Round 9: Port v South - Sunday 22 May @ Alberton Oval

Port (8th 2-5 45.17%) v South (1st 6-1 55.41%)
Sunday 22 May
Alberton Oval

Reserves: 11:25am
League: 2:10pm

Both sides are coming off losses last week. Who will bounce back this week?

South. South provide pressure and as have said before , Port are soft.

South with plenty to play for in this one, but injury toll and making a big hole. We're going to see how far our depth goes this week!!
Out will be Crabb, Bass, Daniel,Irra, Brown and doubtful Fields and Gulden.

A couple of key out for South, a couple of ins for Port. Won't be enough though IMO. Quite looking forward to this one though, good test for both sides with South now having to deal with expectation every week instead of trepidation.

This will be close. South have some significant outs and Port is being strengthened by some useful returns from injury. South in a close one by 8 points

Went to the game today as a neutral supporter and i dont remember a smaller crowd at Alberton regardless of position on the ladder or the weather times have certainly changed.

waddayamean wrote:South. South provide pressure and as have said before , Port are soft.

Weren't soft today, that's for sure...

Was very impressed by the Magpies this afternoon...

Crowd at Alberton 1300-1400 (forget the exact figure).

Didnt seem that many

Yep, agreed, a touch over 1000 tops.

Anywho, South looked a little slow today, whilst Port have lots of pace, South looked slow when the ball was in space.

If Port are to stay in the SANFL they need to merge. Their crowds are an embarrassment to the competition and the club. We see this every week. When you get out numbered by South supporters it's time to make a decision.

Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

waddayamean wrote:If Port are to stay in the SANFL they need to merge. Their crowds are an embarrassment to the competition and the club. We see this every week. When you get out numbered by South supporters it's time to make a decision.

...and at Alberton too !!! Quite a strange feeling outnumbering them on Sunday.

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

it is no difference to Adelaide, it is as we all know their seconds & with this very reason the sooner they wear a Power jumper & stop the charade the better for everyone, i'd suggest with the low attendances a majority of Port people realize that the Magpies' sadly are dead as they've truly evolved into an AFL franchised organization & not too many go and watch their respective seconds play if there is no league game after, i wasn't there but i'll bet there weren't that many at last weeks reserves match between Glenelg & West, yes the seconds are important to a club but not too many go & support them & this is the case with Port & Adelaide for that matter

waddayamean wrote:If Port are to stay in the SANFL they need to merge. Their crowds are an embarrassment to the competition and the club. We see this every week. When you get out numbered by South supporters it's time to make a decision.

Not sure South outnumbered Port fans, both stands had good numbers of black and white within them, would have been around 50/50 IMO.

Let's also be fair, when a side is second and lost 1 game and a side is second bottom and won two, who has more people there to follow them?

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

A reflection on the Port people going or on visiting sides fans no longer making the trip to Alberton?

bayman wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

it is no difference to Adelaide, it is as we all know their seconds & with this very reason the sooner they wear a Power jumper & stop the charade the better for everyone, i'd suggest with the low attendances a majority of Port people realize that the Magpies' sadly are dead as they've truly evolved into an AFL franchised organization & not too many go and watch their respective seconds play if there is no league game after, i wasn't there but i'll bet there weren't that many at last weeks reserves match between Glenelg & West, yes the seconds are important to a club but not too many go & support them & this is the case with Port & Adelaide for that matter

LOL....a change of jumper will make you happy, will it?

Booney wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

A reflection on the Port people going or on visiting sides fans no longer making the trip to Alberton?

Personally, I would have thought a combination of both but probably a greater percentage of Port people walking away...

Big Phil wrote:

Booney wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

A reflection on the Port people going or on visiting sides fans no longer making the trip to Alberton?

Personally, I would have thought a combination of both but probably a greater percentage of Port people walking away...

I'd agree, just, I'd also add that Port AFL home game Saturday > Port SANFL home game Sunday would reduce the crowd. People can't afford the money or the time to attend both.

Booney wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

Booney wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

A reflection on the Port people going or on visiting sides fans no longer making the trip to Alberton?

Personally, I would have thought a combination of both but probably a greater percentage of Port people walking away...

I'd agree, just, I'd also add that Port AFL home game Saturday > Port SANFL home game Sunday would reduce the crowd. People can't afford the money or the time to attend both.

Yeah, you are right there...

Booney wrote:

bayman wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

it is no difference to Adelaide, it is as we all know their seconds & with this very reason the sooner they wear a Power jumper & stop the charade the better for everyone, i'd suggest with the low attendances a majority of Port people realize that the Magpies' sadly are dead as they've truly evolved into an AFL franchised organization & not too many go and watch their respective seconds play if there is no league game after, i wasn't there but i'll bet there weren't that many at last weeks reserves match between Glenelg & West, yes the seconds are important to a club but not too many go & support them & this is the case with Port & Adelaide for that matter

LOL....a change of jumper will make you happy, will it?

I would be very happy if Port changed their Guernsey.

That is I'd be ecstatic if the Power changed their Guernsey to the prison bars in the AFL. I could list a page of things I don't like about Port, but the prison bars Guernsey is about the best I have ever seen in any sport. I never understood the argument that Collingwood put about that you can only have one black and white team in the AFL when you have three blue and white teams and two red, blue and yellow teams.

I know I have gone off topic but just stating a viewpoint.

Completely agree.

Terribly sad news, by the sounds of it, for Tarak Redigolo...

Seems like he'll require a second ACL knee reconstruction, in as many years...

http://www.safc.com.au/blog.html

Booney wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

Booney wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

A reflection on the Port people going or on visiting sides fans no longer making the trip to Alberton?

Personally, I would have thought a combination of both but probably a greater percentage of Port people walking away...

I'd agree, just, I'd also add that Port AFL home game Saturday > Port SANFL home game Sunday would reduce the crowd. People can't afford the money or the time to attend both.

Oh . Different days though . Come on mate , Magpie crowds are crap. Traditionally Port crowds drop when losing . This has nothing to with the Magpies losing though. Dead and no one cares.

rocket_rooster wrote:

Booney wrote:

bayman wrote:

PhilH wrote:Hard to believe it but Port now running last in home crowd averages so far this year.

it is no difference to Adelaide, it is as we all know their seconds & with this very reason the sooner they wear a Power jumper & stop the charade the better for everyone, i'd suggest with the low attendances a majority of Port people realize that the Magpies' sadly are dead as they've truly evolved into an AFL franchised organization & not too many go and watch their respective seconds play if there is no league game after, i wasn't there but i'll bet there weren't that many at last weeks reserves match between Glenelg & West, yes the seconds are important to a club but not too many go & support them & this is the case with Port & Adelaide for that matter

LOL....a change of jumper will make you happy, will it?

I would be very happy if Port changed their Guernsey.

That is I'd be ecstatic if the Power changed their Guernsey to the prison bars in the AFL. I could list a page of things I don't like about Port, but the prison bars Guernsey is about the best I have ever seen in any sport. I never understood the argument that Collingwood put about that you can only have one black and white team in the AFL when you have three blue and white teams and two red, blue and yellow teams.

I know I have gone off topic but just stating a viewpoint.

Because they were black and white with the same nickname. Complete different shades of colours the others. Why should Port , who back stabbed a whole competition, get their way ? They did exactly the same for Adelaide Oval due to small crowds at Footy Park. No more excuses left now as they are on their on their own. Continued AFL handouts I can see.