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GAME DAY Tiges V Port
- Thread starter Mr T.
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Agree - we are in the home straight, it’s heads down and fully focussed.
What is familiar to me is
- we have hit form turning into the last of the season (ce 2017)
- no one really expects us to impact in finals (ce 2017 as there was talk of straights sets exit)
- we have dominated a team away close to the end of the season (ce 2017 game against Freo in Perth)
- we have uncovered a Smokey med forward late in the season who just keeps kicking goals (ce 2017 in Townsend)
- we have endured multiple successive close, heart breaking losses that steals the players (ce 2017 Rd 7 doggies, Rd 8 Freo and Rd 9 GWS)
- we have endured some teams dominate us (2022 it is more large swings in games (ce 2017 games against crows, cats and sainters)
- we are on a percentage of 115.8% (ce 2017 it was 118.3%)
- we are now getting drive and enthusiasm from our 6 young players (ce 2017 it was Rioli, Butler, George and Graham who gave us that youthful drive).
- we have uncovered our new game breaker in Bolton (ce 2017 it was Martin)
- we have settled on 1 ruck and a second more mobile player (ce 2017 it was Nank and Grigger)
Just saying
A qualifier - there’s a couple of key differences
- in 2022 we have conceded the most points of a team currently in the 8 (pies close 2nd) (ce 2017 we had the best defence - conced the least)
- in 2022 we have scored the most points equaling the cats and lions (ce 2017 we had scored the least of anyone in the 8)
- we seem to have settled around a fairly even team contributors (ce 2017 team was built around the 4 pillars of Jack, Dusty, Cotch and Rance)
- the team makeup was pretty settled in 2017 by rd 20-21, in 2022 we have the GOAT finals player who may come back into the team
We still have to win at minimum one more game to get there though - we are not there yet.
What is familiar to me is
- we have hit form turning into the last of the season (ce 2017)
- no one really expects us to impact in finals (ce 2017 as there was talk of straights sets exit)
- we have dominated a team away close to the end of the season (ce 2017 game against Freo in Perth)
- we have uncovered a Smokey med forward late in the season who just keeps kicking goals (ce 2017 in Townsend)
- we have endured multiple successive close, heart breaking losses that steals the players (ce 2017 Rd 7 doggies, Rd 8 Freo and Rd 9 GWS)
- we have endured some teams dominate us (2022 it is more large swings in games (ce 2017 games against crows, cats and sainters)
- we are on a percentage of 115.8% (ce 2017 it was 118.3%)
- we are now getting drive and enthusiasm from our 6 young players (ce 2017 it was Rioli, Butler, George and Graham who gave us that youthful drive).
- we have uncovered our new game breaker in Bolton (ce 2017 it was Martin)
- we have settled on 1 ruck and a second more mobile player (ce 2017 it was Nank and Grigger)
Just saying
A qualifier - there’s a couple of key differences
- in 2022 we have conceded the most points of a team currently in the 8 (pies close 2nd) (ce 2017 we had the best defence - conced the least)
- in 2022 we have scored the most points equaling the cats and lions (ce 2017 we had scored the least of anyone in the 8)
- we seem to have settled around a fairly even team contributors (ce 2017 team was built around the 4 pillars of Jack, Dusty, Cotch and Rance)
- the team makeup was pretty settled in 2017 by rd 20-21, in 2022 we have the GOAT finals player who may come back into the team
We still have to win at minimum one more game to get there though - we are not there yet.
Left a couple of goals behind again. Bolton, Rioli and probably Cumberland misses imagine the main culprits - but we did kick some tough ones too like pickett’s.
I forgot how cringeworthy that is as I usually don’t watch port games from the start. INXS should sue them
I don't follow RE.
Where is Cumberland's miss in the goal square represented please.
A few posters have already mentioned it, but wow, the commentary last night was abysmal. Just anti Richmond.
Nearly every free kick we received was questioned, even though they were clear frees, every free Port got was there, any hint of a free Port did not get was questioned.
Then when that a-hole Dixon rams his knee into Vlas’ back, not getting anywhere near the ball, no free kick, Port get a goal out of it, no-one in the commentary questions it, if fact King craps on about “if Charlie can’t get to the ball he’s going run through you”, like everything is ok what he did. No mention of a free, or this could be cited all good, Vlas has broken ribs nothing to see here. If that was Lynch who did this, they would have replayed it 20 times and had him up for suspension.
Of course the commentators couldn’t help themselves with Cotchy’s tackle, replayed it so many times, just hang him why don’t you. And Kamdyn’s late spoil.
And the last one was Huddo, having a whinge about Picket wanting the two security guys to move so he could have more room for his shot at goal. He said something like “geez how much room do you need another half a metre?”
So over the one sided commentating, I know they hate us, but surely they could at least be professional about their job?
Nearly every free kick we received was questioned, even though they were clear frees, every free Port got was there, any hint of a free Port did not get was questioned.
Then when that a-hole Dixon rams his knee into Vlas’ back, not getting anywhere near the ball, no free kick, Port get a goal out of it, no-one in the commentary questions it, if fact King craps on about “if Charlie can’t get to the ball he’s going run through you”, like everything is ok what he did. No mention of a free, or this could be cited all good, Vlas has broken ribs nothing to see here. If that was Lynch who did this, they would have replayed it 20 times and had him up for suspension.
Of course the commentators couldn’t help themselves with Cotchy’s tackle, replayed it so many times, just hang him why don’t you. And Kamdyn’s late spoil.
And the last one was Huddo, having a whinge about Picket wanting the two security guys to move so he could have more room for his shot at goal. He said something like “geez how much room do you need another half a metre?”
So over the one sided commentating, I know they hate us, but surely they could at least be professional about their job?
Over to the 2023 season.
He needs to work on his speed and awareness during the pre season
Yeah, and it was
But $3000 fine to Marion Pickett!
In reference to the ump not Pickett.
But $3000 fine to Marion Pickett!
I don’t know if it’s just me or it’s been mentioned before but every time I see Zak Butters, I picture Lloyd Christmas from “Dumb and Dumber”
Yeah, we've fallen into it by accident but it's working. It felt like Miller had more of the ball than he did but he had some good hitouts and he's so mobile and skilled it means we don't have him taking rest time from the runners like Soldo spending half the match on the pine.
As much as I think Balta can be a forward in time, the current make-up is better balanced with him down back.
Huddo’s Geelong. He is absolutely terrified that if we make it the Cats will run into us.
He mentioned it in the shocking biased flat call.
Worst commentary of any sport in the world.
The hotdog eating championships on Kayo had more informed, better researched and more neutral commentary than the AFL
