Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Match Thread

[Macca19]

Port Adelaide supporters think that irony is something done by drycleaners.

What you're saying is that I'm correct - Port Adelaide supporters were engrossed in something other than the footballers on the park. Very easily distracted. Pity, they missed a great performance by Port. Can't imagine why people would pay good money to watch only the umpires, though they are South Australians. 'Nuf said.

BTW, in what way does booing the umpires differ from booing your own teams win? I'll spell it out for you - how do you KNOW those boos were for the umpires? You should talk here about distinctive cadences and emphases, or not.

hmm well lets see smartarse. There was a 20 second cheer for the win. Then as the umpires starting moving off the ground there was intense booing which just happened to stop as soon as they dissapeared. Then the team got cheered and clapped off. That says to me that the crowd wasnt booing Ports win. Or are you telling me that Brisbane supporters have never booed the umpires off the ground? If you are you are straight out liar.

This coming from a group of supporters that needs a showpony to do handstands to clap their team off

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

If you notice BB there was a question mark at the end of my last sentence, that means that I am asking a question. Do you have the stats?

Shes been a big night CZ, & Im forked if Im doing the searching.
Their probably quite similar but the diffrence being the Lions record at the Gabba is stronger over a longer time.

 

[Count Zero]

Shes been a big night CZ, & Im forked if Im doing the searching.
Their probably quite similar but the diffrence being the Lions record at the Gabba is stronger over a longer time.

Yeah. I can only find the overall stats for the Lions as well, although I would like to find the stats broken down by season at least.
Anyway Port have a 73% winning ratio at FP overall, while the Lions have 77%at the Gabba. But if the Bears record is added in then Port has the better record.

 

[skilts]

hmm well lets see smartarse. There was a 20 second cheer for the win. Then as the umpires starting moving off the ground there was intense booing which just happened to stop as soon as they dissapeared. Then the team got cheered and clapped off. That says to me that the crowd wasnt booing Ports win. Or are you telling me that Brisbane supporters have never booed the umpires off the ground? If you are you are straight out liar.

This coming from a group of supporters that needs a showpony to do handstands to clap their team off

Thank you for your post. I'm particularly grateful that you found it unnecessary to resort to personal abuse.

Brisbane supporters don't boo the umpires off the ground, we hardly notice them. It's of interest that the supporters who are obsessed with umpires belong to the Collingwood and Port Adelaide teams. Brisbane supporters buy their memberships and turn up at games to watch the 44 players, not the umpires. You should try it. There's a whole world out there waiting for you to discover it.

Also, your intrepretation of the booing holds no more validity than mine, though I'd probably bow to your superior knowledge of those things which Port Adelaide supporters ambitiously and laughably call their minds. Great footy team Port Adelaide. Such a pity most of their supporters are from Adelaide.

 

[hotpie]

Disgraceful perfomance by the Port crowd.

The umpiring ws generally very good throught the game (a few dodgy ones went against both sides) , and the Primus free at the end was entirely fair. Shepherding at the centre bounce is against the rules.

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

Yeah. I can only find the overall stats for the Lions as well, although I would like to find the stats broken down by season at least.
Anyway Port have a 73% winning ratio at FP overall, while the Lions have 77%at the Gabba. But if the Bears record is added in then Port has the better record.

Then its settled their both hard to beat at home.

 

[Count Zero]

Then its settled their both hard to beat at home.

 

[campbell]

Disgraceful perfomance by the Port crowd.

The umpiring ws generally very good throught the game (a few dodgy ones went against both sides) , and the Primus free at the end was entirely fair. Shepherding at the centre bounce is against the rules.

Some people on here really don't understand the rules.

 

[Macca19]

Thank you for your post. I'm particularly grateful that you found it unnecessary to resort to personal abuse.

Fantastic. You have a go at my intelligence twice, say we are south australian - nuff said, then have a cry because i called you a smartarse. haha!!

Brisbane supporters don't boo the umpires off the ground, we hardly notice them.

Thats one of the funniest things ive ever read. Brisbane supporters would be the worst of the lot when it comes to booing anything and everything. Ill enjoy bringing this up the next Brisbane match at the Gabba.

Brisbane supporters buy their memberships and turn up at games to watch the 44 players, not the umpires. You should try it. There's a whole world out there waiting for you to discover it.

Funny stuff considering half your supporters didnt know the Lions existed until 2001.

 

[hotpie]

Some people on here really don't understand the rules.

There were 34,000 of them who didnt understand the rules last night.

 

[starz]

Some people on here really don't understand the rules.

It wasn't a centre bounce it was a bounce in the Lions forward line which i thought was a fair decision.
Does Clark Keating ever miss set shots?

