Players from cash-strapped Port Adelaide Football Club say they are confident management and coaching staff will help steer them to a brighter future.
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Showing posts with label faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label faith. Show all posts
Friday, June 3, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Power needs supporters to keep the faith
Power supporters have had a great run since 1997, but Peter Walsh says now is the time to keep faith with the club.
It's Round 9 and the future of the Port Adelaide Football Club is blurred.Just one win and some very inconsistent quarters have been played.
Supporters are restless and a win might be further than just around the corner.
Are we being too harsh?
Since 1997 the club has been able to produce some very consistent football and has given their fans so much to enthuse about.
17 finals appearances for 8 wins and 9 losses.
A Premiership flag to brag about forever, but now there are some really tough times.
I have a message to supporters.
Hang in there!
The club is experiencing significant changes and there will be significant pain.
Any player about to tip into his 30s will find it hard to stay in the best 22 and there will be some pain saying goodbye to valued performers.
All clubs have to bite the bullet.
Players like Banner, Broadbent, Butcher, Curnow, Hartlett, Hay, Hitchcock, Irons, Jacobs, Jonas, Newton, O'Shea, Pittard, Redden, Trengove and Young are the potential stars of the future.
If the majority can get to the 50 games or better they will form the nucleus of a much stronger club in the not too distant future.
Seldom do I get annoyed about the game I love so much, but when I hear about supporters who pick and choose as to when they will follow their team - GIVE ME A BREAK!
Matthew Primus has a very tough gig and there is no short cut to success.
I will be very surprised if Power does not win a half a dozen games and is more than competitive in all of the others.
They certainly still have the Power to win!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Voss keeps the faith in Lions
Posted May 9, 2011 19:36:00 Besieged Brisbane coach Michael Voss will be disappointed if he is denied the chance of rebuilding the once mighty AFL club.
The Lions' favourite son is in the third and final year of his coaching contract and another deal is in doubt after a horror start to the season.
The side has not won this year and their 0-6 ledger is the worst opening in Brisbane's history.
Adding salt to the gaping wound is that the Lions have only three victories from their past 24 matches and another loss looms against Essendon at the Gabba on Saturday night.
Yet Voss remains determined he is on the right course to steer the side out of the murky depths and to prosperity.
"I would be (disappointed not to be here next year) because I reckon these are great blokes to coach and I enjoy coaching them," Voss said.
"I would certainly love to be their coach that's for sure.
"We are not here to sell 2-3 year plans, but what we are here to say is that we have got to improve our performances because clearly our members and fans expect to win and we want to.
"There has not been a time at the club, over my last couple of years at least, where we have been so firm in the direction we want to go, collectively."
Voss said he could not question the intent or dedication of his players although their eight-point loss to Gold Coast on Saturday was a low point.
"We have got to play them (the young players) and they will get better," Voss said.
"Where we are going to be successful is making sure we get these players through and we are committed to that plan and we are not going to change anything."
Voss said they may have won three matches had skipper Jonathan Brown not been felled with a serious facial injury during the round one clash with Fremantle.
But there was an upside to his skipper's absence after the Lions kicked 17 goals against the Suns which was the best return and highest score for the season.
"Browny not being here has forced our group to step up," Voss said.
"We are getting goals from other sources, so there are long term benefits in that."
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna has hinted he may rest project player Karmichael Hunt against Adelaide on Saturday as part of his rotation plan.
Hunt is one of only 10 players to figure in every Suns' match and depending on who is available, he may be asked to miss the Crows clash.
Adding to McKenna's selection dilemma is that he must find room in the side that beat Brisbane for the return of Campbell Brown from suspension. Young defender Seb Tape is also in line for a recall.
"The last two weeks he's actually got through without cramps which is a good sign, and he's getting a taste of playing on various opponents - talls and smalls," McKenna said.
"We like to rotate them when we can, so we have a ready made replacement and with Browny coming off suspension and Tapey coming back, there's a good opportunity (to rotate Hunt)."
- AAP
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