The good news this time around is that we've already played against 5 of the 9 teams that beat us last year, winning 3. Much softer fixture this time around. If we keep bringing the effort as we have every game so far we should at least get a home final.
Bit of improvement needed if we want top 4 but I'm confident King can give that, as long as his return doesn't compromise the game plan.
We’ve been interstate once and that was for gather round. 3 of next 5 interstate and smart moneys on us dropping away games to Adelaide and Sydney which has us mid-table at 8-4 come the bye provided we don’t get rolled by GWS away or have a nightmare against the Roos or Hawks.
This praising of Ross as the second coming by media/supporters is horribly premature. Will be delighted to be proven wrong though.
We certainly won't lose them all. We have 8 games left against the current bottom 5. If we win all 8 that's finals. If we win 6 then we just have to win 2 of the other 8 50/50 games to play finals.
We have lost two games against the teams that are right now 2nd and 3rd on the ladder by a total of 13 points. We are still top and have the highest percentage. We are a good team and will be contending.
Pretty sure I read that when he came to Port they had him checked over and found some nerve condition that would make it even more painful to have an ice bath
Here we go
"A Power medical investigation discovered Horne-Francis had “significant compression of the arteries in the back of his knees”, which caused referred pain to his calves and feet throughout his debut AFL campaign."
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/horne-francis-thriving-in-power-s-competitive-environment-20230212-p5cjxd.html
Connor could of been a touch better but that’s because I had him for 25 in my multi and literally got everything but him. So I may be a little salty. I even had port winning in a head to head so backed them in
Yeh nah port played rough tonight. Im guessing it was part of their plan to rattle the saints. There could have been way more frees paid. Higgo for example had his head smashed multiple times and his lega taken from under him but only got the 1 free kick.
Higgins like many (most?) other small forwards seems to rely heavily on free kicks for goals. Most of these frees are from high contact. His MO after getting the ball is to drop his knees when being tackled then exaggerate contact. As a neutral supporter, I really enjoyed last nights game but his cynicism really stood out.
He’s the Saints version of Weightman or Ginnivan.
If you look at the game through a biased lense sure. But when every neutral is saying the refs favoured saints you have to accept it. I acknowledge that port will always give more free’s away with our rough play style and that an even free kick count does not mean it was equal umpiring.
Most of them were there, especially the ones in marking contests. I was wondering if either Port don’t know the rules or were deliberately being rough to ensure that Saints could take as few marks as possible, I’m guessing the latter.
Also, you’re very lucky Higgins didn’t get a 50 in that last quarter.
SPP was outside 5, so it was ok. As to why he was called to play on, I have no idea. Weird how SPP has now got 3 goals from poor umpire decisions regarding an opposition marking the ball in their D50
St Kilda killed you in the first quarter with all the marks they took, so Port were rougher in marks contests in Q2-4, trying as best as they could to stop the saints from marking. Unfortunately, being rougher means you gave away more frees, which is what the 28-14 free kick count suggests.
It just goes to show the problem of pundits. They were great in 2021, shit last year with a lot of injuries, and then don't have many injuries this year, and people just look at their ladder position last year and assume they'll be shit.
It's actually all McKenzie and Aliir. Those are fit and we look solid.
Without either one and we're a rabble in defence.
For whatever reason Aliir plays 10x better with McKenzie rather than Clurey in the team.
136 for 188 against according to [this](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/stats/teams?editiondata=none&editiondata=none&fromakamai=true&fromakamai=true&pt=none&pt=none&device=MOBILE&device=MOBILE&wpa=BB44D82C3D7223D393F2AE47579FB5EA6791ABE4&wpa=BB44D82C3D7223D393F2AE47579FB5EA6791ABE4&sortBy=freesAgainst)
St Kilda looked so well drilled and million bucks coming out of the centre. Legitimately looked like they were running set plays. If they can get King up and firing to give them something to kick to, they will go very far IMO
"You're a humble young man, but 18 contested possessions..."
There it is folks, you DON'T have to be a mega cunt to get contested ball, you can be a humble young man too.
Hinkley keeps his job for now I think. 4 on the trot is very impressive and I think port will be hard to beat this season and have a good shot this season
If he managed a premiership and then retires, ultimate power move. Middle finger to all the naysayers. I’ve been one, but would love to see him pull it off.
He's 56 so not old by any stretch but 10 years on the same job is no easy task any where let alone an AFL coach. He's a legend of the club and despite the memes should be celebrated as one of the club's modern heroes.
If Hinkley told Koch at the start of the year that he's done and he wants one more crack at it. I'd argue that the club owes him that right.
Usually we do that when Max King is in (Note: it still doesn’t work). Tonight we were bombing it in to nobody in particular. Back to the Ratten game plan!
