Autopsy Round 14, 2024: Brisbane v St.Kilda

[tomjoad]

We're in glass half full, or glass half empty land eh

You're half right.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Biggest take away from the game was how the additional ruck released Roma to get more involved around the ground. It really freed him up.
TC is a solid soldier but that’s where we may look in the future for bringing someone in.

Agreed but if Heath keeps it up he could transition in next season. I'd give TC another year for sure.

 

[gringo2011]

bonner the only saint to not have a defensive half pressure act

Played forward in the second half but still not great.

 

[stfan]

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Be good to see Hastie and Garcia in for Ross and Jones. They were handy, but what is the point?

Jones was the Sub.

Nas and Webster will both be available.

Garcia would be nice to see back, but not sure who would go out to make that happen.

I would leave Pou at Sandy for now to keep building his midfield game.
Cordy for Sharman (Though I am not sure what happened to Sharman in the Sandi game?)

 

[Saint Watto]

Tonight shows we have the basis of a good team. Some good kids. Arie a great debut. Things to work on for sure. Good moments for Wilson. He needs a rest though. We lack a midfield with class. And a bit more polish here and there. We know that. But it is encouraging elsewhere.

I am loving Ross’s pressers. He is like water torture. To the AFL. The Academies / F/S / draft concessions. Inability to obtain free agents. Inequity. He gives them a clip (with humor) every time. Classic. You can bag Ross all you like, but none of our previous coaches could do it so well.

We know Bassat has brought this up, so Ross just keeps piling it on. I’m not sure what we hope to gain. We won’t get a Priority Pick. But what?

Maybe something from our Academy? Access to better players from there than the current Pick 40? Or lining up compensation for losing players to Free Agency?

We need to get a couple of top players in the middle. The club are trying very hard! I’m liking their approach. On the front foot

A great post there V66.

Sometimes with Roscoe at his pressers......you have to figure out his message by what he's not saying.

Lately he's saying it......fairly loud and clear with a good serve of humour to blunt the message a tad and keep out of trouble.

Love it !!!!

And some still say Roscoe doesn't have a sense of humour.

I beg to differ !!!!

 

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Don't care about the trips but if I remember correctly Dow was right on the ass of his direct opponent who was cutting behind the umpire on the bounce. Stupid penalty, a player shouldn't be at a disadvantage because someone is using the umpire to block his run.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Jones was the Sub.

Nas and Webster will both be available.

Garcia would be nice to see back, but not sure who would go out to make that happen.

I would leave Pou at Sandy for now to keep building his midfield game.
Cordy for Sharman(Though I am not sy=ure what happened to Sharman in the Sandi game?)

I'd like to see Hugo stay in VFL myself. He's picked up the pace of the AFL nicely and is killing it now. Let him build his body and confidence and have him in R1 next year replacing Ross/Jones. Pou similar but I'm convinced he needs at least another 5-7kgs on him before we see his real capabilities. Another development year for him in 2025 l think.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Don't care about the trips but if I remember correctly Dow was right on the ass of his direct opponent who was cutting behind the umpire on the bounce. Stupid penalty, a player shouldn't be at a disadvantage because someone is using the umpire to block his run.

Agree but the umpire was subbed out so it had to be fined. Be glad it wasn't a suspension.

 

[akaifu]

O'Sullivan and Smillie are the two best players in the draft so you'd expect them to take who ever is left of those.

Norf take Smillie, Tigers take O’Sullivan. Eagles take a ghost?

 

[gringo2011]

Norf take Smillie, Tigers take O’Sullivan. Eagles take a ghost?

Oh right I didn't read that well did I. Yeah I think they take Jagga or Draper. Jagga is a lot like Hewett I guess but then they have Ginbey and Reid who are bigger types. Could go either I guess. Draper probably suits they game better but Jagga looks exciting and for a rebuilding side that's probably a good draw card.

It will be interesting to see what happens with Trainor and North. He looks best suited there but no way he goes pick one unless he has some end to the season. They might want to trade down but we probably don't have enough to give up for a few place upgrade. It would be nice to get Smilie though.

 

[SG34]

Would you rather Byrnes playing 85% time on the ground?
Or Hunter playing 56%?

 

[DougalHoward]

Hunter 56

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Keeler is unfortunately injured at present and not playing.

He will be available after the bye from a knee niggle

 

[Plugger35]

A great post there V66.

