Discussion 2022 General AFL Discussion

[jwikked]

Now it's over to the Port forum

They're on their 4th "Sack Hinkley" thread lmao. Almost on their 5th one.

I truly look forward to the day when they dust off the tarps. Have they used their tarps at Adelaide Oval yet?

 

[George]

They're on their 4th "Sack Hinkley" thread lmao. Almost on their 5th one.

I truly look forward to the day when they dust off the tarps. Have they used their tarps at Adelaide Oval yet?

Just at Football Park/AAMI I believe.

A thing of beauty.

 

[jwikked]

Just at Football Park/AAMI I believe.

A thing of beauty.

They're going to look so great at Adelaide Oval, what a treat.

 

[austinnn]

They're on their 4th "Sack Hinkley" thread lmao. Almost on their 5th one.

I truly look forward to the day when they dust off the tarps. Have they used their tarps at Adelaide Oval yet?

And they will never...

 

[gringo2011]

Boilover looming in SA. Port cooked?

Playing with half a side due to injury.

 

[gringo2011]

When I watch Hawthorn play tonight I'll be honest my main concern is our overall coaching system. And what I mean is at this stage the message isn't getting through.

The most important area is defence and we have a new coach there so that's understandable. But we need to start working as a team. Really hoping that starts tomorrow.

Hawks killing Port shows it isn't all about the individual players, it's the team structure and belief that is important as well as ability to execute plays. We have been so hit and miss with that and need to become consistent, especially defensively.

Gunston and Sicily back help.

 

[jwikked]

Can't help but feel trashing Port Adelaide is just like shitting on your neighbour for living in the ghetto

 

[AirWinmar]

When I watch Hawthorn play tonight I'll be honest my main concern is our overall coaching system. And what I mean is at this stage the message isn't getting through.

The most important area is defence and we have a new coach there so that's understandable. But we need to start working as a team. Really hoping that starts tomorrow.

Hawks killing Port shows it isn't all about the individual players, it's the team structure and belief that is important as well as ability to execute plays. We have been so hit and miss with that and need to become consistent, especially defensively.

That's what's got me concerned this year. Through the preseason games I was thinking, well it's just preseason. Last year, maybe that's just an outlier - poor fitness, injuries, etc. But in Rd 1 our structure doesn't look good in any part of the ground and we can't get any fluid transition happening, which was the same in the preseason games.

Hopefully they can get whatever it is they're trying to do working, but to me it looks far off resembling good structure and transition, which they would have trained for during the preseason.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

Love a port loss.

I am a massive Kane cornes

Kane Cornes

Age

41

Ht

183cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.5

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

11.0

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

fan but geez he goes quiet after a port loss

 

[Chef Ratts]

Love seeing Hinkley pissed off and swearing under his mask!

 

[gringo2011]

How was Bowey's son (who I wanted us to pick up), 34 possessions equal with Clayton Oliver

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Clayton Oliver

Age

27

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

but a better AF score due to his 9 marks.Looks like he'll be another star player for them.

 

[pebblesofsand]

And today we add Nick Hind, Ben McEvoy and Matty Parker tomorrow.

And of course I forgot about Jake Bowey. But he really fits into the "typical Saints bad luck" category

Almost got a team with the trades and delistings.

B .... McCartin ....

HB Hind McEvoy Bowey

C Acres Templeton Newnes

HF ...... Bruce Parker

F ...... McLean ......

Foll Hickey Dunstan Freeman

Feel free to add any others who I might have forgotten.

 

[gringo2011]

And of course I forgot about Jake Bowey. But he really fits into the "typical Saints bad luck" category

Almost got a team with the trades and delistings.

B .... McCartin ....

HB Hind McEvoy Bowey

C Acres Templeton Newnes

HF ...... Bruce Parker

F ...... McLean ......

Foll Hickey Dunstan Freeman

Feel free to add any others who I might have forgotten.

Snags cost us Bowey for Allison. It's a shame because I think we used that 2020 upgrade instead of a future second to have capital for Ben King to get traded in. I'm really glad that B King has been put to bed for a while because it should get us back to work instead of spending our days watching the neighbours wife through binoculars.

 

[gringo2011]

And of course I forgot about Jake Bowey. But he really fits into the "typical Saints bad luck" category

Almost got a team with the trades and delistings.

B .... McCartin ....

HB Hind McEvoy Bowey

C Acres Templeton Newnes

HF ...... Bruce Parker

F ...... McLean ......

