Week three Finals - Prelims

[JanLorMill]

In Adelaide and weren?t travelling well at that stage. We did beat the Swans though. Either way we could beat these teams.We just turn up when it really counts

We ain’t winning any finals with English as our first ruck

[bornadog]

Done ok with a poor list and injuries. Hard to win finals with past it or never were players like Dixon, Ratulgulea, wines, Zerk-thatcher and Boak

Sydney also a very experienced team with only 1 player with less than 50 games to Port 6

[JanLorMill]

What about their ruck?

Doing a fair site better than English did.

[G-Mo77]

What all these frees dry up in the 2nd half. Ridiculous umpiring, it's embarrassing what our game has turned into

[bornadog]

What about their ruck?

Grundy slightly on top

[Grantysghost]

Grundy slightly on top

Sweet was well on top in the first quarter, Grundy fought back well but I still give the points to Sweet.

Clearance numbers are crazy on favour of Port.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Sweet is ahead.

How I wish we kept him and traded English.

[jeemak]

I did see Sweet credited with a tap out that came off his face/ shoulder, with a Sydney player first to it but overrunning it, and the lagging Port player collecting it and registering the clearance.

Not advocating for anything either way, just think the quantitative elements need back up qualitative elements to understand what's happening in the ruck/ at the clearance.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Dixon is so bad it's comical.

[G-Mo77]

Dixon is so bad it's comical.

How did he get picked?

[G-Mo77]

I feel for Travis Boak tonight, he's been an absolute warrior for Port over the years but it's time.

[Grantysghost]

11/12 goals from turn over. Crikey!

[Rocket Science]

You can practically see Dixon processing his footy mortality in real time.

[soupman]

Done ok with a poor list and injuries. Hard to win finals with past it or never were players like Dixon, Ratulgulea, wines, Zerk-thatcher and Boak

I'm torn, that list is so weird and maybe the weakest players 5-12 of any of the good sides. Rozee, Butters and JHF all guns, Houston too, then it's guys like Aliir, Burton, Wines, Drew, Farrell, Rioli, Burgoyne, Georgiades and of course Sweet. Thats a real mixed bag that averages out to "fine". So to get to a home QF and then a Prelim is a big achievement, especially without Houston and Farrell.

Having said that, yeah nah.

[G-Mo77]

You can practically see Dixon processing his footy mortality in real time.

He's actually done ok since half time.