On the rise: Nathan Krakouer
The young WA speedster is making his mark at Alberton Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 2:54 PM
On the rise: Nick Salter
Rookie Nick Salter is learning how hard it is to become an AFL level footballer Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 3:27 PM
On the rise: Marlon Motlop
Marlon Motlop looks forward to the day when he can take to the field with his cousin Daniel Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 3:02 PM
On the rise: Troy Chaplin
Defender Troy Chaplin says he is ready to establish himself as a senior player Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 3:55 PM
On the rise: Tom Logan
Tom Logan is hopeful that a change in role will keep him at the forefront of selection Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 1:02 PM
On the Rise: Adam Cockshell
Adam Cockshell is working hard to return to the Power team Friday, May 02, 2008 - 9:12 AM
On the Rise: Mitch Farmer
Teenager Mitch Farmer has shown traits cherished by the Power Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 5:14 PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Port coach Williams hits back at Carlton
Ashley Porter | June 7, 2008
PORT ADELAIDE coach Mark Williams has delivered a return broadside to Carlton in the build-up to their match at AAMI Stadium tomorrow, claiming the Blues have hoarded first-round draft picks and have it easy because of their chairman Dick Pratt's money.
In an extraordinary response to statements made by Brendan Fevola suggesting Chad Cornes didn't put his head over the ball, and coach Brett Ratten claiming his team plays "inside" the packs while Port plays "outside", Williams held little back.
"They (Carlton) have three of the top 10 players playing for them, and with their draft picks over the past five or so years … well, they have just hoarded first-round draft picks and they have an outstanding list," Williams said.
"We are certainly not going to under-estimate them.
"With their resources, Dick Pratt, all the money he's got, and the resources and the things that they can do from behind the scenes, whether it's plane flights or whether it's pinching people like Swanny off Collingwood and getting his understanding of the game from Collingwood … Carlton will stop at nothing to try to achieve."
Williams' poignant comment on Carlton luring its chief executive Greg Swann from Collingwood, and repeated references to its chairman, are sure to irk the Blues.
Williams added: "And with their money … the money that has been at Carlton over the years, they've always had what they wanted."
When asked, given those factors he mentioned, whether he thought Carlton should have performed better over the past few years, Williams said: "I am not here to talk about Carlton; I'm here to talk about us."
But Williams quickly reverted to talking about the Blues, claiming the comments made by Ratten and Fevola didn't sting.
Williams said that the situation has probably heightened Port's awareness, but he seemed unsure whether Port could use that to advantage.
"It sounds good, and when the results go that way, people tend to draw that as a significant factor," Williams said. "It's all about coming to play. For our players we thought we were brilliantly prepared for playing Sydney two weeks ago and we need to deliver that sort of attack on the ball, that tackle, and hardness, and we will get the right result, and if we don't, Carlton will win.
"Brett has probably tagged us pretty well. Maybe we try to do that too often, so it will be interesting to see how the players react … it's really on our players now. That's a tag you can wear or disapprove of.
"I know that Carlton is going to be hard to beat and we are looking forward to the contest.
"They are a pretty rounded side now. They have been together for a bit of time. With their quality picks that they have had, obviously those players are going to come through."
Ashley Porter | June 7, 2008
PORT ADELAIDE coach Mark Williams has delivered a return broadside to Carlton in the build-up to their match at AAMI Stadium tomorrow, claiming the Blues have hoarded first-round draft picks and have it easy because of their chairman Dick Pratt's money.
In an extraordinary response to statements made by Brendan Fevola suggesting Chad Cornes didn't put his head over the ball, and coach Brett Ratten claiming his team plays "inside" the packs while Port plays "outside", Williams held little back.
"They (Carlton) have three of the top 10 players playing for them, and with their draft picks over the past five or so years … well, they have just hoarded first-round draft picks and they have an outstanding list," Williams said.
"We are certainly not going to under-estimate them.
"With their resources, Dick Pratt, all the money he's got, and the resources and the things that they can do from behind the scenes, whether it's plane flights or whether it's pinching people like Swanny off Collingwood and getting his understanding of the game from Collingwood … Carlton will stop at nothing to try to achieve."
Williams' poignant comment on Carlton luring its chief executive Greg Swann from Collingwood, and repeated references to its chairman, are sure to irk the Blues.
Williams added: "And with their money … the money that has been at Carlton over the years, they've always had what they wanted."
When asked, given those factors he mentioned, whether he thought Carlton should have performed better over the past few years, Williams said: "I am not here to talk about Carlton; I'm here to talk about us."
But Williams quickly reverted to talking about the Blues, claiming the comments made by Ratten and Fevola didn't sting.
