Autopsy Round 23, 2023: St.Kilda v Geelong *HIGGINS 100TH*
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When Hill is on fire like the weekend there aren't many that can play that way in the comp. Line-breaking, gut-running for easy option passes and then opening up the opposition with his kicking or handball receives. That was an incredible performance from him.
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It's quite something to watch Hill, Naz and Sincs live. Just running angles and dissecting the field. So different to seeing them on TV
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I reckon our best kick for goal
Best crowd at a St Kilda game for some time.
King-Membrey-Sharman seems to work.
Impressed with Gresh's attitude to tackling and following up if he makes a blue.
Sinc's first half was about the best half of footy I've seen from a St Kilda player.
The bloke happiest when Rowan Marshall got his deserved goal late? Brad Hill.
The Guthrie/Butler goal was phenomenal.
Teams aren't scoring on us again.
When you see Jeremy Cameron on half-back chasing kicks, you know you've got him beat.
Another balls-out total commitment performance from Jimmy Webster.
King-Membrey-Sharman seems to work.
Impressed with Gresh's attitude to tackling and following up if he makes a blue.
Sinc's first half was about the best half of footy I've seen from a St Kilda player.
The bloke happiest when Rowan Marshall got his deserved goal late? Brad Hill.
The Guthrie/Butler goal was phenomenal.
Teams aren't scoring on us again.
When you see Jeremy Cameron on half-back chasing kicks, you know you've got him beat.
Another balls-out total commitment performance from Jimmy Webster.
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As they said in the commentary, guys like Hill and Byrnes that can run end to end at pace help out our defence enormously. They are hole pluggers and make life hard for the opposition forwards but then gut run back to provide outlet options so stretch their defence and press. He's a cherry on top player and that was exactly the right cake to stick it on. He can run around being Brad Hill instead of buying a racehorse to pull a donkey cart like we did under Ratts.
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Sinclair had an elite game, that's as good an impact as any player this year has had on his sides performance, even late he's been up the field but then he's grabbed a lose ball in the backline and pumping it forward again. It looked like there were three of him at times. Gresham has been good for about a month. He was a couple of missed goals off having a very good game and he's really stepped up his pressure game.
Sharman is playing a dour role and making it look exciting. He's pretty much a negating forward but he's making the opposition accountable by jumping on their heads and making them nervous about what he's going to do to embarrass them.
The mark (I mean THE MARK) from Sharman, the most impressive thing is he basically stole it from right in Tom Stewart's hands, and he did it easily.
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Possibly, it looked like he didn't trust their ball use early in the season. The midfield was there early on and we were still doing it. Perhaps it's a way of training them to use the ball well....making them play within very defined zones and then when you get more of the field you still have the narrow area kicking skills. We look brave and attacking all of a sudden. That forward 50 pressure was up by a huge margin too. He's changed styles quite abruptly regardless.
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There is no player in the AFL as good at trapping a bouncing ground ball than Sinclair. He lines them up from behind like a rugby player and takes them low off a half volley at pace and is ready to side step and evade immediately. Got some Robert Harvey in there too. Nas is a very good loose ball gatherer as well.
I don't know if the style has changed that much, it is the same run and gun but due to having our best and most experienced players on board, the skills have improved markedly, the disposals up the wing in the past two games has been very impressive.
The forward structure has changed with King there and Membrey, a much maligned player has steadied us on the flank and gives us many more options up forward.
We are hitting centre field from the back half with Windy, Stocker, Naz and Webster all are good confident users of the ball. With Hill and Wood and Sinclair running angles and opening the field, we look so much more attacking.
King's positioning has changed too - he's not getting up on the wing if Membrey, Sharman and Marshall are already there. Good to see.
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A lot more CHF lately.
Which is nice. So easy to defend him when he sits in the goal square.
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Our 22 based on what we paid for them.
39 2016 draft , Pick 3 2018 rookie , Pick 42 2011 draft
Free Agent Signing, Rookie Pick 1 2014, Rookie Pick 11 2021
Draft Pick 47 2021 ,Draft Pick 25 2011 ,Rookie signing
Draft Pick 18 2015 , (pick 10, 58 and Blake Acres), Draft Pick 33 2021 Draft
Draft Pick 4 2018 ,Delisted Free agent, Draft Pick 19 2020
Rookie Pick 10 2016 , Draft pick 27 2017 , Free Agent
Rookie signing , Draft Pick 56 2020, Draft Pick 10 2022, Mid Season Rookie
For those playing at home
thats 7 Rookies
3 top 10 picks
Our backline is basiclly all baragins.
39 2016 draft , Pick 3 2018 rookie , Pick 42 2011 draft
Free Agent Signing, Rookie Pick 1 2014, Rookie Pick 11 2021
Draft Pick 47 2021 ,Draft Pick 25 2011 ,Rookie signing
Draft Pick 18 2015 , (pick 10, 58 and Blake Acres), Draft Pick 33 2021 Draft
Draft Pick 4 2018 ,Delisted Free agent, Draft Pick 19 2020
Rookie Pick 10 2016 , Draft pick 27 2017 , Free Agent
Rookie signing , Draft Pick 56 2020, Draft Pick 10 2022, Mid Season Rookie
For those playing at home
thats 7 Rookies
3 top 10 picks
Our backline is basiclly all baragins.
Finally, so can everyone quit complaining about Clark's speed.
Footy history is replete with blokes who don't look like they're going hard who actually are.
How good was that kicking display, I think started by either Nas or stock in which there were three lazer bullets in a row with sincs hitting Sharman in stride and then coops hitting Membrey. Amazing when you get the ball in the right players hands.
How could this be correct, didn't come on to late in the first and then was off for 20 minutes with concussion.
Was this average over playing minutes as he would have played significantly less than the others.
Still nice to see stats confirming he is running hard.
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Yeah Byrnes was good on Saturday night
gringo2011
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I don't think we'd used the corridor more than a handful of times until the last month. Now we seem to be much more open and distributing every where. It would be good to see a heat map and see if I'm imagining it.
gringo2011
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They mentioned that Hill was helping the defence out with his run. Byrnes plays because he doubts back at pace and fills hole in the same way. I added that bit on because he's the only other guy we have that can do it.