Foll Hickey Dunstan Freeman

Feel free to add any others who I might have forgotten.

Being shit in the 90s meant that guys like Bowey and Dean Anderson...even Ralphsmith didn't get to 100 games and we missed out on the types Geelong and Dogs get as free hits. Then the relatives like Kosi, Bont etc.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Snags cost us Bowey for Allison. It's a shame because I think we used that 2020 upgrade instead of a future second to have capital for Ben King to get traded in. I'm really glad that B King has been put to bed for a while because it should get us back to work instead of spending our days watching the neighbours wife through binoculars.

Yeah 15 games in the 90's cost us Jake Bowey - that's why he's in the "bad luck" category.

I thought about including Noah Anderson but being 30+ games short is stretching it to far.

 

[Minga]

Now! Imma try something different and go for a bout of negativity.

Looks like we’re gonna be versing the “shit bottom 4 teams” early in the season whilst they’re up and about, full of confidence, mysterious new coaches and their youth are tired yet, and their statesman players aren’t injured yet.

I’m talking your Collingwood’s (loss) your hawthorns, your Gold Coasts, all of which we play in the next few rounds.

Freo and Richmond are middle-ground.

And then, once the typically good teams wake up and start to realise they need to kick into gear we’ll be versing them post-upset, at their best. Jolly good!



P.s. the positive side within me can’t post this post without at least mentioning that I know that what I just said is a lot of horse crap, and we just have to be competitive with every team in a tight comp with ebbs and flows - but it would be very us for this to happen with a quote “great first five rounds before an increasingly harder fixture” (fake quote but we’ve all heard it).

 

[CaptainRisky]

I see the mighty Hanners has broken down again , its time to cut the cord

 

[gringo2011]

Now! Imma try something different and go for a bout of negativity.

Looks like we’re gonna be versing the “shit bottom 4 teams” early in the season whilst they’re up and about, full of confidence, mysterious new coaches and their youth are tired yet, and their statesman players aren’t injured yet.

I’m talking your Collingwood’s (loss) your hawthorns, your Gold Coasts, all of which we play in the next few rounds.

Freo and Richmond are middle-ground.

And then, once the typically good teams wake up and start to realise they need to kick into gear we’ll be versing them post-upset, at their best. Jolly good!



P.s. the positive side within me can’t post this post without at least mentioning that I know that what I just said is a lot of horse crap, and we just have to be competitive with every team in a tight comp with ebbs and flows - but it would be very us for this to happen with a quote “great first five rounds before an increasingly harder fixture” (fake quote but we’ve all heard it).

It certainly looks like the script has flipped, Carlton, Hawks, GC etc all look like much harder fixtures all of a sudden. We just have to win this today even if it takes someone to go Ben Long on them or the season could slip away.

 

[bergholt]

Can't help but feel trashing Port Adelaide is just like shitting on your neighbour for living in the ghetto

Yeah, they had slightly more members than us last year so having a go at them for tarps is throwing stones in glasshouses imo

 

[Yawkey way]

How was Bowey's son (who I wanted us to pick up), 34 possessions equal with Clayton Oliver but a better AF score due to his 9 marks.Looks like he'll be another star player for them.

Father son is was and always will be a joke. Should have been adjustment mechanisms in the system Imo, it also undervalues how difficult it is to play even 1 game of senior football let alone 100. Maybe 100 and yep you can claim them but if you haven’t had a father son in 5 years it’s 50 games, 10 years 1 game. Teams shouldn‘t be winning flags built on lucking out with father sons imo. Don’t even get me started on wafl and sanfl games being used to qualify players, typical afl they don’t even pretend to be fair and equal.

 

[Yawkey way]

It certainly looks like the script has flipped, Carlton, Hawks, GC etc all look like much harder fixtures all of a sudden. We just have to win this today even if it takes someone to go Ben Long on them or the season could slip away.

Loose today and it’s take to the lifeboats we’re going down.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Roos v Eagles is a bizarre watch

 

[Hubnester]

God I hope the Eagles get up here.

Fingers crossed their star players can do the heavy lifting and get them over the line.

 

[StCicatriz]

Jamieson looks like a good defender

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Jamieson looks like a good defender

Doing well so far. Had to laugh when the poor bloke dropped that sitter though.
A few have that unmistakable look of “oh shit, I’m gassed and it’s Q1”

Enjoyable watch so far!