Williams said that the situation has probably heightened Port's awareness, but he seemed unsure whether Port could use that to advantage.
"It sounds good, and when the results go that way, people tend to draw that as a significant factor," Williams said. "It's all about coming to play. For our players we thought we were brilliantly prepared for playing Sydney two weeks ago and we need to deliver that sort of attack on the ball, that tackle, and hardness, and we will get the right result, and if we don't, Carlton will win.
"Brett has probably tagged us pretty well. Maybe we try to do that too often, so it will be interesting to see how the players react … it's really on our players now. That's a tag you can wear or disapprove of.
"I know that Carlton is going to be hard to beat and we are looking forward to the contest.
"They are a pretty rounded side now. They have been together for a bit of time. With their quality picks that they have had, obviously those players are going to come through."
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Port power history
Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. From its foundation in 1870 to 1996, the club representing Port Adelaide competed in the SANFL as the "Port Adelaide Football Club" over the years from 1870 it had many nicknames. They were known as the Cockledivers, Seaside Men, Seasiders, Mudholians, Dustholians, Magentas before finally settling on Magpies in 1902. In 1997 The Port Adelaide Football Club joined the Australian Football League (AFL). On entry, Port Adelaide adopted a new nickname, Port Power, which was changed to just 'Power' shortly thereafter, and added two more colours (silver and teal) in a requirement to differentiate itself from an existing AFL club, the Collingwood Football Club. During its time in the SANFL, Port Adelaide established itself as the most dominant club in the competition by winning 34 senior premierships. Since joining the AFL Port have added to their Premiership haul by adding another premiership, thereby bringing the total premierships attained by the PAFC to 35 , 1 AFL and 34 SANFL.
Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. From its foundation in 1870 to 1996, the club representing Port Adelaide competed in the SANFL as the "Port Adelaide Football Club" over the years from 1870 it had many nicknames. They were known as the Cockledivers, Seaside Men, Seasiders, Mudholians, Dustholians, Magentas before finally settling on Magpies in 1902. In 1997 The Port Adelaide Football Club joined the Australian Football League (AFL). On entry, Port Adelaide adopted a new nickname, Port Power, which was changed to just 'Power' shortly thereafter, and added two more colours (silver and teal) in a requirement to differentiate itself from an existing AFL club, the Collingwood Football Club. During its time in the SANFL, Port Adelaide established itself as the most dominant club in the competition by winning 34 senior premierships. Since joining the AFL Port have added to their Premiership haul by adding another premiership, thereby bringing the total premierships attained by the PAFC to 35 , 1 AFL and 34 SANFL.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Port Adelaide runs down Dockers
Port Adelaide runs down Dockers
RSSFont downFont largerPrintBy Matt Brown
7:22 PM Sun 01 June, 2008
Port Adelaide and Fremantle fought out a tough affair
PORT Adelaide has breathed life back into its 2008 finals hopes with a hard-fought 28 point victory over Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.
Five goals from Daniel Motlop and three from Warren Tredrea helped the Power to come from behind twice to spoil Fremantle’s 300th AFL game celebrations winning 16.7 (103) to 10.15 (75).
The Power’s win inflicts further misery on the Dockers who slipped to their fifth defeat in succession after leading at three quarter time.
More importantly, it keeps the Power in touch with the top eight with a match at home against Carlton next week.
Kane Cornes celebrated his 150th AFL game with a sparkling 31 possession game while David Rodan marked his 100th game with a typically hard running, high impact 24 possession game with two goals.
Port Adelaide started with Dean Brogan taking the centre ruck duels while Brendon Lade pushed forward. The move paid an immediate dividend with Lade opening the scoring with just minute on the clock after he read the ball off a pack in the goal square.
But it was their opposite number Aaron Sandilands who would prove to be the decisive factor in the opening quarter, continually drifting forward to give the Dockers a potent marking option and kicking two goals.
Fremantle’s midfield was on top and goals to Matthew Pavlich, Heath Black and Jeff Farmer saw the home side take an 18 point lead into the first break.
Within a minute of the restart young Fremantle forward Chris Mayne was stretchered off with a badly cut forehead after an accidental clash of heads with Steven Salopek.
Salopek also required some medical attention but he quickly returned to collect nine possessions and a goal for the quarter to help drag the Power back into the game.
The Port Adelaide midfield lifted with Salopek, Kane Cornes, Jacob Surjan and David Rodan all coming into the game to spark a Power revival.
Chad Cornes was moved to full forward in a move designed to draw some of the defensive attention away from Tredrea who responded by shaking loose Antoni Grover to kick three goals for the quarter.
Luck was also running the Power’s way when a Fremantle goal was disallowed after a controversial holding the ball ruling against Kepler Bradley. The Power quickly raced the ball downfield where Daniel Motlop kicked his third goal – effectively a 12 point turnaround.
