Preview Changes & Preview - Ports vs Carlton Round 12 Thursday May 30th @ Adelaide Oval

[Ports1870]

Soldo for Sweet
Dixon for Finlayson
Anasta for Rioli (If unavailable)
Burton or Evans sub

 

[FishingRick04]

• Night game at home
• Stand-alone/prime time/free to air
• Top 8 clash

What could possibly go wrong?

Shit umpiring to swing momentum away from Port dominating

 

[PJ Power]

Soldo for Sweet
Dixon for Finlayson
Anasta for Rioli (If unavailable)
Burton or Evans sub

Something like this. I don’t think Finlayson can stay in given how uncompetitive he is as a forward since coming back. He’s rucking quite well and getting involved in the play through the middle of the ground, so we’ll miss that but he is a liability forward. He doesn’t bring the ball to ground, applies no defensive pressure to the opposition trying to rebound it and consistently plays from behind. He also doesn’t look like leading or taking a pack mark.

If Rioli is to miss, then we should see what Tommy A can do. The cupboard is otherwise bare. I still favour us using the mid season draft for the best goal kicking small-mid forward available. It’s the position we are most deficient in both in the short and long term. There has to be someone burning it up at VFL level in that role. I would not play Evans again, but Narkle could become valuable late in the year if his fitness and form improve.

Soldo vs Sweet, I’m ambivalent about. I don’t think either will beat DeKoning. Maybe Soldo is a bit more of an aerial competitor around the ground though.

 

[PowerBaz]

Button out for the love of God

 

[Sewer de Lance]

We really aren’t that good, & Carlton will prove it this week by winning comfortably.

 

[PowerBaz]

Should be a decent crowd for this one, 45k+ surely, close to 50 even, Carlton have a big following.

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

Should be a decent crowd for this one, 45k+ surely, close to 50 even, Carlton have a big following.

You think? Its Thursday night and I can't be fraked going. Shit night for footy imo

And if the rain comes many more will stay home.

 

[Powertron]

The memories of this game last year and Tom Jonas running round like an absolute flog trying to be physical and costing us goal after goal with his incompetence….good times.

Ports by 17pts.

 

[Buget]

We really aren’t that good, & Carlton will prove it this week by winning comfortably.

Carlton aren’t that good either.

 

[TeeKray]

Sweet doesn’t disgrace himself but you’d like a bit more from the ruck position.

He's an adequate back up. Certainly much better than what we've had in the past as plan B.

 

[Schulzenfest]

He's an adequate back up. Certainly much better than what we've had in the past as plan B.

Better than what we've had as plan A the last couple of years tbh.

 

[bomberclifford]

I’m heading into this game. Will be an interesting match up. Neither us or Carlton has been very consistent this season and we tend to play well against them at AO.

Looking forward to seeing Hornet let loose again.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

The guys who would be feeling some heat based on injury and form would be Sweet, Burton, McEntee, Rioli.

I would love Anasta to come in for Rioli.
You would think Soldo and Dixon would be back.

 

[Chewy316]

Should be a decent crowd for this one, 45k+ surely, close to 50 even, Carlton have a big following.

Yep it's going to be close to a sell out. Pretty sure already 45k+ seats had sold as of earlier this week.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Would love to see Anastasopoulos get a game to see what he can do.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Hurt an ankle in the first 5 minutes. They managed him for the rest of the game, hence he spent most of the game as a deep forward. Given he wasn't completely rested he's probably a good chance to be right by Thursday.

Keeps getting hurt in weird ways..both injuries caused by jumping awkwardly

 

[Windy Cindy]

s**t umpiring to swing momentum away from Port dominating

First time they have been here to play us for a while. Feels like we have hardly played them at adel oval.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Have we lost yet

 

[RossFC]

Yeah got a bad feeling about this one

 

[RossFC]

Lachie Jones at half forward I reckon needs to happen.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Has Hinkley gotten a win against Voss yet

 

[ibd77]

Shit umpiring to swing momentum away from Port dominating

Need to get stuck into the umps early as they will give Carlton a ride.

 

[Izzy01]

Lachie Jones at half forward I reckon needs to happen.

He looked lost in the first half when he came on for Rioli in the forward line

 

[TeeKray]

Has Hinkley gotten a win against Voss yet

Yes ...

... in 2013 when he coached Brisbane.

 

[Marmozet]

So since Hinkley started coaching us, Michael Voss has:

• Coached Brisbane
• Been on reality TV show ‘The Recruit’
• Been an assistant with us for 7 years
• Coached Carlton