Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide Rory Atkins

[Thrillthorpe7]

Yeah dunno about that. He was an average player at his peak 7-8 years ago. The last 5 years hes been a complete spud. He is absolutely not better than any of those players now

He averaged 20+ touches, kicked 35 goals and had 40+ goal assists across 2016-2018, playing basically every game. He was better than an average player at his peak, but he hasn’t been close to that player since 2019 and it’s hard to see him getting there at 31. It’s an unusual pickup.

 

[Hodges 153!]

Nah mate Atkins dominated the VFL this year

If Butters does leave end of 25, this is last proper crack at a flag for a while

ROFL "proper crack".

Not sure there's been one of those for quite some time.

 

[agmsy]

We have too many players that are too good for SANFL but not good enough to play AFL finals.

Blame it on whatever you want (just starting out, underperformance, bad culture, bad coaching, maladministration), but this is basically the story of our entire club since 1997.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

We have too many players that are too good for SANFL but not good enough to play AFL finals.

I'm wondering who these players are that are too good for sanfl. I wish they would show it.

 

[Us against the rest]

I'm wondering who these players are that are too good for sanfl. I wish they would show it.

I'm talking about the last 5-6 players that are playing in our A side.

 

[Us against the rest]

I'm wondering who these players are that are too good for sanfl. I wish they would show it.

Mead - narkle - McEntee - Evans - Dixon are an example and the club has cut some of these already.

Even Burton - Boak & Finlayson are borderline imo and with T. Marshall have concusion issues is another.

Most of these players would be playing reserves at the good clubs.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Mead - narkle - McEntee - Evans - Dixon are an example and the club has cut some of these already.

Even Burton - Boak & Finlayson are borderline imo and with T. Marshall have concusion issues is another.

Most of these players would be playing reserves at the good clubs.

Which games did any of them actually dominate SANFL when they played there?

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[Us against the rest]

Which games did any of them actually dominate SANFL when they played there?

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Very true that's why they should never play AFL.

 

[klem22]

Mead - narkle - McEntee - Evans - Dixon are an example and the club has cut some of these already.

Even Burton - Boak & Finlayson are borderline imo and with T. Marshall have concusion issues is another.

Most of these players would be playing reserves at the good clubs.

Sorry to say they would be desisted at any club worth it's salt!
You're to kind.

 

[240volt]

Mead - narkle - McEntee - Evans - Dixon are an example and the club has cut some of these already.

Even Burton - Boak & Finlayson are borderline imo and with T. Marshall have concusion issues is another.

Most of these players would be playing reserves at the good clubs.

This is what I’ve been saying for a while.
We have a lot of players playing that wouldn’t make it in a decent AFL side.
It’s amazing we finished so high last year considering what was on the ground most weeks.
A even season with all clubs struggling helped make us look better than we actually are.
In a normal season we wouldn’t have made the 8.

 

[Us against the rest]

This is what I’ve been saying for a while.
We have a lot of players playing that wouldn’t make it in a decent AFL side.
It’s amazing we finished so high last year considering what was on the ground most weeks.
A even season with all clubs struggling helped make us look better than we actually are.
In a normal season we wouldn’t have made the 8.

Agree entirely with your post.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

I have grown to accept that port received pick 29 for taking atkins, which gives his trade a purpose. Hopefully he has a nice year in the sanfl taking some kick ins! Actually hopefully he teaches a few players how to kick and is a good presence.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Let the respudding begin.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Let the respudding begin.

Sack Hinkley 14 - The Respuddening

 

[WillemDaDrew]

He averaged 20+ touches, kicked 35 goals and had 40+ goal assists across 2016-2018, playing basically every game. He was better than an average player at his peak, but he hasn’t been close to that player since 2019 and it’s hard to see him getting there at 31. It’s an unusual pickup.

Didn’t you get the Memo?
We want to win one more Sanful premiership before we tell them TGAGF.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

This is what I’ve been saying for a while.
We have a lot of players playing that wouldn’t make it in a decent AFL side.
It’s amazing we finished so high last year considering what was on the ground most weeks.
A even season with all clubs struggling helped make us look better than we actually are.
In a normal season we wouldn’t have made the 8.

Probably the worst trait of the loser Hinkley nature is that he's self-sabotaging and we have a whole heap of high end talent but he continually chooses to derail this by playing net negative players from 18-23.

There are people on this forum who don't think that having a few spuds matters and stick up for these players but in the end, the other players have to do extra because they can't do their jobs and are continually exploited by good coaches.

If we ditched Hinkley three years ago, a good coach would have us seriously vying for premierships already.

The fact that the Board doesn't see that means they are looking elsewhere and probably the lining of their own pockets.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Sack Hinkley 14 - The Respuddening

Brilliant. Bookmark it.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[JimmyBC]

This is the one I was waiting for I'm getting 32 tattooed on my back today!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I reckon a good tattooist could do a mean caricature of that head too

 

[rogerjames]

If this guy plays over sinn or Lorenz im going to be extremely dissapointed

That will be on Sinn & Lorenz. Sinn particularly needs to start delivering consistently.

 

[El Zorro]

The Next Ricciuto!

 

[Lagooner]

The Next Ricciuto!

Pffft. He’s the next The Future.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Northa would be so proud...

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[shewho]

I wonder who will wear 32 in 2026.