Match thread - Adelaide v St Kilda

Stephen Theodore · Sat 28 Aug 2010 5:59pm

Hawks win by 3 points. Beams misses from 30 metres with 20 seconds on the clock. BEAUTIFUL

Toy Saint · Post: # 977683Post **Toy Saint** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 5:59pm

Our suffocating game plan often means we have no forward targets. Quite often Roo has to run back with the flight of the ball. It's little wonder our mid's appear to be indirect. I'd rather Kosi lead from the goal square, but boss Ross probably has his reasons.

mullet · Post: # 977684Post **mullet** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:00pm

Stephen Theodore wrote:Hawks win by 3 points. Beams misses from 30 metres with 20 seconds on the clock. BEAUTIFUL

It was a free kick too so all the more beautiful that he missed

lurker#134 · Post: # 977689Post **lurker#134** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:05pm

Absoloutely butchering the ball

wasaintsfan · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:05pm

adelaide back in front

one of those plays you just cant stop

wasaintsfan · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:07pm

gards been in great form today

lining up for his 2nd and hits the post

saintDal · Post: # 977692Post **saintDal** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:07pm

Another poster.

Statsman · Post: # 977693Post **Statsman** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:07pm

Nobody prepared to take the game on and run the football. Everybody just wants to "hot potato" handball to somebody else and let them deal with it.

SaintSimmo · Post: # 977694Post **SaintSimmo** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:08pm

lurker#134 wrote:Absoloutely butchering the ball

Commentators said at the start it had been raining all week.
So this will mean the ground will be wet underneath and the ball is a bit slippery.
Difficult Conditions, its gonna be ugly all day.

Buckets · Post: # 977695Post **Buckets** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:08pm

Statsman wrote:Nobody prepared to take the game on and run the football. Everybody just wants to "hot potato" handball to somebody else and let them deal with it.

Just listening sounds exactly like the Cats Eagles game. We MUST get over the line here!

wasaintsfan · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:10pm

blakes being exposed down back so far... lucky they havent made us pay

a rare poor effort so far.....

wasaintsfan · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:11pm

gram and gardiner are taking the game on

Stephen Theodore · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:11pm

real arm wrestle at the moment

21 - 21

SaintSimmo · Post: # 977699Post **SaintSimmo** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:12pm

We are having ALOT of difficulty getting it into our forward line with no milne or schnieds crumbing.

lurker#134 · Post: # 977700Post **lurker#134** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:12pm

SaintSimmo wrote:
lurker#134 wrote:Absoloutely butchering the ball
Commentators said at the start it had been raining all week.
So this will mean the ground will be wet underneath and the ball is a bit slippery.
Difficult Conditions, its gonna be ugly all day.

That isn't it at all. Its sunny, the players jumpers are very clean and Adelaide seem to have no problems.

SaintSimmo · Post: # 977701Post **SaintSimmo** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:13pm

lurker#134 wrote:
SaintSimmo wrote:
lurker#134 wrote:Absoloutely butchering the ball
Commentators said at the start it had been raining all week.
So this will mean the ground will be wet underneath and the ball is a bit slippery.
Difficult Conditions, its gonna be ugly all day.
That isn't it at all. Its sunny, the players jumpers are very clean and Adelaide seem to have no problems.

Are you watching the game every second player is falling over...but we are over handballing. But Ross said at qrt time 'we love handball'

wasaintsfan · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:14pm

our pressure has been right up today.. attacks lacking

perfect warm up for the big game next week

lurker#134 · Post: # 977703Post **lurker#134** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:17pm

SaintSimmo wrote:
lurker#134 wrote:
SaintSimmo wrote:
lurker#134 wrote:Absoloutely butchering the ball
Commentators said at the start it had been raining all week.
So this will mean the ground will be wet underneath and the ball is a bit slippery.
Difficult Conditions, its gonna be ugly all day.
That isn't it at all. Its sunny, the players jumpers are very clean and Adelaide seem to have no problems.
Are you watching the game every second player is falling over...but we are over handballing. But Ross said at qrt time 'we love handball'

I am watching, the players may be slipping over but its having no effect on the ball handling. We are under pressure and turning the ball over from poor disposal to Adelaide who seem to have no problems working it through the middle.

SaintSimmo · Post: # 977704Post **SaintSimmo** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:18pm

terrible game, ugly football, over disposed, not very entertaining.
Hope the 2nd half is better.

noob · Post: # 977705Post **noob** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:19pm

I don't see why people think its a must. it counts in september.. no point going full at it to win a game and getting injured.. not only that making yourself weary for the next game.

Hurricane · Post: # 977706Post **Hurricane** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:21pm

Looks like we have turned up not giving a s***. We almost look disintrested.

2 meter handball crap and lazily loping after a player on the burst wont make a difference to anything this week but against Geelong it will get us a 10+ goal hiding

BANG BANG

#1GILL · Post: # 977707Post **#1GILL** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:21pm

Miles has been very impressive again. Everything he does is just quality.

The highlight of his game so far was leaving his man to come across and lay a good spoil, then collect, get tackled but still free the hands and give it off.

Moods · Post: # 977708Post **Moods** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:21pm

wasaintsfan wrote:blakes being exposed down back so far... lucky they havent made us pay

a rare poor effort so far.....

Blakes has done some great defensive efforts. Who's exposing him?

3rd generation saint · Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:22pm

Why is it all the other good teams no how to beat the press with run and carry, but we don't.
Nobady is taking the game on and no one seems to want to play in our forward line.
If we play like this next week, game will be over by half time.
This is a very poor performance to date, 3 goals to half time again highlights our poor forward line and our inability to score. We have the worst forward line of the top 8 teams.
I am hopeful we will break the game open in the 2nd half, but right now we look nothing like a premiership chance.

mullet · Post: # 977710Post **mullet** » Sat 28 Aug 2010 6:22pm

noob wrote:I don't see why people think its a must. it counts in september.. no point going full at it to win a game and getting injured.. not only that making yourself weary for the next game.

Yes cant help but agree. I would imagine ross is experimenting today. Has probably told them to concentrate on certain things. Obviously they have shut the game down. lets see what the second half brings