Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Low Footy IQ example #79. 90 secs left, ball bombed long high 30 out to 1 on 1. Caminetti interferes with Rata and gives away free. Reverse and Port would have gone body on body and force ball to ground.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:33pmCurly, respectful and not having a go at you but we are only treading water playing him. I will say it again, they need to send some senior players to Sandy because we are nowhere near acontention stil with the list we have. It's vital that we try to unearth, new untapped talent.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:28pmHe has been pretty good as a back up tall. No team has good tall back up.saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:27pmHe's past it Curly. That was 2016 mate. 8 years ago. Clubs NEED to make tough decisions to improve. We gift games to players that don't deserve to be automatic inclusions week in, week out.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:22pmCordy won a premiership how do you explain that?saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:16pm Port knew very well what they were doing letting Howard and Bonner go and the Dogs letting Cordy go. Never going to be a challenger with duds like this. Play more youth and give us supporters some real hope with new talent and upside. These blokes are a liability to the team going forward. Membrey and Ross are done too.
Ok and play who?
Our injuries have restricted our selections
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
It was both home teams combined, not just Port
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Would rather have seen Arie Schoenmaker out there by now given the injuries. Bonner's automatic selection is also mind-boggling. We still have too many dumb footballers in the side with average skills.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:36pmsaintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:33pmCurly, respectful and not having a go at you but we are only treading water playing him. I will say it again, they need to send some senior players to Sandy because we are nowhere near acontention stil with the list we have. It's vital that we try to unearth, new untapped talent.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:28pmHe has been pretty good as a back up tall. No team has good tall back up.saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:27pmHe's past it Curly. That was 2016 mate. 8 years ago. Clubs NEED to make tough decisions to improve. We gift games to players that don't deserve to be automatic inclusions week in, week out.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:22pmCordy won a premiership how do you explain that?saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:16pm Port knew very well what they were doing letting Howard and Bonner go and the Dogs letting Cordy go. Never going to be a challenger with duds like this. Play more youth and give us supporters some real hope with new talent and upside. These blokes are a liability to the team going forward. Membrey and Ross are done too.
Ok and play who?
Our injuries have restricted our selections
As I said, Port kept us in the game tonight.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:48pmWould rather have seen Arie Schoenmaker out there by now given the injuries. Bonner's automatic selection is also mind-boggling. We still have too many dumb footballers in the side with average skills.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:36pmsaintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:33pmCurly, respectful and not having a go at you but we are only treading water playing him. I will say it again, they need to send some senior players to Sandy because we are nowhere near acontention stil with the list we have. It's vital that we try to unearth, new untapped talent.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:28pmHe has been pretty good as a back up tall. No team has good tall back up.saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:27pmHe's past it Curly. That was 2016 mate. 8 years ago. Clubs NEED to make tough decisions to improve. We gift games to players that don't deserve to be automatic inclusions week in, week out.CURLY wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:22pmCordy won a premiership how do you explain that?saintkid wrote: ↑Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:16pm Port knew very well what they were doing letting Howard and Bonner go and the Dogs letting Cordy go. Never going to be a challenger with duds like this. Play more youth and give us supporters some real hope with new talent and upside. These blokes are a liability to the team going forward. Membrey and Ross are done too.
Ok and play who?
Our injuries have restricted our selections
As I said, Port kept us in the game tonight.
Poor skills anywhere on the ground is poor football.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
This.
People just don't get it
They got an email from the President of the club but it had too many words
Yeah, nah... where's our premiership...I want us to play finals...wuuhhh, wuuhhhh, wuhhhh
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
How do you explain the selection of Howard?
1/ He was not required
2/ He is not ready
3/ He is fkn hopeless
1/ He was not required
2/ He is not ready
3/ He is fkn hopeless
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Steele had 15 possessions
With him down, what did Ross do?
There were too many players who did not contribute putting the pressure on those who did contribute (and Marshall battling on)
Hence cohesion was missing
And it is not our kids who went missing
The stats can often be misleading but tonight they were accurate
Finding those who miss out with the return of Crouch, Henry, Clark, Wood et al is not difficult on tonight’s performance
That we got to within 10 points is testament to those who did contribute and our younger brigade
And then there was the umpiring which draws the obvious question as to the integrity of the AFL
Simply the free kick discrepancy we saw tonight delivers a result
28 clear disposals was a best on ground performance - before you add in the goals such as the one to the zoo creature
With him down, what did Ross do?
There were too many players who did not contribute putting the pressure on those who did contribute (and Marshall battling on)
Hence cohesion was missing
And it is not our kids who went missing
The stats can often be misleading but tonight they were accurate
Finding those who miss out with the return of Crouch, Henry, Clark, Wood et al is not difficult on tonight’s performance
That we got to within 10 points is testament to those who did contribute and our younger brigade
And then there was the umpiring which draws the obvious question as to the integrity of the AFL
Simply the free kick discrepancy we saw tonight delivers a result
28 clear disposals was a best on ground performance - before you add in the goals such as the one to the zoo creature
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Ratugalea is 20Kg heavier than Caminiti and just as athletic. Pretty tough for a 20 year old with 20 games behind him to compete one on one
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Agreed
Defensive, called Garcia a second or third year player and was basically rambling
I honestly don’t think he GAF
Defensive, called Garcia a second or third year player and was basically rambling
I honestly don’t think he GAF
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
There is nothing to say free kicks should be even , it’s swings and roundabouts…..we gave away too many stupid ones by being second to the contest or just tackling too high … yes some maybe missed and next week we might be on the other side … we played some dumb football again
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
He is not the messiah, that's what might be worrying him, especially if the players have cottoned on.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Why are the umpires untouchable on here?
