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

[ibd77]

Should win this especially at home,
we are better than they are

However have to factor in the hinkley in big games factor, the hinkley is on 360 and will no doubt say something stupid and ruin our prep and we will get stage fright on the big stage.. it’s scary

Port by 30

In theory, the wet weather should aid in Hinkleyball but it will all depend on selections. He will probably select our tallest, slowest list ever for this match.

 

[Windy Cindy]

In theory, the wet weather should aid in Hinkleyball but it will all depend on selections. He will probably select our tallest, slowest list ever for this match.

You missed injured

 

[davesnothere]

No Willie Rioli

15

Willie Rioli

Age

29

Ht

175cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

for 2-3 weeks so after the bye.

Good game to debut Anastasopoulos.

 

[danman69]

No Willie Rioli for 2-3 weeks so after the bye.

Good game to debut Anastasopoulos.

Perfect game to debut Anastasopoulos. I maybe reading to much into it but I feel like there may have been a bit of a cloud over Rioli heading into the match over the weekend and that's why Anasta went as a travelling emergency. The club wouldn't dare admit something like that though after the Rozee debacle a few weeks back

 

[davesnothere]

Perfect game to debut Anastasopoulos. I maybe reading to much into it but I feel like there may have been a bit of a cloud over Rioli heading into the match over the weekend and that's why Anasta went as a travelling emergency. The club wouldn't dare admit something like that though after the Rozee debacle a few weeks back

I think they like rookies that are close to travel as an emergency regardless. Just to get them used to the routine.

He might have been putting pressure on McEntee this week had McEntee not put in a decent effort against North?

 

[Coobk001]

Oh well, build a purpose built soccer stadium that holds more than 16,500 to host friendlies.

Does anyone even go to A League now? Can't see them building a new stadium for 5k crowds. Luckily they never did when that option came up a while back.

 

[Coobk001]

Should win this especially at home,
we are better than they are

Not sure there's much to base that on. They have 2 generational key forwards, probably an equal midfield especially if Rozee is out and their defence would be as solid as ours. And they absolutely smacked us last time we played. I mean maybe we're better, but they're riding the crest of a wave of momentum from a new coach, while we're playing mundane uninspired footy under a stale regime.

So it's hard from any angle to say we're better.

 

[FishingRick04]

Not sure there's much to base that on. They have 2 generational key forwards, probably an equal midfield especially if Rozee is out and their defence would be as solid as ours. And they absolutely smacked us last time we played. I mean maybe we're better, but they're riding the crest of a wave of momentum from a new coach, while we're playing mundane uninspired footy under a stale regime.

So it's hard from any angle to say we're better.

Didn’t they just lose 4 from 6?

 

[Windy Cindy]

Not sure there's much to base that on. They have 2 generational key forwards, probably an equal midfield especially if Rozee is out and their defence would be as solid as ours. And they absolutely smacked us last time we played. I mean maybe we're better, but they're riding the crest of a wave of momentum from a new coach, while we're playing mundane uninspired footy under a stale regime.

So it's hard from any angle to say we're better.

I reckon we have better talent across the board, their top end talent is elite as good as any but think across the board we are stronger.

As you say, and most of us do, we are held back by hinkley and a garbage game plan and an inability to perform on the big stage.

At home we should be beating these guys, away I’d be tipping Carlton.

 

[Coobk001]

Didn’t they just lose 4 from 6?

They got within a kick of Collingwood who smacked us. They beat Melb who we lost to. I mean it's all swings and roundabouts, they beat us this week and they could go above us.

 

[davesnothere]

Not sure there's much to base that on. They have 2 generational key forwards, probably an equal midfield especially if Rozee is out and their defence would be as solid as ours. And they absolutely smacked us last time we played. I mean maybe we're better, but they're riding the crest of a wave of momentum from a new coach, while we're playing mundane uninspired footy under a stale regime.

So it's hard from any angle to say we're better.

It's going to be a stoppage game.

Carlton with Pinnonet out do not have a stoppage ruck.

De Koning useful around the ground will get destroyed at stoppages by Soldo.

Think the only game Carlton have won at Adelaide oval was against St Kilda. Their form here isn't good.

 

[Powerade 08]

but they're riding the crest of a wave of momentum from a new coach, while we're playing mundane uninspired footy

Lol they play Hinkleyball and Voss was forced to the bench just like the donut.

A slow midfield booting it forward just like Wines-Boak- Rockliff.

They'll probably win but its going to be a godawful piss-slop. Nothing inspired about it.

 

[RangaInTeal]

No Willie Rioli for 2-3 weeks so after the bye.

Good game to debut Anastasopoulos.

As last week was the perfect game to Debut Lorenz…

Yet here we are, sitting third and another 2 hours of Leauge footy into Jed McIntee, Ryan Burton and Travis Boak. How this helps us in 2028 I have no idea but we are 3rd and Ken is outright leader of Games coached with a Grand Final appearance… Loser, Loser mentality…

 

[Doctor Feel]

I want ananananbananastopsign to debut and get 30 touches while BT tries to pronounce his name

 

[JimmyBC]

As last week was the perfect game to Debut Lorenz…

Yet here we are, sitting third and another 2 hours of Leauge footy into Jed McIntee, Ryan Burton and Travis Boak. How this helps us in 2028 I have no idea but we are 3rd and Ken is outright leader of Games coached with a Grand Final appearance… Loser, Loser mentality…

FCUCKIN' PUMPED!!

 

[RossFC]

As last week was the perfect game to Debut Lorenz…

Yet here we are, sitting third and another 2 hours of Leauge footy into Jed McIntee, Ryan Burton and Travis Boak. How this helps us in 2028 I have no idea but we are 3rd and Ken is outright leader of Games coached with a Grand Final appearance… Loser, Loser mentality…

Travis Boak was in our best 3 on the weekend, stop grouping him in with carbon rods.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Travis Boak was in our best 3 on the weekend, stop grouping him in with carbon rods.

I thought he was SENSATIONAL, but when playing the 19th best team in the comp what is one more game into Boak benefiting us? Let him rest a week and blood a kid, if we are good enough we can carry one.

 

[RossFC]

I thought he was SENSATIONAL, but when playing the 19th best team in the comp what is one more game into Boak benefiting us? Let him rest a week and blood a kid, if we are good enough we can carry one.

Boak is fit right now, if anyone is dropped for Lorenz, it's Burton who isn't moving well at all.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I thought Boak was a clanger machine, honestly. Don't get me wrong, he was pretty solid but that disposal has always been a weakness.

 

[Doctor Feel]

ANANA NANANA NANANA BANANA TERRACOTTA PIE

 

[RangaInTeal]

Boak is fit right now, if anyone is dropped for Lorenz, it's Burton who isn't moving well at all.

Who was one of the three mentioned?

 

[RangaInTeal]

I thought Boak was a clanger machine, honestly. Don't get me wrong, he was pretty solid but that disposal has always been a weakness.

Always been Port DNA, Tregenza, Lyle, Kornes, Boak… Burgmann next?

 

[Watto71]

If we are serious I wouldn't play Dixon until after the bye.
This also give Lord 2 more weeks to prove he is ready

 

[FishingRick04]

Always been Port DNA, Tregenza, Lyle, Kornes, Boak… Burgmann next?

I’ll trigger Ford Paul North East

 

[philreich]

I started feeling positive, and then the Collingwood game happened. It's kinda why I feel nervous when I read about how we're gonna smash Carlton on Thursday night.