GAMEDAY: PF 2020 Port v Rich

[seven]

What was the deal with Port doing the strong man pose after each goal. They turn and flex like they’re in a body building comp.
We’re they trying to be intimidating?
look like a bunch of wankers to me.

 

[craig]

Good call for the early part of the game... couldn't bend over, loosened up fortunately later,

He must've had more intervention at half time as he came out a different player.

He was horrid in the first half as were Pickett and Bash.

But credit to Kane and Marlion they both lifted and lifted significantly and helped to be part of the difference at the end, Kane becoming the matchwinner.

Lambert is so crucial to the Tigers we need one more huge effort from him next week then he can get the hips attended to and return pre season moving freely.

As for Riolis effort to bring them back in the less said the better.

 

[Sintiger]

We actually kicked 4-9 to 4-1 after quarter time.
After watching the game again today without the tension I reckon we definitely deserved to win. We looked the more dangerous team

 

[QRtiger]

Actually Jase. Thinking about these comments from earlier in the day an reminiscing about that era. Most leagues have an equivalent side (or couple of sides). Obviously Victoria’s was Collingwood and terrifying away matches at Victoria Park (apparently the animal cage at Moorabbin wasn’t too god for visiting fans either).

In Hobart, our equivalent was New Norfolk. They were the only country team playing in the TFL. My analogy of their support base would be like taking a Port bogan, then enhance them by breeding a bit of gun toting Alabama hick into him/her, then cross breed some more with the patients at the local mental asylum (yes this actually happened, with Tasmania’s only mental asylum of the time located in the town as one of its major industries and employers). You get a whole new sub-breed of super-bogan.

Away matches at Boyer Oval (New Norfolk’s home ground) were not enjoyable affairs. The scenes in the outer were rather Dickensian.

New Norfolk were often a dirty team on the field, but it was probably a safer environment on the field than being in the crowd up there, given one felt surrounded by these hillbilly incarnations of Orcs from Lord of The Rings. Not uncommon to see brawls in the wet area or the crowd in the main grandstand trying to start fights with the away team bench and entourage in front of them.
Visiting fans would hide their colours for the walk back to the car after the game.

The only difference was that New Norfolk didn’t have the success of the likes of Port and Collingwood, so you wouldn’t get that same of arrogant streak. That said, their home record was pretty good because it was such a hostile environment. The facilities were far more agricultural too, given they were a country side playing in a city comp, which added to the hostility. And the upper Derwent Valley is often a few degrees cooler than Hobart, damp, miserable and foggy (fog lifts at noon and rolls back in at 3pm) during the depths of winter.

Favorite saying in Tasmania, behave yourself or you'll end up in New Norfolk.

 

[Harry]

And the Port ferals who hung around the race to hurl abuse at the RFC players as they went down to the rooms after the game. And the boos as they headed off the ground also. Not that I haven’t seen that before. But it isn’t overly common from my observations these days. Unless a player from the winning side has done something unforgivable like king hit a home player during the match. Generally the Football follower of today is a bit more gracious than that. Usually they simply shut up and leave to either quietly seethe or simply drown their sorrows. Just bizarre.

And South Australians love to lecture the rest of the country how they are the only State not founded by convicts, as if that means the populace is more refined.

It's a disgrace.

The media needs to take some responsibility here portraying us as dirty cheating bad guys all year and Lynch as a villain. Just takes a bunch of empty headed bogans and it can easily get out of hand.

 

[23.21.159]

Thought Hinkley was all class until the deliberate OOB came up. You could see he didn't like it, but they got way more of those than we did, and that was clear. Even all the commentators agreed that he disguised it awfully as it was clear he was just trying to put it OOB. Isn't that exactly what the rule was brought in for.

I did some quick research and I believe the 6 point margin was the closest final we have played in since beating Collingwood 77-73 in 1975. @LeeToRainesToRoach is this correct?

True. I posted this earlier: https://www.puntroadend.com/threads/gameday-pf-2020-port-v-rich.56221/page-45#post-2521146
There are some interesting follow-up comments after that post about the closeness of the game ... keep reading.

 

[sconies]

I didn't even notice this during the game.

Cotchin fined for tripping in preliminary final win

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has been fined by the Match Review Officer for tripping during Friday night's preliminary final win over Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval.

Charge Laid:​

Trent Cotchin, Richmond, been charged with Tripping (Fixed Financial Sanction) Hamish Hartlett, Port Adelaide, during the fourth quarter of the Preliminary Final between Port Adelaide and Richmond, played at Adelaide Oval on Friday October 16.

