Port Adelaide 2015 / 2016 Discussion

[Atto]

I heard this morning that Alipate Carlile is gone for this week. So I'd expect DBJ to make an appearance and fix our shoddy backline.

[elephants]

Picked Aaron Young out of my fantasy draft pool. Dunno much about him other than the fact he was maligned by Power fans I know.

If he can kick 4.2 in a 58 point showdown loss, I assume he's a good chance for 10 if Port smash the Bombers.

[PowerBug]

Picked Aaron Young out of my fantasy draft pool. Dunno much about him other than the fact he was maligned by Power fans I know.

If he can kick 4.2 in a 58 point showdown loss, I assume he's a good chance for 10 if Port smash the Bombers.

After that performance and with Wingard out he should stay close to goals and hopefully kick goals.

Only trouble is at this stage are we any better than Melbourne?


Was at Adelaide Oval just recently (like an hour ago) and Essendon were out there. Goddard was doing nothing, he was literally standing at the race having pot shots at goal whilst the rest of the team were involved in circle work and in close handball drills. Cooney and number 30? (Is that Langford? idk Essendon that well) were just doing kick ins and didn't join the rest of the team after that.

[powersuperkents]

Picked Aaron Young out of my fantasy draft pool. Dunno much about him other than the fact he was maligned by Power fans I know.

If he can kick 4.2 in a 58 point showdown loss, I assume he's a good chance for 10 if Port smash the Bombers.

After that performance and with Wingard out he should stay close to goals and hopefully kick goals.

Only trouble is at this stage are we any better than Melbourne?


Was at Adelaide Oval just recently (like an hour ago) and Essendon were out there. Goddard was doing nothing, he was literally standing at the race having pot shots at goal whilst the rest of the team were involved in circle work and in close handball drills. Cooney and number 30? (Is that Langford? idk Essendon that well) were just doing kick ins and didn't join the rest of the team after that.

I actually see us losing tomorrow  :-\

I would never bet/tip against the Power, but I'm going into this game with low expectations

It really looks like something is wrong with the team and if it's the gameplan (which it probably is) we are in a lot of trouble. I think the world of our players, but objectively, a lot of them have only been good due to Hinkley's gameplan (Jonas is the best example of this). If the gameplan fails (which it is) we see that some of these players are well below AFL standard (why Monfries didn't seem like a great loss until now - I may criticise him, but he is a player who can compete at the top level). It's going to be difficult to change the gameplan because players like Jonas et al. won't be able to keep up (I actually think players like Impey & Pittard may benefit from it).

It's a tough situation because the gameplan is failing, however if we ditch the gameplan a lot of weak-links (i.e. inferior players) will be exposed.

Regarding Aaron Young, I'm pretty sure he was drafted as a half-forward flanker (my consistent criticisms of him have always been when he's playing as an inside mid - maybe that has been the problem for him since 2013, because I remember him doing quite well at HFF when we beat Geelong in 2014 - other than that I've only seen him in the midfield, and he just lacks basic decision-making skills in the contest).

I think that if we are going to continue the gameplan against Essendon we might as well give DBJ (or 2nd Pittard) a run - it will be a guaranteed shootout if that's the case (it will be tough without Schulz & Wingard though - I'm not convinced on Dixon so far, as a Chelsea FC supporter in the EPL, I see a lot of similarities between us getting Dixon and Chelsea getting Torres back in 2011)  :-\ 

[powersuperkents]

Dixon reassured tonight (still need to see how he plays on Phil Davis and Lonergan)

A good first quarter but still not convincing

Gray & Pittard have easily been our best two players this season

Boak still disappointing (Gray had 22 contested possessions, conversely Boak had 22 possessions)

I'm actually liking Aaron Young up forward (fills the Monfries void) - I hated him in the midfield but he's finally in his suited role

Amon looked good while DBJ was promising as a 2nd Pittard

Hopefully we get Wingard & Hartlett back next week

Wines & Polly stepped us as well (Ebert's effort was good but he relies too much on athleticism and he still lacks judgement)

Cannot read too much into the game because those last 3 quarters were shower and our first quarter effort may not work against a structured team (which comprise 16 other teams in the comp.)

