Rik E Boy wrote:Port v Melbourne an interesting game. For me it's an absolute must win game for Melbourne. Yes, the match is away from home but Port have more than their fair share of injuries and if the Demons are fair dinkum they should win the game. The way they have been playing this season is also well set up to counter Port's strength. While Port have improved and it's no longer Dixon or nothing, Dixon remains massively important and the defenders are still on song even though the Demons have dropped three of their last five.
A lot will depend on Melbourne using their brains for a change. They are too short up front and Viney is holding them back massively. He's added nothing since being brought back into the side and they are starting to struggling to win in the centre. Demons midfield was trash and if they get beaten in there again they won't kick a score and Port are a free scoring team, especially if they can get an early lead at home.
Sorry Porties but I'm picking you and my tipping is trash.
regards,
REB
Big game for both sides. Melbourne need to stop the slide or the top 4 spot they've worked to get could slip away quickly, Melbourne have Port this week away, in 3 weeks the Bulldogs, followed by West Coast away and finish with Geelong. Hawthorn, Gold Coast and Adelaide their other three. They could win them all, could drop 4 of them.
Port have the chance to take a scalp and work towards a top 4 spot with St Kilda, Collingwood, GWS, Adelaide and Carlton before finishing with the Bulldogs giving us a real shot at a top 4 finish. If we can knock of Melbourne, go to 12-4 with Butters, Duursma and Clurey back in the next week or two then Fantasia and Jones not far behind we can look at a top 4 finish.
Whichever side wins on Thursday looks forward with confidence, whichever side loses could miss the top 4. Huge game.
A scalp? Does this mean you rate them and I don't ha ha. Used to be the other way around..
Port have the chance to take a scalp and work towards a top 4 spot with St Kilda, Collingwood, GWS, Adelaide and Carlton before finishing with the Bulldogs giving us a real shot at a top 4 finish. If we can knock of Melbourne, go to 12-4 with Butters, Duursma and Clurey back in the next week or two then Fantasia and Jones not far behind we can look at a top 4 finish.
Whichever side wins on Thursday looks forward with confidence, whichever side loses could miss the top 4. Huge game.
A lot hinges on Boak's availability this week IMO, he may not be captain but he's our leader and barometer.
I'm excited about getting Butters, Duursma and Clurey back, I'd be more inclined to leave Fantasia out, I'm not sold that he's in our best 22 and apart from showing slight glimpses from time to time, he's not someone we need.
We have Rozee, Motlop, Georgiadis and SPP that play similar roles and play them with similar or more consistency, we have Mayes, Bergman and Frederick who we are putting time in to for development for similar roles, I was excited about Fanta coming here but he's been a disappointment.
I'd keep Jones in the SANFL for a couple of weeks too upon return, he too has fizzled out since bursting on to the scene, we need to find the right line between development and gifting games.
Thursday July 8 Port Adelaide v Melbourne, 7:40pm at Adelaide Oval
Friday July 9 Essendon v Adelaide Crows, 7:50pm at Marvel Stadium
Saturday July 10 Carlton v Geelong Cats, 1:45pm at the MCG Hawthorn v Fremantle, 4:35pm at UTAS Stadium Brisbane Lions v St Kilda, Gabba (pending government approval)*
Sunday July 11 GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, 1:10pm at Mars Stadium Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans, 3:20pm at Marvel Stadium Richmond v Collingwood, 4:40pm at the MCG
Monday July 12 West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne, night slot (potentially 8:10pm) at Optus Stadium
Port have the chance to take a scalp and work towards a top 4 spot with St Kilda, Collingwood, GWS, Adelaide and Carlton before finishing with the Bulldogs giving us a real shot at a top 4 finish. If we can knock of Melbourne, go to 12-4 with Butters, Duursma and Clurey back in the next week or two then Fantasia and Jones not far behind we can look at a top 4 finish.
Whichever side wins on Thursday looks forward with confidence, whichever side loses could miss the top 4. Huge game.
A lot hinges on Boak's availability this week IMO, he may not be captain but he's our leader and barometer.
I'm excited about getting Butters, Duursma and Clurey back, I'd be more inclined to leave Fantasia out, I'm not sold that he's in our best 22 and apart from showing slight glimpses from time to time, he's not someone we need.
We have Rozee, Motlop, Georgiadis and SPP that play similar roles and play them with similar or more consistency, we have Mayes, Bergman and Frederick who we are putting time in to for development for similar roles, I was excited about Fanta coming here but he's been a disappointment.
I'd keep Jones in the SANFL for a couple of weeks too upon return, he too has fizzled out since bursting on to the scene, we need to find the right line between development and gifting games.
Used to be the other way around..
