AFLW Rnd 9 Western Bulldogs v Euro-Yroke Sun 1:05

[Mat Mann]

In a fight a to stay alive. Nothing short of a mauling will see our chances for our first finals campaign dashed

Great to see Rebecca Ott return for her 1st game in 730 days.

 

[BrutThough]

Solid start but messed up what should have been a walk in goal in that last passage.

 

[saint66au]

Two very ordinary forward lines. A team with some functioning forwards would be 5 goals ahead of the Dogs atm

 

[BrutThough]

Much needed late one from Exon

 

[saint66au]

Frustrating quarter of footy. We do so many things well, and others very poorly. Not sure taking our only forward out of the forward line and into the ruck was great selection. Bec Ott battling well considering 2 years out of the game and not being a natural fwd.

 

[The Jack]

Hanna Priest.

 

[The Jack]

How is that not a free on the goal line to Stewart lol. Game changer. Embarrassing.

 

[BrutThough]

Umps with some absolute howlers that quarter which turned momentum their way.

 

[saint66au]

Been a problem all season for the Saints. Give up control of footy for long periods and its up to our defence to save us. . We haven't won a disposal count this year and we're 35 behind today. Dogs average 197 touches (lowest in the comp) and they've had 198 already.

 

[sauce_head]

Is it a club rule not to have a player on the goal line in defence?

 

[Saints2001]

Sigh that stupid non free kick to Stuart in the goal square is costly but overall a very ordinary performance. Wardlaw and Tyanna Smith should really have scored something at least with those last 2 shots on goal.

Not sure where we go from here. Had a great 10 game patch but nothing to show for it over 2 seasons now.

 

[BrutThough]

No one to blame but ourselves in the end. Guttridge, Wardlaw and Smith all cost us the game. How Wardlaw especially didn't even get a behind is unknown.

But those 5 points from the woeful non-call would have been very handy. But so would the umps penalising throws or dropping the ball so just another frustrating element of watching the game.

Despite the frustration, Richards was impressive today. Her speed and skill stand out in our team. Watson was fantastic again. Was good to have Exon back in.

We need to find another forward target this offseason so we can move Wardlaw to the ruck next season.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Our forward line set-up & rucks are average

We also need more inside ball winners.

Great start to the season but then we just slowly fell away once other teams got going

Disappointing really

 

[saint66au]

No one to blame but ourselves in the end. Guttridge, Wardlaw and Smith all cost us the game. How Wardlaw especially didn't even get a behind is unknown.

But those 5 points from the woeful non-call would have been very handy. But so would the umps penalising throws or dropping the ball so just another frustrating element of watching the game.

Despite the frustration, Richards was impressive today. Her speed and skill stand out in our team. Watson was fantastic again. Was good to have Exon back in.

We need to find another forward target this offseason so we can move Wardlaw to the ruck next season.

We have a forward, we got her at Pick 4 and shes given us nothing this year so was correctly dropped. Today we tried Ott as a forward. She tried hard but she's been 2 years out of the game and isnt a natural forward so not the answer IMO

Our forwards play way up the ground. How many times did you hear on the call today "she has to bide her time because there's no one inside 50"

IM worried our good young players, GP, Ty, Stich etc are gonna get lured away with the promise of finals. Lambert is 33 next year and Chiocci (who I think we can put a line through) 36.

 

[beside the seaside]

Went to the game. We left some great opportunities out there. The non free in the goal square one of the worst you'll ever see.

We need to add to the midfield. We get destroyed in clearances. Our defence is great. We'd love another livewire up forward that can kick goals too.

Great vibe at the ground. The standard is getting better each time I watch a game.

 

[The Jack]

Let’s be honest. They have been extremely disappointing since day 1. They have improved, but so has everyone else. Too many go missing and too many are just not up to it. Not sure there’s a quick fix. I’ll keep watching every week, regardless of the poor standard, because it’s St Kilda.

 

[BigMonty]

All other teams have a system of moving the ball forward by hand and foot we do not....we wait for a turnover and rebound from there.

Dogs got the ball moving after half time and we could not get the ball back off them, unless they scored.

Whilst our backline is good, they do not provide a lot of link up running through the midfield and we stagnate.

Trudgeon and Captain Priest probably time to hang up the boots and get some young blood. As well as a big bodied midfielder us what we need in the upcoming draft period.

We have 10 players older than 30 that needs to be altered too.
Like watching the girls standard getting better but so is the competition as well.




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[Sainttony]

How many times did we have possession in the clear and kick it straight back to them. Must have been 10 times.

 

[mighty_sainters]

Can’t believe Patrikios hasn’t played all season, wonder if she’ll work out long term.

 

[Fehring]

Only bright spot out of that result is that surely we go and get a genuine coach now.

 

[Saintbloke]

The gals seem to be playing with no real direction, and the inability to score is a big issue. A hard one to fix for next season.

 

[Imtellingya]

The gals seem to be playing with no real direction, and the inability to score is a big issue. A hard one to fix for next season.

Where did the game plan and execution go from the earlier games this season.

 

[Imtellingya]

Can see some wholesale changes to the team for next season. There is talent and youth there but they just can’t click as a team. Sad to see the loss of form of the skipper Hannah, her future must be in doubt. GP needs to get back on the park, she and Smith have real talent, they are our future, but we can’t get them playing at the same time. The ruck still seems to be a problem for us and changes every week don’t help. Stevens and Watson are good value, and Friend needs to get fitter because she can offer something. Wardlaw, our supposed franchise player, is far too inconsistent and is easily taken out of the game. Do we need a new coach, I think the jury is out on Dal. These are just some personal thoughts, but compared to other teams we are simply treading water and seem content to sit mid table. I dearly want the girls to succeed but they just keep disappointing me.

 

[Michael Scarn]

Wardlaw will be dominant when the team is decent - she is trying to play 3 roles at once at the moment