After trailing by 20 points early in the quarter, the Power had rattled off six unanswered goals to take a 14 point lead into the long break.
The momentum swung back to the Dockers in the third quarter and the Power relied on early goals against the run of play to Danyle Pearce and Rodan to hold their advantage.
But the Dockers had lifted around the ground and a hat-trick of goals saw them draw level as time-on loomed before misses to Farmer and Pavlich edged them in front.
Ahead by two points at the final break, the Fremantle huddle headed toward the Dockers’ cheer squad for an extra psychological lift.
The Power threw out an immediate challenge with a freakish dibbled goal to Motlop from the boundary line before the Dockers responded through a Garrick Ibbotson snap.
Justin Westhoff’s first goal restored the Power’s lead before a heart-breaking defensive error by Shaun McManus gifted Rodan an easy goal.
The Dockers continued to torment their home crowd with several promising forward moves which only resulted in a solitary point before the Power steadied with goals to Robbie Gray, Westhoff and Motlop.
Rodan, Motlop, Kane Cornes, Salopek and Tom Logan were high among the Power’s best while Aaron Sandliands and Rhys Palmer continued their recent impressive form for the Dockers.
Fremantle 5.1 5.7 9.13 10.15 (75)
Port Adelaide 2.1 8.3 10.5 16.7 (103)
GOALS
Fremantle: Sandilands 2, Pavlich, Black, Farmer, Grover, McPharlin, Thornton, Crowley, Ibbotson
Port Adelaide:Motlop 5, Tredrea 3, Rodan 2, Westhoff 2, Lade, Salopek, Pearce, Gray
BEST
Fremantle:Palmer, Crowley, Sandilands, Bradley, Johnson
Port Adelaide: Rodan, Logan, K Cornes, Motlop, Logan, Salopek, Pearce
INJURIES
Fremantle: Chris Mayne (cut head), Peter Bell replaced in selected side by Byron Schammer
Port Adelaide: Chad Cornes (cut ear), Steven Salopek (cut head), Domenic Cassisi replaced in selected side by Paul Stewart
Reports: Nil
Umpires:Margetts, Ryan, Chamberlain
Official crowd: 34,236 at Subiaco Oval
The views in this article are those of the author and not necessarily of the club.
RSSFont downFont largerPrintBy Matt Brown
7:22 PM Sun 01 June, 2008
Port Adelaide and Fremantle fought out a tough affair
PORT Adelaide has breathed life back into its 2008 finals hopes with a hard-fought 28 point victory over Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.
Five goals from Daniel Motlop and three from Warren Tredrea helped the Power to come from behind twice to spoil Fremantle’s 300th AFL game celebrations winning 16.7 (103) to 10.15 (75).
The Power’s win inflicts further misery on the Dockers who slipped to their fifth defeat in succession after leading at three quarter time.
More importantly, it keeps the Power in touch with the top eight with a match at home against Carlton next week.
Kane Cornes celebrated his 150th AFL game with a sparkling 31 possession game while David Rodan marked his 100th game with a typically hard running, high impact 24 possession game with two goals.
Port Adelaide started with Dean Brogan taking the centre ruck duels while Brendon Lade pushed forward. The move paid an immediate dividend with Lade opening the scoring with just minute on the clock after he read the ball off a pack in the goal square.
But it was their opposite number Aaron Sandilands who would prove to be the decisive factor in the opening quarter, continually drifting forward to give the Dockers a potent marking option and kicking two goals.
Fremantle’s midfield was on top and goals to Matthew Pavlich, Heath Black and Jeff Farmer saw the home side take an 18 point lead into the first break.
Within a minute of the restart young Fremantle forward Chris Mayne was stretchered off with a badly cut forehead after an accidental clash of heads with Steven Salopek.
Salopek also required some medical attention but he quickly returned to collect nine possessions and a goal for the quarter to help drag the Power back into the game.
The Port Adelaide midfield lifted with Salopek, Kane Cornes, Jacob Surjan and David Rodan all coming into the game to spark a Power revival.
Chad Cornes was moved to full forward in a move designed to draw some of the defensive attention away from Tredrea who responded by shaking loose Antoni Grover to kick three goals for the quarter.
Luck was also running the Power’s way when a Fremantle goal was disallowed after a controversial holding the ball ruling against Kepler Bradley. The Power quickly raced the ball downfield where Daniel Motlop kicked his third goal – effectively a 12 point turnaround.
After trailing by 20 points early in the quarter, the Power had rattled off six unanswered goals to take a 14 point lead into the long break.
