Toast Round 3 = Collingwood 81-37 St Kilda

[PonsfordMagpie]

Excellent first half which set up our win and we went through the motions in the second half.

Plenty of positives to take from today's game.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Not our best second half but much to like overall:

* The Pressure

* Cohesion of our backs

* Midget forwards improving

* Grundy (a Beast)

* Howe’s mark (He is the Aerial GOAT)

* Sidey's gulag melon (The Lost Boys’ blondes are confusing me)

* Adams’ toughness

* Cox and Treloar will improve the team

* Jakey Carlisle snorting the goal square (maybe that didn’t happen)

* Another Saints’ loss against us

PS Johnno Marsh looks like he found some good protein powder

 

[Temploar]

Our first win in 3 months!!!

 

[unplugged]

Good win without relying on too few. Or were they just really bad?

 

[JB007]

Just too good........simple.

Let’s hope our coaching panel performs better next week against GWS than they did in the Prelim.

 

[Temploar]

Good win without relying on too few. Or were they just really bad?

St Kilda have some really shit players I must say

 

[adammania9]

Another masterclass from the best back line in the competition

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Dominating performance, so much to like... more to come

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Not overly concerned about the second half.

It's clear our strategy is to jump out of the blocks as we have done in the first three matches of the season.

With 16 minute quarters in place, having a strong quarter/half will mean winning games around 80% of the time.

 

[AgroMagro]

Good to get the win but dry weather football with 3 goals kicked in the 2nd half. It really is hard to watch.

 

[jonmacTrag]

Just a random thought . .
16 minute quarters and a foreshortened season are unusual parameters for players and coaching staff alike.
This season could well be last man standing as injuries are sure to bite with upset preparations and no chance to work in from the VFL.
Easing off for a cruising win is not the worst strategy in the world.

 

[JM#1]

Will Hoskin-Elliot's best game for a long time.

 

[biggiemediums]

A real positive about our fast starts is that the shortened quarters puts more pressure on teams to stage a comeback.

Hopefully we can do the same to GWS next week. This GWS outfit doesn’t have the cajones to play well when they’re behind.

 

[Apples]

We were sensational in the first half. Tackling pressure, ball use, run through the middle and a defensive unit par excellence. Then we stopped. We failed to keep running and stopped taking risks. Still, we stopped them kicking goals as well. Won't complain though, even if my gut tells me we still can't win a flag without a power forward. Let's hope one stands up.

 

[jjsmitty8]

Plenty to like. Don’t be too frustrated by the lack of scoring after half time. We’re smothering teams on defence, we still haven’t conceded over 40 points in a game yet (yes, I know two of the three games have been reduced length), but that doesn’t change the fact.

- Our back 6 is as settled as it’s ever been
- We got first use of the ball through Brodie and have class all around the middle
- The forward line still needs to tweaking but they had enough opportunity today. We had quite a few butchered entries that couldn’t easily resulted in more score had we been a bit cleaner.

Great day all round, plenty to learn and plenty to enjoy. Add to that the fact that my mate is a Saints supporter, and he’s been carrying on about Brad Hill and Max King all week lol. Nice to put him back in his box

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Enjoyed the game, looked so impressive in the first half, it’s where the game is won.Cruise control in the second half but that’s ok when you are in control.
This side is powerful when they need to be

 

[DWil6]

Not a huge game from Cameron. Hoped for more of an impact. 2 possessions is like a bad Cox game.

 

[nahnah]

Saints fans were talking themselves up after the preseason game... this was always gonna happen.

 

[Pistol Night]

If we ever play 4 quarters and sort the forward line out look out. My god the defence are rock solid.

 

[DerekZoolander]

It would be a shame if this group don't win a flag . Best list of players since 2018,

 

[barrackers]

Cue very much in the rack after half time, but the damage had been done.

Thought Grundy was poor early, but made smart changes and ultimately had another good game. For example after being repeatedly beaten by Ryder in the centre Grundy adjusted by running around the circle to approach the centre bounce contest to Ryder's side instead of front on. It showed just how good Grundy's become.

Stephenson, Moore and Hoskin-Elliott were good when it mattered (the first half), while Tyler Brown was the opposite. In the first half Stephenson showed just how much we've missed his forward presence.

Besides his kicking on goal Elliott was back to some form too.

 

[biggiemediums]

Something I haven’t thought too deeply on..

But remember 3-4 years ago how bad our defence was? Buckley has had such a turn around as a coach it’s unreal.

He’s created a monster defence.

 

[Go Woods]

Dominating performance, so much to like... more to come

Imagine we had a dominant key forward...it’s our only weakness.

 

[Pistol Night]

Something I haven’t thought too deeply on..

But remember 3-4 years ago how bad our defence was? Buckley has had such a turn around as a coach it’s unreal.

He’s created a monster defence.

Would bring a tear to Ross Lyons eye how stingey our defence is

 

[Mkcaptain]

Is it too premature to say that Daicos has well and truly gone past Phillips?