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7th last year, a bit short of coin but some quality pickups from Port. Difficult to see them breaking into the top 5.
Your thoughts?

INS: Zane Kirkwood (Port), Kory Beard (Port), James Watt (Port), Rory Taggert (Melbourne), Jaydon Stiles (Portland), Richard Tambling (Adelaide)

OUTS: Luke Crane (Retired), Adam Thompson (Yankalilla), James Battersby (Crows) , Angus Graham (Adelaide), Rory Atkins (Adelaide), Aidan Riley (Melbourne), Matthew Jaensch (Adelaide), Brodie Martin (Adelaide).


2014 Trial games:
Saturday March 8 v Adelaide (Max Basheer Reserve) 10am
Saturday March 22 v South (Hickinbotham Oval) 2.10pm
Saturday March 2 v Central District (Playford Alive Oval) 2.10pm


2014 League Fixtures:
Friday April 4 v Glenelg @ Glenelg
Saturday April 12 v Adelaide @ Unley
Thurdsay April 17 v Norwood @ Norwood
Sunday April 27 v Eagles @ Unley
Saturday May 3 v North @ Prospect
Sunday May 11 v Port @ Alberton
Sunday May 18 v West @ Unley
Saturday May 24 v Central @ Elizabeth
Saturday June 7 v South @ Unley
Sunday June 15 v Norwood @ Unley
Sunday June 22 v Eagles @ Woodville
Saturday June 28 v Port @ Unley
Saturday July 12 v Glenelg @ Unley
Saturday July 19 v West @ Richmond
Sunday Aug 3 v Central @ Unley
Saturday Aug 9 v North @ Unley
TBC v Adelaide @ Unley
TBC v South @ Noarlunga

Jenkins and Kerridge outs also .. Can't see them making the 5

Probably got the pick of Port's outs in Beard, he sure's up their defence. He might get a bit of work though, midfield losses to Adelaide will hurt badly.

Can't see them in the 5.

Booney wrote:Probably got the pick of Port's outs in Beard, he sure's up their defence. He might get a bit of work though, midfield losses to Adelaide will hurt badly.

Can't see them in the 5.

Ditto

Hazydog wrote:

Booney wrote:Probably got the pick of Port's outs in Beard, he sure's up their defence. He might get a bit of work though, midfield losses to Adelaide will hurt badly.

Can't see them in the 5.

Ditto

Non ditto

History may well be repeated ......40 years ago ?

How many games did their AFL guys play last year?

My guess would be
Martin + Jaensch = 20 games combined
Tambling + Riley + Kerridge = 20
Graham + rest. = 20 games.

If they got 20 games each out of Tambling, Beard and Kirkwood this year they could at least break even with AFL losses, if not be in front. Not sure the AFL player loss is that damaging for them.

Did anyone go and have a look at the trial game on saturday? From all reports we were competative for the first half and then rested half a dozen senior players for the last half.

SANFLnut wrote:How many games did their AFL guys play last year?

My guess would be
Martin + Jaensch = 20 games combined
Tambling + Riley + Kerridge = 20
Graham + rest. = 20 games.

If they got 20 games each out of Tambling, Beard and Kirkwood this year they could at least break even with AFL losses, if not be in front. Not sure the AFL player loss is that damaging for them.

I think Sturt and the Eagles had 120 games plus from their AFL players. They were certainly the leading two.

120+ sounds too high. By my quick count Sturt were more like 103 and Eagles were just under 70 league games played by AFL players last year.

Only 17 games in the fixture list Wedge.

HeartBeatsTrue wrote:Only 17 games in the fixture list Wedge.

Cheers mate, fixed.