http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/17333/Default.aspx#fixtureid=7936&tab=Teams
Port Melbourne fielding possibly its weakest side in this competition so far. Claremont shouldn't be taken lightly but the Borough are going to have a huge task to win over at Subiaco.
Not sure what the future of the comp is like with very junior teams being fielded.
I'm tipping Claremont to win by 6 or 7 goals.
CLA FB
Keifer Yu
Brandon Franz
Jarryd Morton
PMEL FF
Damian Mascitti
Jake Allan
Sam O'Sullivan
CLA HB
Aaron Holt
Thomas Lee
David Crawford
PMEL HF
Clay Johnston
Myles Pitt
Clayton Hinkley
CLA C
Andrew Foster
Rory Walton
Alistair Gillespie
PMEL C
Matthew Wall
Tom Langford
Callan Thornton
CLA HF
Bradley Nisbett
Anton Hamp
Sam Fong
PMEL HB
Tommy Gordon
Hugh Sandilands
Jake Dermott
CLA FF
Nicholas Suban
Gerrick Weedon
Byron Schammer
PMEL FB
Luke Casey-Leigh
Daniel Noonan
Stephen Brewer
Followers
Adam Ballard
Joshua Purcell
Mitch Woods
Interchange
Jake Sutcliffe
Dean Grice
Toby Plant
Tyler Stack
Emergencies
James Breust
Wayde Skipper
This match is being broadcast live on Fox Sports 1(Channel 501) instead of Fox Footy.
Brewer won't play either
Skipper a roughy to play? Listed as an emergency, he's from WA and could make the trip?
Sam Fong must be related to either Les Fong or Neil Fong ? Les Fong played many games for West Perth and was a legend in the WAFL.
Looks like a seconds team selected by Port. Claremont would have been a tough game anyway for the borough but now looks like a mammoth task. I would be surprised if Port won.
Looks like the Borough are concentrating solely on the VFL season.
Fair enough I suppose. But it makes the Foxtel Cup a bit of a joke.
At least it will give the young blokes valuable experience
Lum,
Where are all the Port guns. ??
Does make a bit of a mockery of the Foxtel cup competition.
We were bagging the top SA teams for not participating, now Port pull this resting of good players. Too bad if you have backed them. !!
Did hear a little whisper that some of the Port players have pulled the pin because they were not getting paid.
That would not be right.....Surely.!!!
Love the VFL grand final at Etihad Stadium.
Looks like Werribee will be the hot favourites of this years Foxtel Cup if Port go down to Claremont which looks likely.
In the event of a Werribee v Claremont Grand Final, where would this be played ? Considering that Claremont played at home in last years final getting flogged by Williamstown the GF should be played at TURD DOME (Ethihad Stadium).
The GF should even be played on a Thursday night as I heard rumours that if Port played Werribee it would be on Thursday August 9 at Turd Dome ?? Play it on the Thursday night regardless.
Digs wrote:
Lum,
Where are all the Port guns. ??
Does make a bit of a mockery of the Foxtel cup competition.
We were bagging the top SA teams for not participating, now Port pull this resting of good players. Too bad if you have backed them. !!
Did hear a little whisper that some of the Port players have pulled the pin because they were not getting paid.
That would not be right.....Surely.!!!
Digs,
Never listen to whispers, and nver back anything that can talk!
Really looking forward to this contest despite many Port players unavailable.
Im certain we will give a good account of ourselves and am not conceding defeat just yet.
My main worry would be not having our better clearance players (Pinwill, Valenti, Bentick etc) around the middle. Especially without a genuine ruckman. And also if we have enough fire power to kick a winning score.
Our backline still looks very good and we have picked a host of youngsters who have great leg speed. Im expecting Port to take the game on and try run Claremont off there feet on the big ground. Its great to see a number of guys on debut also.
Sutciffe and Gordon are ones to watch and will be excellent players in the near future.
And finally Damien Miscitti is back on the park after a year of terrible injuries. In my opinion hes the most talented kid we've had at Port since Robin Nahas. Hes def in our best team and expect to see him play a big part in Port's finals campaign. Has the talent to play AFL.
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