Game Day 2024 AFL Season, Round 18: Adelaide v St.Kilda, Sat 13th of July 7:30pm AEST, Adelaide Oval

[Saintbloke]

loved clark and Pou tonight, the younger brigade have been really good, they just arent used to wet weather footy at AFL level.

really needed Steele to have a massive night tonight

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I thought Clark was ordinary- continually gave the ball to the Crows or just coughed it up. Pou did well in a rubbish team effort, as did Byrnes. Steele looked disinterested after the first ten minutes of the game- not good for the captain. It's looking now like Sydney shut up shop in the last quarter last week to preserve a few players. It's been a long time since we had a Saints game where we had so many passengers.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

probably because there wasnt anything wrong with him lol

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he got up from that contest (after going back on) with a worse limp than when he first went down, but great observational skills

 

[Joffaboy]

hope grand final day is dry then lol

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Don't know if we can make it from here.

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[jaza2003]

Terrible game of footy

 

[gubby88]

he got up from that contest (after going back on) with a worse limp than when he first went down, but great observational skills

it was a stinger. there was nothibg wrong with him.

you can have a touch of pain bit still have no real issue.

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[SaintsSeptember]

I've been impressed withy Byrnes, I had written him off but he has played two good games in a row since he has come back.tr

He is playing like a bloke that wants to stay on the list unlike Jones and Bonner who look like they are playing to be delisted.

Jones was trying his guts out, won a lot of contested possessions. He was trying, but his decision making and execution were a fail.

 

[Saint Shags]

Younger and less experienced. Yet outmuscled us once the rain set in.
We continued to play dry weather footy.
Only positive is a better draft pick.

 

[GTrains Mullet]

Paton looked good since he came on

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

it was a stinger. there was nothibg wrong with him.

you can have a touch of pain bit still have no real issue.

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mate you didnt even see the second incident

 

[Present Not Past]

39 points? That’s it from this team?

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Shoey had a pretty poor game. Not his conditions but can tell he’s still not comfortable and confident at the level

He didn't do anything remarkable, but he played his role, and wasn't missing.
I thought Ok for a first year player from one of the last picks in the draft. Then again, should have suited Tassie conditions.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Jones was trying his guts out, won a lot of contested possessions. He was trying, but his decision making and execution were a fail.

The 3 stages of Zac Jones:

1. Sell the dummy
2. Dispose like a dummy
3. Spit the dummy

 

[my name was taken]

hope grand final day is dry then lol

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What year

 

[The Jack]

As soon as the rain came they slaughtered us.

 

[saintbill]

Younger and less experienced. Yet outmuscled us once the rain set in.
We continued to play dry weather footy.
Only positive is a better draft pick.

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Interesting we are giving up 4kg on average. That is actually massive.

Have said for years we are the least developed side in the comp.

Got absolutely bullied in the contest.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I thought Clark was ordinary- continually gave the ball to the Crows or just coughed it up. Pou did well in a rubbish team effort, as did Byrnes. Steele looked disinterested after the first ten minutes of the game- not good for the captain. It's looking now like Sydney shut up shop in the last quarter last week to preserve a few players. It's been a long time since we had a Saints game where we had so many passengers.

Clark was one of the best ball winners. That's a big improvement for him. Now we need him to be one of the best ball disposer ofer's. I'll cut him some slack due to conditions.

 

[BrutThough]

39 points? That’s it from this team?

We can barely score at Marvel. Once the heavy rain started, we should have just gone home.

 

[The Cobra]

Jones was trying his guts out, won a lot of contested possessions. He was trying, but his decision making and execution were a fail.

Spot on - but that’s his weakness- need to move him on & thank him for his service

 

[Plugger35]

Jones was trying his guts out, won a lot of contested possessions. He was trying, but his decision making and execution were a fail.

Jones is close to 30 though, he isn't getting any better at his age, Byrnes is 23, he still has the potential to get better.

If I had to choose who to keep on our list it would be Byrnes.

 

[Saintbloke]

Clark was one of the best ball winners. That's a big improvement for him. Now we need him to be one of the best ball disposer ofer's. I'll cut him some slack due to conditions.

Yeah he won a bit of the ball, but that's about all. The Crows midfield had no issues handling the ball or disposing of it.

 

[CHBench]

39 points? That’s it from this team?

18 points in 3Q is anaemic

 

[MightySaint]

What happened with Battle?

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Paton looked good since he came on

He ended with the same number of disposals as Webster and Higgins. More than Owens, and Membrey.

I think Higgins was "taken care of " for the game, and we didn't have anyone else that could do his job.

 

[The Jack]

Beat the best side in it, then get pantsed by a very ordinary side.
Adelaide the city should be blown off the atlas.

 

[mighty_sainters]

Surely no one is actually too upset about the result?

Season is done, playing well at the back end of the season means absolutely nothing into 2024.

Let's take pick 4, wait for battle to make up his mind and either role into 2025 with pick 4 & 5 or pray to good Phillipou continues on this trajectory.

2024 has to be put to bed, for our own head space. It was quite enjoyable not giving two ****s about the game tonight.