AFL Round 8

[dedja]

I don’t support either side, but it seems that we’ve basically had only post match analysis from Crows supporters so far, so would be good to hear from the Port side (granted, Vamos has stepped up, apologies to anyone else who may have).

Anyone? Come out from under those rocks.

[Eagles2014]

Rozee's selection whilst in hindsight was poor, didn't cost Port the match last night.

Bad kicking for goal cost them the match. First quarter 20-8 Inside 50's, dominated play, Crows kick 5 goals from those 8 entries, Port wasted so many opportunities. Even in last quarter should have pinched it with McEntee and JHF missing would have got margin back to a goal with all the momentum.

[MW]

Rozee's selection whilst in hindsight was poor, didn't cost Port the match last night.

Bad kicking for goal cost them the match. First quarter 20-8 Inside 50's, dominated play, Crows kick 5 goals from those 8 entries, Port wasted so many opportunities. Even in last quarter should have pinched it with McEntee and JHF missing would have got margin back to a goal with all the momentum.

Yes but its a pattern not an event which would indicate they are not good enough in this space, but the Crows backs put enormous pressure on Ports forwards that can affect goal kicking as well.

[Dutchy]

I still blame Ken. He makes the ultimate decision if they get picked or not. Just because the medical team may say he's ok to go, the coach can use some brains and think "hang on, we have a hammy issue here, he's having a week or two off to be safe"

Kens takes the blame, but he doesn't make this decision, if the S&C team say your best player is 100% and ready to go how do you over rule that?

You reckon Chris Scott would have overruled it?

No

[bertiebeatle1]

Rozee's selection whilst in hindsight was poor, didn't cost Port the match last night.

Bad kicking for goal cost them the match. First quarter 20-8 Inside 50's, dominated play, Crows kick 5 goals from those 8 entries, Port wasted so many opportunities. Even in last quarter should have pinched it with McEntee and JHF missing would have got margin back to a goal with all the momentum.

Need to have a look at where a lot of the shots were taken & a lot of rushed points, the goal kicking issue is being over hyped. More of a concern is losing the same way when our ball movement becomes stifled & we do not have any answers off slow play entries. Add to that a lot of shots are taken from outside the V, makes it hard to convert compared to when the Crows kicked the first 5 just breaking our zone wide open.

Same tiresome issue that has been happening for the whole of Hinkley's tenure. When teams are able to stop our run & carry, we look like D Graders & we cannot get decent entries.

Off slow play, need Dixon to be the one leading to the pocket/flanks as the get out of jail and the athletic lead up fwds need to the ones going up the middle of the fwd 50 as they are the ones that can generate some spacing. It was evident early on that JHF or Rozee needed to go to FF to offer a different look down there as it opened the fwd 50, no idea why they waited to the last qtr. A Chad Cornes & Hinkley special.

[Bum Crack]

I still blame Ken. He makes the ultimate decision if they get picked or not. Just because the medical team may say he's ok to go, the coach can use some brains and think "hang on, we have a hammy issue here, he's having a week or two off to be safe"

Kens takes the blame, but he doesn't make this decision, if the S&C team say your best player is 100% and ready to go how do you over rule that?

You reckon Chris Scott would have overruled it?

No

[amber_fluid]

Rozee's selection whilst in hindsight was poor, didn't cost Port the match last night.

Bad kicking for goal cost them the match. First quarter 20-8 Inside 50's, dominated play, Crows kick 5 goals from those 8 entries, Port wasted so many opportunities. Even in last quarter should have pinched it with McEntee and JHF missing would have got margin back to a goal with all the momentum.

Need to have a look at where a lot of the shots were taken & a lot of rushed points, the goal kicking issue is being over hyped. More of a concern is losing the same way when our ball movement becomes stifled & we do not have any answers off slow play entries. Add to that a lot of shots are taken from outside the V, makes it hard to convert compared to when the Crows kicked the first 5 just breaking our zone wide open.

Same tiresome issue that has been happening for the whole of Hinkley's tenure. When teams are able to stop our run & carry, we look like D Graders & we cannot get decent entries.

Off slow play, need Dixon to be the one leading to the pocket/flanks as the get out of jail and the athletic lead up fwds need to the ones going up the middle of the fwd 50 as they are the ones that can generate some spacing. It was evident early on that JHF or Rozee needed to go to FF to offer a different look down there as it opened the fwd 50, no idea why they waited to the last qtr. A Chad Cornes & Hinkley special.

Only going to get worse when Dixon retires at years end.
I’d be bringing in Finlayson for Marshall as Marshall to me offers very little against the big bodied defenders.
Georgiadis is a space cadet but does offer that X factor at times.

[MW]

I disagree. Dixon retiring is going to transform that forward line and give them a better look at it. The perceived belief in Dixon has ruined Port for years, banging it long on top of his head because "King Charlie", "Big Charlie" will mark and goal. They rest on the "but Charlie brings it to ground" mentality but clubs have switched onto that and pressure their small forwards enough to reduce their impact (hence all the behinds not goals from rushed attempts).

Three talls in Marshall, Georgiadis, Lord are much more dynamic than Dixon, Marshall, Finlayson and will get more mark and set shots from those three in the future.

[Dutchy]

I disagree. Dixon retiring is going to transform that forward line and give them a better look at it. The perceived belief in Dixon has ruined Port for years, banging it long on top of his head because "King Charlie", "Big Charlie" will mark and goal. They rest on the "but Charlie brings it to ground" mentality but clubs have switched onto that and pressure their small forwards enough to reduce their impact (hence all the behinds not goals from rushed attempts).

