jackpot jim wrote:LaughingKookaburra wrote:Im wrong (again as the missus would say). What does everyone think is Ports issue? Obviously there is a few things but what is the main issue?
Their skill level has dropped to deplorable levels.
Cant hit a target
Turnovers are killing them
Only plan going forward is to kick to the pocket or flank boundary where they're often outnumbered which sees the ball usually go out of bounds. By the time its thrown in the entire 18 of the opposition have crowded into their forward 50 making it impossible for Port to score. If by some fluke they do mark the ball, they're always having shots from the fence.
Decision making ability has turned to shit. Some of the passes they attempt to do are just plain STUPID. If you're gonna stuff a kick up, stuff it up kicking 50m not frick'n 20m to a 1 on 2 with a 5% chance of marking it.
As mentioned earlier, playing on for the sake of playing on is hurting them too often.
Also i think the belief has gone from the players that they can comeback from 3 - 4 goals down as the opposition seem to be able to just shut the game down to easy. Seems they had learnt little from their previous 2 losses.
Don't underestimate the work opposition has put in to shutting Port down through the corridor. At this stage they have no plan B to combat this.
