Three Modes

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Portmanteau said:
Could recent questionable/confuses selection moves relate to players unable to transition adequately through these modes?
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Yes, or not able to play a particular "modes". I think Krakouer missed games because of it - due to fitness.

Players not playing their roles (in modes or switching between) could also account for some of the apparent silly decisions we see from players - for instance if players are expected to run hard to a particular spot, if the player with the ball is expecting this and it doesn't occur they could be stuck with the ball and looking like a dick (I'm thinking Pittard here).

Clubs want their players to be able to play on instinct to a plan as much as possible, ie not "waiting" to see players leading to positions but being able to know they will lead and to where, it enables you to play on with confidence.
 
Craven Cottage said:
Pittard Mode ....
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Damn! Some of us have to work you know. I saw the opening post and was going straight to type a Pittard reference and he's gone with the first reply 10 hours before.
 

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TeeKray said:
Janus summed it all up nicely.

Mode 2 is actually nothing more than ...



The first flaw to this was pointed out by Janus and that is our lack of strong key position players to force that contest and then our lack of superiority around the stoppages to take advantage of the stoppage if we actually are able to force it.

The second flaw though is really obvious when you look at the behind the goal vision that Primus is showing. We have 18 players on the field. The field is large. Yes, the numbers are concentrated wide and down the line - by our choice! Nothing is stopping us from moving players forward, back or to the side. Half could move to the other wing to open up space or they could push right back toward goal to open up space or they could flood back. I guarantee you most of their opponents will follow them. The reason teams play this way is simply risk mimimisation. Coaches want stoppages and numbers around the ball so they can control the outcome with less risk and more predictability.

For most of the past two years we've been able to use mode 1 often enough. Attack through the corridor, take the game on, get the ball inside 50 quickly. This year, teams have set out to defend us much better and we've gone to water. We've stopped running hard and taken the easy way out with mode 2. Ken talks about brave football. Reverting to mode 2 because mode 1 looks too risky is the opposite of brave football.

Jasper Pittard cops a lot of criticism on this site but he's the king of mode 1 and we never look better than when he takes the game on out of the back half and sets up an inside 50 as a result.
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Am I the only person who heard "Daniel Schulz" in that?
 
Macca19 said:
Anus delivers.

I cant really add much more to Janus. I think he's summed it up pretty well.

1) Out number the opposition in their forward line to provide a slingshot of direct running, quick handballs/short kicks, overlap and get it into an open forward line as quick as possible

2) Play down the wings, switching if need be, relying on accurate kicking (lol), before kicking to the pocket

3) "Tempo" football. Short possession football, relying on accurate kicking (lol), slowly making our way up field before kicking to the pocket.
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4th mode:

kick to the pocket in all cases
 
Someone always sledges Pittard when given the slightest of opportunities... how about sledging Kane Mitchell for doing absolute jack shit the whole damn game. There's been much worse players in our side this year than Pittard, and even when he's had his moments of pure shit in games he's not alone over the course of the season. People won't point fingers at under-performing players like Schulz, Ebert, even Boak, but when Pittard nearly gives the ball away and gives everyone a scare, everyone blames him. Campaigners.
 
Craven Cottage said:
Pittard Mode - run fast without looking. Look. Try to dodge two or three players. Give the appearance you will achieve this then inexplicably turn into trouble/drop football/somehow nutmeg himself/tear jumper/fall over. This will lead to the following outcome - goal to opponent.

Genius.
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Or HAIL MARY MODE = made in desperation with only a small chance of success
 
awesomedal14 said:
Someone always sledges Pittard when given the slightest of opportunities... how about sledging Kane Mitchell for doing absolute jack shit the whole damn game. There's been much worse players in our side this year than Pittard, and even when he's had his moments of pure shit in games he's not alone over the course of the season. People won't point fingers at under-performing players like Schulz, Ebert, even Boak, but when Pittard nearly gives the ball away and gives everyone a scare, everyone blames him. Campaigners.
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Nah the '****'s errors have mostly been indefensible since he fell out of form circa round 5 or 6. Dumb shit which needn't be done like taking on far too many players when there's a better option or just straight up fumbles. I'm usually a Pitt sympathiser too.
 

