Autopsy Round 15, 2023: St.Kilda v Brisbane *SPUD'S GAME* *CROUCH 150TH* *MARSHALL 100TH*

[Diehard Saint]

Well we broke the WLWLWL cycle I guess….

 

[George]

Got home but didn't bother to watch the end.

It's pretty sad that I'm completely indifferent about the game. No emotion whatsoever, in fact I don't particularly care too much anymore. Definitely will not be going to another game until I can see that we've actually made sustainable change.

Had concerns about Ross coming in and after being told I have no clue we are beginning to see the cracks appear. The inability for his teams to score is what will stop us from winning a premiership. Kicked 100 points once this year. Not only that but we are poor defensively now too.

As for this game, once they hit the front in the 1st it was over. We never fired a shot, played dumb football, got torched in the middle once again.

All that and then you wonder why only 28k show to the game. A marquee fixture for a great cause and we can't crack 30k. You know why? Because we've been untrustworthy in the way we play for years on end, and so the supporters can't be ****ed turning up every week if they don't know which St.Kilda will turn up - and fair enough too.

Given our easy fixture we will make the eight but we won't cause anyone any trouble and we'll just sit and hope we improve the midfield over the summer.

Ultimately we are a boring, dour side with poor skill and footy IQ. Nothing more nothing less.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Pou to the seconds for a short spell. tell him to focus on implementing the basics. Don’t want to develop him into another overly showy Gresham type.

Not dropped just sent there to finally be allowed to have time as a full time mid. That’s where we want him in the long term isn’t it? Not playing a membrey type role

 

[XhazzafootyX]

We've had very basic skill errors for years and years now. It's insane.

Poor decision making aswell. It’s ****ing bizarre. No one was confident out there today

 

[GTrains Mullet]

You are correct BUT unfortunately there is nothing up to the standard to ready come in (Bytel , Campbell & Billings in time & maybe Highmore)


List regeneration required!

I’d like to see Leo at least get a run. Couple of games late between adams and van es as well. Keilor could get a taste against west coast etc. also peris at least to get game as a sub.

We have plenty of passengers would also get a wake up call at the same time as doing this.

 

[Mowman]

Lyon could convince him - he’s the sort of player who would make a few plodders look good in our midfield

Play in front of 25 k at Marvel or 60 k most weeks

We most likely miss finals again no one is coming to StKilda

 

[jwikked]

but he's better than our 23 rd option.

Is he? Chuck Bytel in the team and I bet he gives better efforts than Steele currently is.

 

[bergholt]

I'd be feeling excited about my chances of getting some games in the second half of the season if I was Billings or Jones or D-Mac.

 

[EddieMurphy]

A couple of things that appear true. We can't be fooled by skill, we need uncompromising players that are consistent with their efforts. We need to be able to drop players, far too many very comfortable boys on our team. We can't bring in so many from outside of the club, you grow a team from within.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

All that and then you wonder why only 28k show to the game. A marquee fixture for a great cause and we can't crack 30k.

Trains are ****ed for like half of Melbourne

 

[malevu]

The build up around the Spud game is all about bringing a community focus to the perils of depression.

No need for all that. Just rock up and watch how we perform in the game and the impact it has on our supporters.

 

[moirae42]

Exploration year... well I think we have seen enough of this garbage.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Is he? Chuck Bytel in the team and I bet he gives better efforts than Steele currently is.

Byrnes didn't. Despite his lucky goal.

 

[GTrains Mullet]

Not dropped just sent there to finally be allowed to have time as a full time mid. That’s where we want him in the long term isn’t it? Not playing a membrey type role

Agreed. Our mids stock at Sandy are poor so wasted as a third talk anyway.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

I look away whenever we have a set shot at goal now. Wait for the noise. I must be aural.

 

[jwikked]

Poor decision making aswell. It’s ******* bizarre. No one was confident out there today

If we could kick to our forwards the way we kick to their defenders we would be top of the ladder. We seem to be able to kick to a defender on their own nearly every time we go inside 50. I just don't understand how we can be so consistent at these types of turnovers.

 

[NoisyMinor]

There is a sense of occasion to big matches, see our 150th early this year but I feel spuds game is just a damper on the club.

Feeling sad isn't exactly conducive to a winning mentality.

 

[George]

Tonight's game is further proof that the coach is over rated, if he doesn't have the talent he can't conjure any magic, hence he talks in riddles at his press conferences.

Alot got sucked into the nostalgia of having the old boys club back again. Remember this was all overseen by the guy who signed off on hiring and firing a coach inside 3 months. Bassat has absolutely no clue and thinking that because something worked 15 years ago it'll work now is hilarious.

 

[chris_h_11]

I just don't understand how we make it look so hard. We just can't move the ball, this BS mark, stop, kick long to contest, stoppage and repeat is ****ing doing my head in while teams zip around us with handball and free players everywhere.

Ross has bought nothing, we're a bit fitter so we can defend better, but nothing has changed when we've got the ball.

 

[moirae42]

Weak as piss, pressure-less first half.

 

[The Cobra]

He’s a *ing disgrace just bring Cordy in next week

Cordy really isn’t the answer - but neither is Howard -big problem (especially if we have an elite coach like Enright who can‘t improve them!)

 

[George]

Trains are ****ed for like half of Melbourne

Trains were ****ed at points in 2009 and 2010 when we were packing out Etihad too. If we are a genuinely good side people find a way.

 

[denisp]

Play in front of 25 k at Marvel or 60 k most weeks

We most likely miss finals again no one is coming to StKilda

flipping just fold then go to tassie

This bloke got us to grand finals he can do it again

And fk Essendon

 

[jwikked]

Alot got sucked into the nostalgia of having the old boys club back again. Remember this was all overseen by the guy who signed off on hiring and firing a coach inside 3 months. Bassat has absolutely no clue and thinking that because something worked 15 years ago it'll work now is hilarious.

Bassat and the rest of the board should have stepped down when they sacked Ratten. They've overseen every single disastrous decision over the last decade, and even though I like having Ross back at the club, they've made too many serious errors over the years to remain in their positions.

There is no accountability for anyone above the coach, I don't understand why more pressure isn't put on them.

 

[bergholt]

The last 3 weeks Gresh has had 35 centre bounce attendances (3rd highest mid in the team) for 0 centre bounce clearances.