Game Day Ports V Carlton - Thursday Night Footy - Edition 260.

[Cheesey Mac]

How often do fans of the 3rd ranked team enter a clash with the 8th ranked team with a sense of dread - on our home deck, I might add.

Who knows what we'll see tonight?

Been feeling like this all week when considering this game for tipping - I want to pick us but you just can't trust us at all, especially in big games.

On the one hand, this is the sort of game Hinkleyball was made for - primetime nationally televised game against a well followed Victorian opposition, with a win entrenching us in the top 4 - which is to say, this is the sort of game we routinely drop. Our form in May has been poor (save for the first 40 minutes in Geelong before we stopped and all but blew an 8 goal lead, and the last 40 seconds against Hawthorn after we were garbage all afternoon... North Melbourne was a free pass), and we have a few injuries.

On the other hand, Carlton I think have been overrated this season (based on a return to competence after decades of crap), their record here is absolutely awful (their one win coming via the umpire assist in Gather Round this year IIRC), and they (much like us) have a tendency to let down their supporters.

Hinkley and Voss play such similar game styles as well, throw in the wet weather and it becomes a nightmare game to pick because we just don't know who will turn up.

That said - Carlton by 11 points.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[ibd77]

I don't know what to think tonight because I don't know how much impact the umpires are going to have. I just hope there aren't two sets of rule books being applied tonight like the previous match against this mob.

 

[JimmyBC]

Feels like a what happen Powa sort of a day

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Love a game in the rain.

Go Port, take them down.

Bickley thinks Tommy A could be a late in, as much as Bickley can think and isn't just saying words to fill dead air time.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Fisrt game after the HTB rule rule implemented..yikes

 

[JimmyBC]

Fisrt game after the HTB rule rule implemented..yikes

im scared

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Bickley thinks Tommy A could be a late in, as much as Bickley can think and isn't just saying words to fill dead air time.

Is this like how all the media thought Finlayson would be a late in for Rozee in the Showdown, even while he was actually playing in the SANFL curtin raiser?

 

[OneGreatClub]

im scared

You know who’ll benefit from any fifty fifty decisions while they iron it out , and it won’t be Port.

 

[Buget]

What’s the weather like in Adelaide? Is the rain forecasted likely?

Stunning late autumn day in Sydney, if you were wondering.

 

[TazD]

im scared

Philthy watch is going to be lit tonight

 

[Bump Bailey]

What’s the weather like in Adelaide? Is the rain forecasted likely?

Stunning late autumn day in Sydney, if you were wondering.

I work in the CBD and the rain has been biblical this morning.

 

[gbear]

What’s the weather like in Adelaide? Is the rain forecasted likely?

Stunning late autumn day in Sydney, if you were wondering.

Just went outside for coffee and it has stopped raining and I too work in the CBD. Dark and gloomy though.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Is this like how all the media thought Finlayson would be a late in for Rozee in the Showdown, even while he was actually playing in the SANFL curtin raiser?

I never heard that, but yes.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Just went outside for coffee and it has stopped raining. Dark and gloomy though.

Coffee will cheer you up

 

[gbear]

Coffee will cheer you up

 

[StuMan]

A battle of the flakes. Which team will crumble and dissolve in the rain first?

 

[FishingRick04]

I’m torn. Carlton here shameful, copy book our game style. We should have them covered, but it’s prime time, umpires influence and players ability to choke under pressure.

Calling Draw

 

[Capital Power]

Can't stomach our presses, but let me guess .. our master coach told us how formidable Carlton are in the middle, at both ends, and in the wet? He would haven then said we just needed a lucky bounce or favourable interpretation of the new rules, and how hard it'll be without our captain?

Top 8 opponents at home at night, I shall tip with my heart and not my head.

Ports by 15.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Charlie Dixon

22

Charlie Dixon

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

with Jedrea

 

[Palpatine_Power]

Farkin how many times does shit4brains Hinkley need to see Evans before he realises he's a spud....

Isn't he from Geelong? Instant gold pass

 

[Buget]

Has anyone else noticed how small text is for Anastasopoulos’ name is on AFL app team sheet?

You pretty much need a magnify glass to read it.

 

[Palpatine_Power]

The cheese has taken over the captaincy. Expected to be announced late tomorrow.

We should have 22 captains, galaxy brain move

Imagine the coin toss

 

[Doctor Feel]

Has anyone else noticed how small text is for Anastasopoulos’ name is on AFL app team sheet?

You pretty much need a magnify glass to read it.

I think it's a little bit racist quite frankly

 

[TazD]

I think it's a little bit racist quite frankly

I bet it was those filthy Ottomans again.