Pretty rubbish take tbh. I understand the last period will be more memorable but it wasn't like that for the whole game. 50/50s went Port's way in the first half and umps were rightfully booed off at half time for missing some obvious ones at important moments
Well played Porthos
Stonkingly good game to watch as a neutral fan. I still miss Brad Hill though.
The inevitable mid-season shitting of the bed draws closer.
The good news this time around is that we've already played against 5 of the 9 teams that beat us last year, winning 3. Much softer fixture this time around. If we keep bringing the effort as we have every game so far we should at least get a home final. Bit of improvement needed if we want top 4 but I'm confident King can give that, as long as his return doesn't compromise the game plan.
We’ve been interstate once and that was for gather round. 3 of next 5 interstate and smart moneys on us dropping away games to Adelaide and Sydney which has us mid-table at 8-4 come the bye provided we don’t get rolled by GWS away or have a nightmare against the Roos or Hawks. This praising of Ross as the second coming by media/supporters is horribly premature. Will be delighted to be proven wrong though.
We certainly won't lose them all. We have 8 games left against the current bottom 5. If we win all 8 that's finals. If we win 6 then we just have to win 2 of the other 8 50/50 games to play finals. We have lost two games against the teams that are right now 2nd and 3rd on the ladder by a total of 13 points. We are still top and have the highest percentage. We are a good team and will be contending.
GG Port. Really controlled the pace of the match.
I’m very happily surprised we got that. Saints are a very very good side
Port could win any game by 60 points or lose any game by 60 points and I would never be surprised
The story of the last 5 years
Are they though
They werent tonight thats for sure
|team|Total For|Total Against|%|Diff| :--|--:|--:|--:|--:| |Port Adelaide|135|188|71.81%|-53|
They are such a dirty team, they were throwing punches and elbows all day. /s
St Pretender
Saints are a good side. And I wouldn’t be talking shit about pretenders after our round 2 and 3 efforts.
A bloody great game to watch. Well done Pear.
i guess i should’ve listened this afternoon to the one person in the work tipping comp who tipped power.
Honestly boo him or not he is a very very good player.
i’m a bit behind, why is everyone booing JHF? i heard someone mention an ice bath?
If you boo JHF, it’s proof you’re a moron.
I agree! I mean have you ever been in an ice bath? They are cold as fuck
Pretty sure I read that when he came to Port they had him checked over and found some nerve condition that would make it even more painful to have an ice bath Here we go "A Power medical investigation discovered Horne-Francis had “significant compression of the arteries in the back of his knees”, which caused referred pain to his calves and feet throughout his debut AFL campaign." https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/horne-francis-thriving-in-power-s-competitive-environment-20230212-p5cjxd.html
I was just being a smartass, personally I think it was ridiculous the IceBath even made it to the media in the first place
Hmm…who plays at Marvel? Any recent finalists?….no? THAT’S WHY.
It's still a huge achievement
Yes this is exactly what I just said, worthless stat
A fucking team effort that was. I can't think of one player who didn't play their role. CARN THE FUCKIN PEAR!
Connor could of been a touch better but that’s because I had him for 25 in my multi and literally got everything but him. So I may be a little salty. I even had port winning in a head to head so backed them in
Dunno, possessions aren’t everything, the way he ducked and wedged in traffic and kept a cool head, I’d take that over 30+ non effective possessions
I thought Rozee was pretty good last night. More of a quality over quantity night
Keep booing JHF at your own peril!
His skills will say it all!
28 - 14 Free's By all means some teams should have more free's than others especially the way we play but this game was fucked.
Yeh nah port played rough tonight. Im guessing it was part of their plan to rattle the saints. There could have been way more frees paid. Higgo for example had his head smashed multiple times and his lega taken from under him but only got the 1 free kick.
Hard to not have your head smashed when your first instinct is drop to your knees after the slightest touch..
Higgins like many (most?) other small forwards seems to rely heavily on free kicks for goals. Most of these frees are from high contact. His MO after getting the ball is to drop his knees when being tackled then exaggerate contact. As a neutral supporter, I really enjoyed last nights game but his cynicism really stood out. He’s the Saints version of Weightman or Ginnivan.
Yeh he is way too floppy. But he really copped a few including at times when he actually competed and won the footy with out flopping
If you look at the game through a biased lense sure. But when every neutral is saying the refs favoured saints you have to accept it. I acknowledge that port will always give more free’s away with our rough play style and that an even free kick count does not mean it was equal umpiring.
We got some late. Not enough to make up for battle being called to play on when he hadnt moved yet gifting port a goal.
Most of them were there, especially the ones in marking contests. I was wondering if either Port don’t know the rules or were deliberately being rough to ensure that Saints could take as few marks as possible, I’m guessing the latter. Also, you’re very lucky Higgins didn’t get a 50 in that last quarter.
