Autopsy Round 6, 2023: Carlton v St.Kilda

[Joffaboy]

Our best 22 is whoever Ross selects week in and week out

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What a great position to be in where, we, as the ultimate Saints nuffies can't tell you whom our best 23 are.
Think Skunk over Hammer at this stage and King over Cordy, but after that, a lottery.

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[John2010362340]

Is the Pou maybe out of gas for now? Billings in for him next week?

Pou is better on the second watch He really is elite already in close..

 

[Oh When the Saints]

It’s easy to forget he’s only played 13 games. What’s he going to be like in a couple of seasons? He’ll be a nightmare to match up when he’s going between mid, forward, ruck, wing. Has there ever been a player who could do that before?

Reminds me of Kouta more than Goodes but both of them could do it

 

[Atomboy]

Pou is better on the second watch He really is elite already in close..

Agreed, he has quick hands and always hits the target

 

[Big 0]

The fact that we got killed in the midfield for large portions of this game and yet stayed competitive on the scoreboard and in general play speaks volumes to our defensive systems

 

[stavro#4]

 

[TheOsprey]

Looked at Silvagni standing in the goal square with a few minutes to go in the 3rd, and he looked like a man who was wishing for it to be 5 seconds left in the 4th.

There's no doubting we can run out games with the best of them.

100%

Also when McKay took that mark after the umpires clearly called play on in the 4th he just stopped and let Doogs wrap his arms around him for the ball up.

There were a few things like that. They were totally spent. It was a really weird end to the game.

On another note great to see Butler get reward for effort again tonight.

 

[Big 0]

I've always been one to back Seb against the haters, but one thing that has always bugged me was how little contested footy a guy that plays that many midfield minutes he wins.

Amazing it's taken a few decent coaches to get the best out of him and turn him into a genuine inside mid now

Ross is in career best form in my eyes. And that’s including 2017/18. Consistently standing up and suddenly very reliable and composed

 

[Plugger35]

Phillipou was close to taking a couple of big grabs tonight.

Hopefully BJ is working with him on how to stick those marks.

 

[ARCHIE66]

Billing’s in for windy as sub, let windy play in the twos for a few weeks and get his confidence up

 

[Munga]

“Not by me,not by me, Brad was second in the BnF last year at round 11”


And you wonder why Hill turned it on in the third.

RTB has all the facts to shut down anyone. Closest thing to a coaching Rain Man. He could still tell you how many touches someone had in a quarter from ten years ago.

 

[Present Not Past]

Dusty?

We don't have a Dustin Martin on our list yet but we have some youngsters like Owens, Windhager and Phillipou that could get to that level.

Owens.

 

[StCicatriz]

ive got everyone one and sundry asking me about ross.

i'll admit i didn't see it. but its very hard to deny whats happening now. he looks legit.

this could get very very very interesting given the age of the list.

 

[Plugger35]

We can win a flag this year.

Our defence is the best going around.

Our midfield can match it with anyone.

Our forward line is dangerous even without King.

No other teams are going that great, they all have weaknesses.

Why not us?

 

[StCicatriz]

Watching the third quarter again.

As of tonight. I no longer know who or what our best 22 are.

That includes the likes of Windy

so much this. its just absolutely nuts.

i genuinely believe we are seeing a TEAM over STARS

it feels very system based

 

[Ads734]

The confidence in the game plan and belief is huge. Quite a few times we’ve shown that we can lift another level through the season.

 

[tomjoad]

Espy going off

Can't f*cking wait to get back home. So much stuff I miss. All little things, but they weigh up over time. I know the good old days at the Espy are looong gone, but I'm looking so forward to hitting it up again. It may be another two years yet... but still. The Espy is like bumping into an old friend...where it matters not the the time that's gone by. You know it's going to be good, regardless of the changes.

 

[tomjoad]

I'd remind anyone who says we've had it soft that we haven't played the Hawks, Roos or Eagles yet and have a percentage a bit under 150.

Conversely, the Cats only needed to feast on the Hawks and the Eagles and then rip an injury depleted Swans apart at the Cattery, to get the the media in a frenzy.

Great post. So true.

 

[tomjoad]

With they way blokes like Philipou, Owens (mids) and Caminiti throw themselves at the aerial contest we are going to have a strong future. Philipou is an 18 year old kid and launches himself without fear. Once he starts marking a few more we’ll decimate some of these lower tier teams

If he doesn't tire, I can see him dominating a few games before the year is out.

 

[bergholt]

Ross is in career best form in my eyes. And that’s including 2017/18. Consistently standing up and suddenly very reliable and composed

And not too many 9 irons!

 

[gringo2011]

Love when Owens goes into the centre bounces. As soon as the ball hits the ground he basically becomes a midfielder.

His tap work is very good when he rucks. It usually ends up in our hands.

 

[Saintbloke]

I noticed how much Paton has improved- sure hands, good composure.

 

[triggering bro]

I noticed how much Paton has improved- sure hands, good composure.

He’s improving quarter by quarter. Still a couple of poor kicks on his left and smothered kicks coming out of defence but seemed to improve as the game went on.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Had to laugh when Membrey got the ball 75m out on the fast break, my neutral observer mate said “Skunk looked like he didn’t know what to do with it”.

Ended well, but f me I had flashbacks in that moment

 

[gringo2011]

Ross was just toying with Voss for the whole game.

The only thing that stuffed up Rossy's plans were the umpires.

The umpires were deadset cheating for Carlton in the first half and Ross was going off his block like we all were.

The umpires get done cheating on the Brownlow last year. AFL get more of them. Like having killer sharks at a popular beach and deciding to fix it by bringing in more sharks.