Shows real character eh? Dear Mr Tribunal I’m sorry I smashed Rankine out of the game but don’t you see part of my defence is how crushed I’m going to feel about missing a possible Grand Final…..can’t you understand how this will affect me ! !
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Review R23: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Port Adelaide
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Shows real character eh? Dear Mr Tribunal I’m sorry I smashed Rankine out of the game but don’t you see part of my defence is how crushed I’m going to feel about missing a possible Grand Final…..can’t you understand how this will affect me ! !
Has a real "I'm too beautiful for prison" vibe to it.
Huge loss for them.
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It's not the first time that Port players have lied to the tribunal.
I can't remember which player it was now, but from memory one of their players got called out a few years ago by the tribunal for being dishonest.
Quoting you: “The AFL tribunal is on record that it’s the act, not the injury that they use in determining intent.”
But it’s clearly not true for all cases that it’s purely the act, because earlier in the year Pickett (Dees) launched up and hit a bloke in the head, but the player was a tough cookie and continued on playing the game out from what I can recall. So this is merely about the outcome rather than the act, which is friggin’ stupid.
Bearing in mind I’m purely talking about the rules are not align with public perception, not talking about the Houston case.
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I'm seeing some massive #portlogic on their board.
From a 2 second clip they've deduced that Houston's bump didn't make high contact and it was Rankine getting slammed into the ground caused his concussion, while on the flip side Rankine slamming into the ground on his side didn't damage his AC joint it was Houston's front on bump that did.
Somehow all this supposedly proves that Houston is innocent
Their delusions are becoming nonsensical at this point
From a 2 second clip they've deduced that Houston's bump didn't make high contact and it was Rankine getting slammed into the ground caused his concussion, while on the flip side Rankine slamming into the ground on his side didn't damage his AC joint it was Houston's front on bump that did.
Somehow all this supposedly proves that Houston is innocent
Their delusions are becoming nonsensical at this point
But he was so remorseful...
Oops, did his facade slip to me, me, me..
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Where does the suggestion from trivial there was a shoulder injury come from?
That their perception it was I from our medical report?
That their perception it was I from our medical report?
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Our medical report said that the club doctor detected an AC joint injury the next day.
You only have to look at how Rankine was smashed into the ground on his side to see where his AC joint injury occurred.
Normally it's an impact to the tip of the shoulder that causes it ie an impact on the side and not front on contact.
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Two Toothless Portformances.
Berry was a notable fumbler in that match. Though I still think he’s a decent player as I don’t think I’ve seen him fumble as much in other previous games.Damned if you do ....Damned if you don't
Play the Rookies and lose ....don't play rookies and win ....that's the dilemma at this time of the year
Rookies inevitably cost games .....they find it hard to concentrate a full game on defensive positioning .....and get tired
Rookies haven't had the number of PS's to be as fit as mature teams ......they're learning & developing skills such as positioning
Bravo for continuing to play Curtin in the MID's .....and throwing Taylor in the midfield at a tight time of the game ......it was a case of getting experience, versus outcome
1. Crouch (yes I'm a huge critic) .....last 2 weeks has been a kick it fwd player, and he looks so much better than the handballing crab, he's been for most of the year
2. Curtin, the improvement in the use of his body in contests, has been very noticeable
3. Dawson .... I've been busy, so have missed the rants from George Kramer for Dawson spending long periods at HB .....he adds so much back their, when you're losing clearances, and having to launch attacks off HB
4. Bond looks very mature for his level of experience .....is calm under pressure, and holds hs feet ....both excellent signs
5. Happy to trade Berry .....any player who two grabs the ball as often as him, simply cannot be an AFL midfielder .....it was close to 60% of every ball he tried to take .....he either got wrapped up on the 2nd grab, or the attacking movement was stiffled because he couldn't display clean hands
6. Talking of one grab ....we've seen the last of Gollant
More time, less pressure in the SANFL ....his inability to clunk marks one grab, doesn't stick out .....but every time he gets an AFL game, his hands are cement
He also charges at every contest ....so if he runs himself out of the contest too often ......goodbye
Thilthorpe and Fogarty
Gollant is a huge enigma. One match I recall he had 5 goals and was looking a ripper then doughnuts in most other games afterwards. I would like to see him for one more year, to see if he can improve his marking with more size and confidence. Particularly can’t judge him too harsh when it was quite wet/slippery in the Showdown.
Everyone else is dirty but when one of their players do it they are the victim of an unjust AFL. lol
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Berry's fumbling has been evident most of the season .....it's one reason why he was initially dropped
It's like having an FF that can't kick, and we've had a few rippers in that category .....mids simply have to be one touch, that's where all the heat is
Look at Michalanney ......great example of a one touch player .....Rankine rarely fumbles, maybe twice this year
Or a coach that can't coach.
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Great point!
Bring on the AOctagon.
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Sooo Shitty.
DDF actually just mentioned this recently (and it's something I've never considered)
"There's nothing worse than waking up from concussion to find out you've done your knee"
Hahaha that piss weak Port flog claiming he was "assaulted" because Crouch knocked his cap off, how ****ing embarrassing! Hurling abuse at player and then going crying to mummy when the big bad mean footy player reacts.
They keep proving that Port fans are the worst.
They keep proving that Port fans are the worst.
I’d agree he fumbles more than the other mids. I feel he has strengths that are useful - the defensive pressure especially tackling, and he’s pretty handy up forward, often gets 1 or 2 goals whenever he sniffs a chance. Not really arguing with your general sentiments though.
Does that not prove that there clearly was a directive to rough up Rankine because why else would you chose to bump when you normally would tackle, unless you were told before hand to target that particular player?
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To be fair, I get pretty pissed off when people disrespect my most expensive possessions.
It’s a shame, because his power in the contest is something not many, if any of our mids have (not as much as he does, anyway)
But cleanliness is just about essential at the highest level, tacklers are just too good. They aren’t gonna allow you one or two seconds to get a good handle on the footy
Nice to see the Showdown has ended with both sets of fans being upset and angry.
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We know our season is over, they don't realise their's is as well.
