Review Round 23, 2023 vs Fremantle

[Windy Cindy]

Carn the sainters

 

[PJ Power]

A few guys down on form today. Marshall with the John Butcher

John Butcher

Age

33

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.8

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.6

5star

kicking. Williams with his worst game for a while. Houston uncharacteristically quiet. Not much from our wings. Boak in particular didn’t look at all sharp when he came on. Finlayson with a lazy old game. Rozee with a few clangers after HT.

Better players:
Butters
Hayes
Aliir
Jonas
Jones
Rioli
SPP
DBJ late
Wines early

 

[DazzaTys]

First qtr was rubbish. Having a recognised ruckman winning taps is great though. Forward line is a mess. Wines building into some good form.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Honestly why do the umpires hate us so much this year? Just every week we get absolutely reamed and it’s not even debatable.

 

[PJ Power]

Hayes made Jackson eat shite

That was an excellent second half.
He’s now held his own against Witts, Briggs and Jackson without one of them dominating us. Clearly our best ruckman this year. Must play every remaining game from here on. Not Dante. Not Lycett. Hayes.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Freo dragged us down as is their game plan but we still beat them at it.

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[JimmyBC]

What is it with ugly games in Perth? I'd rather watch games on the moon than that shithole.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Butters is a superstar.

JHF looked dominant in patches, faded out of the game

Rozee had a down game, still impactful though. Defensively could do better

Jeremy needs to work on his body language, really really poor the last 6 weeks

DBJ and SPP forward bulls as always

 

[chiwigi]

We also locked the Crows into at least 13 hitting their pick.

 

[Black 18]

Rubbish game

So many guys pick and choose, so I'm hoping that will change come finals time but who knows.

All up a decent win considering 4 of their goals came from frees that were not there, were never there, and wouldn't be awared in any other game of the year.

We need Dixon back and we need to have a good look at the forward 6, especially DBJ and McEntee. Both played better in the second half, DBJ was actually good but their first half efforts were abysmal.

Defense always looks suss and I think good sides on a good deck will really trouble us. Too many of them are good defenders when we have the ball but shocking in actually defending. They give far too much room.

Butters just keeps performing to an absolute class level. Amazing footballer and becoming a damn good leader too. Sets a very high bar which is completely welcome.

JHF had dominant periods and then others where he almost vanishes but it also doesn't help when it's obviously a rule that he's not allowed free kicks. I don't think I've ever seen a guy umpired as harshly.

The rest were okish to poor.

Hopefully next week we see a finals like approach with a lot more intensity, desperation and conviction before the week off before the good stuff begins.

 

[PAFC66]

Can't come top 2 but meh ... In some ways I'd rather an away QF. Home finals , the crowd and expectation hasn't worked for us in the past

 

[tribey]

Very rare win in Perth over Freo.

First H&A win since 2008 was a bit howyagoin. Like escaping a black hole.

 

[Handyandy]

Backfeed handpass stoppage team, thanks olllie

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Yeah I don’t get the confidence. We’ve taken stronger teams over there and been sat on our arses by some absolutely atrocious Freo outfits since that 2014 SF.

Bringing back the four points in any capacity will be an achievement.

What he said. Very good win considering the nonsense we have to put up with from umpires.

That Emmett guy had the cloak of freekickery around him today.

 

[tribey]

That Emmett guy had the cloak of freekickery around him today.

On loan from Walters, I believe

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Que the Hayes fanboy club.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

In the last quarter especially Freo just had to get it forward and wait for the inevitable free kick.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

At least if we get a Gabba QF we won’t have to play there in the prelim if we get there

 

[OneGreatClub]

Interesting Ollie’s comments about how this year the boys are adjusting to playing differently due to the talented three amigos.

 

[El Zorro]

Que the Hayes fanboy club.

Que?

 

[Poo Eckert]

Butters our next Captain

 

[TazD]

Que the Hayes fanboy club.

BLOODY WELL SAID

 

[Alyx]

It always feels like a chore watching us play Fremantle.

What a thoroughly dour game.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Butters our next Captain

Would want to see him do this over 2 seasons but right now is clearly the best onfield leader

 

[Willsy10]

Great win considering what we were up against (and I’m not talking about freo).


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