Preview Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn - 7.10 Saturday 25th April @ Adelaide Oval

[TazHawk15]

Yeah well, we expect it more.

No one and I repeat no one, expects it more than us.

 

[Coobk001]

I hope we take it right up to the Hawks but I can't help but feel depressed that we're missing Wines and Gray this week. This game would've been jam packed with emotion and crowd atmosphere but now I feel that the Hawks will do it relatively easily and the atmosphere/crowd enthusiasm will be drained quickly.

Of course there's always a chance. I just think a full strength, experienced and hardened premiership midfield up against a half strength developing unit is a huge ask if the conditions are wet and induce a clearance slug out.


At least looking at our fixture 1-3/1-4 isn't the end of the world, as we could still be 8-4 without much drama. It'll just mean we have to win a lot of our return bouts later in the year if we want top 4.

 

[Smartys Power]

No one and I repeat no one, expects it more than us.

Don't be silly, our motto is 'We exist to win premierships'.

 

[finbarr]

I really hope this isn't sarcasm and you having a dig at me for it not being the end of the world.

Lol no?

 

[Smartys Power]

Lol no?

Good just making sure haha.

 

[tangolikelama]

If Neade is to come in, it will be because Wingard will be playing exclusively through the middle to replace Gray.

First thing I thought of.

 

[finbarr]

I hope we take it right up to the Hawks but I can't help but feel depressed that we're missing Wines and Gray this week. This game would've been jam packed with emotion and crowd atmosphere but now I feel that the Hawks will do it relatively easily and the atmosphere/crowd enthusiasm will be drained quickly.

Of course there's always a chance. I just think a full strength, experienced and hardened premiership midfield up against a half strength developing unit is a huge ask if the conditions are wet and induce a clearance slug out.


At least looking at our fixture 1-3/1-4 isn't the end of the world, as we could still be 8-4 without much drama. It'll just mean we have to win a lot of our return bouts later in the year if we want top 4.

Westhoff, Boak, Hartlett, Wingard, Schulz among others have all been well below their best this season, either because of restricted pre-seasons or because they were nursed through those pre-season matches with a longer game in mind. All of them started to find some better form last week and there's no reason to think they won't all take it up a notch again this week. Throw in Lobbe and we don't actually look too bad.

 

[pafc88]

Alot of optimism which is great but realisticly if we get within 3 goals thats a awesome effort..

Players such as the Hoff , boak, wingard shultz and hartlett will need to be at their best and they haven't been near it yet.. take out our 2 best contested ball winners.. something we lack against this side anyway says we will lose big but stranger things have happened

 

[jordz82]

Craig: We can not defeat this army.

William: We can! And we will! We won at Stirling, and still you quibble. We won at York and you would not support us. If you will not stand up with us now then I say you're a coward. And if you are Scotsmen, I am ashamed to call myself one. - Braveheart

At what point did we as supporters lose our balls? At what point did we go from saying 'We will never, ever give up' to 'We will give up before the first ball is even bounced'?? Listen to most of you. I know you want to isolate yourselves from the ignominy of defeat by predicting it now, because you feel that if you resign yourself to it, if you expect it, then it won't hurt any less. **** that shit. Embrace it. If we get flogged, so be it - we simply weren't good enough and we need to learn from that. Do you think the soldiers that charged the mounted guns at The Nek, knowing that their cause was a lost one, did not give everything they had and died with honor and bravery? Or did they simply charge into the fray with their bayonets still holstered, knowing it was futile?

If we want this game to be played with that same spirit, we have to reflect that same attitude as those soldiers did. We pushed for this game - a game that is meant to honor those who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club but died in service to their country. And at the first sign of adversity, some of you want to throw in the towel because it's easy to do so. So Wines and Gray are out - that just means it's greater opportunity for guys like Wingard, Boak, Hartlett, Ebert, Young and Westhoff to stand up and add to the Port Adelaide legend. It gives a young bull like Ah Chee the chance to show he's just as capable as Wines when it comes to the contested ball.

