Autopsy Port versus an actual football team

[rogerjames]

What a joke.

I was concerned the minute they had players ruled out or looking likely to not play as we always think it means we can cruise. It's a horrible sign of what usually comes and it did bigtime.

Credit to Bonner. I don't rate him and still probably don't but he tried his best and may be the only player who looked like he cared. That's a horrible indictment on every other player out there.

Well done, Riley.

DBJ is the worst footballer I have ever seen in a position of leadership at the PAFC. Nearly all year this guy has jogged along without a care in the world pointing at others to do what he should have. He was appalling tonight - like he has been for 20 odd games this year.

Motlop and Fantasia didn't even bother trying to get in the game. They spent all night playing behind their players, not manning up, just waiting for easy out the back goals or stats and both actively avoided contact numerous times.

Boak, Gray and Dixon all couldn't handle the pressure early on when all had chances and all made pathetic attempts. That's unacceptable for leaders and senior players then Boak spent the rest of the game shitting himself every single time he had any sort of physical contact upon him or coming to him.

Butters escapes serious criticism only because of his injury but I'm starting to think it may be an injury that prevents him from being what I thought he may become. Spends too much time trying to prove his bravery or toughness and doesn't hunt the ball at all. Tries to be too cute when he does find a rare touch and generally is miles off the pace these days.

Rozee flashes in and out yet doesn't seem to be anything more than a cream on top type. No substance. No real desire.

Wines was back to thinking he's playing touch footy attempting to get rid of the ball before he has it all game. No strength, no desire.

Just another night of shame and embarrassment from a Club that seems more interested in creating a false narrative than actually admitting we have issues, have had issues, and will continue to do so without strong leadership. You can always lose but WTF Port happens too often for us to be anything more than a joke. And that will never be fixed while we have weakness starting in Koch and I honestly think Richardson isn't much either. He's weak too.

And to Ken. You can't coach, man. Never been able to. All you do is provide a very protected, insular environment and play the father figure. You keep them safe, they keep you safe and when collectively you're challenged you all collapse in fright and make excuses.

If things don't go to plan Ken hasn't a clue. Nothing.

Throw Ollie, Trav and Robbie in the guts and kick tumble punts all day/night long to Charlie.

That's what we get from a guy on over $500,000.00 per season - not to mention the other coaches taking up atleast that too.

Unforgivable and despite so much evidence to prove the point until tonight I always held out hope this was the real PAFC.

It's not

Couldn't say it any better. Perfect summation on players, Ken & club.

 

[tribey]

We did the same after that diabolical North game.

Scores at half time identical in both games.

#Numerology

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

My first and last post until 2022. I'm broken, not sure how I'll come back from this. I will eventually but it will take a lot of time.

 

[PepeSilvia]

 

[rogerjames]

If 2-3 players don’t show up on the night then OK, some have off nights. It happens.

But for the entire team to come out with no desperation or desire? That’s on the coach. If an apparently “relationship” not tactical coach can’t rev up a team for prelim, what can he do?

We’ve now regressed and it can’t be swept under the rug

He looks after them, makes them feel loved. Always has. Its got us nowhere and created a bunch of soft players who are too comfortable.

 

[ctpower]

If the time stamps are correct then:

Ollie Wines - 2 disposals in the first 18 minutes
Travis Boak - 2 disposals in the first 17 minutes, none in the first 9
Karl Amon - 2 disposals in the first 24 minutes
Zac Butters - 3 disposals in the first 20 minutes
Williem Drew - 0 disposals in first 20 minutes
Xavier Duursma - 2 disposals in 23 minutes
Robbie Gray - 0 disposals in first 24 minutes
Connor Rozee - 3 disposals in 23 minutes

16 minutes in it was 32-0. Our midfields disposal count at that time:
Wines - 1
Boak - 1
Amon - 1
Butters - 2
Drew - 0
Duursma - 1
Gray - 0
Rozee - 2

16 minutes in, their counterparts:
Smith - 7
Macrae - 6
Dunkley - 2
Hunter - 4
Liberatore - 7
Bontompelli - 3
Treloar - 3

I just don't get how our midfield could be that unprepared for a scrap in a Prelim Final.

Of all the posts I’ve trad since last nights debacle this one hit home the most to me.
And yeah how on earth did we turn up so mentally unprepared.