Three talls in Marshall, Georgiadis, Lord are much more dynamic than Dixon, Marshall, Finlayson and will get more mark and set shots from those three in the future.

Spot on, I get smashed by Port fans who always defend Dixon, but they have other options on their list but Kenny refuses to change. Dixon playing hasn't helped the development of their other talls.

[amber_fluid]

I disagree. Dixon retiring is going to transform that forward line and give them a better look at it. The perceived belief in Dixon has ruined Port for years, banging it long on top of his head because "King Charlie", "Big Charlie" will mark and goal. They rest on the "but Charlie brings it to ground" mentality but clubs have switched onto that and pressure their small forwards enough to reduce their impact (hence all the behinds not goals from rushed attempts).

Three talls in Marshall, Georgiadis, Lord are much more dynamic than Dixon, Marshall, Finlayson and will get more mark and set shots from those three in the future.

Port aren’t playing finals anytime soon if they’re relying on Marshall, Lord and Georgiadis.
All 3 are that 3rd forward so they’ll need another big forward when Dixon goes.

Marshall looks slow and uninterested at times this year

[LaughingKookaburra]

Rozee's selection whilst in hindsight was poor, didn't cost Port the match last night.

Bad kicking for goal cost them the match. First quarter 20-8 Inside 50's, dominated play, Crows kick 5 goals from those 8 entries, Port wasted so many opportunities. Even in last quarter should have pinched it with McEntee and JHF missing would have got margin back to a goal with all the momentum.

Don’t agree with that. You’re not winning many games of footy when you give the opposition a 4 goal head start in front of 40,000+ of their own fans. Hats off to Nicks who slammed the gate shut after they pinched the early lead and made Port work hard for everything for the remainder of the match.

[mots02]

The sun is certainly shining brightly today and the bird song seems extra melodious.

[am Bays]

I don’t support either side, but it seems that we’ve basically had only post match analysis from Crows supporters so far, so would be good to hear from the Port side (granted, Vamos has stepped up, apologies to anyone else who may have).

Anyone? Come out from under those rocks.

Mate, I think the interweb network collapsed in the greater Port Adelaide Enfield Council area about midnight last night due to overload on the socials

Telstra are working on the repairs as we speak. Expect it back up after Ports next game....

[cracka]

I only saw the 2nd half last night but I watched the Crows beat Carlton a few weeks back.
Are the crows back on track and finals bound?

No. Those 2 wins they were outplayed, just bad kicking for goal by Carlton & Port lost them the games. If the holding the ball against Draper was called & Tex kicked a goal it would have been bad kicking by Essendon that lost them that game. In reality Crows have only had 1 win where they've outplayed the opposition. Not good enough for making finals

[valleys07]

I don’t support either side, but it seems that we’ve basically had only post match analysis from Crows supporters so far, so would be good to hear from the Port side (granted, Vamos has stepped up, apologies to anyone else who may have).

Anyone? Come out from under those rocks.

LOL.

Copy the post game analysis from any Port Adelaide loss over the past 7 years and paste it here. The glove fits.

Sack the useless pr*ck, already.

[woodublieve12]

I only saw the 2nd half last night but I watched the Crows beat Carlton a few weeks back.
Are the crows back on track and finals bound?

No. Those 2 wins they were outplayed, just bad kicking for goal by Carlton & Port lost them the games. If the holding the ball against Draper was called & Tex kicked a goal it would have been bad kicking by Essendon that lost them that game. In reality Crows have only had 1 win where they've outplayed the opposition. Not good enough for making finals

Don't think you were out played. You were the better team.

[MW]

I only saw the 2nd half last night but I watched the Crows beat Carlton a few weeks back.
Are the crows back on track and finals bound?

No. Those 2 wins they were outplayed, just bad kicking for goal by Carlton & Port lost them the games. If the holding the ball against Draper was called & Tex kicked a goal it would have been bad kicking by Essendon that lost them that game. In reality Crows have only had 1 win where they've outplayed the opposition. Not good enough for making finals

Don't think you were out played. You were the better team.

Agreed. Didnt see the Carlton game, but last night we were definitely the better team.

[amber_fluid]

I only saw the 2nd half last night but I watched the Crows beat Carlton a few weeks back.
Are the crows back on track and finals bound?

No. Those 2 wins they were outplayed, just bad kicking for goal by Carlton & Port lost them the games. If the holding the ball against Draper was called & Tex kicked a goal it would have been bad kicking by Essendon that lost them that game. In reality Crows have only had 1 win where they've outplayed the opposition. Not good enough for making finals

Don't think you were out played. You were the better team.

I’m with you. I hate to admit it but the Crows deserved the win against the Blues.

[amber_fluid]

I don’t support either side, but it seems that we’ve basically had only post match analysis from Crows supporters so far, so would be good to hear from the Port side (granted, Vamos has stepped up, apologies to anyone else who may have).

Anyone? Come out from under those rocks.

Vamos is busy reheating his left over dimmies as he fell asleep at half time like most Power supporters.

[Dutchy]

I don’t support either side, but it seems that we’ve basically had only post match analysis from Crows supporters so far, so would be good to hear from the Port side (granted, Vamos has stepped up, apologies to anyone else who may have).

Anyone? Come out from under those rocks.

LOL.

Copy the post game analysis from any Port Adelaide loss over the past 7 years and paste it here. The glove fits.

Sack the useless pr*ck, already.

Seen this movie before?