Where For Your Club In 2009

[dash61]

Actually, I, and many more Doggies fans, would love nothing more than to beat the Maggies in a GF

Big Phil, Your premierships would mean so much more if you managed to beat Port in one, the only problem with that is we arent good enough to get into one!!!!

SIT...

There are some Doggies fans out there that feel the same BUT a Premiership is a Premiership, doesn't matter who you beat I say...

While it would be "sweeter" to beat the Maggies, and nice revenge, the 7 flags we have won will always mean everything to the club and it's supporters...

Failure
Would it be a failure by the Doggies not to make the GF????, surely a team has to drop off once and a while, even in the Ports & Sturts Golden Era's there were lean periods. With what Centrals have given their fans and the comp can they actually FAIL????? Id say No, Id take a finals appearance for my side in the next two years

[Dog_ger]

Dogs to finnish 5th.....

[Big Phil]

Actually, I, and many more Doggies fans, would love nothing more than to beat the Maggies in a GF

Big Phil, Your premierships would mean so much more if you managed to beat Port in one, the only problem with that is we arent good enough to get into one!!!!

SIT...

There are some Doggies fans out there that feel the same BUT a Premiership is a Premiership, doesn't matter who you beat I say...

While it would be "sweeter" to beat the Maggies, and nice revenge, the 7 flags we have won will always mean everything to the club and it's supporters...

Failure
Would it be a failure by the Doggies not to make the GF????, surely a team has to drop off once and a while, even in the Ports & Sturts Golden Era's there were lean periods. With what Centrals have given their fans and the comp can they actually FAIL????? Id say No, Id take a finals appearance for my side in the next two years

While we continue to have stability on and off field, Roy Laird in charge, The Gowans Twins, a core nucelus of quality players and some youngsters coming through the grade, YES, it would be a failure if we didn't at least make the GF in 2009. We had lean years through our dominant decade, we did lose 2 GF's in this 10 year period.

While all good things do have to come to an end, I think we have 1 more year in the tank to win another flag, then there will be a big out going of older players and we might then fall back to the pack. Who knows, only time will tell of course, and alot will be determined by the quality of players ourselves and other clubs recruit.

[Big Phil]

Dogs to finnish 5th.....

And still go on to win the flag

[Dog_ger]

Yes

[eaglehaslanded]

I would be personaly expecting to be playing finals at a minimum - with some good recruits for the midfield already named I don't think top 3 is unrealistic.

[mr o]

west adelaide needs to finish around the sixth or seventh mark next year to to be judged as improved, any thing lower will be judged as another failure, time will tell

[wycbloods]

west adelaide needs to finish around the sixth or seventh mark next year to to be judged as improved, any thing lower will be judged as another failure, time will tell

8th would be an improvement MrO but i do get what you mean by 6th or 7th.

[beenreal]

Magpies to finish 4th or 5th, will just scrape into the Finals again.

I'd agree with that, hard to know where we will finish next year before knowing full ins and outs but i would expect the club to make finals, but not do enough to make top 3.

I would expect Norwood to be top 3 next year, especially if they pick up a quality key forward.

I actually go completely the opposite. Taylor Walker tore us a big one in the final but don't expect to see him in Red and Blue next year unless there's a yellow stripe as well. On the other hand I am very pleased with the progress of the Port Adelaide juniors. The defence is solid, Clive will go around again with good support from Brad Mercer and Jordan Barham up forward, and there are a couple of nice pacy inclusions through the midfield, eg. Isaac Weetra.

Port to finish Top 3 and from there anything can happen in the finals.

[Broadie]

Port to finish Top 3 and from there anything can happen in the finals.

I hope you're right, but as they say, only time will tell.

[Peterxtc]

A bit of fun I Know but way to early for this stuff.

[Macca19]

Expectation this year must be to win a couple of finals.

Missing the finals would spell the end to Ginevers job.

[NO-MERCY]

Magpies to finish 4th or 5th, will just scrape into the Finals again.

I'd agree with that, hard to know where we will finish next year before knowing full ins and outs but i would expect the club to make finals, but not do enough to make top 3.

I would expect Norwood to be top 3 next year, especially if they pick up a quality key forward.

I actually go completely the opposite. Taylor Walker tore us a big one in the final but don't expect to see him in Red and Blue next year unless there's a yellow stripe as well. On the other hand I am very pleased with the progress of the Port Adelaide juniors. The defence is solid, Clive will go around again with good support from Brad Mercer and Jordan Barham up forward, and there are a couple of nice pacy inclusions through the midfield, eg. Isaac Weetra.

Port to finish Top 3 and from there anything can happen in the finals.

Are you beenreal?

[Dog_ger]

Good to hear.

Sounds like a one eyed wharfie supporter

Gotta find a fit Byron who want's to play first

[stampy]

i have a feeling the blues may drop a notch or 2, i will go out on a limb and say that north and the eagles may replace norwood and port in the 5, and i would love to see a gf without the dogs there - just for a change, hopefully the tiges can break their 23 drought

[beenreal]

Magpies to finish 4th or 5th, will just scrape into the Finals again.

I'd agree with that, hard to know where we will finish next year before knowing full ins and outs but i would expect the club to make finals, but not do enough to make top 3.

I would expect Norwood to be top 3 next year, especially if they pick up a quality key forward.

I actually go completely the opposite. Taylor Walker tore us a big one in the final but don't expect to see him in Red and Blue next year unless there's a yellow stripe as well. On the other hand I am very pleased with the progress of the Port Adelaide juniors. The defence is solid, Clive will go around again with good support from Brad Mercer and Jordan Barham up forward, and there are a couple of nice pacy inclusions through the midfield, eg. Isaac Weetra.

Port to finish Top 3 and from there anything can happen in the finals.

Are you beenreal?

Yep, that's my name buddy. Don't wear it out.

Why shouldn't Port be confident of progressing through the finals. They were 4th come end of the minor round last season, certainly haven't gone backwards in personnel, and are doing some selective recruiting to improve the squad.

Proud of the past. Confident of the future.

[topsywaldron]

Why shouldn't Port be confident of progressing through the finals.

Because they don't actually win finals anymore? Just a guess mind you.

[beenreal]

Yeah I forgot, Norwood has been just soooo impressive over the last decade!

Available now for Christmas:

Norwood Football Club: The Commemorative DVD Boxed Set
1998- 2008, "The Decade of Nothing"

[dash61]

I hate to see our DVD of Westies highlights lol, suppose there was a loss to Centrals in a GF

Going out on a limb, pooh canning Norwoods when a club like Ports has failed to flatter in recent times either, You would nearly put both sides efforts on even par being fair from a nuetral party.

Both clubs in 2008 really improved and are back to the heights we more expect

[topsywaldron]

You're right Beenreal. Those two Elimination Final losses of Port's this century are a staggering achievement to be envied.