The momentum swung back to the Dockers in the third quarter and the Power relied on early goals against the run of play to Danyle Pearce and Rodan to hold their advantage.
But the Dockers had lifted around the ground and a hat-trick of goals saw them draw level as time-on loomed before misses to Farmer and Pavlich edged them in front.
Ahead by two points at the final break, the Fremantle huddle headed toward the Dockers’ cheer squad for an extra psychological lift.
The Power threw out an immediate challenge with a freakish dibbled goal to Motlop from the boundary line before the Dockers responded through a Garrick Ibbotson snap.
Justin Westhoff’s first goal restored the Power’s lead before a heart-breaking defensive error by Shaun McManus gifted Rodan an easy goal.
The Dockers continued to torment their home crowd with several promising forward moves which only resulted in a solitary point before the Power steadied with goals to Robbie Gray, Westhoff and Motlop.
Rodan, Motlop, Kane Cornes, Salopek and Tom Logan were high among the Power’s best while Aaron Sandliands and Rhys Palmer continued their recent impressive form for the Dockers.
Fremantle 5.1 5.7 9.13 10.15 (75)
Port Adelaide 2.1 8.3 10.5 16.7 (103)
GOALS
Fremantle: Sandilands 2, Pavlich, Black, Farmer, Grover, McPharlin, Thornton, Crowley, Ibbotson
Port Adelaide:Motlop 5, Tredrea 3, Rodan 2, Westhoff 2, Lade, Salopek, Pearce, Gray
BEST
Fremantle:Palmer, Crowley, Sandilands, Bradley, Johnson
Port Adelaide: Rodan, Logan, K Cornes, Motlop, Logan, Salopek, Pearce
INJURIES
Fremantle: Chris Mayne (cut head), Peter Bell replaced in selected side by Byron Schammer
Port Adelaide: Chad Cornes (cut ear), Steven Salopek (cut head), Domenic Cassisi replaced in selected side by Paul Stewart
Reports: Nil
Umpires:Margetts, Ryan, Chamberlain
Official crowd: 34,236 at Subiaco Oval
The views in this article are those of the author and not necessarily of the club.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Player
Bentley, Greg
Boak, Travis
Brogan, Dean
Burgoyne, Peter
Burgoyne, Shaun
Carlile, Alipate
Cassisi, Domenic
Chaplin, Troy
Cockshell, Adam
Cornes, Chad
Cornes, Kane
Deluca, Fabian
Ebert, Brett
Farmer, Mitchell
Giles, Jonathan
Gray, Robert
Krakouer, Nathan
Lade, Brendon
Lobbe, Matthew
Logan, Tom
Lonie, Nathan
Lower, Nick
Minson, Hugh
Motlop, Daniel
Motlop, Marlon
Pearce, Danyle
Pettigrew, Michael
Rodan, David
Salopek, Steven
Stewart, Paul
Surjan, Jacob
Thomas, Matt
Thomson, Adam
Thurstans, Toby
Tredrea, Warren
Westhoff, Matthew
Westhoff, Justin
White, Damon
Williams, Ryan
Wilson, Michael
Bentley, Greg
Boak, Travis
Brogan, Dean
Burgoyne, Peter
Burgoyne, Shaun
Carlile, Alipate
Cassisi, Domenic
Chaplin, Troy
Cockshell, Adam
Cornes, Chad
Cornes, Kane
Deluca, Fabian
Ebert, Brett
Farmer, Mitchell
Giles, Jonathan
Gray, Robert
Krakouer, Nathan
Lade, Brendon
Lobbe, Matthew
Logan, Tom
Lonie, Nathan
Lower, Nick
Minson, Hugh
Motlop, Daniel
Motlop, Marlon
Pearce, Danyle
Pettigrew, Michael
Rodan, David
Salopek, Steven
Stewart, Paul
Surjan, Jacob
Thomas, Matt
Thomson, Adam
Thurstans, Toby
Tredrea, Warren
Westhoff, Matthew
Westhoff, Justin
White, Damon
Williams, Ryan
Wilson, Michael
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Hello fellow Bloggers
My name is kiefer and im a small country boy
i love AFL (aussie rules ) i love the game live by the game and play the game
my team that i go for in the AFL is PORT ADELAIDE they are sooooo good
So yeah football is one of my many crazy passions haha :P
anyway i just wanted you to know that well i beter let you on your way dont way to board you now
BYE BYE
My name is kiefer and im a small country boy
i love AFL (aussie rules ) i love the game live by the game and play the game
my team that i go for in the AFL is PORT ADELAIDE they are sooooo good
So yeah football is one of my many crazy passions haha :P
anyway i just wanted you to know that well i beter let you on your way dont way to board you now
BYE BYE
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