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Part of the Inner Sanctum experience.
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2nds Centrals vs Port Adelaide - Elimination Final @ Adelaide Oval
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Part of the Inner Sanctum experience.
- Mar 26, 2007
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- SA Spurs, Anaheim Ducks, White Sox
Mead played the last half as a goal square forward and Lycetts rotations were significantly limited. Given the unfamiliar heat it wasn't a huge surprise.
Doctor Feel
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Ahh yes, the inner sanctum day where Keith Thomas told us history and tradition doesn't mean anything and co-captains will bring us glory.
That was certainly a gentleman doing a #2.
- Mar 26, 2007
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- SA Spurs, Anaheim Ducks, White Sox
We should never have kept an SANFL presence, it was the biggest mistake our club made. Wearing the PBs is not worth it. Losing the PBs to move into the AFL and remain relevant is a price I'd pay 1000x over without a second thought. Time to move on from the SANFL as we always should have done.
- Jun 7, 2015
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Yeh, not going to live that one down am I, oops.
- Jun 7, 2015
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Well I guess all I can say is I hope you are right, as its probably inevitable.
Apologies for the thread hijack.
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Why on earth was mead being managed? Surely he is no chance for selection next weekend?
And it clearly wasn’t working as a goal square forward, giving away a couple holding free kicks that should’ve been goals.
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- Mar 1, 2014
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I understand the frustraion with the SANFL but we cannot move out of the SANFL until we have somewhere viable to go. The Current AFL/VFL has too many sides in it and we would not fit. In any case how do we know we would not be swapping the devil we know for something far worse? The only real alternative is a legitimate 19 team AFL Reserves competition played as a curtain raisers to the AFL. That way we have one master. A 19 team AFL Reserves would also be more cost efficient as the AFL/PAFC would fly one party around the countryside. There are 21 teams in the current VFL and one week we could be playing Brisbane Reserves and the next Southport.
The problem is the AFL have prioritised the AFLW and a team out of Tasmania and are too preoccupied to worry about a Reserves competition.
Playthekids76
Team Captain
Geez this came back to bite you didnt it!! Have faith champ
He kicked goals. I didn’t see him doing much chasing or pressuring though. Still, I’d take his goal kicking potential over McEntee’s air tackling potential in the QF at the GABBA.
Exactly what happened
- Mar 26, 2007
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- Port Adelaide
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He was chasing, but it wasn't the same 'filled with intent' chasing of some of our other small forwards.
Worse
Terrible game
Marshall good last week but terrible this week. Looks cooked for the year as does Scully.
We honestly shouldn't be trying to emulate the Crows.
The likes of Hately, Crouch, Brown, Himmelberg, Scholl, Strachan and Keane are never going to win you AFL games.
They are there to prop up the SANFL team and provide "pressure for spots" but the reality is they are just clogging the list and making it harder for them to find the AFL players they need.
I would much rather have the likes of Marshall, Scully, MaCullum and Visintini developing in the SANFL than clog our list with players like that.
That's not to say we should expect these young guys to play to win, just that sometimes they will get beaten by experiences AFL and ex AFL guys and that's OK.
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JakeNeadeFan
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The problem is we have our own Hately, Crouch, Himmelberg etc. in the form of Dumont, Mead, Narkle, Hayes, Fantasia, Bonner, Teakle, Jonas at times
I'm not sure what the average ages of our two sides are in terms of AFL listed players. We are probably a bit behind, but I don't think it is that far. Not to the extent that we should be losing games against a bog average central districts side.
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It's also a function of being a destination club that has recruited a lot of players recently. Under ordinary circumstances the good draft picks we instead used to trade for Aliir, JHF, Rioli etc would be twenty year olds coming into their own in the SANFL right about now rather than locks in the AFL side.
$20 a ticket *3. Oh well.
Yeh it's actually disgusting & nobody except us are asking these questions. It's so typical PA under Ken. There were players that looked exhausted early in the game. Marshall was gone very early, Scully not much later. The lack of run in the second half last week & Q4 this week is a disgrace. The lack of desire to win is also a disgrace. I never thought we would win that game. The average Port supporter would have no idea about these issues in our Reserves which is disappointing.
Playthekids76
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It was a team (Centrals) vs a bunch playing as individuals. We were never going to win that game. Until the football department decide to make the Magpies as a serious entity it will continue as is. The Crom do it well, they target top end players from other leagues and offer them a pathway and make them feel inclusive. Port dont......fact!
First line sums up exactly what I've observed every time I watch the Maggies play