When we win, as I believe we should, ask yourself what is more important - to stand with the club you supposedly support, or to stand with the club that is victorious? "There can be honor in defeat, but to each of us, honorable defeat of our club and guernsey can only come after human endeavour on the playing field is completely exhausted."

This is the type of game that creates diamonds from coal.

 

[Willsy10]

I think our chances are slim, but i'm going to be shattered if we lose this and go 1 and 3. None of this if we get within 3 goals that'll be great. Stuff that, sounds like 2012 crap creeping in here.

 

[Papa G]

Shit loads of loser talk in this thread.

Love to see Trengove flatten somebody early. Set the tone. Hodge or Lewis would be my preference. **** Hawthorn.

 

[Nelso]

Shit loads of loser talk in this thread.

Love to see Trengove flatten somebody early. Set the tone. Hodge or Lewis would be my preference. **** Hawthorn.

Spot on. Hit them hard early.

 

[port always]

Shit loads of loser talk in this thread.

Love to see Trengove flatten somebody early. Set the tone. Hodge or Lewis would be my preference. **** Hawthorn.

Dont poke the bear get the footy

 

[Power Girl]

We will need to be really rough and physical this game. Because they do it to us. we can't drop our heads

 

[Phil Thorgan]

Shit loads of loser talk in this thread.

Love to see Trengove flatten somebody early. Set the tone. Hodge or Lewis would be my preference. **** Hawthorn.

Wouldnt be Hodge.. hes a protected species

If someone brushes past him the umpires automatically pay a free

 

[cj_09]

Dont poke the bear get the footy

Exactly, don't poke the bear...












Kill the bear before he rips you a new arseh*le.

 

[Portmanteau]

Is Jonas needed in the backline? I would think we have their talls covered, and otherwise they are pretty small. Jonas to Hodge and/or Lewis?

EDIT: Maybe not and.

EDIT: Ok, maybe and.

 

[I Dont Care]

Is Jonas needed in the backline? I would think we have their talls covered, and otherwise they are pretty small. Jonas to Hodge and/or Lewis?

EDIT: Maybe not and.

EDIT: Ok, maybe and.

Hodge just loves Jonas

 

[DazzaTys]

Is he in front of Hombsch, Carlile or Trengove?

No but why not defend him as a strong body midfielder. His endurance is elite. He's not going to stay at the club when guys like neade, Mitchell and s. Gray are getting games in front of him.

 

[DazzaTys]

Multiple turnovers, poor foot skills. It's just that guys like Stewart and Moore are playing better than him. Moore must be kicking himself for his 5 seconds of poor judgement.

So much hate for Neade. I don't think he's been anywhere near as bad as people are making out. A few brain farts with his disposal no doubt but his intensity has been great and his strength has improved greatly it seems. I'll back him in for a good game if he comes in for White/Polec.

novers

 

[DazzaTys]

God yes that would be awesome. Hartlett to run through Hodge at the first bounce.

Shit loads of loser talk in this thread.

Love to see Trengove flatten somebody early. Set the tone. Hodge or Lewis would be my preference. **** Hawthorn.

 

[Doctor Feel]

All of you people suggesting we go the biff/RUN THROUGH PLAYER X LOL must either be insane, or dinosaurs. You don't do that any more.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Neade should never play this year again if he misses the setshots that he kicks regularly at SANFL level.

 

[Doctor Feel]

5:20pm: Dr Peter Larkins says Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs could make late changes to their selected teams this weekend.

The Power have named Jared Polec and Matt White in their 22 to take on Hawthorn on Saturday night but Larkins suspects they might be reluctant to field two players under injury clouds. Larkins said Polec trained very lightly this week and expects Port to make a “last-minute" decision on whether to play the wingman.

 

[charcolechaddy]

"relax, we've got this"