Game Day Round 4 - Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, Friday 5/4/24, 8.10pm AEDST

[Mootsy]

We are looking dangerous

just need players in the F50 to find some space to lead for the ball, otherwise it becomes rebound-goal, as we know, with Wright out, makes it even more important.

 

[threeleggedgoat]

Poor Soldo. Goldstein working him over with his smarts around the ground...Goldy has a rest and the most aggressive brut in Draper attacks him.

Yeah poor Ivan basically mugging us off atm

 

[Squeaky]

We have such an aggressive forward press that creates repeat stoppages with close to the worst pressure/creative small forward line up in the league.

Good explanation. We should have capitalised more on some of that...

 

[Vander18]

Some of the best pressure I’ve seen from us for a long time.

They are very dangerous from stoppage when they can break - need to restrict that and keep winning clearances. Do that and I think we win.

 

[Nicholas61]

Making their better players fumble a fair bit - not use to seeing us do that.

 

[horj89]

At the game and kicking with the breeze we should be in front by a couple of goals. Dominated the last 10min. Very well setup not allowing them easy exits form D50.

 

[Nifft]

I’m liking the way the team is playing so far this year. Still needs a lot of polish, but a lot to like

 

[Snake Charmer]

Parish being held before he picks the ball up about 5 times already

 

[ghostdog]

Solid last 10 minutes or so. Went up a notch after Zach's chase on the back flank.

Hobbs need to tidy his disposal a bit. Goldy made Soldk look good a couple of times as well. Good to see Draper decide to stop the rot.

Also good to see Lav telling Rioli he remembers.

If we maintain the intensity we're every chance.

 

[Happyskeret]

Amazing those guys we have brought in. They make our overall team structure so much better. It’s a shame Rids or Reid isn’t playing.

 

[Squeaky]

I’m clapping that quarter.

But very very good. Too much holding getting over looked though.

What have we done to the umpires? heck me we seem to get mugged all the time.

 

[Learntopray]

Parish being held before he picks the ball up about 5 times already

Willem Drew might as well get his own Essendon jumper. He is basically inside one at every stoppage

 

[Call Me Cake]

Good quarter. Pressure was up. Feel like they're taking their goals from set shots while we've been getting ours from skirmishes and stoppages/turnovers. Really need to take our time to find the lead better.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Soldo is Draper at home.

 

[jannissary]

i'd be a bit more annoyed by the umpiring if it was overwhelming favouring poort

 

[Mootsy]

Good quarter. Pressure was up. Feel like they're taking their goals from set shots while we've been getting ours from skirmishes and stoppages/turnovers. Really need to take our time to find the lead better.

yeh and hold onto the ball whilst attempting marking, it's such a simple thing that if you become good at it it changes everything. the difference between a guaranteed possession and movement or a probable turnover.

 

[andleanback]

Would love Durham out there right now

 

[Nifft]

Unpopular opinion…. but the forward line doesn’t look as stagnant with Pete out of the team

 

[mike14]

That's twice McGrath hasn't stuck with Rioli, needs to be smarter around the contest

 

[Call Me Cake]

Are they ever gonna miss?

 

[eth-dog]

Soldo is Draper at home.

Wish Draper

 

[windyhill]

Any chance of a miss port ?

 

[The Devils Advocate]

That's twice McGrath hasn't stuck with Rioli, needs to be smarter around the contest

So frustrating, thought the same thing.

 

[jannissary]

lovely smother from perkins

 

[The Devils Advocate]

lovely smother from perkins

Almost stuck a tackle from an impossible position too straight after.