Game Day Round 16, 2024: St.Kilda v Port Adelaide - Marvel Stadium - Sunday 30th June, 1.10pm AEST

[Hubnester]

Autopsy - Round 16, 2024: St.Kilda v Port Adelaide

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/6027 Heartbreak for Port Adelaide as Hinkley pinches another win. Meanwhile the Saints' hopes for a decent draft pick are alive and well.

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[RBW_007]

Legit, Steele tapped to Hill, went to ground, Hill handballed to Steele almost immediately.

It's benny hill music time for our midfield under any sort of pressure.

Hill is like a deer in headlights. As soon as he sees pressure coming he'll dish off the ball to avoid getting hit and either give it to someone in a worst position or turn it over.

 

[Plugger35]

Hunter Clark

11

Hunter Clark

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.3

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.9

4star

D

13.2

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

is slow on his feet but he has fast hands.

We need some faster footed midfielders though, the likes of JHF and Butters are burning our midfielders off too easily.

 

[Hubnester]

Anything in that hit on Higgins a few moments ago? Only caught a glimpse and notice it wasn't a free but thought it got him high

 

[botts]

Junk time goals

 

[GTrains Mullet]

How was that not an interference on Marshall in his last contest.

 

[Joffaboy]

And yet in the last nine seasons! You've only won ONE LESS finals game than Port, despite a list with a lot less quality.

How many final series have you made? How many top 4? Maybe look at your choker players.

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[denisp]

Rtb needs to put on his coaching cap and make a change to get Kingy into the game.

He’s going poorly wouldn’t matter with a position move - needs a spell with Sandringham

 

[Jack Stevens]

It was brave of us to drop Max King

12

Max King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.4

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

1star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.4

5star

for this game

 

[saintbill]

Sincs has been massive. Pretty good half. Backline all been massive.

Mids crap, nothing new there. Dow and Clark need to find more of it.

Get Owens in the middle ffs. Not in the game.

As for King, well he is just not a good footballer.

 

[StFly]

Sounds about right really.

Port have midfield so have goals from stoppage.
We have bit parts, so capitalise from Port screwing up.

Thus, scores level at 1/2 time as no one has any idea what they are doing on that field, they just know they need to turn up.

 

[crasha301]

Would like to see king put in some effort, I'm not asking for a second effort!

Just a first effort would be nice.

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[Saintos The ITK]

Anything in that hit on Higgins a few moments ago? Only caught a glimpse and notice it wasn't a free but thought it got him high

Exactly
I thought it was a shoulder charge

 

[Pardon me]

Anything in that hit on Higgins a few moments ago? Only caught a glimpse and notice it wasn't a free but thought it got him high

Nah, Higgo got hit legally but he does what he always does and plays for a free.
Was a good contest imo

 

[JG22]

Good Q1, but Saints can improve.

For instance, just kick the ball between the tall center posts. It’s so much better. You see:

| 1 | 6 | 1 |​

Do that, and you will win.

Was this a sledge?

 

[edgie]

How many final series have you made? How many top 4? Maybe look at your choker players.

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You can blame the players once or twice but the list has literally been turned over twice and Hinkley is about to enter his fourth refreshment of the list now. Every season we have a good off season and trade in targets that we want. This is a different team to the 2020 team which is a different team to the 2017 team which was a different team to the 2014 team, etc etc.

Grant Thomas was sacked for less. Brett Ratten was sacked for less. Stan Alves was sacked for less.

 

[Banger9798]

Would like to see king put in some effort, I'm not asking for a second effort!

Just a first effort would be nice.

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He needs a rocket.
Drop him for Sharman.

 

[Veer Right]

Mitch Owens having a subdued year, not impacting at all

 

[Verdun66]

The umpires must be confused with all the rule manipulating. They need to simplify things. And stop ‘flavour of the week’ stuff. And as a previous poster said, 4 umpires just has them looking at each other for decisions.

Watching yesterday’s games I lost count of the times players incorrectly stood the mark. Or were pulled back. And recently we have copped harsh penalties for less harsh indiscretions.

The inconsistency is what riles fans. Injustice reigns. No wonder fans are up in arms.

 

[Saintbloke]

Our midfield looks so slow. Too slow moving the ball out of the back half. Get Sharman on.

 

[JG22]

How was that not an interference on Marshall in his last contest.

It was a clear mark

 

[The Cobra]

Excellent run from the back half

Average forward line

Abysmal group of slow midfielders.

Given 90% of games are won by the better midfield group old RTB is coaching with one hand tied behind his back!

We do look better with old TC giving RO a chop out.

 

[Veer Right]

He needs a rocket.
Drop him for Sharman.

Sharmans worse.

 

[saintbill]

Would like to see king put in some effort, I'm not asking for a second effort!

Just a first effort would be nice.

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I am not convinced Max King wants to be an AFL player. Looks like he hates it out there.

 

[Ricmel]

Don’t think we have an answer in the middle. Got to rely on our rebound from defence. I’d get King out to CHF, Marshall, Higgins and Butler deeper.

 

[Verdun66]

Would the saints have accepted a coach for a dozen years with no grand final with a competitive list where another coach had already been the sacrificial lamb for the rebuild? Would you have wanted the club to?

Fair enough. Would have to live in your shoes.