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

[GoPies1972]

This is not really a game preview post….
I’m wondering where the shepherd (block) has gone????
It’s annoying watching a player run with another player with the ball and let the opposition go past them and put pressure on the ball carrier, in the hope they get a handball (which would only put them under pressure), if they just shepherd it would be better for the whole team.

I want more shepherds from our team and not have players look at the ball expecting the other to get it and pass it, shepherd and call the team mate to the ball or shepherd and tell the team mate the have a bit more time and space.

 

[jmac70]

This is not really a game preview post….
I’m wondering where the shepherd (block) has gone????
It’s annoying watching a player run with another player with the ball and let the opposition go past them and put pressure on the ball carrier, in the hope they get a handball (which would only put them under pressure), if they just shepherd it would be better for the whole team.

I want more shepherds from our team and not have players look at the ball expecting the other to get it and pass it, shepherd and call the team mate to the ball or shepherd and tell the team mate the have a bit more time and space.

We need our shepherds to lead the flock to back to back.

 

[Jen2310]

Shall we start guessing who the sub is?

It'll be from the bench.

We can assume WHE. He is versatile.
It may or may not mean anything (so don't yell at me lol) but those in the B team that are named on the bench are Mitchell and IQ.
WHE. Hill. Reef were all in black.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Shall we start guessing who the sub is?

It'll be from the bench.

We can assume WHE. He is versatile.
It may or may not mean anything (so don't yell at me lol) but those in the B team that are named on the bench are Mitchell and IQ.
WHE. Hill. Reef were all in black.

Has to be Wilba out of those named on the bench. And as you say he's also the most versatile, so a good choice as sub anyway.

 

[Black_White]

No confidence this week.

 

[gouki88]

Shall we start guessing who the sub is?

It'll be from the bench.

We can assume WHE. He is versatile.
It may or may not mean anything (so don't yell at me lol) but those in the B team that are named on the bench are Mitchell and IQ.
WHE. Hill. Reef were all in black.

Wilbur is the one who makes the most sense from the bench group.

 

[jmac70]

No confidence this week.

Port have played one game at the G this year.
A five goal loss to Richmond. That side who just got flogged by West coast.

We win this.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Shall we start guessing who the sub is?

It'll be from the bench.

We can assume WHE. He is versatile.
It may or may not mean anything (so don't yell at me lol) but those in the B team that are named on the bench are Mitchell and IQ.
WHE. Hill. Reef were all in black.

WHE seems to be the logical option but who knows

I'm surprised he's not the sub more regularly purely due to his versatility

 

[Jen2310]

Wilbur is the one who makes the most sense from the bench group.

He does, which is why its easy to assume.
I wish they would name the sub with the team. The AFL and their rules..

 

[Rebuildmode]

That's our most senior team available and closest to last year sans our book ends Murphy and McStay with Schulz for Adams. We've been ultra conservative so far but if we don't win this one the axe has to come out.

 

[CPH12]

Sunday 1:05 for vfl


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Pretty safe to say no one playing vfl plays Anzac day then. Maybe they will carry over 1 or 2 players.

 

[jmac70]

That's our most senior team available and closest to last year sans our book ends Murphy and McStay with Schulz for Adams. We've been ultra conservative so far but if we don't win this one the axe has to come out.

No, the axe does not have to come out.

Nothing is absolute

 

[Rebuildmode]

No, the axe does not have to come out.

Nothing is absolute

The axe is absolute for the neck it falls upon.

 

[jmac70]

The axe is absolute for the neck it falls upon.

True, but an axe can fall one week, and be healed the next.

 

[Rebuildmode]

True, but an axe can fall one week, and be healed the next.

I guess one has to axe oneself what they truly believe.

 

[Jen2310]

Pretty safe to say no one playing vfl plays Anzac day then. Maybe they will carry over 1 or 2 players.

Maybe manage some minutes of some players, or have a couple players play a half.. We'll see on sunday
Will depend on injuries on saturday.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

No confidence this week.

Really?

I’d be quite surprised if we lost this

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Shall we start guessing who the sub is?

It'll be from the bench.

We can assume WHE. He is versatile.
It may or may not mean anything (so don't yell at me lol) but those in the B team that are named on the bench are Mitchell and IQ.
WHE. Hill. Reef were all in black.

I’d go Bobby. Or WHE.

Personally would have gone Pendles with a short break to Anzac Day

 

[unplugged]

Can't wait for SPP to have his annual good performance.

 

[manicpie]

This is not really a game preview post….
I’m wondering where the shepherd (block) has gone????
It’s annoying watching a player run with another player with the ball and let the opposition go past them and put pressure on the ball carrier, in the hope they get a handball (which would only put them under pressure), if they just shepherd it would be better for the whole team.

I want more shepherds from our team and not have players look at the ball expecting the other to get it and pass it, shepherd and call the team mate to the ball or shepherd and tell the team mate the have a bit more time and space.

Will that require our players to have both arms wide apart like we used to shepherd in the old days, if so, I think we would have a lot of broken arms

 

[Deathray]

Win this and there’s still a chance to build confidence. Right at the precipice.

 

[sr36]

WHE seems to be the logical option but who knows

I'm surprised he's not the sub more regularly purely due to his versatility

He's just as versatile when he starts in the 22.

 

[ClintEastwood]

Port have played one game at the G this year.
A five goal loss to Richmond. That side who just got flogged by West coast.

We win this.

Was a five goal WIN against Richmond.



We've only lost the one game, by 7 points or something to Melbourne, after we were crap at set-shots all day.

 

[gouki88]

Can't wait for SPP to have his annual good performance.

I think he'll make an arse of himself (as per usual) trying to target Pendles

 

[Horaceg]

We need our shepherds to lead the flock to back to back.

As long as they aren’t from across the ditch, I hear stories about Marty the sheep and its distressing.