Chat log from R1 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide

frenzy: howdy
J.Worrall: Hiya frenzy
MrWalrus: Frenzy, I’m hoping to see something from your boys, been high on them a couple of seasons now only to be let down
J.Worrall: How bad do we think Errol’s injury is?
MrWalrus: I’m planning trades Jdubs but still hoping for the best, looking at petracca straight up.
j_ryan: Afternoon all
MrWalrus: Or maybe a double to get Worrall into my backline.
LalorsHog: Anyone else worried about butters?
LalorsHog: Anyone else worried about butters today?
MrWalrus: Not yet hog, he’ll pop up with a quick 5 touches and a couple of tackles soon enough.
PAFC4eva: Gday all had butters capt all preseason switched to petrac today
Noxious: I stuck with him PAFC, i’m sure he’ll go well still, getting a run with by FOS though
m0nty: Burgoyne CBA is interesting
MrWalrus: Very m0nty, he’s on my watchlist for potential breakout especially with his DPP
j_ryan: Sheez reaffirming why he is a set and forget option
suns4ever: McKercher sub?
MrWalrus: LDU intercept mark and effective disposal, 3SC, C’mon CD, be better.
Noxious: Maybe I shouldnt have faded Marshall
soup: Early days but looking like a nandos captaincy
Apachecats: The el cheapo rookies both doing well
pluggerpig: Marshall.. nice.
MrWalrus: Got Blamires on field Apache, love a basement mature ager, Watkins on bench this week.
j_ryan: Damn Rozee hahahaha
Apachecats: Xerri no hitouts wtf
soup: Rozee you squib
bigboyboy: interesting to see if xerri can adapt to the rules
pluggerpig: 19 nt bad for butters after being on 0 in 10 mins
LionsOnTop: is a 24 point quarter with 0 hitouts isn’t actually too bad
MrWalrus: Xerri is the only relevant one I thought might have a problem with the rule change
bigboyboy: not sustainable tho lions, works against visentini maybe not others
Apachecats: Someones had a quiet word with Xerri at quarter time.
MrWalrus: It’s no fluke sheez gets so much of it, he just runs so hard all of the time.
MrWalrus: Blamires, Butters, Rozee, Sheez and LDU on field in this one, pretty happy so far.
Apachecats: One spot left in league 278541 h to h if anyone wants it.
Apachecats: filled -that was quick.
MrWalrus: Someone got in before I could boot up the app.
pluggerpig: why is Port always a shambles early in seasons
Noxious: Our first game of the season record is actually pretty decent, new coach this time though
PAFC4eva: Shambles full stop
Noxious: But yeah what PAFC said lol, not reserved to early season
pluggerpig: yeah i just mean early on like first 5 or 6 games, seems like crisis most years.
BRAZZERS: this broad is worse than kellie underwood
Apachecats: McKercher’s a worry ,looks like hes being managed through this.
MrWalrus: Broad? Seriously? Gonna hit the speakeasy for some hooch then dance the Charleston fella?
Apachecats: Not possible Brazzers.
navy_blues: wow
j_ryan: bang bang bang north!
pluggerpig: stats delayed?
Apachecats: Still getting the odd freeze here and there m0nty
Aracerer: Carr out already!?!?
j_ryan: Can’t write off Port here. North look good but their real test is can it be sustained?
MrWalrus: That last 5 minutes is why LDU is my favourite player, he’s just a centre clearance monster, almost Judd like
zadolinnyj: Will north win this
Apachecats: Gulden waiting on scans ,fingers crossed hope he is OK.
zadolinnyj: LDU master class the 5
Ooost: Dovaston
Manowar: whats wrong with McKercher?
Aracerer: Injury management + fwd Mano
Cascadian: Manowar he seems to playing mostly at half forward bloody annoying
j_ryan: Low TOG and he’s playing forward when on the ground. Not the role we want…
MrWalrus: This could actually get ugly.
Cascadian: Get a move on Butters C
BRAZZERS: mckercher hasnt played any lead up games, hiss tog is managed
MrWalrus: How long until port fans start their favourite pastime of calling for the coach to get sacked?
piesfan420: arvo all, missed first half, hows butters going
Noxious: We like to give it 10 years Walrus
Apachecats: Butters only just OK
Manowar: thanks, McKercher might have to be a correction trade for me
MrWalrus: I live in Adelaide Nox, port fans wanted him sacked from day one and never stopped.
BRAZZERS: I’d say his tog should be a lot bettter next game, give it another week
PAFC4eva: Im calling it now walrus SACK CARR
piesfan420: this is getting ugly
Manowar: are Port tanking already?
j_ryan: Butters sent forward? Gross
navy_blues: manowar you always comment b4 putting brain in gear?
Birdman18: Should’ve went Anderson as captain. Flower sake
Manowar: thanks for the positive feedback!
piesfan420: took butters C 10mins before the game instead of taking english
Swoop35: Same piesfan?
MrWalrus: Wish I’d stayed with xerri over butters as my flex
dalek1111: bit miffed I have marshall on my bench atm
Meerkatter: can you still add players to your team on FF?
soup: Haha my opponent faded butters and captained rozee, that sums up my week
MrWalrus: LDU again screwed by CD yet again, 3SC for contested mark and long kick with retained possession.
BRAZZERS: whos the donkey that said Xerri would struggle lmao
soup: Being an LDU owner is not for the faint of heart walrus
soup: He’s barely cracking a ton against dante visentini brazzers
j_ryan: Is this getting interesting?
MrWalrus: Tell me about it soup, I’ve been having him in for a good 3 seasons now, it’s certainly an experience.
j_ryan: Nevermind
Noxious: yeah good job ump, can barely stand at all
Birdman18: Marshall injured now
navy_blues: trembath looks ok
MrWalrus: Norf look ok, is this finally the season that they stop being a disappointment?
Aracerer: Who’s this #38 for North? Passes the eye-test after the rule changes..
BRAZZERS: barely? he’s on pace for 130 plus champ lol
MrWalrus: Xerri has definitely struggled with the centre bounces, luckily he’s still good at everything else.
Aracerer: Damn ”BRAZZERS’ you’re right 130 is a terrible score
BRAZZERS: players like xerri and gawn will adapt, they will improve once they figure things out. hitouts down everything else same
soup: My bad brazzers, should’ve gotten the crystal ball out
MrWalrus: Butters has tackled and scrapped his way to a somewhat respectable score.
Migz: What happened to simpkin? I thought he was gonna be like a top 10 player a few years ago.
wadaramus: Colby McStinker.
bigboyboy: brazzers taken this very personally
piesfan420: get to the ton butters
BRAZZERS: your opinions have always been irrelvant soupy, not need to say sorry nackers
soup: You spend every weekend trolling on fan footy I don’t really care what you think champ
MrWalrus: I think norf might finally be decent this season.