Well what a positive start it’s been for the Power in the NAB Cup.
Sure it’s only February, and a pre-season game but when you look at the disastrous season Port Adelaide had last year both on and off the field, I just think it was so important for them to get off to a flyer in the NAB Cup and give their supporters something to enjoy.
Having that said it can’t just be a one game wonder for Port Adelaide. They must keep their positive and aggressive football going through the NAB Cup.
The thing that I like about Port Adelaide that hasn’t been there for some time was the amount of pressure they were able to put on the opposition. I thought that was fantastic and created turnovers as the Crows were forced into error and as a consequence Port Adelaide took the ball forward and scored goals from it.
So I would imagine the Port supporters would be tickled pink with that, and while it’s only one game, it’s a great start and one the club was looking for.
And I have no doubt that the effect Dean Laidley and Buddha Hocking have had on the club was evident in the performance, so I’ll be keen to see what happens for the rest of the season.
From the Crows point of view, well they were pathetic to be quite honest especially when you consider Neil Craig went public recently—whch is most unlike him—saying that this year there was a distinct window for the Crows and he even mentioned a premiership, which is most unlike him.
Steven Trigg the CEO also went public saying there was a good feeling within the club and this looked like being a very positive year but gee whiz, and I’m taking nothing away from Port Adelaide, if the Crows reproduce that kind of performance too often in the home and away season then they are going to have a very ordinary year.
It was unlike Adelaide, who over the years, even when they’ve been beaten have managed to be competitive, but that simply wasn’t the case on Saturday night because they were never ever really in the game of football.
They looked slow, they were uncompetitive, made loads of unforced errors and bad decisions, and their ball handling was terrible. In fact, and you might think I’m being stupid here, I couldn’t find one positive thing to say about that performance by the Crows. I’ve racked my brain and I just can’t think of anything positive.
Now they have two weeks to think about it. It would have been nice to see them back in harness this weekend to show the supporters and everyone within the club that it was just a one-off situation, but now they have to wait two weeks now before they go to Alice Springs to play Essendon which is not going to be easy given the conditions up there.
From a club with such big expectations it was a very ordinary performance and Craigy would not be a happy man.
KG
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