Today's results

If (based on yesterday's win) the Dolphins roll Bendigo this round and beat their bunnies (Coburg) the round after, their round 14 match will be a mini-elimination final.

Sunday, 21st July - Frankston v North Ballarat.

Winner keeps their slim finals hopes alive, for the loser, goodbye finals.

With the Roosters hitting a little of form, it could be one cracking match for 'neutrals' to attend.

BrekkyDJ wrote:

If (based on yesterday's win) the Dolphins roll Bendigo this round and beat their bunnies (Coburg) the round after, their round 14 match will be a mini-elimination final.

Sunday, 21st July - Frankston v North Ballarat.

Winner keeps their slim finals hopes alive, for the loser, goodbye finals.

With the Roosters hitting a little of form, it could be one cracking match for 'neutrals' to attend.

Breaky,
IF.....your Auntie had balls she'd be your uncle !!!!

digs wrote:

lauschie wrote:

Injuries and form of certain players havent helped our cause. Plus other sides younger guys now getting more experienced. I think we are in a phase at Port that we need to be planning our next 3-5 years now and blood more young guys. Woodley and Gordon have been great this year. Looking forward I believe Cain and Scipione will get drafted probably in November. Players like Baird,Skipper,Dillion and Pinwill are in the twilight of their careers and we will also lose players to the big local league dollars.

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.

Thought I would have got a nibble or two on that one.
Everybody must agree.
The silence is deafining.
Cannot believe how quiet it is down there, it's like someone dropped a bomb in Bay street !!!

All Port Melbourne social media has been quiet since the weekend. I think fans are begining to scratch their heads for answers. Your comment about everything not being rosy in the camp seems feasible. I am not that involved in the club to confirm or deny but that would be the only feasible explenation as to the form slump as teams don't suddenly forget how to play football overnight, or lose form so drmatically so quickly. Interesting times ahead.

MegaA wrote:

All Port Melbourne social media has been quiet since the weekend. I think fans are begining to scratch their heads for answers. Your comment about everything not being rosy in the camp seems feasible. I am not that involved in the club to confirm or deny but that would be the only feasible explenation as to the form slump as teams don't suddenly forget how to play football overnight, or lose form so drmatically so quickly. Interesting times ahead.

Not all doom & gloom Mega. Maybe just a wake up call.
All clubs have downers now & then & it has been a long time for Port.
All the Port supporters have been very spoilt over the past 5 or 6 years & sometimes you can take a lot for granted & when the losses come around they are a little hard to take.

Something similar happened to the all conquering Melbourne Storm in last years NRL. Lost 5 in a row, including to the bottom placed team, yet still recovered in time to hoist the trophy.
Good team don't forget how to play, but great teams remember how good they can play.

Let's wait until this weekends results to see if Port can bounce back. There's still a way to go yet!

BrekkyDJ wrote:

If (based on yesterday's win) the Dolphins roll Bendigo this round and beat their bunnies (Coburg) the round after, their round 14 match will be a mini-elimination final.

Sunday, 21st July - Frankston v North Ballarat.

Winner keeps their slim finals hopes alive, for the loser, goodbye finals.

With the Roosters hitting a little of form, it could be one cracking match for 'neutrals' to attend.

Breaky,
Maybe it's time to worry about just exactly where Port are at without worrying about anybody else.
If you go over next week against Bendigo it might be time for the bus to leave for the West gate bridge.

I wouldn't write Port off just yet but it will take a mighty effort to win a flag from where they are at now.
All great sides have a lifespan look at both Sandy and Nth Ballart both now just ordinary teams maybe its Ports turn to drop and re build.

As for all not being rosy in the camp this quite often happens when a successful club used to winning most games like Port find themselves in uncharted territory fingers get pointed in all directions.
Is interesting to see Ayres whingeing that the standalone clubs need more money from the VFL/AFL to compete.
As an old VFA supporter its galling for me to see mongrel AFL seconds teams like Collingwood and Geelong and de facto seconds Hawthorn and Carlton winning games.

billythekid wrote:

I wouldn't write Port off just yet but it will take a mighty effort to win a flag from where they are at now.

All great sides have a lifespan look at both Sandy and Nth Ballart both now just ordinary teams maybe its Ports turn to drop and re build.

As for all not being rosy in the camp this quite often happens when a successful club used to winning most games like Port find themselves in uncharted territory fingers get pointed in all directions.

Is interesting to see Ayres whingeing that the standalone clubs need more money from the VFL/AFL to compete.

As an old VFA supporter its galling for me to see mongrel AFL seconds teams like Collingwood and Geelong and de facto seconds Hawthorn and Carlton winning games.

Billy,
Not writing Port off just yet, just a reminder to some people that some things can come back & bite you
I had to look at the masthead in today's Age to see that it wasn't April 1st.
Garrry couldn't be serious could he ?? . This coming from a coach that has murdered thousands of dollars buying up dud ex AFL players.