 

[Marmozet]

How could we have been foolish enough to start Drew on the bench?

 

[Enviable Tradition]

I wouldn’t be shocked if it eventually comes out that someone had the bright idea of working in a heavy training load to overcome the double-bye.

They were just so physically flat, and seemingly mentally powerless to resist.

Sounds like we did the opposite TBH.

We took most of the first week off.

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[rogerjames]

In all honesty your end of h/a ladder position was false economy. One win against fellow top eight sides was it?

Being fully exposed like this will be better for Port in the long run. Force necessary changes starting with the coach.

Need to check your facts re wins against top 8. Unfortunately the club will stick with Ken coz they lack the braveness to take a risk.

 

[tribey]

Sounds like we did the opposite TBH.

We took most of the first week off.

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Also possible. Even after the first 2-4 goals there was just nothing. Like they reached into the tank and it was empty.

 

[rogerjames]

My first and last post until 2022. I'm broken, not sure how I'll come back from this. I will eventually but it will take a lot of time.

Summer is on its way.

 

[240volt]

Worst thing right now is instead of one week to wait before this nightmare season is over we get an extra week of pain.
I’m not turning on a tv or a radio until the end of the month.

 

[morell]

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In the first qtr of a prelim. Something very wrong there.


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That is complete systemic failure. Not a random player or two or three. It's also not a systemic downturn or drop off. It's a failure of historical proportion.

The person responsible for that "system" is Ken Hinkley. Plain and simple.

 

[PJ Power]

******* BULLDOGS COACH JUST COMPLAINED ABOUT THE UMPIRES.

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He is such a whinger. He and Scott are two peas in a pod. I’d love for Melbourne to destroy them.

 

[Port01]

Well, first half was actually a worse performance than the 2007 gf.

someone from the club needs to explain how we can put in all time record rubbish performances. It’s like they saw Melbourne looked pretty good so decided to embarrass themselves this week rather than next.

 

[tribey]

Worst thing right now is instead of one week to wait before this nightmare season is over we get an extra week of pain.
I’m not turning on a tv or a radio until the end of the month.

First thing I did when I got home was unfollow all footy feeds and delete Fox Footy from the channel list.

This is the lone redoubt to ink out the cavalcade of sigh.

I plan to find out who won this flag some time in January.

 

[PJ Power]

Kenny had the boys ready for some downhill skiing didn’t he

Fantasia, Rozee and Motlop even had their ski masks on at the start of the game.

 

[GatesOfHell]

Need to check your facts re wins against top 8. Unfortunately the club will stick with Ken coz they lack the braveness to take a risk.

You beat GWS and Essendon when they were outside the top eight at the time. Anyway, it’s quibbling. Finishing second after the h/a when realistically you’re the 6th-8th best side is one of the most dangerous list positions you can be in. Port need to do an honest accounting of where they’re at and not slough of this loss as an aberration or an off night for Kenny. You’re miles off it.

 

[Interstater]

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Unpopular opinion time but the gloss is definitely off on Schofield.

It might not be his fault but the midfield issues were huge in the two finals.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

How do you not even show up for a home preliminary final? They didn’t even turn up. Unforgivable.

 

[rogerjames]

Hear me out, is anyone else sort’ve glad we didn’t make the GF? just think about what west coast did to us at Optus

Melbourne would’ve absolutely spanked us and it would’ve been another embarrassment us being in a grand final.

Absolutely relieved. After our pathetic start all I could think about was watching a nightmare in Perth unfold after paying big $. How we finished second is a mystery after that performance, so many structural weaknesses & the lack of mental toughness is scary.

 

[ctpower]

Of all the posts I’ve trad since last nights debacle this one hit home the most to me.
And yeah how on earth did we turn up so mentally unprepared.

I forgot to mention that it’s also **** unforgivable especially when you consider that Bassett, Montgomery and Schofield all have played and experienced finals which they’ve lost under similar such circumstances.
That is going in favourite and getting bloody ambushed.
How on earth does this happen.

 

[G3TWOTYAD3S3RV]

How could we have been foolish enough to start Drew on the bench?

I hope Ken gets asked this question


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[mynameissilver]

We got to second but we were miles off Brisbane and Melbourne and as it turned out, Dogs