Game Day Round 20 - St Kilda v Essendon, Marvel Stadium, 27/7/24, 4.35pm AEST

[VelvetSledge]

ST KILDA

This was an utter smashing, and not to disrespect the Saints at all, but it shows how far off the Eagles are.
The Saints outplayed the Eagles in every facet, and kept them to only two goals after half-time.
The first eight goals of the game were direct result of turnovers, which shows you what a shocking game this was.
Membrey was lethal up forward, finishing with 5 goals while Mason Wood

32

Mason Wood

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.3

2star

D

8.3

2star

K

2.7

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.3

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

ended up with 3.4 from 19 touches.
Whilst it wasn't fun viewing, it kept Mrs Sledge happy.

ST KILDA 17.11 113
def.
WEST COAST 6.5 41

ST KILDA BEST: Membrey, Steele, Wood, Marshall, Sinclair, Jones
ST KILDA GOALS: Membrey 5, Wood 3, Sharman, Butler 2, Wilson, Steele, Owens, Higgins, Battle

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ESSENDON

I genuinely don't even know what to say anymore.
Another year, another pathetic capitulation after the bye.
It's past a joke at this point.
**** this club.

ESSENDON 17.11 113
shit the bed against
ADELAIDE 17.13 115

ESSENDON BEST: Redman, Merrett, Durham, Langford, McKay, Cox
ESSENDON GOALS: Cox 3, Jones, Caddy, Langford, Gresham 2, Durham, Stringer, Draper, Caldwell, Merrett, Redman

ST KILDA INS: Anthony Caminiti
ST KILDA OUTS: Liam Henry (Injured)

ESSENDON INS: Peter Wright, Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age

27

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

, Dyson Heppell
ESSENDON OUTS: Jake Kelly

29

Jake Kelly

Age

29

Ht

190cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.6

4star

MG

157.8

2star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

104.1

2star

D

14.8

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.2

5star

MG

107.0

2star

, Matt Guelfi

35

Matt Guelfi

Age

27

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.2

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

G

0.0

1star

D

17.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.2

3star

(Both injured), Todd Goldstein

17

Todd Goldstein

Age

36

Ht

201cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

7.5

5star

CL

3.1

5star

HO

32.5

5star

D

16.7

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

7.4

4star

CL

7.0

5star

HO

32.9

5star

D

5.2

2star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.6

3star

HO

10.0

5star

(Omitted)

ROUND 3, 2024
Marvel Stadium
30/5/2024

ESSENDON 10.11 71
def.
ST KILDA 9.13 67

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ESSENDON GOALS: Stringer, Langford 3, Jones 2, McGrath, Duursma
ST KILDA GOALS: Higgins 3, Caminiti 2, Sinclair, Ross, Owens, Butler

ESSENDON BEST: Martin, Duursma, Merrett, Parish, Langford
ST KILDA BEST: Ross, Steele, Hill, Marshall, Higgins, Bonner

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CHANGES SINCE LAST TIME:

ESSENDON OUTS: Kelly, Goldstein, Hobbs, Hind
ESSENDON INS: Caddy, Wright, Ridley, Shiel

ST KILDA OUTS: Cordy, Ross, Phillipou, Windhager, Hastie
ST KILDA INS: Webster, Clark, Garcia, Howard, Wood

We are fast approaching the point where I stop caring for the year, due to utterly shitting the bed. Every single year.

Maybe a win here will spark my interest somewhat.

I'm not counting on it.

St Kilda by 22.​

 

[VelvetSledge]

Hello darkness, my old friend

 

[mcgrath_truther]

i have faith.

good luck to everyone at the game, putrid day outside

 

[jmoo wan]

If this game is shit, I'm leaving at 3/4 time

 

[hurlygurdy]

Why is exceeding expectations for the year not good enough for you?

 

[Bjchan13]

I think its a loss unfortunately. There will be a silver lining though because I think we'll see some debuts in the weeks following. A win today will delay what needs to happen

 

[The Donners]

Why is exceeding expectations for the year not good enough for you?

One school of thought is that when you put yourself in a position to challenge for a premiership you can win one.

It’s as if the players felt they’d done enough to get extended contracts and so now have completely taken the foot off the gas to continue the run of mediocrity. May as well book for Colorado now.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

I think its a loss unfortunately. There will be a silver lining though because I think we'll see some debuts in the weeks following. A win today will delay what needs to happen

doubt it, keep with what works, and if it doesn't work? keep on sticking with it until it works

 

[Hird05]

Don's by 34. Parish drives our link up handball game. Midfield of Merrett, Durham, Caldwell and Parish way to classy here. Thank God for the roof

 

[VelvetSledge]

Why is exceeding expectations for the year not good enough for you?

Guess I’m just resultist

 

[Shanghaistu]

Guess I’m just resultist

I love that word - I’m wondering if my boss and the board of directors will accept when I tell them to stop being so resultist

 

[Tassieboy]

Melts will be big if we lose.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Perkins the sub again.

 

[hurlygurdy]

Melts will be big if we lose.

No, resignation is setting in. But if we lose big then **** that

 

[BratPack]

Melts will be big if we lose.

Melts can't be big when you expect failure.

 

[windyhill]

Train in noticeable for lack of Bomber/Saints.

 

[rumply]

Hello darkness, my old friend

Still debating my tip. I can see Rossy doing a number on us here with some shitty 75-73 scoreline the final result.

 

[ant555]

 

[Don_Gia]

Not that I’m looking at the ladder predictor or anything but if we lose this we’re close to pretty much done huh?

Fire up boys…

 

[Donakebab]

Draper warming up by himself kicking for goal, 40m out directly in front. Went at about 60%. No complete mungers.

 

[southern_crusher]

Not that I’m looking at the ladder predictor or anything but if we lose this we’re close to pretty much done huh?

Fire up boys…

We were done 2 weeks ago.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Draper warming up by himself kicking for goal, 40m out directly in front. Went at about 60%. No complete mungers.

He should be practicing from 10-15m out

 

[Donakebab]

He should be practicing from 10-15m out

I said the exact same thing to the old man.

 

[ant555]

Just watching the veterans bounce warm up and twice we ran it with Shiel receiving on the right side heading towards the boundary which would have put the kick landing 70 meters out on the boundary.
Hope it was a decoy play just in case the Saints where watching.

 

[Beerfish]

Oh no. Shouty huddo.