Game Day Yartapuulti vs Narrm - Sir Doug Nicholls Round

[Steve Dore]

Carn Yartapuultis, just do it for Daddy!

If we are serious contenders and not just making up the numbers we should win this.

Naarm by 27.

 

[jakey]

Kenny's reign has always been carefully calibrated to lure the ports punter back into half believing when you've written the campaigners entirely off. We missed finals last year. None of us buy it yet this season. Therefore we'll win. Peeps will start windmilling and, well, you know the rest.

 

[BornPort]

Season defining game against the best in the comp and a national audience. Dees by 6 goals+.

 

[Steve Dore]

The tickets are just a picture of a code. As long as the scanner can see the picture, you can tattoo it on your ass and it'll work if you want.

Only if you've got buns of steel. The barcode/QR code needs to be the on a non-stretch surface.

 

[JimmyBC]

Man we sure do get lousy luck with weather there will be sub 30k.

Good news is it'll probably make the game more of a grind which may suit us.

 

[Steve Dore]

Man we sure do get lousy luck with weather there will be sub 30k.

Good news is it'll probably make the game more of a grind which may suit us.

It could be like deja vu all over again.

 

[Winganeen]

Big night for Ollie Wines.

Had that knee surgery at the end of last year which slowed his pre-season and he's been slowly building in to the season.

Now is the time Ollie, stand up young man.

 

[Phar Ted]

Can we please have Kossie and Fritsch just for tonight please?

 

[StuMan]

We will be ground into a fine paste.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

It will be a 'taking the temperature' game for us to see where we are at against a very good side.

Interested to see how the midfield goes. I want to see them lower their eyes kicking into the F50.
I am a bit worried about the centre ruck and also a resting ruckmen in the forward line kicking goals.
Petracca might play more forward.
Tom Sparrow

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Tom Sparrow

Age

24

Ht

183cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.0

4star

K

6.0

2star

HB

9.0

5star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

4star

CL

3.0

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

6.0

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.0

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

4star

CL

3.0

5star

is a bigger loss for them than you would think.
It will be interesting to see a team who can damage us on the board and if they do, how we respond.
They have a lot of avenues to goal. I'm worried about Fritsch and have memories of Kozi being the game winner last year.

Hopefully we don't play super negatively but just play our normal territorial game with stoppages.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Unfortunately we probably can't measure where we are at from this game. We are missing almost our entire forward line against probably 2 of the best key defenders in the comp. Lever and May will intercept everything tonight.

You arent wrong, but a top tier team would find a way. It will be Carr and his assistants biggest challenge yet.

 

[bomberclifford]

I've got my lad's volleyball game on at the same time as the game so, annoyingly, I'll miss the game, the game day thread, and even score updates as I'll be focused on coaching my own team.

I'll only know the result after the fact, which I hate.

Yartapuulti by 16pts
No, not you Naan bread

 

[bringbackbucky]

State game on as a curtain raiser. Any idea what time gates open?

 

[JimmyBC]

It could be like deja vu all over again.

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I rate our pressure this year not much else, wet game will take the gloss of Melbs skills a bit.

Good night for dirty ball.. still wouldn't back us though.

 

[PortWTF]

Will be interesting to see if we simply back our midfield to win more stoppages than them while getting dominated in the ruck contests. Or will we try and minimise the number of stoppages, keep the ball moving and don't let congestion build up. Will there be a plan other than work harder for longer?

 

[ibd77]

Pressures on tonight with a 50/50 match against a contender. They will start favorites based on our depleted forward line, just don't get flogged tonight.

 

[bringbackbucky]

So disappointing that we have what looks to be a once in a generation midfield (Rozzee, Butters, JHF), yet we don't have a decent ruckman to feed them. Instead we are talking about 'breaking even'. Crazy.

 

[malcheski]

I've got my lad's volleyball game on at the same time as the game so, annoyingly, I'll miss the game, the game day thread, and even score updates as I'll be focused on coaching my own team.

I'll only know the result after the fact, which I hate.

Yartapuulti by 16pts
No, not you Naan bread

A Boosh reference on Large Sherrin? I dont even care what happens tonight thats toppped my day

 

[Scythe94]

I love our games. Two perpetually pissed off fanbases going head-to-head to see who can melt the hardest during primetime, with both teams at 7-2 while not really proving anything yet this year. What's not to love?

May the worst team not win, and the melts on either side be glorious.

 

[ibd77]

Two perpetually pissed off fanbases going head-to-head to see who can melt the hardest during primetime, with both teams at 7-2 while not really proving anything yet this year. What's not to love?

How are you pissed off??? You won a flag only a couple years ago. Its been nearly 20 years for us.

 

[tribey]

How are you pissed off??? You won a flag only a couple years ago. Its been nearly 20 years for us.

Remember when Rooch tried to claim Si and the Dees as another example of ‘staying the course’? Lol.

 

[TazD]

I've got my lad's volleyball game on at the same time as the game so, annoyingly, I'll miss the game, the game day thread, and even score updates as I'll be focused on coaching my own team.

I'll only know the result after the fact, which I hate.

Yartapuulti by 16pts
No, not you Naan bread

We'll miss your yelling

 

[Scythe94]

How are you pissed off??? You won a flag only a couple years ago. Its been nearly 20 years for us.

I suggest reading our autopsy thread after the game, regardless of the result.

If we lose, the melts are a given. But if we win, there will still be shitfights about team selection/Goodwin playing favourites, our key forwards, our midfielders not knowing how to kick/selfishly accumulating empty stats, the bloated contracts we've given to plodders such as Brayshaw etc etc. Plus you guys have went ahead and fielded your SANFL forward line this week, so you've taken any potential joy away from the majority of our board haha.

2007-2017 scarred our fans beyond repair, so we're basically just waiting on inevitably falling back into the abyss, lol.

 

[bomberclifford]

We'll miss your yelling

AND SO YOU SHOULD.

 

[Capital Power]

After selection night, we've shortened to $2.25. Can't see us justifying that sadly. We really do look makeshift at both ends, and will rely on clean clearances for any ascendancy.

There does seem to be some spark amongst the playing group though, and there are several witha bit to play for. I think we'll be competitive, but outclassed. Narrm by 30.