Round 19, predictions, live scores, shit canning & results.

[Jim05]

11/8. 5th. Second best percentage.

Thank **** morrel wasn't here in '11 and '12.

I was!

I was actually less critical then as I knew we were knackered and had systemic issues within the club that were going to take a long time to resolve. We were under resourced, had a very green coach and a bunch of kids.

None of those things are the case now.

Maybe you over rate your list. I think mid tier is about right for the players you have

[Booney]

11/8. 5th. Second best percentage.

Thank **** morrel wasn't here in '11 and '12.

I was!

I was actually less critical then as I knew we were knackered and had systemic issues within the club that were going to take a long time to resolve. We were under resourced, had a very green coach and a bunch of kids.

None of those things are the case now.

Maybe you over rate your list. I think mid tier is about right for the players you have

This is exactly the case. We've got a handful of elite talent but after our best 12-14 we drop away, thus the continual in-and-out roundabout of the same handful of fringe talent.

[Jim05]

11/8. 5th. Second best percentage.

Thank **** morrel wasn't here in '11 and '12.

I was!

I was actually less critical then as I knew we were knackered and had systemic issues within the club that were going to take a long time to resolve. We were under resourced, had a very green coach and a bunch of kids.

None of those things are the case now.

Maybe you over rate your list. I think mid tier is about right for the players you have

This is exactly the case. We've got a handful of elite talent but after our best 12-14 we drop away, thus the continual in-and-out roundabout of the same handful of fringe talent.

Ken seems a lot like Woosha though. Revolves the same blokes around that roundabout. We have kids doing well in the VFL but you just know it will be Hocking, Stanton or Howlett that comes in for Fantasia and Merrett. Sooner or later you surely have to say this bloke has had enough chances time to try something else. Ken seems to follow his philosophy

[Wedgie]

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[bennymacca]

This discussion seems like it should relate to a side sitting 15th not 5th.

The crows have been written off after every loss! And we sit 6 points clear on top.

GWS Richmond and Geelong have too at various stages.

And that's just the top four. Anything further down and you are a shit side haha

[MW]

We quickly forget Bulldogs won the flag from 7th last year...
The most even season on record (? not sure) so just make the eight and have a crack!

[Wedgie]

Im not writing GWS off, tneyve yet to hit form and sit second!

[stan]

This discussion seems like it should relate to a side sitting 15th not 5th.

The crows have been written off after every loss! And we sit 6 points clear on top.

GWS Richmond and Geelong have too at various stages.

And that's just the top four. Anything further down and you are a shit side haha

Honestly the crows have really been the only consistent team.

Although Richmond have had there Richmond moments they are holding steady at the moment.

[Booney]

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AFL Nuffies page, simply brilliant.

[MW]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

[Jase]

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The era of the "Instant Outrage", it's a race to see who can be outraged first, don't worry about facts, just get outraged...

[stan]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Relatively speaking then?

[bennymacca]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Relatively speaking then?

We haven't been unbeatable but have been the most consistent team for sure

[bertiebeatle]

By your own admission you don't watch the Magpies, perhaps do yourself and those who read your posts on here a favor. Get out there and watch a match and then tell me who deserves to come up into the AFL ranks, if not, your opinion isn't an educated one IMO. It's one built on half a picture and that's not sufficient enough to make judgement calls on. Not in my view.

We wouldn't know, because half the players that have played well in the magpies still don't get a call up. There are plenty of people that do go to Magpies games that very much agree with my viewpoint - you also don't need to go to Mars to know it's red.

It's been proven countless times how form in one doesn't always correlate to form in the other. There have been numerous times where Hinkley could have brought in player x or player y after a solid week or two and he chose to back the status quo. Some players have the skill set to dominate at SANFL level but have no upside to improve at AFL level. Some players are the exact opposite, they will lift and play at whatever level they're playing at.

Howard should have been played.
Eddy should have been played.
Neade should never of been played.
Frampton should have been played.
Pittard should have never been bought back in.
Houston should never have been dropped (x2).
Austin should never of been played.

These examples continue on for days.

There have been structural, selection, cultural and mental issues at Port all season. Many posters have tried to explain this to you and others but have routinely been told that all is well. It's not. Change is needed - Hinkley, Nicks and Voss out to start.

"Howard should have been played" - Where would you have played him?

I am sorry Morrell, but you and all the other comments i have read online are just way off. Everyone was over the moon when Monfries was selected on Friday, now everyone is slamming Hinkley for picking him. Yesterday, another tall would have made no difference what so ever. It was a wet day, we didn't need another tall. The reason why Dixon was outnumbered was more because we couldn't win the ball around the ground and had to just bang it forward to with hold some pressure. Pittard was just about best on last week, yet he should never have come back in??

The reason Young and these other guys keep getting re-cycled and are in and out of the team is they go back to the Maggies and dominate. What is Hinkley meant to do? Pick a kid that is getting 15-20 touches over someone collecting 30 just because he is a kid? We are sitting in the 8, we have to be picking 22 blokes that are performing. Impey will have to drop out this week and young will as well. But if they go back to the maggies and collect 30 touches for the next couple of weeks and dominate, how do you not pick them over someone else? I still go with the fact that we don't need another tall. Yesterday i thought we went into the game with the right balance with Trengove going back and having a smaller forward line due to the conditions. Our forward line couldn't make an impact as our midfield was terrible and we just got absolutely hammered in the middle. Felt sorry for Charlie yesterday as i thought he played well when he had the chance. Don't know what happened in the last quarter as i left and didn't pay too much attention after quarter time so happy to be proven wrong about our structure yesterday but from what i watched, that wasn't the issue

[gossipgirl]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Relatively speaking then?

We haven't been unbeatable but have been the most consistent team for sure

absolute bullocks ... Sydney are by a mile ... well so far

[woodublieve12]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Relatively speaking then?

We haven't been unbeatable but have been the most consistent team for sure

absolute bullocks ... Sydney are by a mile ... well so far

How is starting the season 0-6 constitute as most consistent side in the comp by a mile?

[MW]

consistently shit, and then consistently good

[Brodlach]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Relatively speaking then?

We haven't been unbeatable but have been the most consistent team for sure

absolute bullocks ... Sydney are by a mile ... well so far

How is starting the season 0-6 constitute as most consistent side in the comp by a mile?[/quote]


Consistantly bad weeks 1-6, then consistanly good weeks 7-19

[bennymacca]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Relatively speaking then?

We haven't been unbeatable but have been the most consistent team for sure

absolute bullocks ... Sydney are by a mile ... well so far

they dropped the first 6!!

i guess they did have some consistency about them then too, just consistently bad.

How can a statement that the top side by a game and a half also being the most consistent be "absolute bollocks"

anyway, we are arguing over semantics. The crows are top and anything less than a grand final appearance should be seen as a huge failure from here

[Dutchy]

Consistent is not being thrashed by North Melbourne and Melbourne, and losing to an out of form Hawthorn and drawing against Collingwood.

Crows need a big scalp interstate, they have failed in Geelong and have played ordinary at the MCG this year.

Beat up Brisbane, Gold Coast and Melbourne away. Apart from that no significant victories.

Not sure how they avoided a Sydney trip this year.

Should make the GF from here, but may get to MCG and still have a ? mark against them.