Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide Jordon Sweet

[Peninsula Boy]

We don't normally get list management wrong but Sweets form showing just how unnecessary that Soldo trade was

Our ruck stocks were so bad that we needed two so we had backup.

Speaking of which, with Visentini playing today, Soldo must be close to 3rd in line and there have been rumours of a trade so we could get a 2nd rounder for him if we decide to do that.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

We don't normally get list management wrong but Sweets form showing just how unnecessary that Soldo trade was

I get what you're saying but Sweet was basically a free hit.

Soldo one is so bad now.

We paid a high price for Esava to work out he makes our backline worse too.

 

[Tibbs]

We don't normally get list management wrong but Sweets form showing just how unnecessary that Soldo trade was

Hindsight is a beautiful thing!

Soldo was doing a great job early on, while some were saying here that we had actually wasted our time getting Sweet! I am stoked we got both. Who knows who will be needed in finals!

As for BZT ... Has proved to be a very useful pickup. Once again proving all the naysayers wrong!

 

[Visenfest]

If we can get back into the first and second round through trades, I’d be tempted to trade away Soldo and draft Dodson with the second rounder.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

We don't normally get list management wrong but Sweets form showing just how unnecessary that Soldo trade was

The Soldo Trade was necessary. You couldn't have just a 20 year old kid and someone who had only played a dozen AFL games as your only rucks.

But we probably gave away too much for Soldo. But I wouldn't have said that after Rd 11. Soldo started the season playing well for us and Sweet struggled. But Jordan has taken on the responsibility as the main man with great style.

 

[Hot Port]

Have the feel that he could be like Darcy Cameron

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Darcy Cameron

Age

29

Ht

204cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

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Last 5

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6.0

1star

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3.3

1star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

3.5

5star

D

6.0

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.7

3star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

to help us win it!

 

[davo999]

Colossus. That final mark and goal. What an exclamation mark!

Yes he’s turning into a beast before our eyes , if this keeps going he’ll be matching it with Gawn next year , looking forward to watching him against Geelong rucks next week

 

[Peninsula Boy]

The Jordon Sweet story is a story as long as footy itself.

A great ruck is playing for a team and their 2nd ruck has been building form over 4 years or so in the Reserves and can't get a sniff of a game.

The team is super happy with their AA ruck and not too concerned about losing their 2nd ruck and gives them away for peanuts.

Rucks take time to develop and the new team doesn't have to wait four years or so to develop as he comes a bit ready made and out of 'nowhere' he plays good footy.

Given our hideous rucks last year, Sweet is a breath of fresh air bordering and continually moving towards a tornado of form.

 

[Long live PAFC]

Fair to say that a huge amount of any further success this season, rests on his shoulders. He has to keep pushing up and back and fighting like a rabid dog in the centre.

He has been great and a big part of our late season form. We just need him to keep going

 

[JimmyBC]

Clearly gone past Soldo however I'm not trading Ivan you need one mature backup at all times IMO.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

He is going against Rhys Stanley

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Rhys Stanley

Age

33

Ht

200cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

27.6

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.5

3star

CL

5.0

5star

HO

21.5

5star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.4

4star

CL

3.0

5star

HO

33.0

5star

next week so he should be ready to rock and roll.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Clearly gone past Soldo however I'm not trading Ivan you need one mature backup at all times IMO.

I would normally say that but Visentini played this week.

The coaching staff must be very keen on him.

 

[JimmyBC]

I would normally say that but Visentini played this week.

The coaching staff must be very keen on him.

They preferred him in a two ruck selection, if Sweet cops an injury Soldo will be 1st ruck.

You should always have 4 on your list regardless.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

They preferred him in a two ruck selection, if Sweet cops an injury Soldo will be 1st ruck.

You should always have 4 on your list regardless.

For mine, it just depends on where Visentini is at. If he's coming on and can be a backup ruck then all of a sudden Soldo is redundant and we could look to grab another young ruck. If Vis has a way to go, it would be prudent to keep Soldo.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

At the start of the year he looked befuddled by the ground ball, now he picks them up and if he can't farm them out he barges into tacklers like a front rower, gets a few metres then contests the ball up. Has really matured over the year.

 

[It Just Is]

Clearly gone past Soldo however I'm not trading Ivan you need one mature backup at all times IMO.

I’d cash out of Big Ivan and find a draft horse in a state league or someone else’s reserves. A net return of a second round pick and circa $500k of salary cap space per year is too much to keep him as a backup.

 

[sobrave]

Got towelled up by max gawn

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Max Gawn

Age

32

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

which is nothing to be ashamed of but other than that has been really strong.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

The fact of the matter is we don't need a player of Soldo's age and quality as second ruck and Soldo won't want to be playing SANFL most of next year.

Its mutually beneficial to say goodbye and get a little bit of currency for him.

Visentini is a perfectly adequate second ruck and we can bring in a younger ruck as an understudy next year.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Not a whole lot of point trading Soldo. Wish we'd kept the receipt, but nobody's getting us back into the first round for Soldo the same way we stupidly got ourselves out of the first round for him.

 

[JimmyBC]

We are not offloading Soldo after one year just get over it

 

[1954]

The last Port ruckman who could take a pack mark from 3 or 4 deep and then go back and calmly tonk it through the comic cuts post high from 50 metres out was Brendan Lade.

Paul Marrett did it on occasion for the Maggies but that was more than 50 years ago, and while Matthew Primus

Matthew Primus

Age

49

Ht

198cm

Wt

109kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

6.2

4star

HO

16.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.6

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

HO

13.8

5star

was an exceptional ruck and Dean Brogan

Dean Brogan

Age

45

Ht

201cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.5

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

16.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

4.8

1star

K

1.4

1star

HB

3.4

3star

HO

7.0

5star

an excellent work horse neither of them could do it, so to pick up Sweet for what we gave up to get him was an absolute steal, and it's no coincidence that Port's run of good form coincides with his.

The Soldo situation could be interesting, he obviously came here to be an AFL regular but the form of Sweet has pushed him down the pecking order, and with Visentini being preferred to him yesterday he is unlikely to be that happy being 3rd cab off the rank, so it is not beyond the realms of possibility he could either request a trade and/or be part of a trade orchestrated by the club to get someone else they may have their sights on.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Always really, really liked Sweet, he is genuinely a very sweet guy off field and I'm glad his locking down your number one ruck spot, it's a shame he got stuck behind English at the dogs.

Good luck in finals guys.

 

[backtozero]

The fact of the matter is we don't need a player of Soldo's age and quality as second ruck and Soldo won't want to be playing SANFL most of next year.

Its mutually beneficial to say goodbye and get a little bit of currency for him.

Visentini is a perfectly adequate second ruck and we can bring in a younger ruck as an understudy next year.

Injuries happen. Having other options also gives us the ability to not run Sweet into the ground.

Visentini showed last night that he is still very raw.

Having Soldo as a back up in such a non-issue.

 

[TeeKray]

Sweetie Pie

 

[davesnothere]

So moves on to Geelong next.

Pretty comfortable with him against Stanley particularly if Jordon can keep his clearance numbers up. Has been a concern you have to share the load. 6 clearances against Freo matched anyone else.