In summary he can accept a $500 sanction with an early plea.

Based on the available evidence, the incident was assessed as Tripping (Fixed Financial Sanction). The incident was classified as a $750 sanction as a first offence. The player can accept a $500 sanction with an early plea.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

It's a disgrace.

The media needs to take some responsibility here portraying us as dirty cheating bad guys all year and Lynch as a villain. Just takes a bunch of empty headed bogans and it can easily get out of hand.

Back in 2002 or 2003 I believe it was. Port were minor Premiers and red hot favourites for the flag.

First week of the finals Sydney went over there and caused a major upset in a qualifying final. I had extended family (Sydney fans) who traveled over for it.

From their accounts, it was a horrible experience after the match. Port ferals surrounded the Sydney race like savages to hurl abuse and drinks at the Sydney players as they left the field and boos rang out around the stadium as they were leaving the field also.

Then outside the stadium, these savages were surrounding the small contingent of Sydney fans, kicking rubbish bins over in their direction, throwing half full soft drink cans in their direction, generally taunting in a threatening manner.

I’m not sure you even really see that around Collingwood matches. Or at least, we haven’t since the days of Victoria Park at it’s most hostile.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Correct, it wasn't founded by convicts. It was founded by losers, too stupid to figure out how to steal a loaf of bread.

And SA did import a disproportionately large contingent of low budget ‘chavs’ and ‘neds’ from the Council Estates of England and Scotland respectively during the post war era (‘chavs’ being England’s equivalent of bogans, ‘neds’ being Scotland’s). So I suppose it stands to reason they just intermingled and interbred with the local equivalent species. And the resultant subspecies is what was on display last night.

 

[tigertough]

The bogan booing every free kick against them was unbelievable. I get how frees can be a matter of interpretation and you can argue whether they are there or not. But the free kick to Jack in the first quarter when he was smacked in the head was patently obvious. The bogans booed that

 

[jackfrost]

Character out of Johnny Dangerously.

Very very impressed that you got that LTRTR (you sneaky Icehole) ....................... I spent over 14 years on a couple of Forums for the American Football team I followed and to get by the language filters, we started up our very own dictionary of words that were based on Johnny Dangerously, it become a cult sensation in no time at all and attracted hundreds of thousands of posts over those years, until it was finally closed down after 10 aptly named threads and many many fun discussions.

 

[jackfrost]

What the hell was that thing on Byrne-Jones cranium? Looks like the barber shop caught fire and he had to rush out half way through the appointment.

I'm pretty sure its something he picked up on his last Rabbitting outing with a couple of his bogan mates, they ate the meat and didn't want to waste the pelts, so there you have it.

 

[tigermouseau]

The bogan booing every free kick against them was unbelievable. I get how frees can be a matter of interpretation and you can argue whether they are there or not. But the free kick to Jack in the first quarter when he was smacked in the head was patently obvious. The bogans booed that

Well of course they booed that one. Thought it was a line ball call - Jack clearly threw his head at the Port players arm, then needlessly threw himself on the ground trying to milk a free. Port fans are delusional.

 

[23.21.159]

Back in 2002 or 2003 I believe it was. Port were minor Premiers and red hot favourites for the flag.

Port finished first in both years and made neither Grand Final.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Favorite saying in Tasmania, behave yourself or you'll end up in New Norfolk.

Or “Norfik” as the locals call it. Three syllables is too much for them to pronounce.

 

[Althom]

I didn't even notice this during the game.

Cotchin fined for tripping in preliminary final win

Is there any vision? Didn't see it either

 

[zippadeee]

Malthouse reckons that port got destroyed by the umpires

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Port finished first in both years and made neither Grand Final.

Yes, indeed, I do remember that now you say it. And may have gone out in straight sets on at least one of those occasions (correct me if I’m wrong). Hence the reputation of chokers was born and has stuck.

And can I just say (although admittedly, it might be considered in poor taste) can no one else see the irony that the club known so prominently for choking, picks an INXS song as their unofficial theme song?

 

[jb03]

What happened to the Ladhams report?

 

[Ridley]

We actually kicked 4-9 to 4-1 after quarter time.
After watching the game again today without the tension I reckon we definitely deserved to win. We looked the more dangerous team

6 more scoring shots says we were the better team. We didn’t take our set shot chances. No doubt we deserved to win.