Game Day Round 6 vs. Port Adelaide, MCG, 1:45pm Sat 20/04

[live fast pieyoung]

Two minutes after being announced and there's already people online melting about Reef being sub.

no melts. just think that with all the extra forward pressure this year, its not translating to bigger scores. wed be better with an extra tall, especially a mobile one like reef

 

[Johno9911]

The reef decision will be an interesting watch. Going in as short as we have all year, wouldn’t want to see many high balls going i50, need to utilise the personnel we’ve named there and move it in there quick and low.

 

[IlovethePies]

Reef sub is surprising. It reflects a definite plan for this game I think.
We won't be bombing into F50.
We will rather be sending in low trajectory deliveries, aiming for ground level where our small forwards will have a field day against PA's defence, which has the poorest number of ground ball gets in the AFL. That's the theory, anyway. Everything will depend on the effectiveness of our I50 delivery, and our ability to hold up and limit PA's outside speed by being first to the contest and bullying the ball out of clearances under our possession.

 

[CasuallyDressed]

being at the footy alone is an odd feeling.

 

[RobJD]

Big couple of games coming up for us. Think we’ll really see what we’re made of sooner rather than later.

Agree, and some big games for those above us on the ladder - too early in the season to be using the ladder as an indicator of performance - look at the Cats - they're 5-0; on ladder position they're the 2nd best team. Looking at who they have played, their opposition to-date has collectively won 6 games - the teams that we have played have collectively won 13 games. So whilst we've lost a substantial number of games, our opposition has been significantly better.

 

[gouki88]

Reef sub is surprising. It reflects a definite plan for this game I think.
We won't be bombing into F50.
We will rather be sending in low trajectory deliveries, aiming for ground level where our small forwards will have a field day against PA's defence, which has the poorest number of ground ball gets in the AFL. That's the theory, anyway. Everything will depend on the effectiveness of our I50 delivery, and our ability to hold up and limit PA's outside speed by being first to the contest and bullying the ball out of clearances under our possession.

I agree, we'll be trying to beat them with pace and agility. Their backline is really tall, and fairly slow

 

[lethalburns]

I'm sure I am reading into things but if you were to judge a game based on how both teams warmed up you'd have Port winning this by 100 points.

Other than Naicos, Maynard, Cameron and Mitchell, we looked half asleep in our drills.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Come on Pies

Let’s just get back to playing our way

 

[Footy Is The Win]

Go Pies! Pendles 10,000

 

[whiskeytown]

Unless Howe or De Goey playing forward all game



Reef sub is just asking for less marks inside 50 today

FMD

 

[gouki88]

Unless Howe or De Goey playing forward all game



Reef sub is just asking for less marks inside 50 today

FMD

Is speed worth nothing?

 

[Jafo]

Expecting Port to test Pendle’s ribs out early

 

[gouki88]

Pendles in black boots is always a good sign for me. Seems to play much better when he does

 

[gouki88]

Cox wearing a big glove?

 

[Hardas]

Pendles in black boots is always a good sign for me. Seems to play much better when he does

I'm wearing black boots too... just sayin'.

 

[gouki88]

Brutal turnover

 

[ksardog]

You playing Naicos in the backline, but he is not doing the kick outs, I’m seriously

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Riolis is an absolute grub.

 

[gouki88]

You playing Naicos in the backline, but he is not doing the kick outs, I’m seriously

Infuriates me too

 

[gouki88]

Overusing by hand inside 50 to my eye

 

[TradeDraft]

Shit start by Collingwood

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Midfield already looks overwhelmed.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Any chance someone can play on Butters?

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

That’s twice now Elliott has got the ball in the forward line and it’s come straight out

 

[ksardog]

Infuriates me too

He is the one guy who creates movement ahead of the ball, and we don’t take advantage of it.