Mia says:
Prespakis watched (at least briefly) from outside the main gate, because dogs arenāt allowed in.
Replay:
Replays after a one-kick game are always going to be painfulā¦ especially when thatās the difference between first and seventh on the ladder.
Quarter one:
- Good pressure by Ryan on the mark, getting Barton to kick out one the full.
- As I write that, I realise Iām going to be in shot a lot. You can see how slowly I type.
- 3:20 just kick it to the top of the goal square, Molan!
- Camera person is drunk.
- Pearson comfortably intercepting for the first time at 6:20
- 7:30 Iām not sure I want to watch this kick, but NO Meg, if she kicks to your arms it will likely be pushed out on the full.
- You can see (more or less) where Sutton kicks from, Hopi can see the goal square, and the ball is landing not exactly on the line connecting the two. Yikes.
- Impressively, the 180cm Ryan starts behind most and easily gets to the ball first. Dud(ley) seriously not trying.
- 8:00 is there a second version of this game? Seven seem to filming it from the far side.
- 10:00 I promise I wonāt do it every time, but geez 99% of a mark and winning goal, nope.
- In the next 30 seconds we kick to Barton on her own in our goals square twice. Itās doubly annoying as the second of those shows Froggy could have easily kicked to the 2-on-2 at the top of the goal square previously.
- 10:50 great corralling by Heil on the mark leads to another Hurrell intercept mark.
- 11:50 Good by Ryan to school Dudley and kick to a dangerous spot. Bad by Manfre to miss everything.
- 13:00 if you like ump pratfalls.
- I look backwards to see who is on Fede. There was a chump of rotation, but it was mostly Tamsin on her.
- 14:25 Sutton weaving through the pack
- 15:30 credit to 29 Stutt for not squibbing itā¦ even if running into Orritt killed her!
- Geez, thereās a lot of peripheral frees where players are all looking at the ump for the reason for the whistle.
- 17:45 I havenāt mentioned Chaston yet, but this is the easiest they have made footy look in their time with us. Takes a pack mark here, but did a lot of bursting from packs with decent kicking too.
- 19:25 stupid photographer saving the gear rather than getting a real close-up photo!
Pressure was great in this quarter, Port couldnāt get past Pearson/Hurrell/Crook. And somehow we kicked the losing score.
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Quarter two:
- Stop being good, Caruso. Itās rude.
- 2:50 Dicker is just slightly faster, of foot and mind, than 16 Wilson
- I will also try to not list every uncontested mark Huta dropped.
- 4:00 lovely collect and shrug by Pearson, kick not so good. I swear, and Grace clearly knows one of the Port/Richmond girls standing at the fence.
- In a minute we twice miss Dicker and hit the southern boundary instead. Iām probably typing one of my diatribes about that.
- I like the ump from 6:25 ā Dicker faceplants a victim and Morrow ruck-ily falls over someone. Both called in our favour!
- Mind you, the ump clearly blinked because the ball is given to Kenny and itās no fifty and no correction from them for the victim of the ātaking of the legsā.
- 6:45 I remain demonstrative about people conceding frees on the southern boundary
- 8:40 thatās not a mark and not a free.
- 9:20 is when Dud(ley) elbows Ryan in the face, ācause why not?
- At least Slater felt guilty about striking Pearson high at 11:35. Ump didnāt notice, and so after 32 minutes Port finally score.
- This is just a series of me sooking about the southern boundary line: let it go out for the lasso, Courtney!
- 13:50 should have been the play of the day. Ryan clean hands and a quick kick, Dicker about to run onto itā¦ what a ā ā ā ā bounce.
- Note how Dicker starts ten metres behind Manfre and her opponent, just three metres in front of the kick, and catches them so quickly.
- FARK YOU, BALL.
- 17:35 is the first of Chaston stopping when tackled high, At least this time she doesnāt get pinged. Never rely on an umpire to do the right thingā¦
- 19:40 Chaston is a brick wall; the Borough is dazed and El doesnāt even notice.
You look at the stats at this point, and two things stand out:
- weāre killing them in clearances
- theyāre killing us (or more accurately, we are killing us) in marks (2 in a half!!!)
Quarter three:
- Fede is a seagull, which is dangerous as a Port player.
- Jesse isnāt the good Williams at Port, but credit for blowing the game apart in two minutes.
