News Dan Houston traded to Collingwood

[powerfan07]

Probably the most truthful thing Damo has ever said

 

[elbarton]

The external heat that the club is getting about the deal is good actually

The first time in a while that journalists/commentators have provided anything other than the most superficial, surface Port takes

 

[Boak10]

Will be a Crow end of next year

Best mates with Jace Burgoyne, JHF draft year, ties to PAFC, ticks a lot of boxes

Is he managed by Connor Sports?

 

[PAFC18]

He left and had no intention if getting the dogs fair value.

One is just better at PR than the other.

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Surprised so many people fell for it. One has a brand to promote, one doesn't.

 

[Port 2004]

Best mates with Jace Burgoyne, JHF draft year, ties to PAFC, ticks a lot of boxes

Is he managed by Connor Sports?

That is a good point re his manager in view of the Houston trade. Fwiw, I think he will be at Port in 2026.

 

[Wargreymon90]

Best mates with Jace Burgoyne, JHF draft year, ties to PAFC, ticks a lot of boxes

Is he managed by Connor Sports?

Ben Williams I’m pretty sure. Winner of Big Brother 1.

He manages JHF and Lukosius.

 

[philthy05]

Will be a Crow end of next year

**** that would be horrible for us.

 

[Rash]

NWM either goes to port or stays at saints

No way he goes to crom, probs hates them

 

[Boak10]

Ben Williams I’m pretty sure. Winner of Big Brother 1.

He manages JHF and Lukosius.

You are right

Rozee, Luko, JHF

Might aswell put his name on the locker now!

 

[Portology]

David King has been calling out Kens lack of coaching ability for years. Only Grant Thomas has been a bigger public critic.

Yes - and that’s because he hates Port.

David can bang away safely at Ken when Ken is safely undermining Port. When Ken is under threat, it’s time for David to help him stay there.

 

[Rash]

Nasiah follows Ben williams, so just to confirm he is NWM manager.

 

[Us against the rest]

By Damian Barrett

2 hrs ago

​

IF there has been a worse deal in trade history ... THEN​

Port's for the exit of Dan Houston

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Dan Houston

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

...​

Nah, there hasn't been. Too nice, this club. I would've held him to his contract. Played off a break by player agent Paul Connors, who was afforded way too much control. Let's see if a big-name, Connors-managed player joins Port in the 2025 trade period. That would be the only justification for this 2024 trade period disaster. And even that wouldn't make it right.

 

[Mr Gor]

Not even the acne scarred sycophant could find a way to spin this one.

 

[rogerjames]

They can and they do. They're charter is to maintain the Victorian hegemony.

Had to look up hegemony.

 

[rogerjames]

Who cares whether Ken’s filthy. He’s fostered the love-in environment where players won’t achieve the ultimate success. We are only going to lose more players once they eventually realise the grass is greener, financially and success-wise, elsewhere

Ken won't be filthy. He will accept it as part of the game.

 

[Powertron]

Ken won't be filthy. He will accept it as part of the game.

He will 100% reference it as an excuse after a loss….

“Look we are a much more inexperienced team in that part of the ground than we have been in previous years and those decisions, which are club decisions not coaching ones, were made and we need to work through those going forward….”

 

[Us against the rest]

Now that the trade period is done, Chris Davies can you please **** off to Collingwood.

 

[danman69]

Pickett has told Port on multiple occasions he wants to join them, and then he enters his exit interview and tells Melbourne he's staying.

He's eager to please everyone. But Port are definitely sick of of the funny games.

As someone who knows Kozzie personally this is misinformation and not true at all I'm positive you make your 'inside information' up.

 

[Chewy316]

As someone who knows Kozzie personally this is misinformation and not true at all I'm positive you make your 'inside information' up.

You can choose to believe whatever you want. Port have had expectations due to what he has conveyed through his manager to them that he would request a trade, only to end up staying.

I have much more important things to do in life than actually make shit up on a footy forum.

 

[Schulzenfest]

As someone who knows Kozzie personally this is misinformation and not true at all I'm positive you make your 'inside information' up.

He's not making it up. The person giving him the information is making it up. He's getting played.

It's never anything negative. It's always some positive story about how something good nearly happened, or an excuse about how we had no choice but to do whatever stupid thing we just did, or a kicking of the can down the road and an urging to keep the faith (now that the trade period's done I'm sure Ken is getting sacked any day now!) I don't recall ever seeing a Chewy 'ITK' post designed to leave someone feeling less positive after they read it.

Credit to whoever's behind this, it's a far more effective strategy than a Janus-esque shill. Any poster who comes on here and tells us how great Ken is really is going to get instantly rejected. But "The club wanted to sack Ken before but couldn't for reasons outside our control. But Ken will surely be sacked this time! Oh wait no he wasn't because of some new reason outside our control. But next week he'll definitely be sacked! And also how good is Josh Carr gonna be guys!" is much more subtle but effective messaging.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

You can choose to believe whatever you want. Port have had expectations due to what he has conveyed through his manager to them that he would request a trade, only to end up staying.

I have much more important things to do in life than actually make shit up on a footy forum.

His manager is lying to Port to keep the door open and Port is believing it is what it sounds like.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Part of the issue is we have an incredibly gullible, insecure chairman who is easily manipulated by everyone around him.

Like a sheep surrounded by wolves telling him how soft his wool is.

 

[simba_]

yeah I don't appreciate the obviously club sanctioned damage control posts

 

[JimmyBC]

NWM is tight with Jase isn't he? cripes if he ends up at camryland it would all be about a bigger offer.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

I prefer the inside line than not having it.

Its just all about context. There is no point in shooting the messenger.

Is there any possible excuse for not telling Dan to stay/go to Melbourne/go to Norf, or hell just deal with the Blues who he was happy to play for and we had a better offer on the table from? No, there isn't. It was an awful trade that we had no reason to do. Who gives a flying **** if Dan gets pissy at us? But is it worth knowing what the weak as piss reasoning for it was internally? I think so.