Watching Talking Footy on 7 and someone thats missed much of this boards scrutiny is Butters. Almost all 4 of collingwoods pressure highlight reel was Butters getting rundown or trying to do too much and not the simple things. Yeah he had 30 and 15 in the first when we were red hot but once he went out we went out. 2 disposals and 4 disposals in the middle two quarters and 10 in junk last quarter where pies took their feet off the accelerator. 8 contested possesions and 26 uncontensed for a starting inside mid for 3 clearances says a seagull like no other. His contested:uncontested ball ratio is normally much more narrower when we play well and drops against the top teams. Harsh i know but these are the types of things that go under the radar when our midfield goes missing in big games
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Let’s face it, if Bailey Banfield wasn’t arguably the worst player in the comp Freo would’ve taken the choccies as well.
A team that just got obliterated by a West Coast outfit knackers-deep in their most dismal era.
But upon perusing recent pages, we can look forward to an immobile, crumbling, almost 34 year old bollard returning to salve our ills.
Such as the all-star midfield getting obliterated by the husks of Pendles, Titch and Sidey, and allowing studs like Will Hoskin-Elliott and Patty Lipinski to run riot.
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Butters and Hinkley spent time on the bench a lot, maybe the expectation and words form Hinkley made Butters try too much.
no one else in this bloody team can create when port are down, thats a really good point ken probobly wanted butters to be very creative, but not too creative and take the game on
Just gotta let him play his game, he'll get caught occassionally but his line busting makes the risk worthwhile.
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There's a time when the opposition is on top to just out your head over the ball and absorb pressure and do the simple things.
Premiership teams do this.
Teams that can't win big games do not.
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Second worst ground ball defensive work recorded in the last 25 years.
Go ports!
Second worst ground ball defensive work recorded in the last 25 years.
Go ports!
May as well insert Alfie the sprigger. He would know just as much and it would satisfy the club policy of appointing from within.
That is ok. We will just have to recruit another piece of the missing puzzle.
That sounds about right
Bring in 2 tall kpd recruits & aerially the defence looks slightly better
But as soon as the ball hits the deck the defence looks abysmal
Actually thought our defence last season with McKenzie/ Bergman/ Williams looked more sound & gave a lot more drive than the bizarre combo this season
Also noticed a huge drop in form from Allir
Any gain from playing rat is more than negated by Allirs massive form collapse
Gone from AA to well below average with rat stealing his thunder
Any gain from playing rat is more than negated by Allirs massive form collapse
Gone from AA to well below average with rat stealing his thunder
Similar situation with Sweet/ Hayes
Guess we see tomorrow night if Sweet is any better? Looks fitter but at least Hayes had a wonderful tap & some connection with our mids
Guess we see tomorrow night if Sweet is any better? Looks fitter but at least Hayes had a wonderful tap & some connection with our mids
Reality is that premiership teams have strong, settled defences that have played 100 games plus together. Defences that each other very well. Know when they can leave their man to assist. Know exactly when to break forward, know when to lock down. And rucks that have developed a connection with their mids over many games/ seasons.
Never heard of a team rejigging their defence & entire rucks & having instant success. Never has been & never will be.
But here we are, still searching for a hero to save us from ourselves & our own stupidity
Never heard of a team rejigging their defence & entire rucks & having instant success. Never has been & never will be.
But here we are, still searching for a hero to save us from ourselves & our own stupidity
Defences that know each other very well.
Look at Collingwoods & Geelongs & Melbournes defences for examples. Look at Delaney, Phillips, Fiachi, Northeast, et al
If we think we can cobble together a premiership defence in one season & a new rucks division in one season we are dreaming
Look at Collingwoods & Geelongs & Melbournes defences for examples. Look at Delaney, Phillips, Fiachi, Northeast, et al
If we think we can cobble together a premiership defence in one season & a new rucks division in one season we are dreaming
and you need to get those games into the right players. We are definitely wasting our time on Burton, and probably wasting our time on Farrel, Ratugolea and Jones.
Yep those three worry me
Farrell I like but don’t think is a natural defender & never will be
Jones has a potentially high ceiling but makes so many fundamental costly errors. He always overruns the ball & lets it get behind him. A cardinal sin in defence
Rat is a big goose who I suspect will be thrown forward or into ruck sooner or later. But was headhunted so coaching staff will persist with him out of personal pride.
Burton has turned to crap since being tried forward & his form has taken a huge dive.
BZT I like.
Allirs form is terrible now also & playing rat has stolen his thunder
Farrell I like but don’t think is a natural defender & never will be
Jones has a potentially high ceiling but makes so many fundamental costly errors. He always overruns the ball & lets it get behind him. A cardinal sin in defence
Rat is a big goose who I suspect will be thrown forward or into ruck sooner or later. But was headhunted so coaching staff will persist with him out of personal pride.
Burton has turned to crap since being tried forward & his form has taken a huge dive.
BZT I like.
Allirs form is terrible now also & playing rat has stolen his thunder
JHF, who'd be our best centre square clearance midfielder, had less centre bounce attendances than every midfielder in our side except Mead. Makes all of sense when we are losing centre clearances.
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I saw on a FB page were leaking 7 goals a game in time on, only in front of North, West Coast, Hawks
Mihocek is so underated. Just gets it done. Really rate him.
That's exactly wat I would expect. I fear that we will never get the real Port back.
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Lol as if anyone has spoken to the players about their underperformance. It would be all team workery longery and the goodery will comery.
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