Sometimes with Roscoe at his pressers......you have to figure out his message by what he's not saying.

Lately he's saying it......fairly loud and clear with a good serve of humour to blunt the message a tad and keep out of trouble.

Love it !!!!

And some still say Roscoe doesn't have a sense of humour.

I beg to differ !!!!

He has a dry sense of humour where you are never quite sure if he is being serious or not which probably works in his favour.

The media hang on his every word as he is one of the few coaches that says something interesting and doesn't sit on the fence.

You never hear the media quoting what Longmuir or Longmire said in a presser as they just trot out the same boring old lines.

 

[Coconut_twirl]

Thats how the draft watchers are calling it currently.

All of BigFooty Saints board are calling out for more midfielders. What’s the bet that the Saints will pick a tall with their first pick.

 

[Miha]

All of BigFooty Saints board are calling out for more midfielders. What’s the bet that the Saints will pick a tall with their first pick.

A tall midfielder?

 

[gubby88]

He will be available after the bye from a knee niggle

he wony have played for a month by then. id say its very very silly move if they did

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[Coconut_twirl]

A tall midfielder?

It wouldn’t surprise me if Trainor is the best available at Saints pick, especially if Saints win a few more games.

 

[Cairnsman]

Fans have been calling out Max for ages. The coach has finally noticed

Max is our biggest issue in the forwardline.

I think they should turn him into a ruck/forward and get away from him being our key focal point...I think he's not going to improve after 80 odd games and 7 years in the system and we will continue to be poor in our front half whilst our midfield are too King centric with the forward mechanism.

The opposition are proving every game they know exactly how the ball is going to enter our forward line and set up perfectly just to walk the ball out.

 

[Cairnsman]

The frustration with King was evident to see in the last 10 minutes.

He flew for marks twice. Once (in front) he almost held it and was unlucky. The second he was behind was should have held it. Close, but not good enough. If he holds them both then he has 2 shots at goal.

He is really close to holding those marks and kicking an extra 2-3 goals a week. But he’s been close for a while.

I sense King doesn’t have the necessary self-belief and needs a patch where he grabs those. Then it might start to click. He is capable of winning games like last night.

He's been close for 80 odd games and 7 years...does anyone now really think he's all of a sudden going to turn into one of the competitions marquee power forwards?

Maybe he might but I'm becoming more sceptical with every game he plays rather than seeing things that make me go WoW...he's going to be Winx one day.

 

[Ads734]

He's been close for 80 odd games and 7 years...does anyone now really think he's all of a sudden going to turn into one of the competitions marquee power forwards?

Maybe he might but I'm becoming more sceptical with every game he plays rather than seeing things that make me go WoW...he's going to be Winx one day.

Three goals in a ‘poor’ game of that his base line then that’s pretty good.

 

[Brian Oblivion]

He's been close for 80 odd games and 7 years...does anyone now really think he's all of a sudden going to turn into one of the competitions marquee power forwards?

Maybe he might but I'm becoming more sceptical with every game he plays rather than seeing things that make me go WoW...he's going to be Winx one day.

It’s an uncomfortable reality but it seems as each week passes you might just be on the money here.
A bitter pill to swallow but it would be interesting to see King tried in different ways. I said a couple of
years ago to build his tank and run him off a wing as he’s not bad with a ground ball, is quickish for his size
and can use the pill by hand, but was laughed at. If Battle goes, I’d even consider him down back.

 

[Joffaboy]

He's been close for 80 odd games and 7 years...does anyone now really think he's all of a sudden going to turn into one of the competitions marquee power forwards?

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That is a really good trick on Kings part to play 7 years of AFL football when he was drafted at the end of 2018, played 5 VFL games in 2019 because of an acl and didn't debut until 2020.
That is just over 4 seasons but go ahead and keep up with your alternative facts to suit a false narrative and agenda.
King may not make it, but Don't blatantly lie to try to inflate your opinion.

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[Cairnsman]

Three goals in a ‘poor’ game of that his base line then that’s pretty good.

Which of those goals stands out to you as a goal he earned from elite forward craft?

 

[Ads734]

Which of those goals stands out to you as a goal he earned from elite forward craft?

All of them.

I don’t think it matters tbh. If it’s 3 goals in a poor game. Then when he gets into some good form he’ll be much better