Review R23: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Port Adelaide

[kulak]

Josh Rachelle's teeth gag is run of the mill stupid.

Running that gag when you personally play without a mouthguard is next level stupid.

 

[GameofSloanes]

I said before the Showdown that our performance would either validate our recent form or make it look fraudulent.

Personally I always felt that our game against the Dogs and Cats, was a result of them taking the game easy and not a reflection of how well we were going.

Until the rankine hit we were doing ok. After that we completely lost our minds

 

[kulak]

Didn’t Murphy get concussed in the goal after the siren win?

Neck injury from high contact and he missed a bunch of weeks if I recall. I thought about including that one but it wasn't actually a concussion

 

[Magma]

Lol rent free

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the thing lost on these guys is they're not proper port people. he's from st bede's catholic school in victoria. the joke isn't about you mate

 

[arrowman]

A small minority booing him off was poor.

The majority myself included clapped him off.

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I'm finding it hard to believe that any supporters - even Port supporters - would boo an injured player like that. My theory, albeit I wasn't there - is it was Crows supporters booing the hit / Houston?

 

[119others]

Need to explore Dowling as a Mid. Him and Edwards are our last hopes right now.

Curtin and Taylor and Pick 4?

 

[footy4ever]

Footy show saying that houston didn't get him in the head and will only be 3 weeks so he can play in the grand final. And there is an argument he gets off. Kane the main one that thinks it will be more

Well Ken's already implemented the good bloke defence so it might be only three....compare that to McAdam's no injury, but potential to cause injury adjudication. FMD this has to be minimum of 4.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Footy show saying that houston didn't get him in the head and will only be 3 weeks so he can play in the grand final. And there is an argument he gets off. Kane the main one that thinks it will be more

The image of Houston's shoulder well above Rankines head when only 10cm aoart alone says he got him in the head. There is no angle that supports a view that he didn't get him in the head.

My take is that he will get 4 weeks. It's on par with other suspensions so it's easy for the AFL to avoid controversy leading into finals.

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[George Kramer]

Footy show saying that houston didn't get him in the head and will only be 3 weeks so he can play in the grand final. And there is an argument he gets off. Kane the main one that thinks it will be more

Doesn’t matter, he’s concussed as a result of his decision to shirt front him

 

[Billy Cart]

Footy show saying that houston didn't get him in the head and will only be 3 weeks so he can play in the grand final. And there is an argument he gets off. Kane the main one that thinks it will be more

It has to be either the same as Rankin got 4 weeks for or more otherwise the tribunal is corrupt.

 

[119others]

Didn’t Murphy get concussed in the goal after the siren win?

nah, he just faked a hit to the head to ensure he didnt have to take the last shot for goal. one of his best moves in the last 3 years

the hit was actually to his gut region

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

When i was about 8 an old lady hit me with her umbrella at Alberton because i called rohan Smith a baldy. I learned a few new words from dad shortly after that

Yep, I’d believe it. There is something in their brains that flicks when it comes to football. Just beyond any other die hard supporter base.

I completely believe there are many of them that would hit a strangers kid if that kid said something bad about their “boys”.

Completely feral.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

The image of Houston's shoulder well above Rankines head when only 10cm aoart alone says he got him in the head. There is no angle that supports a view that he didn't get him in the head.

My take is that he will get 4 weeks. It's on par with other suspensions so it's easy for the AFL to avoid controversy leading into finals.

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It will be 4 at the absolute minimum.

Wouldn't be surprised if they go 6 though.

Intentional, High impact, player concussed.

 

[The Karma Bus]

Which sides haven’t got a small slippery forward?
Oh yeah us!

Ahem.. Murphy..
Nicks said last week when you have others doing their thing, "Murph ripping around in there"..

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I'm finding it hard to believe that any supporters - even Port supporters - would boo an injured player like that. My theory, albeit I wasn't there - is it was Crows supporters booing the hit / Houston?

You clearly don’t know many port fans. Many are the dregs of society.

 

[The Karma Bus]

You clearly don’t know many port fans. Many are the dregs of society.

They had to start covering our players race at Footy Park for Showdowns due to the shit being thrown at/poured over/whatever, our players.

 

[119others]

It has to be either the same as Rankin got 4 weeks for or more otherwise the tribunal is corrupt.

I cant possibly see how its not worse than Rankines 4 weeks. Rankine and the Lions player went at each other front on - eyes wide open - and Izak was silly enough to hit the head region with nowhere near the ferocity and unlucky it was a concussion.

The much harder Houston hit was to a totally unprotected player who had no way of knowing a hit was coming. Its 5 or 6 weeks esp him being from an unloved interstate team.

Also dont you love the AFL media headlines. Very different to when Cotching somehow got off in that 2017 prelim where the same headlines on AFL site - plus all MLB newspapers- existed just WITHOUT the 'Monster ban looms'

'Really, really good person': Power defend Houston as monster ban looms​

 

[Crow-eater]

I'm finding it hard to believe that any supporters - even Port supporters - would boo an injured player like that. My theory, albeit I wasn't there - is it was Crows supporters booing the hit / Houston?

There's vision of people literally waving at him as he goes down the race. They were absolutely booing him.

 

[Interloperer]

Neck injury from high contact and he missed a bunch of weeks if I recall. I thought about including that one but it wasn't actually a concussion

He didn't miss any weeks from that. But it was his first game back from a neck injury which ended up plagueing him most of that season.

I'm pretty sure the only game he missed in 2022 was after the game where he started so strongly against Carlton they literally put a hit on him.

 

[George Kramer]

So what’s he saying?

You finally beat me?
The plans worked I’ve ****ed this club up?
That was a dog act?
Got a job for me?

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

So what’s he saying?

You finally beat me?
The plans worked I’ve ****ed this club up?
That was a dog act?
Got a job for me?

Clearly would be along the lines of the targeting of Rankine culminating in the dog act

 

[beartoo]

I had a massive dislike of the Pear before last night's game. It's now much worse.

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[fuic08]

Clearly would be along the lines of the targeting of Rankine culminating in the dog act

He was extremely soft on it in the press conference though

 

[Crow-eater]

The fact we don't have any kind of update on Izak's condition is rather concerning. Other than Nick's mentioning that he was up in the rooms at his presser?

 

[BRL121]

Incredible that campaigner Port supporters are responding with 'laughing' emojis to vision of Houston's snipe. They don't even try to hide the fact that they're campaigners.

Are there any teeth in their emojis?