Game Day Port v Sydney Round 13 2014

[tribey]

Great Game!
Really unlucky Port. A drier day, a bigger field...Cola was the difference maker.

Well we're all stuck with it now.

No-one cries any tears for the 02 Collingwood team of spuds and hacks that got within a kick of a flag. All anyone cares about is the insanely good Lions team regardless of their $700k or $800k cap bonus above and beyond.

If Sydney win the next 1-2 flags the only thing the history books will remember is the scoreboard.

 

[Boss351]

gutted, crucial mistakes cost us, lacked composure , one that got away

 

[ClintEastwood]

We didn't ******* deserve to lose that.

****.

Deserve? Yeah we did. Only thing that matters is the score on the final siren. Put it beyond doubt, if you want it beyond doubt.

 

[BIG MATTY WHITE]

Westhoff needs a third big up there to get back to his best. I'd have Butcher on a banana lounge if it meant releasing the bearded beast.

Mate he should have had a lazy 3 or 4 today....butcher or no butcher

His kicking for goal wowzers

 

[rogerjames]

We can take the swans. I'm celebrating 2nite

 

[PRDPower]

i do recall him getting a holding the ball then slotting it from 50.
he is a gun when he is on and geez he was on in the second half today.

Yeah that's what I'm saying. He has amazing days where he doesn't do those things - but today he did. Incredible player, regardless of COLA conjecture

 

[tangolikelama]

We beat them in every single stat but didn't have the winning score

 

[RossFC]

Do you guys think Pittard is best 22 come finals time?????

He will be

 

[LukeSA]

Hi, long time listener first time poster, long time maggies and power supporter...

I have to say is that i now want to pop tredders in the mouth. On TripleM, he said that "if port and sydney bring that style of footy to the finals then we should be in for a cracking finals series"

My personal opinion is that i absolutely hate the way Sydney play football, them Freo and now Melbourne. I do not know how any swans supporter could stand up and say "yep, i love the style of footy we are playing" They still have the smell of Paul Roos in them but credit given where credit is due, they put up one hell of a game even though i am not a fan of their defensive style.

No excuses though for port, yeah the umpiring was absolutely shocking (glad Malthouse doesn't coach us, he would have had a heart attack ) but Power had every opportunity to win and i am glad it didn't blow out to something like Sydney/ Geelong a couple of weeks ago. Still a one game buffer on top of the ladder. Look forward to the Adelaide Oval rematch in a few weeks.

 

[Rexie J]

Fair to say the club proved me wrong again.... but we still lost in the contested ball... and that was the difference

er sorry.........166 Port.....cola 139

 

[elsler]

Fair to say the club proved me wrong again.... but we still lost in the contested ball... and that was the difference

no we didnt we won the clerances and contested possessions 33-50 clearance and 139-166 contested possession that should win you the game

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

**** your a optormist. Wish I was the same

what?

 

[ozph1870]

Sorry to see you guys lose. Besides the Hawks i want you guys to make top 4 and maybe win it if hawks get knocked out.

But it seems to me Pittard is a favourite of Hinkley due to him always being selected yet everytime i watch him i see him as a really poor player. Your backline is full of young guys and have all shown they stand up to pressure yet Pittard seems to always show he cant.

Do you guys think he is best 22 come finals time?????

ive always thought hes not a defender, he tries to do too much and sometimes doesnt just give the first option and gets caught with it or turns it over. id like to think his best spot is on the wing or half forward flank, way too costly giving up cheap goals down back in big games.

 

[Peck]

Mate he should have had a lazy 3 or 4 today....butcher or no butcher

His kicking for goal wowzers

Yeah I don't really think Butcher being in the side would have helped Westhoff kick those easy goals, or hold those easy marks he dropped.

Maybe its just me though.

 

[Coobk001]

All the key stats ports way:

Marks I50 - 16 to 5

Massive discrepancy, we shouldnt lose with those figures.

Possessions - 423 to 368 (+28 contested)

Clearances - 51 to 33 (+5 centre clearances)

Wonder if everyone will still tell us Sydney have the better mids? Garbage, our midfield is better and deeper. We lost it due to our backline errors and wasted chances up forward, our midfield won the battle EASILY.

The only stats Sydney won were:
Less clangers, more bounces and more frees.

So frustrating. They pulled that out of their ass Sydney but we'll get them next time.

 

[raman]

If Sydney win the next 1-2 flags the only thing the history books will remember is the scoreboard.

Good post, but **** all that. If today showed anything it's that they're not going to beat us away from the SCG. All we have to do is avoid prelims there.

 

[Traveling_Power]

Lobbe is monstering opponent big men week in, week out. Gun.

Lobbe had 40 hit outs

 

[ClintEastwood]

Hi, long time listener first time poster, long time maggies and power supporter...

I have to say is that i now want to pop tredders in the mouth. On TripleM, he said that "if port and sydney bring that style of footy to the finals then we should be in for a cracking finals series"

My personal opinion is that i absolutely hate the way Sydney play football, them Freo and now Melbourne. I do not know how any swans supporter could stand up and say "yep, i love the style of footy we are playing" They still have the smell of Paul Roos in them but credit given where credit is due, they put up one hell of a game even though i am not a fan of their defensive style.

No excuses though for port, yeah the umpiring was absolutely shocking (glad Malthouse doesn't coach us, he would have had a heart attack ) but Power had every opportunity to win and i am glad it didn't blow out to something like Sydney/ Geelong a couple of weeks ago. Still a one game buffer on top of the ladder. Look forward to the Adelaide Oval rematch in a few weeks.

Welcome.

 

[cj_09]

Hi, long time listener first time poster, long time maggies and power supporter...

I have to say is that i now want to pop tredders in the mouth. On TripleM, he said that "if port and sydney bring that style of footy to the finals then we should be in for a cracking finals series"

My personal opinion is that i absolutely hate the way Sydney play football, them Freo and now Melbourne. I do not know how any swans supporter could stand up and say "yep, i love the style of footy we are playing" They still have the smell of Paul Roos in them but credit given where credit is due, they put up one hell of a game even though i am not a fan of their defensive style.

No excuses though for port, yeah the umpiring was absolutely shocking (glad Malthouse doesn't coach us, he would have had a heart attack ) but Power had every opportunity to win and i am glad it didn't blow out to something like Sydney/ Geelong a couple of weeks ago. Still a one game buffer on top of the ladder. Look forward to the Adelaide Oval rematch in a few weeks.

Welcome to the mad house mate.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Will get them here on the bigger ground.

 

[Traveling_Power]

we lost Hartlett (with ankle) and Boak hurt his ankle as well and not having Polec hurt our run ..

 

[chadwingard]

we proved today that if we meet Sydney at the MCG then we have their measure, the SCG is a huge home ground advantage, very proud of the boys, maybe the loss we had to have

 

[tribey]

Mate he should have had a lazy 3 or 4 today....butcher or no butcher

His kicking for goal wowzers

Schulz & Wingard aside I'd wager we have the worst 35m+ setshot platoon in the league.

He wasn't alone today with the missed gimmes.

 

[WINGARDium]

 

[Coobk001]

Good post, but **** all that. If today showed anything it's that they're not going to beat us away from the SCG. All we have to do is avoid prelims there.

Hell play that game again tomorrow and we should win. They pinched that, make no mistake of that.