Out: Hastie, Membrey, Paton In: Byrnes, Dow, Collard/Pou More inside to outside pace/acceleration provided by the ins. Membrey not part of our future and hasn't stood up this year. Forward line with Hayes and Owens doesn't need Membrey and Hayes provides more flexibility. Paton unlucky but Dow/Clar...

skeptic wrote: ↑Sat 11 May 2024 10:33pm Looks about right to me though I suspect we’d keep both Battle and Hayes.

I’d keep most on the interesting pile too

Finals must now be a pipe dream, so what's the plan??? How do we look forward? It's a 4 year plan, further back than he hoped i would guess. Ya, nah, club has been extremely clear that we lack talent and have communicated that directly to supporters a number of times since we collapsed at the end o...

B.M wrote: ↑Sat 11 May 2024 6:12pm Who says we have a war chest

I’ve heard our cap is tight! As hard as that is to believe!!!

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/03/27/ ... ff-season/

Out: Hastie, Membrey, Paton In: Byrnes, Dow, Collard/Pou More inside to outside pace/acceleration provided by the ins. Membrey not part of our future and hasn't stood up this year. Forward line with Hayes and Owens doesn't need Membrey and Hayes provides more flexibility. Paton unlucky but Dow/Clark...

B.M wrote: ↑Thu 09 May 2024 9:53pm Defenders

Wilkie
Howard
Webster
NWM
Battle
Bonner
Stocker
Paton

One must be playing wing or inside mid

Stocker has been spending time on ball.
Paton could well be the sub.
NWM might rotate wing.

Bruce had as many bad things to teach as good.

Fraser Gehrig played a few seasons in defence before they realised it was stupid and moved him forward where he became a star He was a forward/wing at WCE Reiwoldt kicked 21 goals in his first full year - yes played 5 or 6 games at CHB early but ended up in his natural position at chf Alastair Lync...

Speaking of rest. Those who believe Pou needs one, would sub be a better option than twos?

Don't tell me he needs to find confidence and then in the next breath he is too confident.

Webster Howard Wilkie Milera Battle Bonner Marshall Steele Sinclair Windy Wood Wilson Hill Hayes Garcia Owens King Henry Stocker Membry Ross Pou Sub: Byrnes Out: Hastie In: Henry Dow needs to dominate a twos game first imo. Collard every chance of replacing Pou also but I think he will be backed in...

Webster Howard Wilkie Milera Battle Bonner Marshall Steele Sinclair Windy Wood Wilson Hill Hayes Garcia Owens King Henry Stocker Membry Ross Pou Sub: Byrnes Out: Hastie In: Henry Dow needs to dominate a twos game first imo. Collard every chance of replacing Pou also but I think he will be backed in.

My theory with young players like Philipou is that they are bigger, stronger and more talented than most other juniors, therefore they run around playing purely an attacking style. They then get a break in the big league and they play the same way, run and jump and catch a few grabs, and look amazi...

murray 66 wrote: ↑Sat 04 May 2024 11:59pm Do you think they are up to it? If so happy to discuss..

I think they are both players inside the top 30 of an AFL list.

Not being negative.

You've labelled two players as not up to it. I'd hate to see negative.

George27 wrote: ↑Sat 04 May 2024 9:03pm Mattaes very disappointing. He is still a teenager for another 7.5 months ,and I think long term he will be very valuable , but right now he does not deserve a spot .

More goes into deciding who deserves a spot than what we see or the stats show on the AFL app.

Probably not best 22 players but best 30 for sure.


I don't understand why so many on this site are keen to focus on the negative after a good win.

The thing that kills me is the lack of pressure.

Petracca averaged about 12 possessions in his first 30 games. So did Brendan Goddard. So did Lenny Hayes Why feel the need to kick a young guy who's just starting out in his career. Poor form So much this. The effort is there, the talent is there. The rest will come. There are others who lack one o...

Does Higgins going out create space for a Sharman to become more of a focal point? Higgins is a small forward but he is a leading forward who commands the ball and space. My updated side for this week. Cordy Wilkie Howard Wang Battle Stocker Campbell Steele Sincs Windy Byrnes Hill Wilson Hayes Membr...

Starting point is who is out of contract. According to footywire the below list are. In trouble Angus McLennan Matthew Allison Oli Hotton Seb Ross Tim Membrey Tom Campbell Zak Jones question marks Dougal Howard Isaac Keller Jack Hayes James Van Es Jimmy Webster Max Heath re-sign Ben Paton NFA Cooper...

B.M wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:40pm How’d you work that out?

I’ve got ten years

12 home games - two are vs Crows - so cancel them

That’s 480 / 10

Not hard math

The stat they mentioned on commentary was for both Port and The Crows.

B.M wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:25pm Crowd pleasing umpiring - it’s been going on you decades

WCE differential is embarrassing

Port have had 500 more free kicks at home in the last decade

When averages suggest it should be about even

That would work out at most to about 3 extra per game.

Margin was probably right. Port wasteful at times. Umpiring disgusting. Yes those balance out, but ports kicking was their own doing. I'm not one to log on after every loss and blame the umps but they did determine the outcome tonight. The outcome should be determined by the players. Port's inaccur...

Margin was probably right. Port wasteful at times.
Umpiring disgusting.

It's all nice to think we got close in losing, but we lost the games and that's all that counts. We played poor football for parts of those losses and even in our two wins- especially against a undermanned Richmond. We have yet to put together a good four quarter game. Agree. My point isn't that we...