Went pretty much according to plan...maybe the Werribee result was a bit of a surprise although Box Hill are travelling pretty well at the moment...tipped Geelong to win but nowhere near a 15 goal margin...
Went pretty much according to plan...maybe the Werribee result was a bit of a surprise although Box Hill are travelling pretty well at the moment...tipped Geelong to win but nowhere near a 15 goal margin...
I'll write up my thoughts on the Geelong game tomorrow. Hmm.
yes yes we, know - too slow,
Killed us!
Under Ayres we havnt seen such a large gap between the teams best and worst. I think this week is a fork in the road for the club, the first time in 6 seasons we have questioned whether we can be a top 4 side.
If we beat Collingwood we will either be in the 4 or 2 points out.
Just a very disappointing day at Geelong,I wont bother go into all area's we were outplayed.
Agree with your post. We came up 2nd best in every aspect of the game. They gave us no room to move however on the other side they themselves were able to make space. We had no time on the ball therefore made panicked decisions - kick and hope for the best. Even contests that looked like they were ours to win, geelong somehow seemed to get the ball. I can't think of one aspect of the game which we would of won. A game of no positives. Sport can be cruel - earlier in the month we were in top position beating the 2nd side. That seems like it was a whole lifetime ago!!!
In reply to Under Ayres we havnt seen by burraburger
But Why burra - Why is their such a big gap between performances ? How does it happen ?
Why is the million dollar question Mega!! I know we all have exteremly high expectations and when things don't go right they seem polarized. Amongst a few shocking performances we beaten 3 sides in the top 4...
Long way to go boys and girls
As someone said today premierships are not won in rd11
In reply to As someone said today by Borough1874
Cookie, That someone also said that it's hard to win from 8th but it's a bloody lot harder from 9th !!!
In reply to Injuries and form of certain by lauschie
Lauschie,
Time to take a deep breath, step back & have good hard look at where Port are at.
The old excuse of injuries is starting to wear a little thin.
All clubs suffer injuries & lack of form at some stage.
You have to realise that Port are never going to reach the dizzy heights that they reached in 2011. Still hoping for the perfect team & performance is not going to happen. You must realise that maybe it is time to plan forward. Judging by the current form some of your great players some may be missing next year. The game moves quickly.
I'll stick my neck out here & say that Caino has no chance of getting drafted & it is wrong to compare him with Dwyer. A Collingwood contact of mine told me that Dwyer was drafted because he was prepared to put his head over the ball & run straight at it. Don't think Caino has that attribute. He is what they call an "outside" player & if he was any further "outside" he would be in Williamstown road.
Schipione would be a far better chance.
Skipper to me looks very tired & has done a great job for Port over the years. He doesn't mark the ball around the ground like he used to. The same goes for Baird. Valenti is not fit & appears to be lacking in condition due to a limited pre season. Pinwell still lacks discipline but tries very hard.
I think that if you can shut Galea out of the game you will go a long way in beating Port. Bonners......well I think Rooster is right. There is more to playing footy at this level than just crashing packs, way way beyond his best.
Port will be at their best at Port & especially if the grounds become heavy & they can use their strength, however on the dry bigger grounds with plenty of space they will struggle.
One other thing I noticed was the dissention on the bench during the Roosters game that made me think that all was not rosy in the camp.
Just a few casual observations that some may not agree with so we will have to wait & see.