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awesomedal14 said:
Someone always sledges Pittard when given the slightest of opportunities... how about sledging Kane Mitchell for doing absolute jack shit the whole damn game. There's been much worse players in our side this year than Pittard, and even when he's had his moments of pure shit in games he's not alone over the course of the season. People won't point fingers at under-performing players like Schulz, Ebert, even Boak, but when Pittard nearly gives the ball away and gives everyone a scare, everyone blames him. Campaigners.
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I'm a Pittard fan and love what he brings to the side, Lol's included, but come on, the guy continually finds a way to heck up and often deserves to be sledged.
 
How about the "run the ball out of defence, with the whole team sprinting forward without regards to their opponent, miss an easy target, then have the opposition waltz in to open goals (unless u r Rhys Palmer)", set play?
 
Mode squad - turn up with hair styles and facial fur considered outlandish by those of us old enough to remember Michael Jackson as black and George Michael as straight. Most fail to play to standards require of outlandish styles and revert to some sort of outward normality by R4, except Wingard and the Hoff.

Port's next top Model - a whole lot of players from the last game fail to impress the judges. Surprise new players are introduced. Some awkward emotion is involved.

Remember the AlaMode - players playing like cold poo for 3 quarters. Gather with arms around each other's shoulders and talk in a manly way of clutch games where they turned things around. And/or (mainly Choco/Primus days) come as a group over to the outer (the real fans) and apparently are asked to remember (while fans watch) Port teams of the past who in clutch games turned things around.
 
Only just saw this then as I'm lying in bed
touched i made the cut

A lot has already been touched on but in sgorr before i give my full answer essay tomorrow

Port try to play in three colours

Green: running risks, corridor #1 priority, forwards "tick" lead in pattern

Amber :get the ball forward by any means (code for find the fattest part of the Oval), controlled - this is where we get trapped and often seen as long kicks to no one -

Red: shut b the game down, if happen to have fast break use short kicks and speed of player movement rather than ball movement used for more than 3 minutes at a time

Looking forward to posting in detail tomorrow
 
Our 3 modes

1. Lose the midfield. Play behind defenders. Try and switch the ball only to find the opposition has more players on the other wing than us.

2. Lose the midfield. Play behind defenders. Try and switch the ball only to find the opposition has more players on the other wing than us. Drop Westhoff back and hope he stops the bleeding.

3. Lose the midfield. Play behind defenders. Try and switch the ball only to find the opposition has more players on the other wing than us. Move our experienced and brilliant ball extracters into the midfield (Hammer, Westhoff, Broadbent) when we clearly have better ball winners in the reserves.
 
Jonts said:
Only just saw this then as I'm lying in bed
touched i made the cut

A lot has already been touched on but in sgorr before i give my full answer essay tomorrow

Port try to play in three colours

Green: running risks, corridor #1 priority, forwards "tick" lead in pattern

Amber :get the ball forward by any means (code for find the fattest part of the Oval), controlled - this is where we get trapped and often seen as long kicks to no one -

Red: shut b the game down, if happen to have fast break use short kicks and speed of player movement rather than ball movement used for more than 3 minutes at a time

Looking forward to posting in detail tomorrow
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This makes sense, however further to the colour scheme, I've heard 'yellow' called at SANFL games and it leads to a taller mid going third man up.
 
Doctor Feel said:
I thought I heard him say "three chodes" and something about jay nash, simon phillips and darren pffeifer.
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Hey. At least Darren Pffeifer won us a game of footy once. 2012 comeback v North. Played a blinder in the last quarter.

Simon Phillips can get ****ed though.
 

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