poorta dlelie fans are talking about his age and his feet operations and he shouldn’t be judged too harshly. The willingness to apply pressure, chase etc when you don’t have the ball comes down to his internal work ethic and resolve. These hand brakes and lack of chasing has been a pattern for over a season. We all saw it repeatedly. The defensive side of his game is putrid. Would be quite a dilemma for a coach.

 

[Ashley B]

Speaking about his hand brake will need a good servicing shortly getting a good workout at the moment.

 

[North1411]

100%,I was still going to games with primus coaching,he was given nothing,Ken's had everything

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I found the 1 supporter who sat next to the tarps!

 

[Horizons_00]

On the port board apparently he was sensational lol there was multiple times were he gave no second efforts during the game.

He is like a protected species from any criticism. It’s strange.

 

[Shagga is all Class]

Cliff Young shuffled with more pace in the 80s wearing gum boots.

Then again he was 61 years old and an ultramarathon runner, so obviously had more preseasons under his belt .

 

[Samsquanch]

Was he that bad at North? I was quick to doubt him but I can't recall that in his early games.

 

[Samsquanch]

Man seriously....

Its like he's deliberately not trying, just to stick it up the team he is playing for. He could have nailed both the players in the two vids I've seen of him walking. Maybe his calves really are ****ed cos that just seems ... its beyond lazy cos they are so close he can touch them.

I recall seeing someone run with a gait like that before. It was Cliff Young. At 60+ years old, wearing gumboots and 600Km into an ultra marathon.

But Cliffy didn't give up.

 

[Samsquanch]

Cliff Young shuffled with more pace in the 80s wearing gum boots.

Then again he was 61 years old and an ultramarathon runner, so obviously had more preseasons under his belt .

Ya beat me to say it. An amazing similarity in the strides though.

 

[Ashley B]

Now that you say it there is some similarities

 

[Gasometer]

 

[The Filth Wizard]

On the port board apparently he was sensational lol there was multiple times were he gave no second efforts during the game.

He is like a protected species from any criticism. It’s strange.

They obliterated two drafts to get him at a time they seem far off finals. He's also a local hero. If it doesn't work out it could burn them for a decade.

The saddest thing for me is seeing Zak Butters become the whipping boy there. He's got no role, they brought in another mid and another forward and will be pushing to get those two decisions to work out.

 

[Jonnoo]

And seeing the comparison with Warlords second and third efforts in the VFL -

 

[justroyal]

Are his legs that ****ed?

High chance acceleration work and sustained effort might be affecting him.

Scar tissues were pretty grim.

Ah well. At least he is in a safe place

 

[DesertRoo]

Man seriously....

Its like he's deliberately not trying, just to stick it up the team he is playing for. He could have nailed both the players in the two vids I've seen of him walking. Maybe his calves really are ****ed cos that just seems ... its beyond lazy cos they are so close he can touch them.

I’ve never seen anything like it from a kid.

 

[Marstermind]

What I find incongruent is his profile in his draft year and what we've seen since being drafted. I recall hearing about this mature, loyal, hard-working, professional, leadership in spades, who was cherry ripe for the next step. Yet, on evidence, he's none of those things. And even though he's talented, it can't be said that he's set too many games alight either.

Obviously North demanded more from him, the media are all over his 'efforts' and surely so is Port. But if anything, he's getting worse. With us he raised red flags with his body language, then it was straight out petulance and now it looks like he just DGAF. From the example from last night it looks like he thinks about trying, but then consciously decides not to.

I wonder how much he enjoys playing footy at this level.

 

[Kangayroo]

Hearing whispers that the pitch invaders in the final quarter were none other than Mr and Mrs HF with an emergency supply of mother’s milk for Baby Jase.

 

[Lomas]

What I find incongruent is his profile in his draft year and what we've seen since being drafted. I recall hearing about this mature, loyal, hard-working, professional who was cherry ripe for the next step. Yet, on evidence, he's none of those things. And even though he's talented, it can't be said that he's set too many games alight either.

Obviously North demanded more from him, the media are all over his 'efforts' and surely so is Port. But if anything, he's getting worse. With us he raised red flags with his body language, then it was straight out petulance and now it looks like he DGAF. From the example from last night it looks like he thinks about trying, but then consciously decides not to.

I wonder how much he enjoys playing footy at this level.

Has millions locked in already. Probably start trying in 5 or so years.

 

[Harris 10]

Was he that bad at North? I was quick to doubt him but I can't recall that in his early games.

His effort was really poor at times with us, it just wasn’t highlighted externally until he started to show the really bad attitude.
The area I thought he had the most to learn was at stoppages, his positioning was terrible with us.

 

[king of the road]

The fun part is that JHF is the ultimate frustration player… I'd rather watch a guy give 100% with s**t skills than watch a guy who could win you the game but can't be arsed.

The TT vs Turner quandary.

Has confounded the greatest minds for Millenia.

 

[The acurate one]

Just had a look through Port’s draw for the rest of the season and I have them at about 8 wins (could be fewer if they self-implode after Kenny’s inevitable sacking). Over the past two seasons, clubs with 8 wins have finished either 13th or 14th. If everything works out then we’ll have picked up Wardlaw and a pick #5 or 6 for JHF. You’d take that any day of the week.

As the good man Stuart Cochrane said, they’re flaky af and don’t deal with pressure. Internally or externally.
And the pressure has arrived

That fyi is grand news for us.