There’s a lack of team play grunt. There’s a distinct absence of athletic height and skilled delivery of the ball. They’re playing as individuals. Extremely disheartening…so far.

Howard is a KPP Highmore and LIenert are flankers or medium to small backs. Webster and Paton have kept them out at this point, with Sinclair off half back. As was shown in Freo? Jpyce is replacement for Howard . Perhaps highmore is an option if Wilkie or Battle went down. Howard was poor last week...

SaintPav wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jun 2022 12:05am 2019 all over again.

Horrid.

If there was any sense of integrity amongst the players, they’d donate their match payments to Spud’s cause.

SaintJohno wrote: ↑Fri 17 Jun 2022 11:37pm If Ratts isn't able to inspire these guys for a really emotional game, is he really the guy that's going to get a premiership out of them?

Good question. He appears to accept mediocrity from favoured players and drops those not in the loop.

Wayne42 wrote: ↑Fri 17 Jun 2022 11:11pm I can't quite work out if they look spent, injured, inept, poorly coached or just VFL quality.

Or all of the above…

Dougal Dumbshit Howard. Piss off! Would rather play with no Full Back than that dumb s***. Port dodged a bullet and we traded in a brainless man. Membrey is a better backman than him. Howard is a waste of space. Gives his opponent way too much room. He’s a whinging sook with an appalling attitude.

B.M wrote: ↑Mon 13 Jun 2022 12:38pm Possibly 4

What the hell does that mean?!

We were down 2 players

3 got injured and 1 got replaced by the medisub

And one was frightened away.

I blame this loss squarely upon the heels of Bradley Hill. He is responsible for the concussions. Responsible for Ross’s disposal. For Long. For everything. And if I could serious for once, I loved Webster in the first quarter and I really appreciate the things he brings. I love Highmore and hope h...

Ghost Like wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:21pm No Owens, no DMac next week. Wood playing his way to Sandy & Long begging the doubters to return. Could be a few changes next week, win or lose.

Throw in Hill for the axe. He shouldn’t be rewarded for being a shirker.

What ever happens Saints, remember. 1) Always blame Brad Hill 2) Never question Battle and Long Has Battlr been bad? Hill has been pathetic tonight. At least Long has had a crack. Correct about the difference between Hill and Long. Hill goes missing when things get tough. His squib of a marking eff...

IluvHarvey wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:59pm

B.M wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:55pm Dougal Howard = stupid

I have never agreed with you more.

Too true. Howard looks around to blame anyone but himself when he stuffs up, which is often. He’s not a leader’s ring piece.

After some verbal fumbling, fudging and conferring, the umpire in charge came up with: “he didn’t hear the whistle.” How would the umpire know whether the whistle was heard, or not? The player wasn’t consulted, and if he had’ve been: “ oh, yeah I didn’t hear the whistle.” 🤣 It was a terrible decisio...

Pretty frustrating that we'd start the match playing slow tempo when all our good wins this year have come when we take the game on. Evidence is there in the third quarter. Hopefully we can build on something for next week. We're so much better when we take the game on. Good post Agree only time we...

my key issue with coaching at the moment is the continued use of Dougal for the kick outs. Clarly not working and surely he is better used as a marking target a touch further up the ground. The long bombs come back faster as the game wears on. Bring back Lienert. He delivers the ball with precision...

my key issue with coaching at the moment is the continued use of Dougal for the kick outs. Clarly not working and surely he is better used as a marking target a touch further up the ground. The long bombs come back faster as the game wears on. Bring back Lienert. He delivers the ball with precision...

They kicked the first goal of the game in 30 seconds From the 18 minute mark of the first quarter to the 14 minute mark of the second, they scored 8 goals. That's where we lost it. From the 25 minute mark to the 27 minute mark of the last quarter they kicked 3 goals Thats 12 goals in 30 minutes of ...

CURLY wrote: ↑Sun 08 May 2022 5:45pm May had King the problem was King had Pretty Lever then May infringing

If he was being triple teamed…where were the three extra Saints’ forwards?

Poor move He’s a class above VFL If he right to play, should be in the seniors Doesn't look like the Tiges think Dusty needs a few games at VFL level before coming back from the kidney injury. Is that 1 game in 10 months? There's class, and then there is class. I really hope Billings comes in and t...

Stagnant play and somnambulism killed us in the first half.

Pretty frustrating that we'd start the match playing slow tempo when all our good wins this year have come when we take the game on. Evidence is there in the third quarter. Hopefully we can build on something for next week. We're so much better when we take the game on. Agree. Our run troubled them...

King wasn’t that flash. He’s easily moved off the ball. He won’t chase when it hits the ground and is cleared away by the opposition.
Howard guards space and needs to clunk contested marks.
Maybe swap roles?
We’re too predictable!!!

Wilkie has lost confidence. I hope that he’s not hearing footsteps.

Not helping that they haven't missed many and that we letting their best players run free They have their best side out there whereas we a have a few to come back and Jones underdone Would love a crack at these guys in a final where the pressure totally sits with them as hot favourites I’d love it ...

Not helping that they haven't missed many and that we letting their best players run free They have their best side out there whereas we a have a few to come back and Jones underdone Would love a crack at these guys in a final where the pressure totally sits with them as hot favourites I’d love it ...

Too slow. Predictable play. Melbourne play, on hit the ball hard. They play for each. We’re a bunch of cruisy individuals. Dumbarses