Game Day Round 19, 2023: Port Adelaide Magpies vs Collingwood at Adelaide Oval.

[gbear]

Collingwood by 36 points. Can’t see port getting close. Another week closer to August.

 

[backtozero]

The equation is simple, bring our full pressure best and it will be a winnable game.

Four quarter pressure definitely. The risk with this team is if they back off for 10 minutes and let a handful of goals go through.
If we do that against them, we not be able to claw it back.
A quick start would be nice too - get them on the back foot.

 

[Hot Port]

Pressure. Pressure. Pressure!

Would be a lot more confident if this game was played a few weeks ago. Now with these underdone players, don’t think we can make it.

 

[El Zorro]

I am feeling very negative about this one. 50+ loss plus injuries to some of our undercooked players. It has that distinctive "over by qtr time" bouquet by Kenny.

 

[Visenfest]

Either team by less than 15 points.

Undecided whether to go. Want to badly, but have had a cold since early last week that I still haven’t cleared - think it’s become a chest infection.

 

[Ports1870]

Collingwood have the ability to basically end the game in a 15-20 minute burst of footy, so we must be switched on from start to finish.

 

[Gryllis]

Have assumed a loss all week, but today I'm more confident.

We need Butters and JHF to be a little more influential than their last few games, and Rozee and Houston to carry on.

But I think it really comes down to which Lycett we get tonight. The serviceable mid-season reborn Scooter and we win. The injured and cooked early season/last week version and we lose. Being pantsed in the ruck negates our midfield strengths and exposes our undersized defence too much.

 

[Progressive Aggresion]

I'd almost prefer a draw.

Every team we've lost to in the three Prelims under Ken have been against teams that we prematurely beat earlier in the year.

A draw would still give us a points jump over Brisbane & make the finals matchup with Collingwood more interesting (If we make it there)

Dangerous to try and play it close with this mob though.

 

[jdeezy]

While I appreciate the general sentiment of not trusting this team because we've been burnt too much before, the bed wetting in here gets a bit much sometimes. Collingwood have played some phenomenal start to finish games but also just switched on for a quarter of so in some games, we've done the same thing. Our form line isn't that different and since Ken ****ed off out of the box we've been switched on for the big games.

We'll win this. Marshall 5 goals, Rozee BOH.

 

[MrMeaner]

Reasons for us being subdued:

1. coming off a bad game that demonstrated our weaknesses;
2. our form since the bye having been less than outstanding;
3. key players clearly playing hurt - not just hurt but hurt to the point they are nowhere near the required level;
4. key players who could end their season falling over a blade of grass;
5. skills, like goal kicking, having gone to shit; and
6. Daddy Donuts-induced PTSD.

I'm sure there are more but those are the main ones for me.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[Interstater]

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Phone is charged, looking forward to listening to WGT.

 

[Rozee2Butters]

Same feeling I had before the Melbourne game - resigned to a loss, but you never know...

 

[Papa G]

Touch wood weather doesn't look as bad as predicted

 

[blackholeguns]

If Brendan Lade was playing today,
I’d feel more confident!

 

[ClintEastwood]

Watched the Carlton game again. Ollie Lord kicks straight and we play someone not Jonas in defence we win that game.

Enough with the what-ifs. Bad kicking is bad footy, and it wasn't just Lord missing shots.

Anyway onto the present.

****IN GO THE PEAR!!

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Just win ****ing

 

[JimmyBC]

Not sure of all this injured or underdone rubbish if it was a final last week they all would've played bar McKenzie.

No excuses, you get through training you play. Niggles at every club this time of year.

 

[Janey]

Same feeling I had before the Melbourne game - resigned to a loss, but you never know...

Just the Melbourne game?

 

[El_Scorcho]

Form has been shit but we've got basically our best 22 available.

I didn't pick us but we're good enough if we show up

 

[PowerBaz]

Collingwood have the ability to basically end the game in a 15-20 minute burst of footy, so we must be switched on from start to finish.

So can we.

 

[LittleLika]

We've shown enough in pressure games this year to warrant some confidence going into today. Our fixture has been ****ed and to go on 13 game win streak while playing more than half the top 8 teams twice, is nothing short of remarkable. If we're fair dinkum, we make a statement today. Our next 3 weeks will be telling.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Let’s hope the lads are up & about this week.
This will be our biggest test of the season thus far.

Carn Ports.

 

[pastmyprimus]

The game has a finals feel about it. This is the most anticipated game of the season for me.

 

[ElectricG]

Who need ticket