Port Adelaide 2017

[Wedgie]

Hey I was a ruckman!
I was easily the smartest bloke at the entire club too!

says the ruckman!

It was the Southern Football League, no real big achievement.

[carey]

Rocky has nominated port.

Great pickup for them.

should allow gray and wingard to both play forward of the ball more often

Very happy to have Rockcliff in a Port jumper

[Dutchy]

Listening to him on the radio its clear he isn't the brightest spark going around, however it is amazing that these guys get themselves in these situations, surely their head tells them to just walk away, any incident even small is going to get blown out of proportion by the media.

Mate you didn't need to listen to him on the radio to work that out surely?

Name me one ruckman you've ever met who was a bright spark?

Aaron Keating

[Magellan]

When people realise I'm with Ms morell, they assume I've either got a fat **** or a fat wallet.

Jokes on them I've got neither!

Sounds like the joke's on her!

[Booney]

Rockliff last night, Motlop today.

Inside ball winner and outside speed. Means Wingard and Gray can stay forward if needed, or with Motlop they can rotate through the middle with Wines, Boak, Ebert, SPP, Rockliff.

Handy couple of additions.

[stan]

Rockliff last night, Motlop today.

Inside ball winner and outside speed. Means Wingard and Gray can stay forward if needed, or with Motlop they can rotate through the middle with Wines, Boak, Ebert, SPP, Rockliff.

Handy couple of additions.

Too bad you wont have an AA ruckmen to feed thoughas he'll miss the season due to off field problems.

Bloody Port Adelaide cant keep there players out of trouble, not like at West Coast where we ha no trou........oh wait a sec......so yeah Rockliff looks like a good pick up.

Oh is that my phone ringing? I best be off now
....

[morell]

Who does Rockliff push out?

In my mind he's competing with Wines, Ebert and Boak and I have all three ahead of him tbh.

[The Bedge]

Who does Rockliff push out?

In my mind he's competing with Wines, Ebert and Boak and I have all three ahead of him tbh.

Can Ebert play on a wing? Will Boak play more of a permanent HFF role? Perhaps one will rotate off the bench with SPP?

[amber_fluid]

Who does Rockliff push out?

In my mind he's competing with Wines, Ebert and Boak and I have all three ahead of him tbh.

Whilst Rockliff is a very good player, you have plenty of his type.

If you can get Motlop that’ll definitely add value as you need some outside run.

[The Bedge]

Whilst Rockliff is a very good player, you have plenty of his type.

Can you really have too many contested ball winning inside mids?

[amber_fluid]

Whilst Rockliff is a very good player, you have plenty of his type.

Can you really have too many contested ball winning inside mids?

You can if you then have no one to give it too......
You need someone to stay off the contest........ a bit like what they recruited Polec for.

[Booney]

Who does Rockliff push out?

In my mind he's competing with Wines, Ebert and Boak and I have all three ahead of him tbh.

Rockliff comes in, Wingard goes forward, Neade goes out.

From the elimination final side :

Neade out, Boak from mid>HF, Rockliff to mid.

B Jasper Pittard, Tom Clurey, Riley Bonner
HB Darcy Byrne-Jones, Dougal Howard, Hamish Hartlett
C Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF Travis Boak, Todd Marshall, Robbie Gray
F Sam Gray, Charlie Dixon, Chad Wingard
FOL Paddy Ryder, Brad Ebert, Tom Rockliff
I/C Sam Powell-Pepper, Karl Amon, Jarman Impey, Dan Houston

If, as I expect, Motlop comes on board today, Sam Gray to bench, Amon out, Motlop in the pocket.

B Jasper Pittard, Tom Clurey, Riley Bonner
HB Darcy Byrne-Jones, Dougal Howard, Hamish Hartlett
C Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF Travis Boak, Todd Marshall, Robbie Gray
F Steve Motlop, Charlie Dixon, Chad Wingard
FOL Paddy Ryder, Brad Ebert, Tom Rockliff
I/C Sam Powell-Pepper, Sam Gray, Jarman Impey, Dan Houston

[Booney]

Whilst Rockliff is a very good player, you have plenty of his type.

