Game Day Round 7, 2024: Port Adelaide v St.Kilda - Adelaide Oval, Friday 26 April, 7.40pm AEST

[Hubnester]

Autopsy - Round 7, 2024: Port Adelaide v St.Kilda

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5952

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[gringo2011]

We have FA firepower so I'm imagining we lock this down like a prison riot. 3.6 to 1.3 at three quarter time until the dam wall breaks and we lose by 8 goals or an early touch up where we get down by 8 goals and bravely fight back to lose by 8 points in the last 20 minutes.

 

[Tyrian Lonestar]

The anticipation about tonight's match is killing poor old Kermit. Should he assume the position now or hold of and.... um.... get prepared?

 

[Diehard Saint]

Carna Mighties!

Fly the fuggin flag.

Or as I saw on a Pies banner yesterday…
MIGTHY
PIES

 

[Browny2Carlisle]

Looked unbalanced last week. Look even more unbalanced this week. Hopefully there’s some positional changes…. And not just Cordy forward or battle in the midfield for some reason.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

This looks like a disaster in the making.

 

[Hubnester]

No expectations for tonight, just want to turn up and play our way. Take risks and move the ball, don't care if it comes back over our heads a dozen times - it does that when we go ultra--conservative and mess around with it until we turn it over anyway.

Most importantly I want to see no injuries. Our fixture will start to 'open up' soon with some home games coming up and key players starting to return from injury. Need to be ready to have a serious crack in the 2nd half of the season if it's not to be a complete waste.

Have to say, although it's going to cause some short term pain, I do love seeing these new kids out there getting games early. Gives us our best chance to develop them and invest in the future.

 

[ScrappyDo]

No expectations for tonight, just want to turn up and play our way. Take risks and move the ball, don't care if it comes back over our heads a dozen times - it does that when we go ultra--conservative and mess around with it until we turn it over anyway.

Most importantly I want to see no injuries. Our fixture will start to 'open up' soon with some home games coming up and key players starting to return from injury. Need to be reay to have a serious crack in the 2nd half of the season if it's not to be a complete waste.

Have to say, although it's going to cause some short term pain, I do love seeing these new kids out there getting games early. Gives us our best chance to develop them and invest in the future.

Hopefully there'll be a period where all 3 draftees are on the ground. And Collard next week.

 

[SaintTwitch]

Regardless of the result (which I expect to be a loss), I just want to see a 4 quarter effort, that's it really.

 

[CaptainRisky]

Friday night on the big stage what could possibly go wrong?

 

[gringo2011]

Or as I saw on a Pies banner yesterday…
MIGTHY
PIES

At least they didn't misspell their own team name like The Bombres did.

 

[kernelT]

Got a good feeling about this one.

 

[True Believer]

At least they didn't misspell their own team name like The Bombres did.

Yes, such a shame to not see:

MIGTHY
PEIS

 

[Remboy]

Regardless of the result (which I expect to be a loss), I just want to see a 4 quarter effort, that's it really.

We got a four quarter effort last week. It might have been zero effort but at least we got four quarters of it.

 

[Remboy]

Looked unbalanced last week. Look even more unbalanced this week. Hopefully there’s some positional changes…. And not just Cordy forward or battle in the midfield for some reason.

Don’t panic. It will look much better when Dougs and Sharman line up on the wings.

 

[Broski]

Put Zaine Cordy

21

Zaine Cordy

Age

27

Ht

195cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

180.4

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.9

3star

MG

180.4

3star

D

6.8

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

at full-forward and let him lead us to the promise land. Can feel it in my loins.

 

[SaintTwitch]

We got a four quarter effort last week. It might have been zero effort but at least we got four quarters of it.

 

[CaptainRisky]

This looks like a disaster in the making.

 

[kernelT]

Looked unbalanced last week. Look even more unbalanced this week. Hopefully there’s some positional changes…. And not just Cordy forward or battle in the midfield for some reason.

Carlisle forward, Battle to the wing is what I'm hearing at training.

 

[kernelT]

Looked unbalanced last week. Look even more unbalanced this week. Hopefully there’s some positional changes…. And not just Cordy forward or battle in the midfield for some reason.

I reckon we've been playing one tall forward too many and one key defender short so I don't mind the balance this week, would rather a bit more pressure up forward though.

Ross would pick 23 defenders this week if he could.

 

[Saintbloke]

Speed in the forward line is a must, plus more tackling in the forward half, but don't think it's going to happen. Sharman to have a breakout 8 goal game.

 

[god_of_the_universe]

Don't even need Robbie Gray

9

Robbie Gray

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

13.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

to come out of retirement to work some last minute magic, we won't even be in the game by that point.

 

[Pardon me]

They beat us across every line, mentally preparing myself for an absolute flogging.

 

[beside the seaside]

No expectations for tonight, just want to turn up and play our way. Take risks and move the ball, don't care if it comes back over our heads a dozen times - it does that when we go ultra--conservative and mess around with it until we turn it over anyway.

Most importantly I want to see no injuries. Our fixture will start to 'open up' soon with some home games coming up and key players starting to return from injury. Need to be ready to have a serious crack in the 2nd half of the season if it's not to be a complete waste.

Have to say, although it's going to cause some short term pain, I do love seeing these new kids out there getting games early. Gives us our best chance to develop them and invest in the future.

Yeah feels about right. Just need to try to bring some kind of momentum out of the game. Basically just try to avoid a flogging.

 

[BigPowerForward]

Last week our pressure rating was the lowest for the season.
I expect a much better effort tonight but in the words of Jack Reacher, " I'm hoping for the best but I'm planning for the worst".

 

[gringo2011]

They beat us across every line, mentally preparing myself for an absolute flogging.

Dilate, lubricate and think of England. Anything better than 6 goal loss feels like win when you expect the worst.