I f that were true,
then Hinkley could not have turned around the rabble that was Port.
Generally seen as hopeless by all fans and other clubs.
I reckon the coach HAS to take quite a bit of responsibility for this.

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

hinkley has a shitload more to work with

they have recruited so much better than us

ports list shits all over ours

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Beyond caring now. Soulless pack of softcocks, led by a bargain basement coaching staff, hired by an inept, clueless administration.

But what would they care? They have my membership $$$.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

I'd persist with Bell and Touhy but you're right he didn't recruit them but he keeps playing them, he has other choices. Face it MM is a stubborn dinosaur, he's got black and white veins and will keep playing the crap until it's too late. We'll beat Melbourne cause there shit and we'll loose to the Bulldogs the week after.

Why aren't the players putting in 4 quarter efforts?

Where is the work rate?

Where are the 1%ers?

We can't get The basics of a professional contact team sport right.

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Vice President, International Extreme Sarcasm Society (IESS)

Long time lurker here on the board and very occasional poster...

Thats it - I've had enough...

I've stuck through 15 years of shit. The club can't do a single thing right.

I won't be signing up again until Sticks falls on his sword and a proper cleanout from the top happens.

..of course the coach does.. ....but three coaches later and we are still a rabble.. ..change the coaches appeases some of us but ultimately we are miles off the pace, on and off field.. ..still uncompetitive..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

After that we need some inspiration for next week, just not sure which one is appropriate?

1. Bring mouthguards to training
2. Bring some beer and we'll talk around an open fire
3. Boys this week is an 8 point game
4. Haircuts and facials booked for Wed

I liked the suggestion that all players should be clean shaven by next week.

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TC suffers from the social media illness - the death of respect and constructive discourse by keyboard.

i'm not blaming the coach yet, this is the players problem..
a few thoughts coming out of tonights debacle.

1 - nothing to be gained from season 2014 now except getting games into the kids. Buckley, Menzel, Cripps, Graham all need to get their spot. Waite is past it, he can take a grab, but he's so slow now and behind the game... drop him, and give Casboult 10 games in a row, see if he can develop some consistency... can't do any worse than what is happening now.

2 - Warnock dominated the number of hit outs, but it makes no difference.... when Kreuzer is back, put him in the ruck where he belongs, at least he competes hard around the ground. Warnock needs to go... though right now we don't really have any other options.

3 - If we finish bottom 6, but get almost a full season into some of the kids, i'll be content.

yeah,
I have to agree with a clean sweep starting from the very top down.
I wish I did have some faith in the coach, cos right now, there is nothing to hold onto with the club.

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Pity Mick wouldn't move to Adelaide so we could find out.

Needs the safety of a big Melb club.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Hear hear. I didn't get sucked in this year. Saved over $1500. Previously had four reserved seats.

Never heard from the Club. Now they ring me regularly. I ask them to tell me the plan. That flummoxes them, and i hang up.

Clean out from the top required. It's unacceptable.

Bruce M for president. He's the only one calling it like it is ( excluding Synbad of course).

Where the hell is our mongrel?

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"Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference."

Robert Frost

There's a 30 year coach running the show.

I might expect him to have some idea. .

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I hope Essendon* folds.

I can't recall anyone saying that in 2012, when port were almost in receivership, and had the AFLs poorest list. The basket case of the afl.

They came out in the 2013 season and won their first 5 games, under Hinkley. Almost made the preliminary final after pushing the cats in their final.

I recall asking many people whether they thought ports list was better than Carlton's at the start of 2013, and not one thought they were.

This should tell us something about our club and its culture over the past decade.....

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Vice President, International Extreme Sarcasm Society (IESS)

The mongrel went when Peter Dean, Fraser Brown and Greg Williams retired. Been gone many many years !!!

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"IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, YOU'RE PREPARED TO FAIL" - Mark Spitz

But MM said in the post match conference that he didn't see this coming?

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Vice President, International Extreme Sarcasm Society (IESS)

He plays them because he looks in the reserves and he sees more plodders.
Watson, McInnes, Bootsma etc etc. So get used to in plodders out plodders at selection night for a while.

Get a morning show host for president

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

The Board certainly didn't see this coming.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill