2nds Port Adelaide vs WWT Eagles - Round 8 @ Alberton

[Ford Fairlane]

Narkle was good, but one major highlight was Hagan. If we had rookied Hagan last year, we'd all be talking about him big time here. We certainly should be looking at a rookie spot for him for next season.

Probably why he stayed after we picked up Narkle.

 

[Blinky Nyland]

Was Jackson injured or being rested?

 

[VineValerian]

Surely he should be given another opportunity in the AFL side?

No tank.
We don't rate him.
Delist

 

[It Just Is]

Narkle was good, but one major highlight was Hagan. If we had rookied Hagan last year, we'd all be talking about him big time here. We certainly should be looking at a rookie spot for him for next season.

Hagan was excellent. Says a lot that when the game was on the line they cleared Fantasia out and tried to give Hagan every opportunity one on one.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Please explain why in the SANFL our midget topups do better than the AFL players.

 

[Buget]

Please explain why in the SANFL our midget topups do better than the AFL players.

More to play for.

Its always a contract year.

 

[Del165198]

The problem is that while narkle might be smashing it in the middle for our reserves, he’s not going to be playing that position in our league side.

Think it was the same problem he had at the cats.

He's a downgrade on Stevie Motlop. Who shouldn't have been in the side.

 

[Coobk001]

Judging Hayes for his first 3 quarters, instead of judging him for his 4th is foolish. He's not a forward, he's a #1 ruck.

Hayes stuff in the ruck, in the first few quarters was his problem. Continually tapping it to Eagles players, or pointlessly thumping it with no one else aware and Eagles players cleaning them up. He was terrible early, terrible. However his last quarter was outstanding. What needs to be asked, is why was he just playing his own game early.

We actively try not to win these games. Unless he is injured why is Jackson not out there?

I took the Jackson bit as a note that Boak won't be back this week and that Jackson will be sub.

 

[Coobk001]

The problem is that while narkle might be smashing it in the middle for our reserves, he’s not going to be playing that position in our league side.

Think it was the same problem he had at the cats.

He played half forward for 3 quarters.

Narkle was good and importantly was probably the best ball user we had our there today.

 

[Brian McGee]

Was Jackson injured or being rested?

Jackson played and got hurt early. I don’t know if he came back on.

 

[Coobk001]

Such was the potato cam stream I can't even say what were frees or not.

Yeah I didn't see anything in the Scully thing at the end other than him basically being clumsy as hell and blowing a perfect kick to him. However maybe there was more in it.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

The free kicks were 10-21 and it was not in our favour.

Both us and the Crows lost by less than a goal.

Both had a -10 free kick differential.

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[Powerade 08]

Can’t see our captain making the Ateam anytime soon by the sounds.

No point reading the ratings of his game here. He played well but so did Lachie Jones. Probably won't come in

Jackson played and got hurt early. I don’t know if he came back on.

No he came back on and kept finding the ball, just didn't play the second half. Normally that means he's a good chance to be in the AFL team, but I think Narkle has a better shot.

 

[davesnothere]

No point reading the ratings of his game here. He played well but so did Lachie Jones. Probably won't come in

No he came back on and kept finding the ball, just didn't play the second half. Normally that means he's a good chance to be in the AFL team, but I think Narkle has a better shot.

Narkle needs a couple of weeks to get his head around what's going on out there.
Wouldn't come in this week.
Next week possible.

 

[Cam1870]

He's a downgrade on Stevie Motlop. Who shouldn't have been in the side.

So we recruit a guy, he's BOG 1 day after arriving and not knowing anyone and you've already put a line through him?

 

[Del165198]

So we recruit a guy, he's BOG 1 day after arriving and not knowing anyone and you've already put a line through him?

I was just replying to Philthy who mentioned there's a problem with his position. He might be a decent player but who's he displacing in our midfield?

I would have preferred we attempted a KPD or ruckman, since apparently Sam Hayes does not exist.

 

[Cam1870]

I was just replying to Philthy who mentioned there's a problem with his position. He might be a decent player but who's he displacing in our midfield?

I would have preferred we attempted a KPD or ruckman, since apparently Sam Hayes does not exist.

Ah. Cool. Didn't read that in context.

 

[Del165198]

Ah. Cool. Didn't read that in context.

I hope he does well, just don't reckon he fills a need with us.

 

[Adz2332]

Did fantasia get through? And did narkle play mainly forward?

 

[SC_Power]

The problem is that while narkle might be smashing it in the middle for our reserves, he’s not going to be playing that position in our league side.

Think it was the same problem he had at the cats.

His tackling pressure pretty good I understand.

if he’s getting Mac and Cheese’s small forward role then that’s gotta be number 1.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Worst game I’ve seen in a long time

I stopped watching on the AFL feed half way through. Feed kept dropping out and game was, well, just boring and flat. Could do without that frustration.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Free kick count is 22 to 8.

Why am I not surprised

 

[Coobk001]

My notes:

Evans was our best, played generally a class above the rest of our team all day.
Narkle was outstanding for a first up hitout. Some great ball use, I'm assuming that was a previous strength of his. His last quarter in the middle was part of a game changing spurt. Did enough other stuff up forward to say though that he could play a role.
Hagan outstanding. Still 18 for another 4 months. Today 2 goals and 23 touches. Played inside and outside, and was generally everywhere. Looks like a long term better version of your McEntee type.
Dumont racked them up, but did a lot of the hard stuff without much polish. Pretty much the level he must maintain if he's to plug any injury holes at AFL level.
Mead, just completely lost on the wing. Not sure how many he had in the last, but was a big reason we got back into it when moved back on ball. Not sure where his career is at the moment.
Hayes, absolutely amazing last quarter, although a horror kick basically set off the chain of events where we lost the game. His early part of the game was just lazy, disconnected stuff in ruck, but that last quarter is the Hayes that should be playing AFL.
Jonas, a few moments of class, a few moments of stupidity, including giving away a killer goal in the last. Certainly hard to recall him after that.
Burgoyne on the wing had a few nice moments, a few really scintillating patches where he used his pace, but that wasn't the form of last year. I'm also not sure wing is his position. You can see the coaches are trying to find some wing depth with Burgoyne and Mead, but not sure either player suits it.
Fantasia was really poor. He has never been suited to the contested game and was just completely shut out. Good he got through, but I think our game has evolved past him as a type of player. I mean maybe at peak form he could replace Rioli, but he isn't replacing McEntee or SPP in their roles.
Jackson did one sublime piece of play, bursting out of a clearance and through a few players but was quiet and pulled out early, I presume to be sub next week.
Visentini was pretty solid, and also dominant in ruck. Just looks pretty mobile out there as well.

Felt our top-ups were ok, other than Turner, he was horrible. Moore continues to play good roles for us shutting out Rowe. Szust is a real find.

 

[Portmagpies36]

He's a downgrade on Stevie Motlop. Who shouldn't have been in the side.

Are you serious? Had more touches today than Motlop would get in a month, literally turned the game in the last quarter what more could he have done on debut?

 

[Del165198]

Are you serious? Had more touches today than Motlop would get in a month, literally turned the game in the last quarter what more could he have done on debut?

Motlop dominated in the sanfl.