Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 28

[240volt]

7 marks, and I bet he took his whole 30 seconds each time before bombing it down the line. Very good player.

He’s got a Brother also!

 

[Doctor Feel]

He cant kick for shit but he hates Hinkley so hes alright in my books.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

I can live with trading duursma



What gets me is we essentially traded a contracted 23yr old for an uncontracted 25yr old.


The one time we had the upper hand in the trade and should be dictating terms after years of listening to our own club openly say in trade week that it was on us to satisfy other teams in trades and we fold like wet lettuce.


Absolute piss weak it was.

As the sequel for "give us a second and third for this ten-hour-braised Fantasia", it stuck in the craw.

 

[Portmagpies36]

I can live with trading duursma



What gets me is we essentially traded a contracted 23yr old for an uncontracted 25yr old.


The one time we had the upper hand in the trade and should be dictating terms after years of listening to our own club openly say in trade week that it was on us to satisfy other teams in trades and we fold like wet lettuce.


Absolute piss weak it was.

Desperate people do desperate things.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Just Adelaide and North to go and they are coming.

I wouldn’t back us against either of them at the moment.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Yep, led by superstar Xavier Duursma. Multiple Premierships incoming. Great team

Seen the ladder lately? Seen how we are playing lately? Happy with Zerk-Thatcher lately?

 

[Doctor Feel]

Seen the ladder lately? Seen how we are playing lately? Happy with Zerk-Thatcher lately?

i think you are vastly overstating the influence of duursma on our club lol

 

[Contested Marx]

The bombers are starting to collect a decent young squad, still a few gaps but they've come a long way in the last 2 years

Still pretty much carried by Merrett though

 

[Palpatine_Power]

Absolute piss weak it was.

So you’re saying it was 100% on brand?

 

[240volt]

Zerk-Thatcher was one of our best last week.
Has had some injury problems but would be our best defender this year.

 

[spookism]

i think you are vastly overstating the influence of duursma on our club lol

The second that ball hit the ground against Geelong was the beginning of the end.

 

[TeeKray]

Trading a player like Duursma is a statement on the type of player you value at your football club (ie you don't value players who put their head over the ball and give unconditional effort). Our increasingly bruise free style of football should come as no surprise in that context.

 

[JimmyBC]

Zerk-Thatcher was one of our best last week.
Has had some injury problems but would be our best defender this year.

He looks better without Esava there confusing everyone lol

 

[Festerz]

Trading a player like Duursma is a statement on the type of player you value at your football club (ie you don't value players who put their head over the ball and give unconditional effort). Our increasingly bruise free style of football should come as no surprise in that context.

Not sure what you’re saying here TK.

Duursma epitomises outside bruise free front running football to me. Zero problems with trading him out.

The specifics of that trade is another issue entirely. But I personally think we did alright there too.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Duck Farmer]

Zerk-Thatcher was one of our best last week.

Tbf, he was playing on a guy who'd done his PCL.

 

[PAFC27]

Watching Craig McRaes presser…as controversial as this opinion may be…there’s a lot of Hinkley about him (not in glowing way lol)

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Started doing this stats graphic a couple of weeks ago and updated it for tonight's game, but Collingwood under McRae are rarely out of it. You can't afford to give them a sniff.

Daicos kicks the goal rather than a point the margin is 7pts with 90 seconds to go and chance to steal it.

Essendon were 31pts up at 12 min 11 seconds in and they don't score again for the game. Collingwood kick 3.1.

Year	Draw	1-6	7-12	13-18	19+	Range	Games
2022	0	7-2	4-1	1-2	5-3	42 to -48	25
2023	0	6-1	3-0	2-1	10-3	78 to -33	26
2024	2	4-0	0-2	0-2	4-2	66 to - 33	16
Total	2	17-3	7-3	3-5	19-8	78 to -48	67
Finals	0	2-2	1-0	0	1-0	20	6

 

[JimmyBC]

Not sure what you’re saying here TK.

Duursma epitomises outside bruise free front running football to me. Zero problems with trading him out.

The specifics of that trade is another issue entirely. But I personally think we did alright there too.

The mistake we made with Duursma was trying to bulk him for more inside work, his gift was getting on his bike on the outside and running all day in his early Port days. The thing that echoes in my mind is him saying he needed to "learn to run again" after putting on a few kilos.. madness.

 

[PAFC27]

Watching Craig McRaes presser…as controversial as this opinion may be…there’s a lot of Hinkley about him. He’s actually being asked follow up questions about tonight’s result though lol

 

[TazD]

Watching Craig McRaes presser…as controversial as this opinion may be…there’s a lot of Hinkley about him (not in glowing way lol)

He is Ken Hinkley if Ken won in 2014.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Trading a player like Duursma is a statement on the type of player you value at your football club (ie you don't value players who put their head over the ball and give unconditional effort). Our increasingly bruise free style of football should come as no surprise in that context.

It’s so un-Port Adelaide isn’t it

Past greats probably hate the club more than we do tbh

 

[Handyandy]

Not sure what you’re saying here TK.

Duursma epitomises outside bruise free front running football to me. Zero problems with trading him out.

The specifics of that trade is another issue entirely. But I personally think we did alright there too.

https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/v...dal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1601553636001

 

[PowerBaz]

https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/v...dal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1601553636001

Hinkley told him not to do that after that.

 

[TazD]

Saying Duursma is "bruise free" is an all time howler.