WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

Good call on O’Brien.
Sure Port aren’t that great a team but they did manage to knock off Sydney in Sydney so they aren’t easy beats either.

Haven't seen any of Ports games. I was just referring to tonight. They were ripe for the picking.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

O’Brien did two really bad things but was pretty very good otherwise. You’ve gotta put it on the mids not having the ability to put it in park.

Port shut the game down with like 9 minutes to go which is a play we don’t have and it’s why we didn’t win.

Two really, really bad things. How many goals did we lose by? Two.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

Port did beat the Swans last week in Sydney. We should have beat them. I don’t think all is lost.

[G-Mo77]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

O’Brien did two really bad things but was pretty very good otherwise. You’ve gotta put it on the mids not having the ability to put it in park.

Port shut the game down with like 9 minutes to go which is a play we don’t have and it’s why we didn’t win.

I get what you’re saying here. Bevo continues to rely on these fringe types and when the game is on the line that is where they get exposed. It's not his fault, it's not Hannan's fault or McComb when he's there. These guys are just not good enough and shouldn't be relied upon at this level. That's on the MC, that's on the list managers. They're the ones who need to give us answers.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

There's no way we're leaping 4 teams above us to make finals. Especially given our % and our difficult draw and the fact Geelong and Richmond are still below us.

Can't be losing games like tonight and expect to play finals.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

When the game is on the line, Lobb O’Brien Archie Jones didn’t measure up.
Gardner should have played if fit and Maclean instead of Archie Jones.
Apart from Weightman who was terrific in kicking half our score the forward line didn’t
measure up. Bailey Smith was a big loss in a team that lacks leg speed. Lobb has been very disappointing and over rated

[Happy Days]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

I get what you’re saying here. Bevo continues to rely on these fringe types and when the game is on the line that is where they get exposed. It's not his fault, it's not Hannan's fault or McComb when he's there. These guys are just not good enough and shouldn't be relied upon at this level. That's on the MC, that's on the list managers. They're the ones who need to give us answers.

Sorta, but I thought O’Brien actually was good. This isn’t a “we didn’t lose the Grand Final because we picked Cordy over Gardner” thing, he actually played really well one kick notwithstanding.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

I thought TOB was ok. That was a good mark in the conditions.

How it got down there is more my concern.

Loved Liam Jones' game.

Yeah I'm no real fan of TOB but overall I thought he'd done quite well. Bont and others made mistakes that lead to goals as well so I'm not going to hang him for an error.
Liam Jones was a real highlight for me. He is having to do so much at the moment down back, I really hope he can get some tall support to help soon. Gardner surely must be a real chance to come in, especially if Bruce's injury is significant.

[Mantis]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

I get what you?re saying here. Bevo continues to rely on these fringe types and when the game is on the line that is where they get exposed. It's not his fault, it's not Hannan's fault or McComb when he's there. These guys are just not good enough and shouldn't be relied upon at this level. That's on the MC, that's on the list managers. They're the ones who need to give us answers.

We made a tactical (assuming Bruce wasn?t injured) decision at 3/4 time to get some more run on the ground which meant O?Brien had to play tall. It didn?t work? and even more so when our fresh player didn?t touch the ****ing ball for the entire quarter and gave away a crucial free and goal.

[1eyedog]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

I get what you’re saying here. Bevo continues to rely on these fringe types and when the game is on the line that is where they get exposed. It's not his fault, it's not Hannan's fault or McComb when he's there. These guys are just not good enough and shouldn't be relied upon at this level. That's on the MC, that's on the list managers. They're the ones who need to give us answers.

Who else is there to come in that will make a difference between player 22-25?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

Yeah I'm no real fan of TOB but overall I thought he'd done quite well. Bont and others made mistakes that lead to goals as well so I'm not going to hang him for an error.
Liam Jones was a real highlight for me. He is having to do so much at the moment down back, I really hope he can get some tall support to help soon. Gardner surely must be a real chance to come in, especially if Bruce's injury is significant.

It's great to see Jones playing well and it's a real testament to him to be able to come in and play at this level after being out of the game for a while.

But it's also a bit damning on our defensive stocks that by a large margin our best defender is a 31 year old who's been out of the league for a couple years.

[Happy Days]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

There’s a lot of good to take from this game; Cody back and good, Jones outstanding, English continues to emerge as a top 10 guy, Ed Richards thrashing Charlie Dixon in a one on one, stupid joke bullshit fake game on the road in the wet we won most of, etc. We’re gonna be 4-3, if you’re still here after rounds 1-2 this isn't the point to jump off.

[Happy Days]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

We made a tactical (assuming Bruce wasn?t injured) decision at 3/4 time to get some more run on the ground which meant O?Brien had to play tall. It didn?t work? and even more so when our fresh player didn?t touch the ****ing ball for the entire quarter and gave away a crucial free and goal.

McLean, he of the 47 disposal game and the dry jumper should’ve been at every centre bounce and every single stoppage. Was a chance at a clear leg up we didn’t take.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

We made a tactical (assuming Bruce wasn?t injured) decision at 3/4 time to get some more run on the ground which meant O?Brien had to play tall. It didn?t work? and even more so when our fresh player didn?t touch the ****ing ball for the entire quarter and gave away a crucial free and goal.

I've always been a fan but at the top level, McLean is done. He can't move.

[G-Mo77]

Re: WB Game Day V Port Adelaide R5 2022 Saturday April 15 7:50PM, Adelaide Oval

We made a tactical (assuming Bruce wasn?t injured) decision at 3/4 time to get some more run on the ground which meant O?Brien had to play tall. It didn?t work? and even more so when our fresh player didn?t touch the ****ing ball for the entire quarter and gave away a crucial free and goal.

Broken ribs apparently, thought it was a tactical move as well. I didn't even realise McLean gave away that free, didn't even realise he was on the ground to be honest.