Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:51 pmBum Crack wrote:Geez the shit is going to hit the fan when Adelaide take Port's spot in the 8 at the end of the minor round. This thread could get quite nasty. Can't wait.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:07 pmvalleys07 wrote:Our ball movement is absolutely insipid.
Trader wrote:morell wrote:Trader wrote:In 2014 we took the game on and kicked the ball into space, ran onto it and kicked goals.
Teams took a while but learnt if you leave one out the back of the press, that stopped us right then and there.
Ken was forced to move away from the attacking game plan because teams had worked out that's what we were doing.
We don't have the skills to pick our way through a web like the hawks of 2012, so instead we only have one option, negative footy.
Our Disposal Efficiency stats put us middle of the pack, and that's playing a negative game which in reality should move us higher.
As Booney said, over half our side had 3 clangers or more.
We don't have the skills on our list (that stand up under pressure) to play a winning brand of footy.
While it is simple to say we should go back to old footy and plonk a bloke at CHF and another at FF and leave them there, unfortunately we will get eaten alive the other way as sides pick through our web that is missing two blokes.
You are right.
But...
Since then we've replaced
Lobbe with Ryder
Schulz with Dixon
Carlile with Howard
White with Motlop
Cornes with Rockliff
O'Shea with Houston
Monfries with Watts
Broadbent with Bonner
Other than perhaps the last two, which would be breaking even ... That's a demonstrable improvement.
Plus, Jonas, Wines, Hartlett, Westhoff, Polec are better now than then. Gray is still a superstar
Hombsch, Wingard and Boak the only ones that have gone backwards.
Let's try an attacking game plan with this list and see how we go. If it fails, then rebuild. I'd rather that than the monotony of the current status quo.
While it sounds impressive with 8 good "ins", they aren't the guys moving the pill.
Of our top 9 disposal getters this year, Bonner is the only "in" you mentioned.
We have the same group kicking the ball and for mine, they struggle.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:12 pmUK Fan wrote:amber_fluid wrote:UK Fan wrote:34000 for a top 4 clash. I guess their are factors.
Port are the 13th highest scoring team in the league
Only Freo w/bulldogs Carlton saints and suns have scored less.
C’mon mate you know Sunday is a bad time slot for Port fans
Im sure we will see some lame excuse. It's what PAFC does well.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:14 pmamber_fluid wrote:UK Fan wrote:34000 for a top 4 clash. I guess their are factors.
Port are the 13th highest scoring team in the league
Only Freo w/bulldogs Carlton saints and suns have scored less.
C’mon mate you know Sunday is a bad time slot for Port fans
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:23 pmLMA wrote:amber_fluid wrote:UK Fan wrote:34000 for a top 4 clash. I guess their are factors.
Port are the 13th highest scoring team in the league
Only Freo w/bulldogs Carlton saints and suns have scored less.
C’mon mate you know Sunday is a bad time slot for Port fans
Sunday arvo is a bad time slot for everyone
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:35 pmPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:40 pmamber_fluid wrote:LMA wrote:amber_fluid wrote:UK Fan wrote:34000 for a top 4 clash. I guess their are factors.
Port are the 13th highest scoring team in the league
Only Freo w/bulldogs Carlton saints and suns have scored less.
C’mon mate you know Sunday is a bad time slot for Port fans
Sunday arvo is a bad time slot for everyone
Doesn't seem to bother the other Adelaide team's supporters too much.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:41 pmLMA wrote:amber_fluid wrote:LMA wrote:amber_fluid wrote:
C’mon mate you know Sunday is a bad time slot for Port fans
Sunday arvo is a bad time slot for everyone
Doesn't seem to bother the other Adelaide team's supporters too much.
Must bother the Melbourne based clubs, not one Sunday Twilight game in Melbourne this season
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pmPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:51 pmBrodlach wrote:It’s a wonder Carlton doesn’t get 22 of them then
Thought on TV the crowd looked bigger
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:59 pmMW wrote:UK Fan wrote:34000 for a top 4 clash. I guess their are factors.
Port are the 13th highest scoring team in the league
Only Freo w/bulldogs Carlton saints and suns have scored less.
If this doesn't draw Booney out of his holiday slumber nothing will
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:09 pmamber_fluid wrote:Brodlach wrote:It’s a wonder Carlton doesn’t get 22 of them then
Thought on TV the crowd looked bigger
Nah we're Friday night specialists mate, we leave the Sunday games to the others....................
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:12 pmBrodlach wrote:amber_fluid wrote:Brodlach wrote:It’s a wonder Carlton doesn’t get 22 of them then
Thought on TV the crowd looked bigger
Nah we're Friday night specialists mate, we leave the Sunday games to the others....................
No wonder FNF rating have plummeted
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:20 pmPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:27 pmPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:45 pmFOURTH ESTATE wrote:[Must bother the Melbourne based clubs, not one Sunday Twilight game in Melbourne this season
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:18 amamber_fluid wrote:
Doesn't seem to bother the other Adelaide team's supporters too much.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:20 amLightning McQueen wrote:amber_fluid wrote:
Doesn't seem to bother the other Adelaide team's supporters too much.
A bit easier when they're 67 years old and don't work on Monday.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:26 amUK Fan wrote:34000 for a top 4 clash. I guess you can blame different players factors.
Like Port are the 13th highest scoring team in the league
Only Freo w/bulldogs Carlton saints and suns have scored less.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:51 am