Far-West Footy

Football is back, and Port couldn't have dreamed a better start for the season. I have written my take on the match (that I have followed on the radio, on my bed, past Saturday night). I also bring an interview with another passionate Port barracker. --- Port was under pressure after the ridiculous capitulation in the final part of last season. We were beginning our 2019 campaign at the MCG, against a team people expect to go again deep into finals. We didn’t have Wines, Hartlett, and Dixon. Things didn’t look good, and got worse as soon as the game started. Still, our team was able to shake everything off and grab the win. Truth be told, I have heard noisier MORGUES than the MCG last weekend. The Demons home-field advantage is not that great; which has made our task a bit easier. Moreover, o ur fitness was way superior to theirs. Melbourne's players are far from being physically ready. The game was close until they had legs. After that, it was all Port. Their last go...

Our next game is going to be for premiership points. How great is that?! How scary is that?!  We want to play and win Finals, but can we do it? Port is a working-in-progress, AFL has made lots of changes, and anything can happen. Here is my last attempt to find our Best-XXII for the match against the Demons. --- It is not going to be easy to select the team to face the Demons at the MCG: we are changing a lot from last year – both in strategy and players; there are all the new rules to adjust; and the opponent is not supposed to be an easy one to beat. Past season, in the Demons-Crows game, Melbourne would constantly win the center bounce, move forward, and score. It was a massacre, and it was before the 666 rule.  Last week, North had a six-goal streak coming out of the center bounce. We won’t be able to overcome such deficit in the opening round. We need to be careful with our selection. I have selected my Best-XXII at the beginning of the preseason , back in ...