Can you really have too many contested ball winning inside mids?

You can if you then have no one to give it too......
You need someone to stay off the contest........ a bit like what they recruited Polec for.

And Motlop.

Inside Wines, SPP, Ebert, Rockliff giving it to Boak, Polec, Wingard, Gray, Motlop.

[amber_fluid]

Whilst Rockliff is a very good player, you have plenty of his type.

Can you really have too many contested ball winning inside mids?

You can if you then have no one to give it too......
You need someone to stay off the contest........ a bit like what they recruited Polec for.

And Motlop.

Inside Wines, SPP, Ebert, Rockliff giving it to Boak, Polec, Wingard, Gray, Motlop.

Yeah I mentioned above Motlop is a very good get for you..... if you do get him.

Motlop adds more value than Rockliff to the Port team IMO.

[Booney]

Motlop will be official today.

[morell]

Who does Rockliff push out?

In my mind he's competing with Wines, Ebert and Boak and I have all three ahead of him tbh.

Rockliff comes in, Wingard goes forward, Neade goes out.

From the elimination final side :

Neade out, Boak from mid>HF, Rockliff to mid.

B Jasper Pittard, Tom Clurey, Riley Bonner
HB Darcy Byrne-Jones, Dougal Howard, Hamish Hartlett
C Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF Travis Boak, Todd Marshall, Robbie Gray
F Sam Gray, Charlie Dixon, Chad Wingard
FOL Paddy Ryder, Brad Ebert, Tom Rockliff
I/C Sam Powell-Pepper, Karl Amon, Jarman Impey, Dan Houston

If, as I expect, Motlop comes on board today, Sam Gray to bench, Amon out, Motlop in the pocket.

B Jasper Pittard, Tom Clurey, Riley Bonner
HB Darcy Byrne-Jones, Dougal Howard, Hamish Hartlett
C Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF Travis Boak, Todd Marshall, Robbie Gray
F Steve Motlop, Charlie Dixon, Chad Wingard
FOL Paddy Ryder, Brad Ebert, Tom Rockliff
I/C Sam Powell-Pepper, Sam Gray, Jarman Impey, Dan Houston

If we line up like that Round 1 I will be a happy man.

[morell]

Can you really have too many contested ball winning inside mids?

You can if you then have no one to give it too......
You need someone to stay off the contest........ a bit like what they recruited Polec for.

And Motlop.

Inside Wines, SPP, Ebert, Rockliff giving it to Boak, Polec, Wingard, Gray, Motlop.

Yeah I mentioned above Motlop is a very good get for you..... if you do get him.

Motlop adds more value than Rockliff to the Port team IMO.

I agree, but the Rockliff addition makes more sense when you look at it in conjunction with getting Motlop.

[Lightning McQueen]

Yeah I mentioned above Motlop is a very good get for you..... if you do get him.

Motlop adds more value than Rockliff to the Port team IMO.

I don't agree with you, I'd take Rocky any day of the week, I think Port lack the hardness around the ball at times.

[morell]

Yeah I mentioned above Motlop is a very good get for you..... if you do get him.

Motlop adds more value than Rockliff to the Port team IMO.

I don't agree with you, I'd take Rocky any day of the week, I think Port lack the hardness around the ball at times.

Ranked 3rd in the league for contested possessions. 17th in the league for disposal efficiency.

Sorry mate, we absolutely need class and polish.

But... you can get class and polish when you have time and space, which effective contested ball winners get you. With Port its a case of throwing everything into the coal face and in turn rushing kicks and spraying them. With a better balance eg adding Rockliff AND Motlop, that will enable some of our better ball users to stay on the outside more. As Booney mentioned.

[Brodlach]

Rockliff has such bad shoulders I am really surprised Port have agreed to terms. I know that is why Adelaide said ‘no thanks’ last year and then he injured the same shoulder again this season