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also players dont run non-stop for 2 hours. They have Q time breaks as well as bench time
missing the point a little but I still dont believe the he isnt ready stuff.
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missing the point a little but I still dont believe the he isnt ready stuff.
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and then what?
Shift the zone, then who knows. Anyway we're in so lets move on
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Defensively, he is very capable.. it's when he finds the ball in his hands that's the problem..
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There was no shifting the zone lol... the players were exhausted, they put everything into that last quarter fight back and in the dying minutes when the Saints were pretty much man on man, it was never going to happen.
You can move on if you want, but like I've already told you, Acres decision to go long wasn't that bad. We created a stoppage and drained time off the clock.
Can't blame Acres for Pittonet's inability to take a mark or shit stoppage work... why was Byrnes free from the d50 stoppage? Why did Saad peel off Higgins in the contest?
Saad has lost his man so many times this season in d50 stoppages it's infuriating that its still happening. He is a senior player and needs to be a leader out there...
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He actually was moving the ball quicker too. Maybe he's finally starting to get the memo.
He wasn't perfect by any means, but a lot better than he has been in the past.
Wasn't upset with the way the boys played, couldn't have asked for anything more out of VFL team. However, was upset with our inability to set up in defensive 50 for the last goal, again. The entire team should have flooded defensive 50, except 3 players. It should have looked like a quagmire of bodies.
Third time this season we've got it horribly wrong in the dying seconds in defensively 50.
Third time this season we've got it horribly wrong in the dying seconds in defensively 50.
After a night to sleep on a day of weird emotions my thoughts on the game have settled. Initially crushed as we all were, but I think in retrospect it was a mammoth performance by a crippled side, just about literally. 19 out and we almost pipped one of the in form teams in the comp... if we managed to win it would've been the clubs biggest win for decades, sans perhaps finals. Even then... with that injury list, playing the 2nd to last man essentially, would've been huge.
As it is, we have snuck in and that's what matters, and with that perhaps found a new method or 2 of playing and have discovered the mental steel this group has - skippered by the steeliest man who ever footballed.
For us, more than perhaps any team finishing 8th in history, just getting in was crucial. With the amount of cavalry coming back for week 1 of the finals we're as much as a chance of causing damage or going on a magical run as any no.8 team ever.
As it is, we have snuck in and that's what matters, and with that perhaps found a new method or 2 of playing and have discovered the mental steel this group has - skippered by the steeliest man who ever footballed.
For us, more than perhaps any team finishing 8th in history, just getting in was crucial. With the amount of cavalry coming back for week 1 of the finals we're as much as a chance of causing damage or going on a magical run as any no.8 team ever.
No one being on Byrnes or Higgins clacker in that last minute is what really stands out. With so little time left it was very obvious that no time or space could be afforded to them. Can we finally learn from this and be better is the question?
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They may have hit their strong run of form early and started to fade, the past couple weeks they've not been up to standard. They looked a shoo-in for top 4 with the form they showed, but then faded.
Do we think Cripps got any votes this game? If he's lucky maybe 1?
Personally I think he's pretty cooked. I noticed very early in the game he didn't have a lot of run and got caught wrestling or just standing out the back of contests, it didn't look like he had much in him. But, as he always does, his strength of will brought him into the game and his 3rd qtr nearly dragged us over the line.
It's quite remarkable, you could say other guys had better games over 4 qtrs, but no one brought us into a winning position like he did from 1 qtr of herculean effort. He was gassed in the 4th and imo looked gassed at the start of the first, but still just found a way to impact.
Personally I think he's pretty cooked. I noticed very early in the game he didn't have a lot of run and got caught wrestling or just standing out the back of contests, it didn't look like he had much in him. But, as he always does, his strength of will brought him into the game and his 3rd qtr nearly dragged us over the line.
It's quite remarkable, you could say other guys had better games over 4 qtrs, but no one brought us into a winning position like he did from 1 qtr of herculean effort. He was gassed in the 4th and imo looked gassed at the start of the first, but still just found a way to impact.
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Lets be honest here, this is probably his best game in a LONG time. Like we know he can be VERY good (e.g Yesterday).
But there are many games where he is liability and a panic merchant.
You don't know what you going to get from him from week to week. If he can performed 80% from what we saw yesterday then I have no issues with him. His bad and good games are far inbetween.
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Not his best game. A very good game. What you expect from a captain, trying to drag the team over the line when we needed him the most. His 3rd qtr kept us in the game. Saw him rubbing his shoulder, carrying an injury perhaps?
Probably just tired, played all the H&A season. Won't be suprised he is super gassed carrying the depleted midfield.
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AFL Match Report went like this for best players:
One could argue Wanganeen-Milera was best on, but no way did Sinclair or Steele have better games than Crippa....
He was also responsible for Byrnes kick into 50 leading to the Higgins goal.
Have a look at the Access All Areas wrap-up on the AFL app - Byrnes his direct opponent and looking at Motts' initial positioning you'd swear St Kilda were kicking the other way, then just lets him wander over to the stoppage unattended and get the easy handball receive
Doesn't chase, doesn't apply pressure, doesn't even stick on his man when required defensively. If he's playing vs Brisbane I'll spew up! /terrywallace
Our defensive set-up after Kemp's point was diabolical. Slow learners this group...
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Disagree on the last sentence. His defensive lapses still cost us on occasion, it looked like the saints were attacking his wing, and got out more often than not. Offensively, he’s been very good the last two weeks. Don’t know whether you can carry him into a finals series against a team that moves the ball as well as the lions can
It said 'tactical' in the app but yeah who knows, maybe some kinda niggle. Bizarre decision otherwise.
He’s right, history books will remember 2024 as the year Saints finished 12th instead of 14th… a massive achievement for the club.
Fortius Quo Fidelius = celebrating mediocrity
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While true, this wouldn't have been a problem had he slotted the 25m kick from right out in front...
I get they're fatigued etc but it will never cease to amaze me that professional footballers can't execute the most simple of skills when required.
Yeah agree, sorry but I wouldn't be taking either Cerra or Martin into that final. Just too risky, you can almost guarantee one of them goes down before halftime.
And even without them we'll still be taking about 5 players who are very not match fit into a high intensity interstate final for their first game back. Nice that we fell into finals and all, but we're still toast make no mistake. Hope making the 8 doesn't affect the clubs' thinking too much, this season was a bed shitting of epic proportions.
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Horrific viewing for Motlop, seriously what’s he doing??
Hard on saad given pack collapses on them
Might not be a popular view, but I thought Pitto did very well against one of the competition's best ruckman in Marshall. Kicking a goal was also a bonus.
It probably wasn't obvious on the TV coverage but it looked to me that Weitering looked "out of sorts" for a lot of the game. Head down, jogging rather than sprinting etc. Don't think it was an injury, he just looked quite flat. Weird.
It probably wasn't obvious on the TV coverage but it looked to me that Weitering looked "out of sorts" for a lot of the game. Head down, jogging rather than sprinting etc. Don't think it was an injury, he just looked quite flat. Weird.
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