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

Thats one of the funniest things ive ever read. Brisbane supporters would be the worst of the lot when it comes to booing anything and everything. Ill enjoy bringing this up the next Brisbane match at the Gabba.
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Doubt you'll front after a drubbin

 

[Macca19]

Well ill create a thread just for you bobby boy!

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

Well ill create a thread just for you bobby boy!

Its a date.
You know what I mean not that sort of date.
Not that theres anything wrong with that!

 

[tapestry]

What's all the fuss about? I thought they were booing the umpires in a parochial home town show of frustration. Not that it was the umpires fault, Port did go to sleep & the Lions made an unexpected comeback, but still what's a footy game without blaming it on the umpires?

 

[kaysee]

There were 34,000 of them who didnt understand the rules last night.

Yep, I don't understand how on the 50m at CHF/CHB with no-one within 20m and the umpire 5m away, he can miss seeing Brett Ebert on hands and knees grabbing the football whilst a Brisbane player runs in to take a full blooded kick off the ground and kicks Ebert's chin.

The irony is then not 2 mins later on the Brisbane CHF 50m line in amongst a congestion of players a 'Kicking in Danger' is pulled out of the congestion in favour of Brisbane (and I am not saying it wasn't there... I couldn't tell from my position). Consistancy PLEASE.

 

[Malibu#27]

Its obvious I wasnt the only one who saw the biased pricks trying to get Brisbane over the line, there was 30,000 people who want to kill them

Most of those frees where absolute shockers and only get given when you are favouring one side

Something on the order of 5 or 6 free kicks paid for behind the play incedents - ALL TO BRISBANE. Either port players were stupid, or the umpires got carried away. These decisions all resulted effectively in 100 + metre turn arounds for where the ball ends up, several resulted in goals.

Obviously Kingsley and Ebert dont have heads ....

It was the angriest I have ever been with decisions going against us. Several of the frees werent even shown on Tv (I saw it live and have watched replay).

 

[Malibu#27]

less than 35,000 there tonight for the Grand Final rematch?!?!?!

can someone explain that lol?

Weather was shocking - made an obvious difference, but being at the game I was staggered when the crowd number came up- I'd like to know where the extra 20K people would sit. When I went outside at 1/2 time they had the shut the ticket windows with 'sold out' signs up. The top of the new northern stand was at about 1/4 -> 1/3 capacity, which is a sign of a big crowd for port games. Only the extremities of the members had major gaps.

 

[Malibu#27]

St Kilda are becoming the new rivals of Brisbane, but like Collingwood I think they'll fail. We must win at the Dome in Round 22 to keep it going.

How do you figure that ?? Played a season opener so that a Vic team is involved to increase Vic tv audience. Rivalry takes time, Port/Bris is a non-manufactured rivalry. I think it stands: played 18, 2 draws, Bris & Port both won 8. Bris won in Adelaide twice, Port won in Bris twice. numerous close tight games.

Theres no "vic" in rivalry.

 

[Malibu#27]

Brisbane were first to the ball in the first...and the last half of the last. Frees were paid accordingly.

Utter crap. First to the ball does not explain frees paid 100 metres behind the ball.

The umpires were scared of a physical encounter after last week and overreacted. Umpire no#7 whoever the hell the prick was, was 20 metres from Kingsley having his head removed and refused to blow the whistle, result - Brisbane free and goal. That had nothing to do with Brisbane being at the ball first.

According to the commentators, every stat suggested Port were dominating, yet Brisbane dominate the free.

HGonestly the umpires should be playing gridiron - they would be hall-of-famers for yard-gain.

 

[Malibu#27]

As for the supposed "poor crowd". I strongly doubt the crowd figures were correct. Having seen many many games at Football Park....there was undoubtedly a lot more people than 34,000 there. Last week Crows season tickets werent scanning properly...and therefore wouldnt have been counted in the electronic ticket counting. Same thing must have happened this week.

There was at least the same crowd as the Crows had last week (39,000) if not more. I said early on it looked about 41-42,000 people. There was no way in the world there was 18,000 spare spots there tonight.

Agree 100% - the sold out signs were up on the Eastern side gates.

 

[Malibu#27]

Check the Lions record at the gabba before you get ahead of yourself.
Great game though they always are with these 2 sides.

At a guess you have lost more than four home games in 4 years (Port once, West Coast twice, have there been others ?)

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Umpire no#7 whoever the hell the prick was,

Hayden Kennedy. Got an absolute bollocking from the crowd where I was standing.

 

[campbell]

Hayden Kennedy. Got an absolute bollocking from the crowd where I was standing.

He got a bollocking on NIRS as well. Something about letting the ball play on too much in the 1st quarter.

have you watched the replay,poor umpiring all around I am afraid.

 

[campbell]

At a guess you have lost more than four home games in 4 years (Port once, West Coast twice, have there been others ?)

We don't lose finals at home though!!!!!!!!!