Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 27

[EskimoPAFC]

People who want a tassie team are the same people who demand a 90s snack food from their childhood is brought back into production. Then one day it actually happens and they buy it once and never think about it again.

 

[Grave Danger]

Fresh off hosting the rivalry’s first one, the Crows are set to push the AFL for their home match against Port Adelaide to become an annual, standalone Thursday or Friday night fixture.
A crowd of 52,106 were at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night – the largest Showdown attendance since April 2017 and largest crowd for a Crows home match since that year’s preliminary final against Geelong.
Crows chairman John Olsen told the Australian SA’s rivalry deserved primetime billing.
“We will certainly be submitting that we should be having a nationally televised standalone Showdown every year,” Olsen said.
“It showcases one of the great rivalries in the AFL and there is no doubt in my mind that we are entitled and should have that type of event shown nationally across Australia, showcasing the best of South Australian football on the national stage.
“We are entitled to be on the national stage, like the eastern state clubs.
“It was something the club fought hard for last year.
“We were able to attract 52,000 fans, the atmosphere was outstanding and the stadium electric, I’ll be interested to see the broadcast figures.”

The NRL won the tv ratings, but they only got 8k to Rabbitohs v Panthers.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Draper has been my favourite non Port player since he was drafted

He's hilarious

Nobody beats Jake Lever for me... but Draper is excellent.

 

[Rising Power]

Fresh off hosting the rivalry’s first one, the Crows are set to push the AFL for their home match against Port Adelaide to become an annual, standalone Thursday or Friday night fixture.
A crowd of 52,106 were at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night – the largest Showdown attendance since April 2017 and largest crowd for a Crows home match since that year’s preliminary final against Geelong.
Crows chairman John Olsen told the Australian SA’s rivalry deserved primetime billing.
“We will certainly be submitting that we should be having a nationally televised standalone Showdown every year,” Olsen said.
“It showcases one of the great rivalries in the AFL and there is no doubt in my mind that we are entitled and should have that type of event shown nationally across Australia, showcasing the best of South Australian football on the national stage.
“We are entitled to be on the national stage, like the eastern state clubs.
“It was something the club fought hard for last year.
“We were able to attract 52,000 fans, the atmosphere was outstanding and the stadium electric, I’ll be interested to see the broadcast figures.”

At least they're admitting it now. Didn't read the rest.

 

[240volt]

Nobody beats Jake Lever for me... but Draper is excellent.

Toby Greene will always be my favorite non Port player.
He’s 100% 1970s type that Fos Williams would have loved.
They don’t make em like that anymore.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Wow this pre game has sure been a mishmash. First it was violence against women and now something about cancer with robbie williams and everyone shining mobile lights.

Any chance of some football

 

[Marat]

I’m over this posturing - just start the ****ing game

 

[Doctor Feel]

Fantasia back for the blues are you ready fantaheads

 

[Powerade 08]

Wow this pre game has sure been a mishmash. First it was violence against women and now something about cancer with robbie williams and everyone shining mobile lights.

Any chance of some football

 

[JimmyBC]

Robbie Williams seems to be genuinely into AFL & Carlton.. What a dickhead!

 

[PortPortPort]

An article about primetime Showdowns has John Olson starting a sentence with "We are entitled".

Made me chuckle.

Edit: just noticed this has been said already.

 

[Festerz]

How long before BT talks about the crowd size?

Edit: LOL 2 minutes is the correct answer.

 

[Capital Power]

If we want a share of the lucrative standalone showdown dollar, we need to start performing in them. Good luck to the Crows for trying to make something of it.

 

[SC_Power]

Adelaide, 5 goals straight from first 6 Inside 50s
Carlton Collingwood, 5 goals straight in first 7 minutes in 11 inside 50s
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Port Adelaide..... 5 goals in a game from 57 inside 50s.

Ken Oath.

 

[afl2004]

Watched 5 mins turned off , hate the running into packs and slapping the ball onto the boot every 3 seconds shit

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Watching Carl v Coll is such a contrast from last night.

 

[jac147]

Why didn’t we make a play for George Hewitt when he wanted out from Sydney?

 

[240volt]

Watching Carl v Coll is such a contrast from last night.

Yep it’s like a different league, things happen much faster.

 

[NoddyHolder]

How long before BT talks about the crowd size?

Edit: LOL 2 minutes is the correct answer.

Showed a bit of restraint this week.
If you'd created a poll I would have gone with 10 seconds

 

[Coobk001]

The NRL won the tv ratings, but they only got 8k to Rabbitohs v Panthers.

Where'd you get that info from?

I keep forgetting the NRL exists being down here. It's such a shit sport.

 

[Powerade 08]

Fantasia 1 handball to half time. This is why you never use the holocaust machine.

 

[ClintEastwood]

lol never noticed how short Daicos' legs are ...

 

[Grave Danger]

Where'd you get that info from?

I keep forgetting the NRL exists being down here. It's such a s**t sport.

 

[SC_Power]

lol never noticed how short Daicos' legs are ...

You need to watch the half time telecast, in a surprising move its about Nick and Josh Daicos, and Peter Daicos as well.

Its good because you don't hear a lot about them, fairly anonymous careers to date.

 

[ibd77]

Watched 5 mins turned off , hate the running into packs and slapping the ball onto the boot every 3 seconds s**t

Don't like Globetrotter Footy?