Round 18 - live scores, discussion & confabbing.

[Jim05]

Daniher a late out with a shoulder injury

[Jim05]

Port getting a fair ride by the umps but Westhoff misses from 15 straight infront

[mal]

Half time
7-6 Port Adelaide
5-5 Melbourne

Good fight back by The Dees kicking the last few goals of the quarter
Port need to address their suspect back line after half time
I had thought pre-game that Port would only need to score 9 goals to ensure victory
Perhaps 10 or 11 wins this game

10-12 Port Adelaide
10-9 Melbourne

Lucky win
Ports skill level was well below their standard

[dedja]

Port getting a fair ride by the umps but Westhoff misses from 15 straight infront

Dees were robbed, Port gifted a few frees.

[mal]

Port getting a fair ride by the umps but Westhoff misses from 15 straight infront

Dees were robbed, Port gifted a few frees.

Agree
Port had the better of the umpiring decisions
Port did not deserve to win

The Westoff freebie,in the last qtr , where he kicked a point , was a soft free
There were more obvious freebies not paid than that

[woodublieve12]

Well used port

[Jim05]

Port getting a fair ride by the umps but Westhoff misses from 15 straight infront

Dees were robbed, Port gifted a few frees.

That one to Wingard on the 3/4 time siren was as soft as butter. Instead of the Dees leading at the last break they went in behind

[cennals05]

Port absolutely gifted that game. The umpiring was a disgrace.

[dedja]

there were 2 holding the ball rules as well.

[cennals05]

It was completely bewildering. I have never seen the interpretation of rules change so much from one side to the other. Port did not deserve that win.

[helicopterking]

I expect not to hear from any port fans about umpiring again this year!

[mal]

WB V ES
Have backed over 174.5 match points [Both sides combined]
So hoping for a goal scoring extravaganza
I predict 199 points kicked for the match

TIP
Dons by 24 points

[Phantom Gossiper]

Pathetic crowd, better roll out the tarps.
Cant wait to hear all the excuses from the front running Port fans

Pathetic crowd? 38, 000 still a decent turn out, can't expect to get 45+ every bloody game

[carey]

Umpiring was a disgrace all day Melbourne had clearly the better of it in the first half then the umps see the numbers at halftime and like every other game go out in the second half and over compensate happens every week.

Umpires aside Port were nothing short of pathetic simple skill errors, non effort, simply refusing to chase and the most important of all we were out worked by a bunch of C graders.

Keep this up were out in straight sets.

[carey]

Pathetic crowd, better roll out the tarps.
Cant wait to hear all the excuses from the front running Port fans

38,000

Playing Melbourne lunchtime Sunday?

You idiot........

[Phantom Gossiper]

I don't understand the holding the ball rule anymore. Seems you can try and break tackles, drop the ball, leave it on the ground or hand it off to a team mate and it's ok, but if you flop on the ball and it stays there for a period of time it's holding the ball?

I can't understand the eternity players are given to try and break the tackles or get the ball out as well.

[helicopterking]

Laughable watching O'Shea and Pittard today, shanked over 50% of their kicks out of defence today.

[mal]

WB 0-0
ES 0-0
After 11 seconds

[carey]

Pathetic crowd, better roll out the tarps.
Cant wait to hear all the excuses from the front running Port fans

38,000

Playing Melbourne lunchtime Sunday?

You idiot........

Fact you have 21,000 more members than Port yet you Average only 3,000 more to your games as 'The so called biggest drawing club' back under your rock idiot.

[carey]

Laughable watching O'Shea and Pittard today, shanked over 50% of their kicks out of defence today.

Couldn't agree more what a joke they are.

Trengrove, Carlile say hello