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Chewy316
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saw this commented from someone on facebook:
From 2016-2022 Ports record against top-4 sides is 5 wins - 27 losses, worst in the league in that period.
not sure if its accurate or not but sounds 100% plausible
2016: 1-9 vs top 8 opponents - the one win being against 8th placed North Melbourne.
2017: 2-7 vs top 8 opponents - the two wins being away to Sydney and away to West Coast. Lost at home to 8th placed West Coast in the elimination final, which somehow rewarded Hinkley with a 3 year contract extension.
2018: 3-6, wins at Sydney, home to Richmond and Melbourne.
2019: 2-7, wins in Perth against West Coast and top of the ladder Geelong at home. Missed finals by 1 game. This season included inexplicable losses in round 3 in Brisbane when Rozee kicked 5 goals before Port switched off in the final 10 minutes and choked, a week later round 4 vs Richmond who were missing half a team, and a home loss to GWS when Nick Haynes was Port's top target inside 50 for an entire final quarter.
2020: 5-4, some very convincing wins, but every loss that year was against a top 8 side. Culminated in an unforgiving preliminary final loss to Richmond at home.
2021: 5-5 - with a loss to the Bulldogs with an injured Bont, no fullback and playing a 50 year old Stefan Martin in a prelim final at home - not just a loss, but a thrash.
So 18 wins and 38 losses against top 8 teams since 2016, a pathetic 32% win rate.
If I were to add seasons 2013-2015 (ie Hinkleys entire tenure) to the above stat, Port have won 32 games and lost 60, mildly improving that win rate to a shade under 35%.
I can't be ****ed doing this same exercise for every other team, but I would imagine that a 35% win rate against top 8 teams would have to be near the bottom of the league in that category.