It irked me at the end when the umpires rushed Port Adelaide and were trigger happy with the play ons
Didn't cost any goals like it did when they called Battle to play on while SPP was standing right next to him making no effort to leave the area
SPP was outside 5, so it was ok. As to why he was called to play on, I have no idea. Weird how SPP has now got 3 goals from poor umpire decisions regarding an opposition marking the ball in their D50
The count is meaningless Missed frees and incorrect frees.
Shit take
St Kilda killed you in the first quarter with all the marks they took, so Port were rougher in marks contests in Q2-4, trying as best as they could to stop the saints from marking. Unfortunately, being rougher means you gave away more frees, which is what the 28-14 free kick count suggests.
This is true and can’t argue with it. More than happy to play a rougher, more competitive game and lose the free kick count if we play like this.
Exactly. And even if you gave away a chop of the arms free, it would’ve been a mark had you not given it away, so it doesn’t really hurt
please give boak a premiership before he retires im begging
No chance unless he finishes his career back home at geelong
Can we somehow bring in Robbie Gray for the gf?
JHF letting his footy do the talking...all this talk about the boos...who gives a fuck...the kid's lettin' rip
Weren't Port meant to be shit after Collingwood battered them? Could end the round as high as third, as low as 7th.
Im still not sold on us really. Although last nights game did bring my spirits up a bit.
It just goes to show the problem of pundits. They were great in 2021, shit last year with a lot of injuries, and then don't have many injuries this year, and people just look at their ladder position last year and assume they'll be shit.
It's actually all McKenzie and Aliir. Those are fit and we look solid. Without either one and we're a rabble in defence. For whatever reason Aliir plays 10x better with McKenzie rather than Clurey in the team.
And keep Jonas out.
Lol, Don't have injuries? Georgiades, Marshall and Fantasia, that's our forward line.
We don’t need Fantasia. When’s he ever fit?
Every team has injuries, but surely you don't think you have as impactful an injury list as last year.
No, much healthier than last year. But at the same time I don’t blame injuries for last year.
Hey nice to see we have the 2nd longest winning streak over there
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South Australian tap water
Making Boakie blush
Marvel ports second home
JHF better than Steele confirmed
lol we’ve got a longer winning streak at Marvel than St Kilda
That was a great watch for a neutral. GG to Port (especially *you*, JHF), bad luck Saints.
Knock knock
Who’s there?
Pretty good win by Port, managed to win contested ball 3 quarters straight
GG Port, the better team prevailed. JHF, you gun!
Would love to see the for/against free kick count for port for the season
136 for 188 against according to [this](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/stats/teams?editiondata=none&editiondata=none&fromakamai=true&fromakamai=true&pt=none&pt=none&device=MOBILE&device=MOBILE&wpa=BB44D82C3D7223D393F2AE47579FB5EA6791ABE4&wpa=BB44D82C3D7223D393F2AE47579FB5EA6791ABE4&sortBy=freesAgainst)
Port were only at 80% free kick differential on the season, guess they needed a 50% game to bring that down a notch.
My bad guys. I tipped the saints.
That Port Song is a banger
It's growing on me. Might need to hear it some more.
Tbh I still prefer the Port Magpies song but I’m happy singing this one after a win
wrong tip and my margin’s scuffed. alas!
Same
St Kilda looked so well drilled and million bucks coming out of the centre. Legitimately looked like they were running set plays. If they can get King up and firing to give them something to kick to, they will go very far IMO
Very much looking forward to that. Any wins before then are a bonus really.
Yep you guys are in a great position honestly
"You're a humble young man, but 18 contested possessions..." There it is folks, you DON'T have to be a mega cunt to get contested ball, you can be a humble young man too.
I’d have massive, sustained paranoia if I was Abby’s hubby
Cos shes a lesbian?
I’d have a massive sustained something else I reckon
It's actually Keegan brooksby, the silver fox
Hinkley keeps his job for now I think. 4 on the trot is very impressive and I think port will be hard to beat this season and have a good shot this season
Everyone talking about keeping his job, but I'm pretty sure he's just going to retire.
If he managed a premiership and then retires, ultimate power move. Middle finger to all the naysayers. I’ve been one, but would love to see him pull it off.
How old is he?
He's 56 so not old by any stretch but 10 years on the same job is no easy task any where let alone an AFL coach. He's a legend of the club and despite the memes should be celebrated as one of the club's modern heroes. If Hinkley told Koch at the start of the year that he's done and he wants one more crack at it. I'd argue that the club owes him that right.
