Game Day Port v Melbourne Round 18 2014

[Ford Fairlane]

Port Adelaide v Melbourne @ Adelaide Oval, Sunday 20 July 2014 12.40pm

Early start, early thread. Fare thee well Dom Cassisi, Port Adelaide captain and premiership player.



Weather: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the early afternoon. 14 degrees.

Teams

PORT ADELAIDE
B: C.O’Shea, J.Hombsch, D.Cassisi
HB: M.Broadbent, T.Jonas, J.Pittard
C: J.Polec, T.Boak, K.Cornes
HF: P.Stewart, J.Westhoff, M.White
F: R.Gray, J.Schulz, C.Wingard
Foll: M.Lobbe, O.Wines, B.Ebert
Inter: H.Hartlett, J.Impey, B.Newton, A.Young

Emerg: J.Butcher, S.Gray, T.Logan
Ins: D.Cassisi, P.Stewart, B.Newton
Outs: K.Mitchell, T.Logan, S.Gray (all omitted)

DEMONS
B: C.Garland, J.Frawley, L.Dunn
HB: N.Jetta, T.McDonald, J.Howe
C: J.Grimes, B.Vince, J.McKenzie
HF: J.Viney, C.Pedersen, J.Watts
F: R.Bail, C.Dawes, A.Riley
Foll: M.Jamar, N.Jones, D.Tyson
Inter: D.Kent, S.Blease, J.Kennedy-Harris, L.Tapscott

Emerg: D.Terlich, M.Gawn, V.Michie
Ins: S.Blease, J.Kennedy-Harris
Outs D.Terlich, M.Jones (both omitted)

Record v Melbourne
P27 W16 L11

LAST FIVE TIMES
R11, 2014, Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) d Melbourne 11.9 (75) at Traegar Park
R1, 2013, Port Adelaide 19.19 (133) d Melbourne 8.6 (54) at MCG
R17, 2012, Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) d Melbourne 8.8 (56) at TIO Stadium
R24, 2011, Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) d Melbourne 15.14 (104) at Adelaide Oval
R17, 2011, Melbourne 17.11 (113) d Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) at TIO Stadium

A song
Well something different. Port winning pleases the Technoviking!

 

[Dalfino]

Seems like almost perfect weather for footy hopefully the wind stays down and we can have a straight kicking affair, unlike the last few games :/

 

[Rankor]

Did you have nothing to do tonight Ford and just watch the clock?

 

[Dylan8]

My tune for the game.

Hartlett for MOTM

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Did you have nothing to do tonight Ford and just watch the clock?

The game starts so early I figured by the time I dragged myself out of bed in the morning and had breakfast it would be time to go. Can't let my fanbase down... besides nobody wants to do gameday threads unless it's against top 4 teams.

 

[Jakko]

Cant wait.

I expect fire, brimstone, and discipline.

 

[philreich]

Something to hopefully gladden the hearts of all Port fans: Melbourne has won just 1 of its last 18 games in Adelaide. Let's hope it becomes 1 out of 19.....

 

[Power Raid]

Is butcher playing?

 

[glitch01]

Starts at 720 in the morning here....and Sunday is a workday.
Can't see much work getting done for the first few hours..........

 

[scottjr]

We get it back today.
Port by 36 points Hammer to show the Saints he's worth trading their 1st round pick for...

 

[jordz82]

Happy you started the thread early Ford, I'm up at sparrows fart as usual so now I can start getting pumped for the game. Hoping the Dees don't somehow pull a St . Kilda!

 

[PhoenixPower]

A few things have gone our way that we had no control over this round

It's time to take care of the business we can control

Win, break, carlile and we are back on track

Lose - well I don't want to be here if it happens!

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Win?


Lose?

 

[Portia]

So its a loss either way then?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

So its a loss either way then?

Your cynicism and negativity knows no bounds.

 

[Portia]

Your cynicism and negativity knows no bounds.

Much like your terrible taste in music and reformed bad boy charisma

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Much like your terrible taste in music and reformed bad boy charisma

I take much offence to the second part of that statement.

I have no charisma.

 

[cortez]

Taking my 4yo daughter to her first Port Adelaide game today. She's so excited she's going to explode.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Taking my 4yo daughter to her first Port Adelaide game today. She's so excited she's going to explode.

Bought my 3yo son his first Port guernsey on Friday.... Hasn't taken it off. Such excitement in wearing it to the game.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Much like your terrible taste in music and reformed bad boy charisma

Hot.

 

[Mangus Onfries]

Looking like a nice day. Watching the young Saints absolutely turn it on for Lenny was a pleasure so here's hoping our boys can do the same for Dom.

 

[cortez]

Bought my 3yo son his first Port guernsey on Friday.... Hasn't taken it off. Such excitement in wearing it to the game.

Yes we have to let them know early that they will have choices in life... But choosing your football team isn't one of them!

 

[Dentshop]

To all those who said Port wouldn't win another game all year -

Prepare to be rich as well as miserable!!

Melbourne are paying $11 to win. $11! Whaaaa?

With the hundreds of thousands of dollars you are set to gain from today's windfall, think about your broke-arse football club.

And I am not just being my usual shit-stirrer self, I am going to drop some money on the mighty Dees.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Yes we have to let them know early that they will have choices in life... But choosing your football team isn't one of them!

First thing Wylde jnr says to people when talking about footy teams... "We dont like the stinky Crows"

 

[Dentshop]

I have gone back through a few game-day threads and found a few hard core supporters who said Port won't win another game all year.

I don't expect to see them for much longer on this site due to Melbourne paying $11 to win.

As of tomorrow they will have no time for footy threads with their new life of private yachts, bikini babes, top-shelf booze and philanthropy.

Good luck to ye merry souls while we poor souls trudge off to our miserable jobs in the coal mines and paint factories.