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

[Danjul]

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

It's starting to become a cop out for Naughton. 'Well he's competing against 2-3 others what else can he do?'

How about move?

It's like he's the only key forward who gets attention. Move, lead, double back, that's what the best do. He doesn't - he DEMANDS the long ball because he wants to run and jump at it. Sometimes you need to actually offer repeat leads, which ironically is what gets you easy goals, something he's never been able to consistently do.

Curnow/McKay do this so much better.

It sounds like I'm targeting Aaron, but he's a fantastic player who isn't delivering what we need, point blank

To be honest I lost count of the number of times he was competing against JUH, Lobb, English and Hannan. Throw in a couple of defenders and he has a difficult job.

[Danjul]

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

That goal, I believe would have made a difference. It would have been 4 points the difference with afew minutes to go. Anything can then happen.

I really hate the way the game is umpired and the rules stink.

Two weeks in a row. Have the rules changed?

[DOG GOD]

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

For mine, Naughton plays best further up the ground. Where he can move between Half fwd and wing. A little more room and less to contend with. We need better fwd craft and bombing to him at FF with 6-7 players all flying is not the answer.

[azabob]

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

For mine, Naughton plays best further up the ground. Where he can move between Half fwd and wing. A little more room and less to contend with. We need better fwd craft and bombing to him at FF with 6-7 players all flying is not the answer.

Totally agree. I have often said he should be our current day Robert Murphy and patrol the wings and half forward line.

What I do not get is he seemed to play the high half forward role in the third quarter and he was involved and influenced the game.

[Grantysghost]

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

Fmd that's a trip all right.

4 umpires what's the point.

Still think he should've kicked it, however moot as it's a clear free.

[angelopetraglia]

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

I also thought he should have kicked it. But after watching the replay I changed my mind. He is not only legged, he is grabbed when he doesn't have the ball. It is hard to kick a goal when someone literally grabs your leg and doesn't let go.

[jeemak]

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

No!

Alir was amazing and saved the game two weeks in a row! Didn't you all listen to the commentators?

If they didn't mention Naughton being tackled without the ball or incorrectly, then he mustn't have been tackled without the ball or incorrectly.

The barracking was out of hand last night.

[angelopetraglia]

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

No!

Alir was amazing and saved the game two weeks in a row! Didn't you all listen to the commentators?

If they didn't mention Naughton being tackled without the ball or incorrectly, then he mustn't have been tackled without the ball or incorrectly.

The barracking was out of hand last night.

The commentating is getting worse. Painfully worse.

[DOG GOD]

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

Totally agree. I have often said he should be our current day Robert Murphy and patrol the wings and half forward line.

What I do not get is he seemed to play the high half forward role in the third quarter and he was involved and influenced the game.

Absolutely. I love the way he moves when he is further up, can get more involved and influential. His skills are quite good and normally makes good decisions. Even if he doesn’t take the mark, because of the room he’s got, his catlike presence can keep him in the play where he can be influential. I like your Bob Murphy reference as well.

[jazzadogs]

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

The commentating is getting worse. Painfully worse.

One of my favourite moments was when the ball was deep in our defense, and Oskar Baker handballed it to himself and the ball then travelled up the wing 30+ metres - but they kept the same shirty angle from down in the pocket, meaning you had no idea what was happening. Brilliant.

[Happy Days]

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

No!

Alir was amazing and saved the game two weeks in a row! Didn't you all listen to the commentators?

If they didn't mention Naughton being tackled without the ball or incorrectly, then he mustn't have been tackled without the ball or incorrectly.

The barracking was out of hand last night.

We were set up this week.

[D Mitchell]

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

Don?t worry 3 tall forwards is going to click anytime soon.

I fear that if 3 talls will ever work, it won?t be these 3.

[kruder]

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

Is it just me or has our ball movement gone even wider this year?

We didn't dare to win last night, we are playing very conservative football. I mean the only highlight ball movement wise was when Richards held onto the pill and changed direction and hit Cody up on the fat side.

I still hold up hope just because of the form of the English, Bont, Jones and what Cody brought to the forward line last night. We really need BAZ to go to another level his run would have been handy in the last but yeah what to do about our bottom 4 players????

Bailey Williams is one that really disappoints me, he has the attributes to be a top 10 player on the list but he still hasn't recovered from the grand final performance. He has been bloody ordinary again to start the year.

[D Mitchell]

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

Is it just me or has our ball movement gone even wider this year?

We didn't dare to win last night, we are playing very conservative football. I mean the only highlight ball movement wise was when Richards held onto the pill and changed direction and hit Cody up on the fat side.
...r.

It's not just you. The old switcheroo as soon as the ball is in possession on half back is dead. Against R'mond, the ball went forward more than laterally, it looks like it was back to the old style last night, I couldn't watch and now don't intend catching up with replays, too depressing.

[Jeanette54]

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

From where I sat our defeat was down to our refusal to play genuine, wet weather football.

It is not the sort of day to indulge in the much-vaunted handball club. Every possession it takes to progress forward is a risk you take. And so often we led opponents to the ball and either fumbled or overran it. The latter was particularly evident in our backline with our attack on the ball.

Again, there are two places to be crumbing when marks are contested on a wet day. In front of the pack in case a wet heavy ball drops short, or behind for when the slippery ball passes through grasping hands. So often the only ones behind the contest were Port players.

Aggressive fast play is great, but it must be modified to suit the conditions.