{"id":11922,"date":"2018-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/port-adelaide-have-gone-backwards-in-2018-says-mark-bickley\/"},"modified":"2018-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"port-adelaide-have-gone-backwards-in-2018-says-mark-bickley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/port-adelaide-have-gone-backwards-in-2018-says-mark-bickley\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Adelaide Have Gone Backwards In 2018, Says Mark Bickley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite recording the same win\/loss ratio thus far, Port Adelaide<\/strong> are well down on last year\u2019s form, says Mark Bickley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPort Adelaide have gone backwards in 2018,\u201d Bicks wrote in The Advertiser.<\/h3>\n

\u201cCharlie Dixon and Chad Wingard have struggled to hit the scoreboard. The new recruits, Jack Watts, Steven Motlop and Tom Rockliff have failed to have a major impact, and the midfield minus Paddy Ryder for the most part have provided far less supply than what they had in 2017.<\/h3>\n

\u201cAfter seven rounds and losing three of their past four games, many pundits are now starting to question the lofty predictions made for the Power at the start of the season.<\/h3>\n

\u201cPort averaged five more contested possessions than their opposition, right now they are the second worst team in the competition averaging 10 less than their opponents.<\/h3>\n

\u201cNo surprise then that Port Adelaide\u2019s inside 50s are down from 62 to 52 per game as is their total score, a significant drop from 113 points per match down to 85. That\u2019s over four goals a game.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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After a big off-season recruiting @PAFC<\/a> has not improved
writes @mbickley26<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/mxSR83KPdr<\/a>#AFL<\/a><\/p>— The Advertiser Sport (@TheTiserSport) May 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> \n