Round 8: Port Adelaide vs Richmond

[hearts on fire]

With Port's up and down win/loss streak, you have to tip the Power this week.

Port by 40+ points.

[Thiele]

Power by 10 goals

[Booney]

This time last year? Richmond V Port @ Footy Park....

[JK]

This time last year? Richmond V Port @ Footy Park....

I was just thinking that the other day mate ... This time around though Port DO have finals to look forward to and aren't at the same low level of last year.

If they can avoid Richmond uncovering a Cleve Hughes type to bang home 6 for the Tiges, Port will be fine ... Port should do it very comfortably I'd think, 40+ is a fair call.

Richmond travelled well in Sydney a few backs, but I think their dangerous types are probably players Port have good matchups for, and Port will hurt them more on the board than the Swannies did.

[hawks21]

This is ports ON week so they should win by 10 goals against a terrible richmond team.

[Swooper16]

Must be a fair chance that this game could break the record for most possessions in a football game ever....which will please the Dream Team enthusiasts but most likely not the supporters of either club.

[Psyber]

Everyone seems too confident here - if the team is, too, Richmond just might get up..

[hearts on fire]

Everyone seems too confident here - if the team is, too, Richmond just might get up..

oh okay sorry.

Richmond by 10 goals.

[Dog_ger]

Port are streets ahead of Richmond but anything can hapen in AFL

It's on the day...

Port by 13 points

[Rik E Boy]

Port aren't streets ahead of anyone. On their day they can record a decent win but when they don't turn up to play they'll get done. Just like about 13 other sides. Fancy losing to the Roos they are rank.

regards,

REB

[Magpiespower]

Expected to win.

Probably lose.

[Thiele]

Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Troy Chaplin, Peter Burgoyne
C: Dom Cassisi, Chad Cornes, Travis Boak
HF: Robert Gray, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Daniel Motlop
Foll: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
I/C (from): Jason Davenport, Tom Logan, Matt Thomas, Marlon Motlop, Matt Westhoff, Hamish Hartlett, Toby Thurstans

In: Hamish Hartlett, Marlon Motlop, Matt Westhoff, Toby Thurstans
Out: Steven Salopek (shoulder)

[Thiele]

B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Andrew Raines
HB: Matt White, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Trent Cotchin, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Richard Tambling, Mitch Morton, Nathan Brown
F: Troy Simmonds, Joel Bowden, Ben Cousins
Foll: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Foley
I/C (from): Andrew Collins, Mark Coughlan, Jack Riewoldt, Kane Pettifer, Shane Edwards, Will Thursfield, Robin Nahas

In: Brown, Cotchin, Morton, Pettifer, Raines, Thursfield
Out: Alex Rance (cheekbone), Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Jay Schulz

[night raver]

toss the coin.......power r so unpredictable this year.

[night raver]

well....how close was that.........too close for my comfort!!!!
I don't know what is up in the power camp!!! any one have any thoughts?

[GWW]

Quite a disappointing game, extremely lucky to get the win, but in saying that last year Port would have lost by 5 or 6 goals.

Fortunately Tredders had a day out!

[night raver]

The last Minute and a half was the warren tredrea show!!
With out....who knows.........

[hearts on fire]

I feel quite silly now, last year i was calling for Tredrea to go but this year he turns it all around and is carving up!

Tredrea is currently equal lead in the Coleman with 27 goals.

[JK]

Quite a disappointing game, extremely lucky to get the win, but in saying that last year Port would have lost by 5 or 6 goals.

Fortunately Tredders had a day out!

From a neutral perspective, I thought it was a pretty exciting game .. Must admit I thought Port were done but they scrapped a couple (Ill bet Charlie Chaplin is more thankful than most) and then the great man got them over the line ... Always a huge positive to win a close game that you had to gut's out to get the points, but there's some worrying signs about Ports.

[Slots It Through]

Quite a disappointing game, extremely lucky to get the win, but in saying that last year Port would have lost by 5 or 6 goals.

Fortunately Tredders had a day out!

From a neutral perspective, I thought it was a pretty exciting game .. Must admit I thought Port were done but they scrapped a couple (Ill bet Charlie Chaplin is more thankful than most) and then the great man got them over the line ... Always a huge positive to win a close game that you had to gut's out to get the points, but there's some worrying signs about Ports.

There are some worrying signs, the midfield intencity and work rate in the last 5 mins should have been there the whole game.
Its lucky they won or Chaplin would have dug a hole and buried himself in that goal square. Glad they won, 2 consecutive losses by under a goal would have been disasterous for their season.
The way they finished just shows what happens when you play direct football as well.