Looking at Port Adelaide's performance against Sydney it came to my attention that there just like us. A team with a fair few talented players that will always struggle with rough and disciplined teams. At our best we will always manage to give a good account of ourselfs when playing teams like collingwood, Western Bullies, Richmond, melbourne, Freo, WCE, Lions(?), but the rest we will struggle with. We need a tough and discplined team who plays to the rules and goes out their to give 100%. Look at Essendon*, our midfield on paper is way superior, but the thing we lack is that our players are not willing to do the team things like helping their teammates out (Coach Knights made that very clear in his press conference) Knights >>>>>>>> Ratten. Adelaide came out with a game plan of shutting down Judd. Instead of our players showing some phsyicality and helping out their Captain, they all wait and see if he could do it himself - thats impossible no one could get the ball, break the lines and set up goals all by himself against these sorts of teams ( not even Ablett) I say if nothing changes at the end of the year, get rid of all these fringe players and Ratten, recruit Ladley or Malthouse and start over again and build a solid team.
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