AFL Round 8 – Port Adelaide v Fremantle: Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut Beat Age and Guile

May 22, 2014 by 6 Comments

Amazing! The Sydney Uni old boys game looks exactly like the game from the Adelaide Oval and, in both cases, youth runs over the top of age and guile. [With apologies to PJ O’Rourke]

AFL Round 7 – GWS v Port Adelaide: Magic Happens

May 5, 2014 by 35 Comments

Dan Hansen ventures to Canberra, that weird in-between of footy and rugby, to see the Giants and the Power. “We all agree, Robbie Gray is Magic!”

AFL Round 6 – Port Adelaide v Geelong: Retribution at last

April 28, 2014 by 7 Comments

Dan Hansen has been waiting a long time for this – 135 years. [Great stuff from you Handbag – you are a true student of history, life and the game. And yes, I agree with you]

AFL Finals Week 2 – Geelong v Port Adelaide: Payback can wait

September 17, 2013 by 6 Comments

Port’s massive Grand Final loss to Geelong in 2007 pushed it to the brink. It didn’t exact revenge on Friday night but they’re on the right track, writes Dan Hansen.

AFL Finals Week 1 – Collingwood v Port Adelaide: Chelsea’s glorious double falcon

September 12, 2013 by 7 Comments

Chelsea Roffey’s double falcon seemed to inspire the Port boys to victory in front of thousands of their loyal fans.

AFL Round 23 – Port Adelaide v Carlton: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something teal

September 7, 2013 by 15 Comments

The NSW Port Adelaide supporter group were making their way to Sydney Airport in dribs and drabs as they were on their way to Adelaide for the big event happening at 4 o’clock on Saturday.The strange thing was none of us were going to the game.

AFL Round 22 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: See the Power fly up, up!

August 26, 2013 by 9 Comments

Dan Hansen swears Port sang the theme song with gusto on Saturday night – Essendon’s theme song that is.

AFL Round 21 – Port Adelaide v Gold Goast: Not quite there

August 21, 2013 by 4 Comments

Port, Geelong and Richmond needed to win on the weekend to ensure Port would play finals for the first time since 2007. Dan Hansen was confident Richmond would win – welcome to Tigerland, Dan.

AFL Round 19 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: The Chad is dead, long live the Chad

August 6, 2013 by 11 Comments

Port would be languishing in the bottom six of the competition without Chad Wingard, who has been instrumental in five of their closest victories.

AFL Round 13 – Port Adelaide v Sydney: Our best win since 2007

June 28, 2013 by 1 Comment

Port’s win against Sydney was its best since it was flying in 2007, writes Dan Hansen. Kane Cornes concurs.

AFL Round 4 – Sydney v Geelong: The Swans/meat pie correlation

April 21, 2013 by 1 Comment

There seems to be a correlation between Sydney’s performance and the availability of meat pies at the SCG, writes Dan Hansen.

AFL Round 3 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide: Thank you for faulty keypads

April 17, 2013 by 2 Comments

Faulty work equipment on the Tabar Islands in PNG triggered a chain of events that culminated in Dangerous Dan Hansen arriving in time for a Showdown for the ages. Thanks again Elrec multi-channel induced polarisation receiver.

AFL Round 1 – Melbourne v Port Adelaide: A splash of Teal on Tatau Island

April 2, 2013 by 3 Comments

After spreading the gospel of the glory of the Power to workmates, Dan Hansen caught the first banana boat from the PNG island of Tatau to Simberi Island gold mine to listen to the game. (He showed more dedication there than all of the Melbourne players.)

AFL Round 21 – Port Adelaide v West Coast: The End Hunger/Hungry Jacks Cup

August 19, 2012 by 1 Comment

I have a major dislike for the early Sunday starts. By the time you’ve slept in, lazed around watching Offsiders and finished breakfast you have to make tracks to see the game.