Review R20: Port v Hawthorn Review

[klem22]

Cassisi is finished IMO he is totally insipid lacks skill and has no penetration at all what the hell is he doing as Ports captain is beyond me. Step aside Dom into retirement your day is over!

 

[Jonts]

Hartlett doesn't look like he has any confidence in his body.

Why would he? I have empathy for him. Lots of it.

 

[Freomaniac]

One positive today was that we kicked goals in every quarter and registered a reasonable score. Pity the defensive efforts all over the ground were poor, but I'd probably prefer a 12 goal loss to Hawthorn under those circumstances than the five goal loss to Freo two weeks ago.

To be honest Port played 3 and a half good quarters, with the exception of the final half of the last quarter.

I didnt mind Hockings coaching. Full attacking football.

 

[stewie griffen]

To be honest Port played 3 and a half good quarters, with the exception of the final half of the last quarter.

I didnt mind Hockings coaching. Full attacking football.

Well I'll pay 2 and a half, the second quarter was pretty terrible as well

 

[Jonts]

Hocking was clever in that we went man on man regardless, thats the type of footy that Primus should've been doing as it will limp you into a 7-11 win year with an shit/average list like ours

 

[pastmyprimus]

I've been having problems cutting my lawn, so during the week I bought a new lawn mower. Today was a perfect day for mowing the lawn... sunny day... Port were playing... and I was expecting good things. My new new mower had 4 blades to cut faster through the grass and I was so excited to get started. First outer loop of the area was great, grass flying into the catcher as it quickly filled and I emptied into the "Green" bin with a smile on my face.

As I cut further into the centre of my lawn I could smell something was off. I looked down around me and I had trodden in about 5 mounds of dog shit, it was under my shoes, the new mower had sliced through some, so now it was in the catcher and was covering my 4 new shiney blades under the machine. I emptied the next catchment whilst holding my nose because the stench of shit was too much to bare. I couldn't leave the lawn half mowed, so I continued cutting and begrudgingly putting up with the stench of dog shit until the task was done.

Whilst showering and returning to watch Port's last quarter I stopped and thought a bit about my lawn. I want to have a nice lawn, one to be proud of, one to show off when visitors are over and one for kids to play on. I thought my last mower sucked and the new one would make achieving a great lawn that much easier.... but after mowing it today with a brand new mower I came to a sad realisation...

It doesn't matter what type of lawn mower I have... my lawn will stink if there is shit on it. I either have to get rid of my dogs that shit on the lawn or teach them to shit elsewhere.

I looked up and Port players on the screen, looked at Buddha in the box and I thought: it doesn't matter what coach we have... our team will still stink if it contains shit. We either have to get rid of those who produce shit or teach them how not to.

Thankfully none of my dogs are named: Logan, Trengove, McCarthy, Lobbe, Chaplin, Westhoff, Rodan or Cassisi... otherwise it would be a simple choice to get rid of them.

That is all.

Enjoyed reading that. It's great how common household chores can provide inspiration for writing pieces that sum up where Port is at.

I think that all clubs have dog shit on their lawns. The difference with Port is that we have more shit than lawn. Just too many dogs.

 

[240volt]

I know its probably easy to write down the first quarter as all good, but even then there were lazy signs I didn't like. eg. when the ball is slowly heading to the boundary in the forward pocket, Westhoff & Stewart(?) are the two nearest players & both have room & can intercept to play on, but they let it go over the line because they can't be ******. What.

Also, I am 100% ready to trade Lobbe now. Even when he does good things, it looks like he's barely managed to coordinate his arms and legs.

Was never a ruckman's b**hole, how anyone thought he ever was has always amazed me

 

[S.Patrol.G]

That Cassisi kick off the ground was one of the laziest acts I've ever seen on a professional football field. And we've all witnessed some mighty lazy shit from this mob. And from the captain no less. Finding it very difficult to hold onto any respect I ever had for Dom.

Ex-coach of mine used to say "if you want to kick the ball off the ground, go and play soccer!"

 

[Oliver King]

Ex-coach of mine used to say "pick the ball up you lazy f**k!"

 

[Jonts]

Only kick the ball of the ground in the wet, or when you're going for goal

 

[Freomaniac]

Hocking was clever in that we went man on man regardless, thats the type of footy that Primus should've been doing as it will limp you into a 7-11 win year with an shit/average list like ours

Yep and It showed. you guys were only down by 3-4 goals halfway through the last until the boys ran out of energy. Funny thing was you guys played this exact type of footy Against North, Gold coast and Carlton and it got your mob over the line.

 

[S.Patrol.G]

Have been back and watched the game for a second time and I don't think I'm harsh in saying Trengove's game is quite possibly the worst I've ever seen by a Port Adelaide CHB.