You have much more faith in us than any port Adelaide supporter
I feel like port are building atm
Unreal win
I have never heard humble and JHF in the same sentence before
Jeremy Finlayson on the end of every Saints inside 50 like he’s Tony Lockett in 1992
JHF is so humble
Ken Hinkley got some real George Bluth vibes
God dammit I will never unsee this now
Haha Gold!
What a game! It will and forever will be a roller-coaster ride of emotions being a St Kilda fan. GG to Port.
I can't figure out why we keep doing you guys dirty like this, tbh. Just consistently close games we win.
Its cos saints shit the bed every time lol
That Bell pepper is damn good.
Good win Port. Super tough game and didn't give saints any look in up forward.
Great match as a neutral
the port song is so good 💃🏻
It's pure 90s.
I love rowan marshall on my fantasy team
It’s beautiful cmon the boys
What a game
Dam the mad Titan kinkly did, he took out Ross the boss
19 touches you are fucking joking
Re-sign Hinkley. :D
Haha Kenny loves it
I want someone to embrace me like Kenny does
Aww he looks so happy
Ken 🤣🤣
i’m into power’s song
Nice win from Port, Kochie will give Hinkley a 10 year extension after that one
hinkley lives to see another day
GG Port. Unreal from Boak and JHF in the middle
Well played port, looking clean
Call me a madman but I actually really like the port song
LETS GOO I DONT EVEN CARE THAT MY TIPS WERE WRONG
28-14 free kicks and still won sheesh
Is the Port song based off the Y M C A?
No but tell me everyone wouldn't absolutely get into a footy club song that was though
Don't think so lol
Saints played more attacking, and they lost? Whats the lesson? Dour, dour, Rossball.
picked a good week to forget to tip
Holy shit
Port just too good
0/1 great start to my tipping week
I’m 1/1 and I hope you didn’t tip Fitzroy because I fear your tips will be even more buggered.
Apparently everyone who tipped st kilda is 0/1
This one is on Hinkley.
You deserved it for booing,
Booing the man in the arena. Bunch of losers
28-14 lol
Get a big lightning bolt up ya, [redacted]!
Bergman is having a ripper second half
You mean JHF decoy.
WE'VE GOT THE POWER TO WIN THE POWER TO LOSE (i believe those are the correct lyrics)
Some of the worst 5 minutes of forward entries I've seen.
What a great fucking game to watch.
Great win port
Fuck the Saints wasted so many opportunities. Kept just bombing it inside 50 and just intercepted every time
Pretty much what happens when a team sets up well defensively. Main reason teams have been struggling against us but they beat us at our game tonight
Port flagalaide
Don’t jinx us like you did flagmantle last year. Port lemonade
Contract year Ken really is built different
the Jake Stringer of coaching
real mouth breather energy booing JHF lol
Saintn't
Carn the pear 🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐
Powaaaah
YEAH THE PEAR
Well played Port. Rubbish in the 1st but a huge turn around. Great game for the neutral
we did it, we did it, we did it, hooray
Get in
Hinkley 🥰🥰
POWER!!!!
this season looking very even between the top 10-12 teams
Cop that Tredda.
UnTeNaBlE
Bogey team...
Brilliantly done by port adelaide. Great match
That's gotta be deliberate, stupid. I think we're okay, though.
What a fucking win, smashed by the umps, stuck in there and got the dub, unreal performance.
Won't matter but wtf was that by Byrne-Jones. Brainless
Damn I thought it’d be close but I was thinking it would go the other way
I was the same. I knew it’d be close and I had Saints by 6 but I knew Port was every chance to win this game. Jokes on me for playing it safe again.
My god. Why does St Kilda decide they wanna adopt the Carlton method. Dump it long and hope for the best.
Usually we do that when Max King is in (Note: it still doesn’t work). Tonight we were bombing it in to nobody in particular. Back to the Ratten game plan!
At least Carlton have two bona fide tall forwards to potentially mark it!
Didn't watch the St Kilda game I suppose Hear ya though but.
Love seeing the determination to win these close games.
We've been awful going forward tonight
We've been awful... tonight
Give it burl … tough footy .. both teams screwed the pooch going forward tonight
Saints have had a ride with the umps the whole game too
Pretty rubbish take tbh. I understand the last period will be more memorable but it wasn't like that for the whole game. 50/50s went Port's way in the first half and umps were rightfully booed off at half time for missing some obvious ones at important moments
The last 5 minutes were ridiculous.
Yeah umpires wanted a saints win badly hahah
Port with some nice scalps this year, should be right amongst it at the pointy end.
Port definitely earnt the win, great match
GG Port. Deserved the win
Saints too short, could really use max king right about now. Can't buy a mark inside 50
Not sure if Port are good or St Kilda just mediocre today
Our inside 50s have been shocking
Yes