We'll see how we go against GWS & hopefully we can get the win and continue building momentum for the Geelong-ANZAC clash

[PowerBug]

Carlile and Trengove are lockdown defenders which SHOULD be common knowledge. Hombsch plays on the 3rd tall, Impey on the best small. Broadbent plays loose at all times. You then have Pittard running down one wing and Polec down the other.

Sit Charlie Dixon at full forward with Chad Wingard. Park the two of them there for the majority of the game 2v2, we will win this contest 9/10 times either by Charlie using his body and winning, the ball spilling to the ground and Chad will always win, or by Chad taking Mark of the Millenium over Charlie Dixon. Schulz and Westhoff lead up the ground to isolate the other two and Schulz is great on the lead. Jake Neade can play but he's not in the best 18, Aaron Young played well enough (Despite being a potato at times) to be on the field as that medium forward type player. He also looked bigger than the 81kgs the Port website suggests, I like that.



I just hope we don't stuff up this Friday night, we need to come out and belt the Bombers to prove a point.

So all this actually happened which makes me wonder whether Hinkley just reads this thread to get his advice. It owuld explain the start to the season coz nothing was posted here hahaha ;D



Now for GWS

[powersuperkents]

Another fine example of our off-field success since Kochie & Keith Thomas arrived  :)

What a turnaround from 2012

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2016-04-14/power-to-play-in-china

Now, to replicate this form on-the-field...  :P

[PowerBug]

Move aside Collingwood, Port Adelaide will have 1 billion members next year :P

[powersuperkents]

Move aside Collingwood, Port Adelaide will have 1 billion members next year :P

In that case, Collingwood need to change their nickname because it conflicts with our SANFL team  :P

[PowerBug]

Move aside Collingwood, Port Adelaide will have 1 billion members next year :P

In that case, Collingwood need to change their nickname because it conflicts with our SANFL team  :P

And their colours. They can be Grey and Pink or something. ;)

[Gigantor]

Move aside Collingwood, Port Adelaide will have 1 billion members next year :P

In that case, Collingwood need to change their nickname because it conflicts with our SANFL team  :P

And their colours. They can be Grey and Pink or something. ;)

Pink and Gray Galahs?

[powersuperkents]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/shanghaibased-tycoon-gui-goujie-to-pump-millions-of-dollars-into-power/news-story/8f47db2b55556dca06c1967265310cf5

Gui Goujie becomes biggest benefactor in Port Adelaide’s 146-year history

"Gui’s multi-million dollar support of the Power for the next three years puts his contribution to the club in line with AFL major sponsorship deals â€" such as the seven-figure cheque Port Adelaide collects from French carmaker Renault"

"Gui’s unprecedented individual backing of the Power â€" and wish to bankroll the AFL’s presence in China â€" follows his visits to Adelaide last year when he attended a Port Adelaide match at Adelaide Oval. His commitment to the Power was sealed in the season-closer against Fremantle" - We have to thank Ross Lyon for resting his players

“Port Adelaide deserve a pat on the back - this is an extraordinary turn around from the tough times at the club” - Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith


PAFC captains (past and present) must be feeling good right now - Hopefully this motivates Boak because, besides kicking the first goal in every game, he's been quite abysmal this season

[Grazz]

Koch'y is a clever man. When Port appointed him I remember saying to myself, well done you have more than your average club chairman.

[powersuperkents]

Just disgusting...

Performance on the field today completely outweighs anything we've done off-the-field...

If the club sings 'Never Tear Us Apart' before our game against Geelong next week, I can assure you that the rest of the competition will be laughing at us.

Hinkley should really be on thin ice at this point. The club has one game plan and it doesn't work anymore. Either change it or, if he can't, find a new coach.

Since Voss moved in our midfield has gone from contested kings, to no contest whatsoever. I think it's about time we got a midfield coach who was at the same standard as Voss' predecessor, may he rest in peace.

[PowerBug]

Looks like Byrne-Jones will get games over Impey as well, he was good today.


Jasper Pittard should be leading our B&F at this stage, been superb.