- From this point onwards, we will outscore them 18-3 (we convert, they donāt)
- Chance chance chanceā¦ nothing.
- El!
- There were 3 scores (only one was a goal) in the first 40 minutes, and 3 goals in the next 4 minutes.
- Camera operator is snoozing at 6:00; almost misses Chastonās big bender from fifty.
- 7:00 Courtneyās rebounding was good but the targets were never too clear.
- 7:20 never turn your brain off, or youāll get put down on your arse. Watch Kenny left of screen.
- 8:50 that was not touched! Whereās our lasso free?
- The big punch and tackle by Courtney at 9:50
- Sutton unleashed onto the balls and making tackles: sometimes deemed nasty, sometimes deemed BALL.
- 10:45 Chaston with the donāt argue
- OK, the Ryan āmarkā touched an opponentās back. Iāve seen much worse paidā¦ this weekend.
- Dudley cops an accidental finger to the eye from Ryan. Doesnāt make up for the deliberate elbow, but weāll call it even.
- 12:30 umps are weird beasts. Mia clearly hit after she kicks, two umps agree itās downfield. They line Manfre up, and then TWENTY seconds later change their mind and return it to Mia. Who converts the goal, but itās the principle Iām sooking about.
- 16:10 Bella is usually calm under pressure, but that was a bad call. I agree with past me.
- re: Dickerās distinctive way of standing on the mark ā not sure if she has one busted wing.
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Quarter four:
- Fede thinks Williams is a genius. Luckily, Fede is wrong.
- 0:40 I think Bella may be one of those weirdos who have actually read the Laws of the Game re: what you should do when the ball goes out of bounds
- Sevenās camera operator has left. No alternative cut of the entire game exists.
- I rated Slater last year, but theyāve gone backwards. LOL at 2:35 thinking the sky is going to fall on their head.
- OMG we did a pass to a mark at 3:00 to retain possession for more than a few seconds!
- At 3:25 Kenny apparently needs more instruction on how to be the fat side wing.
- Great example at 5:55 of how Molan can get a ball out while being tackled.
- At 7:35 Davidge takes her contractually-obligated mark. Not a clunk, but she gets it on well to Mia.
- Manfre almost takes the specky:
- 10:20 itās stuck in our forward fifty foreeeeeeever. Port take it out of bounds extremely intentionally.
- But Dicker bosses the throw-in, gets it to Sutton, and Orritt (first time as a forward?) GOALS.
- Dudley is a dud, and falls over. Ump says free.
- 12:15 crowd and team is demonstrative for the obvious BALL. Ump says no.
- Watch Ryan and Dudley after the stoppage. Whack whackity whack.
- 14:30 a yobbo yells CARN THE BOMBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERS
- 15:10 Jesse wants to prove she is the best Williams. Was pretty goodā¦
- Stoppage after stoppage after stoppage, until there are just two minutes left.
- Bloody good work by Molan to get and dispose the ball from 18:15. Thatās just willing yourself to victory.
- 19:15 FFS, Caruso. Do the right thing by us! Saves the game for them instead.
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I actually remember a time when Dudley (at Hawthorn) had an actual influence on a game.
Soooooo long agoā¦
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By Blake Gaffiero
Port Melbourne have held on to record a tense three-point VFLW win over Essendon on Sunday.
The blustery conditions played a factor throughout, causing a low-scoring first half with both sides up for the contest.
A quick burst from Port Melbourne after half-time established an 18-point lead, with the Bombers in need of a response.
Some individual brilliance by El Chaston provided a spark, before Mia-Rae Cliffordconverted from the pocket to cut the lead to just six points entering the final change.
A clever finish from Scarlett Orritt had the Dons within striking distance, but despite their late efforts were unable to land the final blow.
Grace Dicker stuffed the stat sheet again, finishing with 21 disposals, 10 clearances, and 13 tackles.
Port Melbourneās win means the Donsā finals fate will be decided after the final round, needing a victory with other results going their way to secure a spot in the top six.
The Bombers will take on the Western Bulldogs at Windy Hill on Saturday, July 1 at 11am.
PORT MELBOURNE 0.0 1.1 3.1 3.4 (22)
ESSENDON 0.1 0.1 2.1 3.1 (19)
Goals: Chaston, Clifford, Orritt
Best: Dicker, Molan, Chaston, Ryan
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