AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

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AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Today at 02:58:07 pm

Not on free-to-air TV. Not expecting much, to be honest: we have a poor record in Adelaide of recent times.

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Reply #1 – Today at 10:20:46 pm

To win over there, especially without Weitering, was marvellous. Even more so since we lost Matt Carroll so early.
But, our kicking for goal ... how can we go from 8 straight to end up with more points than goals?

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Reply #2 – Today at 10:22:16 pm

This was a great win! Lots to Learn from - Flynn and Billy and Derks made a few Errors - particularly i feel for Flynn as he obvs felt he needed to kick the goal
To be valuable and missed it! But look how much better Billy played with a bit On continuity.

Dean is just chef’s kiss- He makes errors
But he has innate confidence within himself.

Jagga is chefs kiss - the speed of those hands. Ison and Byrne are terrific.

Cow - love him.

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Reply #3 – Today at 10:22:45 pm

11 of the bottom 14 possession getters were Port players, and that includes Matt Carroll's duck egg due to injury.
Only Flynn Young and Talor Byrne were in the bottom possessions getters.

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Reply #4 – Today at 10:24:01 pm

Jack Ison: 17 possessions. Now he has to get them through the middle!

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Reply #5 – Today at 10:24:52 pm

I'm not gonna lie, after kicking 8-9 straight, I thought we were going to have a big night. Our stoppage work and ball movement was very good. Some the brain fades in front of goal really cost us a massive win.
In any case, a wins a wins which for us is a lot. Best players for mine were
Smith Cripps Walsh Florent Hayward McGovern and a special mention to Dean and Derksen in defence..

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Reply #6 – Today at 10:25:41 pm

Commentating - honestly, does the league nor TV stations not care one iota about professionalism? The amount of talent chomping at the bit to be footy commentators and we are left with a parochial Adelaidean and the recent ex coach of our opposition. I heard more about Butters being half back than I did about the entirety of our team and performance.

This is not just bias, it is unprofessional. Sick
Of these old guys commentating games when there is young talent wanting to do it but get no look in.

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Reply #7 – Today at 10:26:41 pm

To have the Port key forwards contribute next to nothing, was a huge win for us! Our defence held up remarkably well.
I will enjoy watching the replay.

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Reply #8 – Today at 10:27:38 pm

Jagga Smith giving credit to Vossy for setting up the foundations for the wins tonight and not playing very different apart from playing 4 quarters.
Said he was shattered for Vossy.

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Reply #9 – Today at 10:28:09 pm

Jagga being interviewed on Fox, this kids speaks so well, maturity beyond his years.

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Reply #10 – Today at 10:29:59 pm

Quote from: MickyO – on Today at 10:25:41 pm

Commentating - honestly, does the league nor TV stations not care one iota about professionalism? The amount of talent chomping at the bit to be footy commentators and we are left with a parochial Adelaidean and the recent ex coach of our opposition. I heard more about Butters being half back than I did about the entirety of our team and performance.

This is not just bias, it is unprofessional. Sick
Of these old guys commentating games when there is young talent wanting to do it but get no look in.

I must admit, the professionalism in commentating just isn't there any longer, and hasn't been for quite a while. back when we were good, the commentators were so much better. Even Lou Richards, who bled black and white, was scrupulously non-partisan in his commentary for most of the time.
The present commentators all have issues and don't bother hiding them. Maybe Channel 7 and Fox don't mind, maybe they think it does good things for their ratings, but I find it terrible.

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Reply #11 – Today at 10:33:16 pm

Good win. Looked better than them all night.
We seemed to be making concerted efforts to 1. Play through the corridor and 2. use the quick handball release.
A bit to dissect. Good to see George back to his best. The enthusiasm and energy of the younger blokes was great.
Cripps playing like he could win another brownlow. Harry lots of intent. Derksen was as good, if not better, than what Weitering has produced this year. Florent another solid game. Cowan was great. Hayward was fantastic. Frankie best game for the year.
Good result

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Reply #12 – Today at 10:34:06 pm

We lost the hitouts and the clearances, we had only 43 tackles (they had 53), but we dominated play. Most of our playwers made significant contributions. That wasn't the same for Port.
We lost the one-percenters: 42 to 42. We lost a lot of the metrics that we normally do well in, but we got the ball and they didn't.

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Reply #13 – Today at 10:36:42 pm

Quote from: MickyO – on Today at 10:25:41 pm

Commentating - honestly, does the league nor TV stations not care one iota about professionalism? The amount of talent chomping at the bit to be footy commentators and we are left with a parochial Adelaidean and the recent ex coach of our opposition. I heard more about Butters being half back than I did about the entirety of our team and performance.

This is not just bias, it is unprofessional. Sick
Of these old guys commentating games when there is young talent wanting to do it but get no look in.

The best commentators around today, and yesteryear, and even going bac to the black and white days.....were from NON-footballing commentators.
Yet, currently, there is the least amount of non-football commentators as ever, despite having more commentators than ever.

For mine, Huddo, Howie, Whately and even Brayshaw are among the best current commentators.
Previously, Bruce and Commetti were unparalleled.

Why do we go away from that?

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Reply #14 – Today at 10:50:55 pm

Quote from: kruddler – on Today at 10:36:42 pm

Quote from: MickyO – on Today at 10:25:41 pm
Commentating - honestly, does the league nor TV stations not care one iota about professionalism? The amount of talent chomping at the bit to be footy commentators and we are left with a parochial Adelaidean and the recent ex coach of our opposition. I heard more about Butters being half back than I did about the entirety of our team and performance.

This is not just bias, it is unprofessional. Sick
Of these old guys commentating games when there is young talent wanting to do it but get no look in.

The best commentators around today, and yesteryear, and even going bac to the black and white days.....were from NON-footballing commentators.
Yet, currently, there is the least amount of non-football commentators as ever, despite having more commentators than ever.

For mine, Huddo, Howie, Whately and even Brayshaw are among the best current commentators.
Previously, Bruce and Commetti were unparalleled.

Why do we go away from that?

Why? Jobs for the boys.

And it does a real disservice to the game
Imo. Because these guys hang on and then bang on about what they know - which is THEIR guy. ken went on and on about some PA player saying he hoped this or that gave him
Confidence going forward- this was a minute long monologue - when we were 40pts up with a bit of play that went from Derks to Billy Ison Byrne 🙄 you know, other young players.

Basically they do not commentate the play,
They wax lyrical about their own people