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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. Port Adelaide didn't fold in the off season. We had played 5 teams twice this year, but there was no sign of Port until this week. Good thing too, gotta have someone to out-bogan Collingwood. Now just have to send a search party out for Hawthorn.

    2. Having won in China and on Mars, Port are officially world champions. (And flat track bullies).

    3. Luke Dahlhaus needs to invest in head protection next year, or else he will end up like Kosi.
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1.Apart from Bailey Dale we are crying out for quality forwards.
    2. The overuse of handball continues to be a hindrance.
    3. The loss of Jong and indifferent form of Liberatore Wallis Dahlhaus and Dunkley has left us threadbare in the midfield.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    He played 9 games this year
    Played some vfl footy too.

    Much rather we look elsewhere.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1) The Handball club worked well last year but we've been worked out to some extent and we overdid it today by a fair margin.
    2) We have to many smaller bodied players when we come up against a team like Port. They looked a lot bigger and stronger
    3) Bailey Dale has improved a lot more than I thought he could
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
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    2) We have to many smaller bodied players when we come up against a team like Port. They looked a lot bigger and stronger
    A lady sitting next to me today, made the same comment and when you look at them they are stronger and faster as well.
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    1) The Handball club worked well last year but we've been worked out to some extent and we overdid it today by a fair margin.
    Not just today but all season.

    2) We have to many smaller bodied players when we come up against a team like Port. They looked a lot bigger and stronger
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    Yet we won a flag with them being smaller and younger, its our game plan to not play a ruckman and constantly bomb to a contest that is killing us.
    It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. It's over. It's all over. Red rover this season.
    2. The drive from West Footscray to Ballarat isn't that much different as the drive to VFL park was.
    3. Is AFLX due to start this year? Maybe we can win that...
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    1. It's over. It's all over. Red rover this season.
    2. The drive from West Footscray to Ballarat isn't that much different as the drive to VFL park was.
    3. Is AFLX due to start this year? Maybe we can win that...
    107.6 Km West Footscray to Ballarat via M8

    37.7 Km West Footscray to Mulgrave via M1

    All dependant on traffic of course stopping at lights and if you take a longer route.
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by Eastdog View Post
    107.6 Km West Footscray to Ballarat via M8

    37.7 Km West Footscray to Mulgrave via M1

    All dependant on traffic of course stopping at lights and if you take a longer route.
    Took us 75 minutes today. A really good run got us to VFL park in just over an hour.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. We are not as fit or strong as last year. Second half and last quarter efforts often saw us clutching at straws while chasing shadows. Tackling? Our opponents broke our tackles far too often for my liking.
    2. Luke Dahlhaus is a super courageous player, a great ball winner but he does not have the pace to break away from congestion and he does not have the foot skills to deliver the ball inside 50. He should be played as a permanent small forward.
    3. We handballed far too much all year. 2017 has largely been devoid of joy. Our win against Sydney was the high point. It's been mostly downhill since then. That was a bloody long time ago! It's been a long year.
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1.we need to start planning a new foward line one without Dickson and stringer. It can be built around Redpath , bont , dunkley and Dale. Who are th young forwards we are developing?
    2. They over ran us , out muscled us in the midfield in the last quarter
    3. Some of our players had ordinary days today , not sure it's from. , injury or better opposition . The free in the last quarter Dickson gave away that resulted in a polecat pass to goal was terrible. JJ had the fumbles and Roughead got beaten by Ryder especially in mobility
    4. Why do we let players like Polec who are good uses of the ball room to run and carry
    5. Cloke had a good game and shows if he was not ironed out by thug Ziebel we would have a few more goals from him this year. Just has to take a few more contested marks
    Last edited by macca; 20-08-2017 at 12:30 AM.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Took us 75 minutes today. A really good run got us to VFL park in just over an hour.
    The Western Freeway is a great bit of road.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    The Western Freeway is a great bit of road.
    It is. And they have opened it up nicely with a few very well placed bypasses. Having to drive across town and then drive the 107 Ks would be a bit of a trip but it really didn't seem that fat from this side of town. I will be going again next year.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    In hindsight we were never really contenders this year, 1 great game v Essendon was the only shade of 2016, injuries didn't help.
    We need a ruckman and 2 KPD's. Go after Mitch McGovern for 2018 and then Jeremy for 2019, offer them both big $.
    We still have a good list but Jake and Libba will need to re-ignite their interest for 2018.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by Remi Moses View Post
    Not sure about Dickson and Picken , and if you got rid of every player who has had down years , we'd be left with about 4 players .
    Agree with this call. These guys have reached their peak and the downhill process takes no prisoners. Picken had a decent game against Suns 2nd's. Both players are playing for frees which is a sign the game is going pass you.

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