Well they are now 3 players down if we were ever going to pinch one tonight is it. I just dont see who is going to stand up and win the game. Steele doesnt look fit, has no drive on that strapped knee. Ross & Garcia are tagging but both have hardly touched it. Windhager always looks under pressu...

Umpiring???

Apart from Wilkie I dont think our defenders watch the ball in flight enough.

How many dropped marks and fumbled receives. Port have us physically intimidated abd our blokes are expecting pressure thats not there.

Thats the difference they have out marked us all over the ground. Aparrt from Caminiti our forwards havent looked like marking a high ball. Why RTB keeps playing Sharman is beyond me.

1/2 its time to move Battle forward swap him with Sharman or sub Sharman out for Hastie.

That kick into the middle from defence is a coaching directive and its a shocker.

The karma gods smiled on us that quarter with Port missing so many shots. If we can clean up our over use of handball across the half forward line we will be much better.

What is going on with our switching kicks out of defence?

Why do we always allow spare defenders in our F50. Ports tall defenders just hold our blokes out while the flankers mark uncontested.

A good post Nostalgic but the close losses do hide some significant shortcomings. There is no doubt apart from the Bulldogs game the group are having a red hot go. But as we have learnt over the past decade effort only gets teams so far. We have three major issues IMO - 1.Our midfield remains our ac...

I think the AFL have flooged the Thursday night games to death. Mid week families and even busy working individuals are not going to turn out to games to watch the footy we have been playing. It is not pretty and hardly inspiring supporters to flock to games I dont blame them. If the club wants supp...

I was at training today, Hammer definitely has issues with his strapped left shoulder. In tackling drills he would grimace and after the drill he would rub his shoulder. In match sim he was competitive but after each contest he would bend forward and hang his left arm down. He seems to have full mo...

WellardSaint wrote: ↑Wed 24 Apr 2024 2:20pm When I read the first few paragraphs, i coulda sworn it was a parody.

Who speaks like that?

Agree it was corporate waffle its a shame others cant see through it...he is full of it. There is no doubt he is a very good tactical coach, but every thing else around him smells IMO.

I used to look forward to Lyon's conferences, not now I think he is full of sh*t and has conned a lot of people for a long time. Tactically wise he is a good coach but the clubs player injury and load management under his tutelage is nothing but putrid.

Bruce G McAbee wrote: ↑Tue 23 Apr 2024 6:09pm Paddy Dow is no longer on the injured list.

More good news he is playing this week.