Port Magpies v South Adelaide - POST MATCH DISCUSSION

[scott]

Terrific win by Port.


Port Magpies 19.11 (125)
South Adelaide 9.8 (62)

Scores:
Port - Johncock 6.2, Summerton 2.2, Raikiwasa 2.1, Thurgood 2.0, Young 2.0, Grove 2.0, Watt 2.0, Gray 1.0, Newton 0.2, Slattery 0.1, Rushed 0.3.
South - Wundke 3.0, Eddy 2.1, Gotch 1.2, Pfeiffer 1.1, Ty.Brown 1.0, McDonald 1.0, Dowdell 0.1, Cross 0.1, Snook 0.1, Rushed 0.1.

Disposals:
Port - Kirkwood 38, Gray 32, Rose 24, Beard 22, Kulikowski 22.
South - Cross 31, Liddle 23, Stribling 22.

Match Stats:
Disposals - Port 374, South 305
Tackles - Port 44, South 35
Clearances - Port 35, South 37
Inside 50s - Port 50, South 44
Free Kicks - Port 18, South 19

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RESERVES at Alberton, Today

Port 1.3 3.3 5.4 7.10 (52)
South 6.3 9.5 10.10 12.11 (83)


U/18 at Noarlunga, Thursday

South 2.1 5.4 5.4 8.8 (56)
Port 1.6 3.9 7.14 8.15 (63)

[scott]

Johncock's numbers looking fairly good this year. Nothing less than two goals this season so far.

[blueandwhite]

Dark days..

[saintal]

Season over, if it wasn't already. Apart from the first 10 minutes of the 2nd term we were never in it. Another terrible performance.

[prowling panther]

PANTHER POWER PUTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE

[Jim05]

What the hell is going on down South, they have gone a million steps backwards over the last few years.
Has Ronnie lost the support of the players?

[dedja]

easy solution, just play the Bays each week ...

[Pseudo]

Season over, if it wasn't already. Apart from the first 10 minutes of the 2nd term we were never in it. Another terrible performance.

Come on, you have to play the Bays once more...

(edit) damn, dedja beat me to it

[panthers 2008]

Aim for 2014! We are finished in 2013! All set up for another underachieving season! Ronnies got his work cut out for him! What a mess!

[prowling panther]

What the hell is going on down South, they have gone a million steps backwards over the last few years.
Has Ronnie lost the support of the players?

Thats the $64 question.

I dont think the players/coach is the problem. We have too many players that are still only seconds standard, how can you expect to win without quality players. We have only 6 players that pick themselves each week, the rest get in because there is nothing else to chose from that might just win us a game.

It all falls back on the recruiting and football department, now if you put the coach in that department then he is to blame as well. We have not recruited well over the past few years with the exception of those names which are holding us together week after week.

You cannot read to much into last weeks win over Glenelg as it was a real wet weather slog for both sides which helped South to scramble a win, also the rivalry between both clubs can make you lift for the occasion, which cuts both ways.

If South continue in this fashion for the remainder of the season with no promise to supporters in sight, what hope is there to sign on the type of players that we need to be competitive.

The football department needs to stand up and be counted.

[southee]

Always been a Fuller supporter but after today questions must be asked about wtf is going on !!!

We were disinterested , skill level was woeful , no passion , no pride and most of the players today looked like they could not give a rats about wearing the jumper and running on the ground today .

The club asked for supporters to get out there today and cheer the boys on . (through Facebook/Twitter) I made the big trip out to Alberton today ( I had other things to do but went ! ) to watch that performance today .

Get your head out your back side South Adelaide and do something for your team, your team mates and supporters/members .

Like its been said any worse and we will have no one supporting South as today there was the usual suspect supporters who looked once again like they were at a funeral !!

Simply not good enough and major changes needing to be made for the future of this club !!

We are in BIG trouble !!!!

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Too focused on recruiting. Position in all grades suggests the SAFC has problems developing players...

[prowling panther]

Too focused on recruiting. Position in all grades suggests the SAFC has problems developing players...

Cannot disagree Clarrie

[southee]

Too focused on recruiting. Position in all grades suggests the SAFC has problems developing players...

Well, 4 years ago when Fuller came into the job I would of hoped he thought of that and we would be reaping the rewards now.....

...I still wait in anticipation !!

Maybe do another major review again !!!

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Too focused on recruiting. Position in all grades suggests the SAFC has problems developing players...

Cannot disagree Clarrie

Consequence of not having money worries? Sturt can't afford to recruit aggressively so have to focus on player development...

[RustyCage]

Does anyone have a crowd figure for today?

[CENTURION]

Out of the current South league side, who do you think would get a game at North or Norwood?

[saintal]

Out of the current South league side, who do you think would get a game at North or Norwood?

Wundke. Liddle. Cross. Hartigan.

Brooksby and Redigolo could possibly make it as fringe players. So at best 6/21.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Wundke wouldn't get a game at North. ;-)

[CENTURION]

then how do you expect to win with a side that's not good enough for league SANFL. Why don't people want to play for South? South needs a complete makeover, I keep saying it. When Hicks came to Central in 1978, We did it, you have to try this, bugger tradition & upsetting a few old farts.