Game Day Port v Hawthorn Game Day Thread

[Ford Fairlane]

PORT ADELAIDE V HAWTHORN @ AURORA STADIUM

Sunday, 12 August 2012, 12.40 pm (SA time)

Weather forecast:
Partly cloudy, 17 degrees

Port Adelaide
B: Paul Stewart, Jackson Trengove, Tom Logan
HB: Domenic Cassisi, Troy Chaplin, Nathan Blee
C: Bradley Ebert, Hamish Hartlett, Kane Cornes
HF: David Rodan, Justin Westhoff, Danyle Pearce
F: Brett Ebert, Jay Schulz, Daniel Stewart
Foll: Matthew Lobbe, Travis Boak, Matthew Broadbent
I/C: Matt Thomas, Jarrad Redden, Andrew Moore, Aaron Young, Steven Salopek, Darren Pfeiffer, John McCarthy
In: Troy Chaplin, David Rodan, Jarrad Redden, Nathan Blee, Darren Pfeiffer, Steven Salopek
Out: Alipate Carlile (Back), Thomas Jonas (Calf), Chad Wingard (glute)
New: Nathan Blee (East Perth)
Milestones: Domenic Cassisi - 200 games

Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Josh Gibson, Benjamin Stratton
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Shaun Burgoyne
C: Clinton Young, Sam Mitchell, Isaac Smith
HF: Cyril Rioli, ??? , Brendan Whitecross
F: Luke Breust, David Hale, Luke Hodge
Foll: Max Bailey, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
I/C: Xavier Ellis, Stephen Gilham, Shane Savage, Matt Suckling, Taylor Duryea, Paul Puopolo, Jack Gunston
In: Max Bailey, Xavier Ellis, Stephen Gilham, Taylor Duryea
Out: Liam Shiels (Suspension), Jarryd Roughead (inj)
New: Taylor Duryea (Murray Bushrangers)
Milestones: Luke Hodge - 200 games

Head to head
Port Adelaide 15 wins, Hawthorn 10 wins, no draws

Port's last 5 games v Hawthorn
LLLWL

Last time
Hawthorn 16.12 (108) d Port Adelaide 9.8 (62), round 11, 2012 at AAMI Stadium

Music time
For the new coach a song from a famous Buddhist songstress. We really just want to be simply the best.



But really we are expecting ...

 

[Ford Fairlane]

While the ongoing references from Port coaches to playing like other clubs is tiresome, at least Geelong is a good model and just emphasising the basics is something that shouldn't be beyond our playing group.

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Under Hocking, Port has made small tweaks to the game plan and will borrow from the Cats: they will have two ruckmen, playing one-on-one will be more prevalent than zoning, and pressuring the Hawks' prime possession players will be first preference.

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At least we had a good week on the track.

 

[stewie griffen]

I don't know if I can bring myself to watch

 

[Eddie Dingle]

I feel like crying and it's hours until the punishment begins.

Anticipation, you are a bitch.

 

[S.Patrol.G]

At least, like most weeks, the first 8-10 minutes will indicate the extent to which we will be torn a new one allowing all of us an early get-out clause. The optimist in me hopes a milestone game combined wth a post-sacking performance will be enough to keep the final margin under 8 goals. The pessimist sees a performance where we struggle to score and see a flood of Hawthorn goals of biblical proportion as our regular non-contributors squib contests, fumble the football and cough it up under pressure, handing GoPower multiple options for the Spud thread.

 

[Forzaport]

Anything less than 165 point loss is a win for me!

 

[BornPort]

I'm not sure I can watch this.

Show some ****ing heart Port!

 

[Wargreymon90]

Isn't roughead out?

 

[finbarr]

Quietly confident....

 

[power09]

Isn't roughead out?

correct

 

[S.Patrol.G]

Isn't roughead out?

He is.

 

[BornPort]

Isn't roughead out?

Yeah.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/144274/default.aspx

 

[noot]

to think we can win would be optimistic {to say the least } but to play with purpose , be competitive, show some guts and earn back a bit of respect as a member of the afl would be a step in the right direction.

" LINE IN THE SAND PORT " ​

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Quietly confident....

What of?

 

[bomberclifford]

We.
Are going.
To get.
Pumped.

 

[PatientMental]

Biggest highlight?

This guy.

 

[itisnt2hard]

Looking forward to this, my drink of choice this one. Take the scoreboard and the fact we wont win out of the equation, and we have a true test of whos who in the zoo today. The best quide to the 013 season. It has been a huge head raaah raaaah at the club this week and the microscope is ready. Fair to say for ANY player today that gets constantly beaten or fails to deliver, please clean out the locker. Matt and hodge will be an interesting one, no love lost there.

 

[Janey]

to think we can win would be optimistic {to say the least } but to play with purpose , be competitive, show some guts and earn back a bit of respect as a member of the afl would be a step in the right direction.

" LINE IN THE SAND PORT " ​

The only thing I would argue is that you perhaps should have said 'insanity' instead of 'optimistic'

 

[finbarr]

What of?

Whoops. Took the wrong medication.

 

[Hartletts Heroes]

Isn't roughead out?

im just a bit more confident that i didnt waste $50 this week plonking it on us at the line @ +79.5 points

 

[DonDraper]

Just do the basics, try and take the game on and give us some small positives in terms of performance. We're not going to get close to winning but maybe this could be like when we played Geelong down at SS. Close-ish on the scoreboard but only because it's an absolute scrap.

Nathan Blee is reason alone to watch guys. Been waiting to see him come in all season, he will be hungry for it and I expect him to show more fight then many others have all season.

 

[PatientMental]

Nathan Blee is reason alone to watch guys. Been waiting to see him come in all season, he will be hungry for it and I expect him to show more fight then many others have all season.

I dunno, Moore loves a scuffle.

 

[PatientMental]

Fyfe in, Spuddy out, *fap, fap, fap*

 

[BornPort]

D.Stewart out
Pfeiffer in

 

[Noobz0r]

So redden and lob be will be rotating in the forward line?