Round 9: Port v West - Sunday 11 June @ Alberton Oval

Port v West
Sunday 11 June
Alberton Oval

Reserves: 11:30am
League: 2:10pm

It's one of the form teams of the comp against the remaining winless side in the competition. Will it be as ugly as expected, or will West pull off a miracle?

West are going to win one soon but it won't be this week, I fear a 20 goal margin in favour of the power reserves, unless they start experimenting after halftime again this week

This is the match that should be $1.01/$16 for each team...I was crazy to not at least back North for the line last week!

WEST
West Adelaide will make at least two unforced changes for the match against Port at Alberton Oval on Sunday.
Former Geelong rookie Zac Bates headlines a list of four Bloods included in the 23-man squad, with Nick Favretto, Ben Klemke and Hugh Haysman all named on the extended interchange bench.
Emerging utilities Jack Evans and Josh Stevens have both been sent back to the Reserves.
League
F: Fielke, Watchman, Green
HF: Turner, Middleton, Karpany
C: Batley, K. Stevens, J. Noble
HB: Agostino, Burgess, Hill
B: Caire, Keough, Wasley-Black
 
R: McPherson, Schiller, Schmidt
INT: Carger, Klemke, Haysman, Bates, Favretto
IN: Favretto, Bates, Klemke, Haysman
OUT: J. Evans, J. Stevens
Reserves
Waite, Head, Pillion, J. Evans, L. Ryan, M. Noble, Iannucci, I. Johnson, Inglis, Majok, Holliday, O. Johnson, Scott, Vassallo, Male, J. Ryan, J. Stevens, Lynch, L. Evans, Bottin.
Under-18
Nunan, Eichner, Gutsche, Caruso, May, Baker, Fairlie, Crump, Walton, Smith, Milsom, Wright, Thilthorpe, Hay, Laube, Rugari, Gulliford, Kewell, Moore, Smithson, Stidiford, Rana, Secker, Satanek, Dunkin.

West will give a contest but I can't see them getting the choccies against a full strength Power reserves. Port will win easily.

28-14 Port Reserves
7-12 West Adelaide

128 point win
What a mismatch it ended up being
For the West players it was like trying to climb Mt Everest with gout in both feet

Often when a side is thrashed by 128 points it is because they were in poor form
However today was much more of a case of Port Reserves being an awesome outfit

bayman wrote:West are going to win one soon but it won't be this week, I fear a 20 goal margin in favour of the power reserves, unless they start experimenting after halftime again this week

my fears were sadly realized.....it was like watching high school students play against primary school students


anyone know why Steven Summerton didn't play ?

Yes. He played Reserves because Port played 21 listed players in their league team.

bayman wrote:

bayman wrote:West are going to win one soon but it won't be this week, I fear a 20 goal margin in favour of the power reserves, unless they start experimenting after halftime again this week

my fears were sadly realized.....it was like watching high school students play against primary school students


anyone know why Steven Summerton didn't play ?

Today was more like University students playing against Kindergarten children

As a Westies Supporters it's totally unacceptable to lose by 21 goals.

Probably not only that 21 afl listed players were in the side, but they have a core of about 10 of them that have some serious experience at AFL level.

Lee wrote:Yes. He played Reserves because Port played 21 listed players in their league team.

Thanks mate, I reckon one of the 8 clubs could persuade him to leave them now he's seen the reality of the system