They were poor tonight. Very inconsistent
Free kick differential doesn’t lie.
They were poor tonight. Very inconsistent
Free kick differential doesn’t lie.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
We've been playing with an undermanned team since round 3. He knows we'd be better with those injured players back in the team.
The midfield is killing us. It's putting pressure on both ends of the ground. Marshall is the only player who gets multiple clearances a game. Steele has been good for the most part, but Seb Ross is struggling most games.
Dow, Crouch, Clark, and Henry rotating through there will help enormously.
Most people underestimate the impact of having 8 or 9 players out every week.
The midfield is killing us. It's putting pressure on both ends of the ground. Marshall is the only player who gets multiple clearances a game. Steele has been good for the most part, but Seb Ross is struggling most games.
Dow, Crouch, Clark, and Henry rotating through there will help enormously.
Most people underestimate the impact of having 8 or 9 players out every week.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
The only people that think he is the messiah
Hopeful supporters and dumbarse media
I keep telling you
The coach is not the answer!!!! It’s good to have a decent one
But give me good players over a good coach anyday
People just want to believe it is to give them hope when a coach is sacked!
Hopeful supporters and dumbarse media
I keep telling you
The coach is not the answer!!!! It’s good to have a decent one
But give me good players over a good coach anyday
People just want to believe it is to give them hope when a coach is sacked!
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Certainly was bizzare. The Garcia comment was very strange. Had no idea who was 25 and who was 10 apparently in the free kick count..yeah right.
Just my opinion and it stands out like a sore thumb of late but something just doesn't add up with him.
Just my opinion and it stands out like a sore thumb of late but something just doesn't add up with him.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
I wonder what the President thinks after that game, hopefully he doesn't go riding his steed, again, to AFL house complaining about the machinations of the draft. He can't blame 58 years of incompetence on the current draft shenanigans.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
What do you make of the lions and port of the past few years? Been blessed with ridiculous talent (particularly the lions) but consistently not been able to get the job done on the big stages largely due to incompetent match day coaches. Coach’s make a big difference.B.M wrote: ↑Sat 27 Apr 2024 12:18am The only people that think he is the messiah
Hopeful supporters and dumbarse media
I keep telling you
The coach is not the answer!!!! It’s good to have a decent one
But give me good players over a good coach anyday
People just want to believe it is to give them hope when a coach is sacked!
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Oh come on re Garcia, it was a boo boo - it was a slip of the tongue - Lyon at that time was talking about the youth of the team and when he mentioned Garcia in that context he meant to say second or third game, not season. It was obvious to anyone listening, except some supporters hyper critical of Lyon, who want jump on and say a say a slip of the tongue in an interview, shows he’s got no idea & doesn’t as you would say GAF.
Here is me sticking up for Lyon & I’m not even a member of the Lyon fan club - far from it.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Have you not been paying attention.B.M wrote: ↑Sat 27 Apr 2024 12:18am The only people that think he is the messiah
Hopeful supporters and dumbarse media
I keep telling you
The coach is not the answer!!!! It’s good to have a decent one
But give me good players over a good coach anyday
People just want to believe it is to give them hope when a coach is sacked!
Two years ago tonight's scenario would have been a 70 point shellacking.
The guys play for Ross. He proactively coaches.
Last week 10 goal drubbing. This week could have won in Adelaide v top 4 side. Same players as the week before.
Credit where due, eh.
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
That’s half the tale then you to our more experienced players and look at their quality….
Cordy, Howard, Byrnes, Ross, Membrey , Stocker , Bonner ….tgese guys are either cooked or not good enough imho and wouldn’t get games at top sides.
It will take all of Lyons 4 years and then some luck with 2-3 more Wilson’s to turn this around
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
I think he’s sick of saying the sane thing
The whole world knows we have no midfield and and no elite talent in there ….yet ask same questions
“Yeah….nah””
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Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
I’m very impressed Loris. I’ve never said that in 20 years here.loris wrote: ↑Sat 27 Apr 2024 1:13amOh come on re Garcia, it was a boo boo - it was a slip of the tongue - Lyon at that time was talking about the youth of the team and when he mentioned Garcia in that context he meant to say second or third game, not season. It was obvious to anyone listening, except some supporters hyper critical of Lyon, who want jump on and say a say a slip of the tongue in an interview, shows he’s got no idea & doesn’t as you would say GAF.
Here is me sticking up for Lyon & I’m not even a member of the Lyon fan club - far from it.
Firey and I have a seat on the RTB Fanclub Board …feel free anytime..
Oh…and you’re right.
“Yeah….nah””