Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 26

[Alberton Proud]

Butters, Rozee and JHF should slaughter this Richmond midfield in a couple of weeks.

 

[Port 2004]

Fun fact, St Kilda are the only club in the comp sitting on the same number of flags as us.

Have had far many more seasons to add to their tally though.

 

[TeeKray]

Fun fact you forgot to mention they have been in the competition for 127years.

More time in the comp doesn't mean anything, St Kilda prove that. Our trajectory is to be similar to them.

 

[Marmozet]

Truckload of manure at Punt Rd when??

 

[tribey]

Fun fact you forgot to mention they have been in the competition for 127years.

And you want Port fans to benchmark their feelings of frustration and disappointment against them?

 

[tribey]

And you want Port fans to benchmark their feelings of frustration and disappointment against them?

Serious question related to this.

It was before my time, but did anyone in our supporter base during the drought of 1965-1977 have the hide to suggest frustrated fans instead consider what it would be like to barrack for Woodville or Centrals?

Or is this phenomenon a recent one?

 

[240volt]

And you want Port fans to benchmark their feelings of frustration and disappointment against them?

No it’s just pointing out being a St Kilda supporter is hard yaka and having over 60k members is good going for a team that’s won one flag in 126years.

 

[It Just Is]

Matt Wowell

 

[JimmyBC]

More time in the comp doesn't mean anything, St Kilda prove that. Our trajectory is to be similar to them.

I think some of the old timers are blind to the reality we are basically becoming that sort of a club.. perhaps relating us to South Adelaide would get the point across lol.

 

[240volt]

Serious question related to this.

It was before my time, but did anyone in our supporter base during the drought of 1965-1977 have the hide to suggest frustrated fans instead consider what it would be like to barrack for Woodville or Centrals?

Or is this phenomenon a recent one?

We was always around the mark I can remember just off the top of my head we played in the 66 and 67 Grand final and also two in a row against North in the early 70s.
With Port you just knew it was only a matter of time and when it did happen it kept repeating itself.
Nothing like the competition we are in now.

 

[TeeKray]

Nothing like the competition we are in now.

Yep, the SANFL was very different, each and every club won flag after flag, it was basically a flag orgy of good times and easy premierships, nothing like the tough competition where someone has to lose that is the AFL.

 

[240volt]

I honestly believe we will win a premiership in the next 100 years.
Unfortunately we can’t take bets on it.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Dimma man management
Yze directing nuanced play

 

[240volt]

Yep, the SANFL was very different, each and every club won flag after flag, it was basically a flag orgy of good times and easy premierships, nothing like the tough competition where someone has to lose that is the AFL.

SANFL was 10 local clubs all playing within a 20 mile radius every week.
The AFL is a corrupt competition heavily biased towards a group of clubs all playing in the same state while other clubs from thousands of miles away have to endure cheating on a level that you will not find in any other sporting competition in the world.
Yep it’s no difference

 

[Alberton Proud]

The game is played between the ears as much as the physical contest

 

[240volt]

Richmond are easily winning the hit outs.

 

[TeeKray]

SANFL was 10 local clubs all playing within a 20 mile radius every week.
The AFL is a corrupt competition heavily biased towards a group of clubs all playing in the same state while other clubs from thousands of miles away have to endure cheating on a level that you will not find in any other sporting competition in the world.
Yep it’s no difference

Mate, it's a football competition, the fundamentals are the same. Yes there's more teams and yes there's aspects that are stacked against us. Everyone gets this, nobody is expecting flags every second year like the SANFL. But the core reality that there's winner clubs, mediocre clubs and loser clubs remains in any sporting competition anywhere. Guess which we are in this competition.

 

[240volt]

Mate, it's a football competition, the fundamentals are the same. Yes there's more teams and yes there's aspects that are stacked against us. Everyone gets this, nobody is expecting flags every second year like the SANFL. But the core reality that there's winner clubs, mediocre clubs and loser clubs remains in any sporting competition anywhere. Guess which we are in this competition.

I’d go for good but not good enough on what we have shown.
You seriously can’t compare us to a team that’s won one flag in 126 years.
It’s a ridiculous comparison.
Your Gold Coast Moons idea was way more logical.

 

[TeeKray]

Your Gold Coast Moons idea was way more logical.

Gold Coast MOONS.

They'd still be the Gold Coast SUNS today though because it's a day game which makes total sense.

 

[Portwon]

If we aint into Shai Bolton

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Shai Bolton

Age

25

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

's ear constantly(given the tigs look like they will be average for a while) with his relationship with Narkle etc then we are crazy .

 

[240volt]

The Sun is setting

 

[TazD]

If we aint into Shai Bolton's ear constantly(given the tigs look like they will be average for a while) with his relationship with Narkle etc then we are crazy .

We're crazy for even getting Narkle.

 

[Nelso]

Docherty ACL

That guy has been through so much

 

[Greasyrhys]

Are the suns gonna do a loins?

 

[SupportMe]

It's almost as if starting a season earlier than usual is affecting a teams ability to maintain a high level for more than a half. Gold Coast should still do enough to win though.