West v Port Rd 20 2006

[Wedgie]

Port on knife edge

DOUG ROBERTSON

August 18, 2006 12:15am
Article from: The Advertiser

IS IT redemption time for Port Adelaide Magpies against West Adelaide at Richmond tomorrow?
Or is opportunity knocking twice for the bottom-placed Bloods to get a rare taste of victory?

The fifth-placed Magpies are the only team to fall to the Bloods this year but strangely that creates a strong motivation for both teams. West had a talent rush with clever Crows forward Jason Porplyzia and rookie Adrian Bonaddio back in, hard-working midfielder Ross Glover returned from injury and possibly pacy debutant Aaron Barnett, 19, named in a squad of 23. Coach Wayne Weidemann knows the Bloods' single triumph won't count for much tomorrow but at least he has the personnel to take it up to Port and probably a touch of self-belief - something in short supply at Richmond this year.

"It helps knowing we've beaten them but the important thing is for us to match it with them in the hardness," he said. "Port's as hard as anyone going around and they're getting their best team back together."

Port's accuracy in front of goal is average - 54.7 per cent - but West is worse (48.7). Port gets much more of the ball (340 possessions to 301 average) which could spell disaster for the Bloods if the Magpies clean up their efficiency. West and former Port defender Jeremy Jaques will have a say in that. The Maggies have rushed back no-nonsense skipper Mark Clayton (knee) and key utility Shane Morrison (broken thumb).

Revenge is a powerful motivation but so is knowing that any slip could count Port out of finals contention because of its poor percentage.

It has one more win than sixth-placed South Adelaide (one less game played because of the bye) but Port lags the Panthers by 4.1 percentage points, which might be damaging in the finals countdown.

"We can't come off the knife edge," Port coach Tim Ginever said.

"If that's not a good motivation, I don't know what is."

It is critical for Port, which rolled Central District last week, to win this game and again next week against Sturt and go in against the top two outfits in the Eagles and North Adelaide to finish the minor season.

[Booney]

My 'Pies will take this one with some percentage,cement a spot in the 5 and deny the Panthers any shot at September.

[Wedgie]

My 'Pies will take this one with some percentage,cement a spot in the 5 and deny the Panthers any shot at September.

Sounds similar to before the Round 9 game Booney!

Seriously though, yes, you should flog them

[Booney]

And there you go,some one reminds me of Round 9 and my day is ruined...

[westcoastpanther]

The next two games aren't the ones you need to win to deny us Booney!! You need to beat either North or the Eagles mate. Provided we don't slip up against Sturt or West I think we'll beat the Bays on the big Adelaide Oval in good conditions, leaving us on 11 wins with superior percentage. The next couple are win or miss out, not win and confirm!! I think the Bays are still a big chance of not winning another game leaving us both in.....

[Booney]

Got to get past a Sturt side on a bog at Unley first mate.Coach leaves,club legend retires,as we know,both of these can be a big motivator for a club to register a win mate,not a foregone conclusion....

*Footnote: I dont genuinely believe that,just stirring*

[RoosterMarty]

Go West

[am Bays]

The next two games aren't the ones you need to win to deny us Booney!! You need to beat either North or the Eagles mate. Provided we don't slip up against Sturt or West I think we'll beat the Bays on the big Adelaide Oval in good conditions, leaving us on 11 wins with superior percentage. The next couple are win or miss out, not win and confirm!! I think the Bays are still a big chance of not winning another game leaving us both in.....

Check your old Footy Times yearbooks WCP, Adelaide OVal is closer in dimensions to Glenelg Oval and Norwood Oval than the bigger ovals in our comp

The three smallest ovals in the comp in order are Norwood, Glenelg and Adelaide. If anything Adelaide will suit us more than it suits you. As I said go check the old Footy Times yearbooks if you don't believe me.

IIRC Your Oval is close to Elizabeth and Woodville than Adelaide oval.

[Wedgie]

Adelaide Oval 165 X 117
Glenelg Oval 161 X 115
Noarlunga Oval 168 X 148

Having said that, Adelaide Oval is a lot bigger than its dimensions suggest because of the huge pockets, so IMHO it'd be somewhere in between the 2.

[spell_check]

I want to get a trundle wheel out and measure the ovals, because some of those measurements seem a little suspect to me - that is they measure it from fence to fence on some grounds and others from goal to goal.

[Wedgie]

I want to get a trundle wheel out and measure the ovals, because some of those measurements seem a little suspect to me - that is they measure it from fence to fence on some grounds and others from goal to goal.

Wouldn't surprise me spelly, I'd also like to get accurate figures of the entire area of each oval as there's some weird shapes out there.

[StrayDog]

....It (Port) has one more win than sixth-placed South Adelaide (one less game played because of the bye)....

Wrong. No byes left for either side.

I want to get a trundle wheel out and measure the ovals, because some of those measurements seem a little suspect to me - that is they measure it from fence to fence on some grounds and others from goal to goal.

Wouldn't surprise me spelly, I'd also like to get accurate figures of the entire area of each oval as there's some weird shapes out there.

It's easy to measure the ground dimensions if you have GoogleEarth, if you're so enclined. Probably fairly easy to work out the area.

[Punk Rooster]

The next two games aren't the ones you need to win to deny us Booney!! You need to beat either North or the Eagles mate. Provided we don't slip up against Sturt or West I think we'll beat the Bays on the big Adelaide Oval in good conditions, leaving us on 11 wins with superior percentage. The next couple are win or miss out, not win and confirm!! I think the Bays are still a big chance of not winning another game leaving us both in.....

I agree with that.

[PortAdelaideProud]

MAGPIES! MAGPIES! MAGPIES!

169-113!