Sydney v Port match day

[wycx]

Ugh. 7mate Canberra show two ads after Westhoff's goal and we return to coverage with 1 second remaining. Incompetent morons.

[mcs]

Ugh. 7mate Canberra show two ads after Westhoff's goal and we return to coverage with 1 second remaining. Incompetent morons.

I'm kind of glad I missed it - I reckon I might have had a small heart attack if I had of seen them win the clearance and get it down to the square.

Utterly incompetent Channel 7's coverage (even when taking it straight from Fox!)

[Bazman]

Be it Foxtel or Ch7 there both very average. Jason Dunstall and David King are bloody awful. Why can't they give credit where credit is due.

[Panttz]

I think one of the most inspired calls of the day came before the siren even sounded. Having Pyke sit out this game was a massive difference to winning and losing it and im pretty proud of John to emit him. He knew we needed the fittest players we had and I thought it was the correct call. Cant have a 200cm Ruckmen with poor match fitness come in for his first game in 5 weeks against the best team in the comp. Well played Mr Longmire.

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To be fair on those two, 30 games ago Port were in dire straights. I do agree they tend to continue with it way too much though. Share the love boys!

[PerthSwannie]

Seriously channel 7 couldn't wait an extra 10 seconds before switching off

That`s why I have Fox Footy. Every game. No ads. Siren to siren. Plus you get to see the song.

[CureTheSane]

I thought Pyke would have been handy at FF today. No matter though, in the end.

[Panttz]

With an 80% chance of rain he might of struggled is all im saying.

[aardvark]

I don't know how we do it but we need 2 ruckmen to beat the top sides. Ports run in the last quarter started when Reid had to ruck. Otherwise I thought Reid had his best game for a while.
Gotta love Buddy!

[Matt80]

That's why you pay big $$$$ for someone likw buddy.... we would not have won that without him.


what a superb game of footy - game of the season so far and the two teams showed why they could be the last two standing in September!

We have gone hard in another forum, but I agree with all your above points. What a great game between two great teams.

[crackedactor]

Ruck options

I think today showed once and for all why Pyke is a better option than Derrickx. Nothing against fantastic effort from him, but he really struggled in that second half to present a contest at the ruck clearances.

Yes PA's Lobbe gave Derrickx an hiding in the ruck today, maybe the better option would be Pyke. We played a great 2 1/2 quarters but after that we made some silly errors. Great 2nd half by Buddy and he was the difference in the end. Though not huge possessions I was really impressed with some of the things Lloyd did today. But since Port Adelaide got about 50 more possessions than we did today, I cannot complain about the win.

[Matt80]

I thought Cunningham, B. Jack and Lloyd gave run and played their roles well.

Not playing the extra ruckman was the correct call. We needed the extra chasing capability against Port.

I wonder with Hanners ankle not looking good if Dan Robinson or Zak Jones will come in. They may play Membrey as an extra forward!

[Nico]

I think today showed once and for all why Pyke is a better option than Derrickx. Nothing against fantastic effort from him, but he really struggled in that second half to present a contest at the ruck clearances.

Tom was certainly soundly beaten at centre bounces but it wasn't his fault that Ebert won the centre clearances time and time again. Port was just so much more tougher at centre bounces. After quarter time our backs were under serious pressure because of Port's centre clearance dominance.

[Nico]

I thought Cunningham, B. Jack and Lloyd gave run and played their roles well.

Not playing the extra ruckman was the correct call. We needed the extra chasing capability against Port.

I wonder with Hanners ankle not looking good if Dan Robinson or Zak Jones will come in. They may play Membrey as an extra forward!

I don't know what BJ's role was because he didn't get near the footy much. I don't think he is anywhere near ready as a senior player. Not hard at the footy and doesn't know what to do with the pill when he gets it. We need someone else to come in next week in the place of McGlynn who is hard at it. It was pretty obvious who was going to the vest in the last quarter. Also thought Rohan was the wrong player to come in. Although he should have got a free for a high sling he seemed to not kmow where to run when the ball came in.

[Ludwig]

A great win. Buddy saves the day. We were really out on our feet. Port certainly do seem like the fittest side int he comp. They finished a lot stronger than us.They killed us in the 4th qtr. But sometimes you just have to scrape through.

This win was so important. Now we only have 2 tough games left. But we were nearly at full strength and could have easily been beaten. I think we have to take something out of this game to improve the side, because Buddy may not always be there to save the day.

A few points stand out for me:

1. Rohan didn't record a stat. He was way off the pace of the game, which was very disappointing. I don't know what the problem is, but it's a worry. I hope he can find his mojo again.

2. I hope this is the last game we see Tom Derickx in the seniors. He's done a decent fill in role, but he is nowhere near AFL level. Bring back Pyke, and if we need another ruckman, bring in Nanko. We were getting killed in the centre clearances, mainly because Derickx could not compete with Lobbe. We were virtually playing a man down in the second half.

3. The defence has become very leaky. Ted is a bit down, but still playing well. But something is not there. I think we need some more speed an height in defence. Laidler has done okay, but I would drop him and move Reid to CHB. Bring in Membrey and give him a go in the forward line.

4. I am pleased with the progress of Cunningham and Lloyd. They played well today. We may have to get a few more newbies in the side over the next few weeks when the opposition is not so tough. I thought we really missed Benny today. We can't be so dependent on having a full list. It doesn't happen that often.

Anyway, Great Win. Looking forward to the replay in Adelaide.

[giant]

Leaving out Pyke almost cost us the game - let's hope we don't make the same mistake next week! Fabulous game otherwise, gutsy win against an irrepressible opponent.