saints v swans match thread

[gringo]

Wow Geary and Roberton and Gilbo are a good defensive team.

[bigcarl]

how did the reigning premiers manage to snag a player like Tippett?

[saintbob]

Put your hands up all those doubters who said TC, wasn't up to AFL standard!!!

[luc1966]

Yeah I thought one of the knocks on curren was that he was slow?

[St. Luke]

We're starting to drop the pressure... either that or the Swans are ramping it up.

[Bluthy]

Sydney onballers really getting on top. With that extra bit of time they had they were hitting targets

[bigcarl]

ran out of gas.

[plugger66]

Another good quarter against a very good side.

[bergholt]

I think the umpiring has been good, but a couple of centre bounces at the end there went a mile in Sydney's direction without being recalled. Disappointing.

[noob]

Is McEvoy injured? Really gone backwards the last few weeks. Not a bad quarter but need to go a bit more direct. Seems that we'll only get goals on the counter attack.

[whiskers3614]

Jones & Schneider hopefully hang around next year.

[St. Luke]

I'm impressed with Curren. Can't say I've noticed him before.

[mad saint guy]

Yeah I thought one of the knocks on curren was that he was slow?

I think Curren's poor skills and lack of pace are about as valid as Ledger's poor kicking and bad attitude. Curren is looking like a long-term Montagna replacement. Super impressive

[Jacks Back]

Our two ruckmen are crap, slow and have no idea. What about picking up a tall mobile ruckman for once saints.

beautiful McEvoy tap and center clearance
7:10 second quarter - have a look

Hitouts 34 to 13 at half time. Does that tell you how s*** our ruckmen are???

[PADDLEPOP1001]

Hickey is a witches hat!

[Bluthy]

Wow Geary and Roberton and Gilbo are a good defensive team.

Positive out of the negative - the huge pressure these guys have been under ALL YEAR is fast tracking their defensive abilities. Once we can win it out of the middle regularly they can look at being more damaging setting up attacks.

[sainterinsydney]

If only Riewoldt had kicked that goal...

[Buckets]

Our two ruckmen are crap, slow and have no idea. What about picking up a tall mobile ruckman for once saints.

beautiful McEvoy tap and center clearance
7:10 second quarter - have a look

Hitouts 34 to 13 at half time. Does that tell you how s*** our ruckmen are???

Bit hard when around the ground the swans have 2 ruck man at the bounce.

[Eastern]

Can we lift and/or keep things going in the second 1/2? The play was in their forward 1/2 for about 75% of the second Q. If that continues they will eventually break it open !!

[suss]

Newnes is a walking clanger.

[saintsRrising]

Pretty much the story of our year....good endeavour...but lack of clean ball use sees us not getting goals, and the opposition getting some that they should not have.

Many positive signs though.

[matrix]

usually pretty good i thought

[Jacks Back]

Bit hard when around the ground the swans have 2 ruck man at the bounce.

Around the ground 7 marks to their two ruckmen and 1 mark between our two ruckmen. They just don't do enough.

And while we are at it is there any chance of Lee actually getting into the game and touching the ball (3 touches)? Yes, he is a good kick but that's currently it. If he only gets 4 kicks a match then they all need to be goals.

[CURLY]

Bit hard when around the ground the swans have 2 ruck man at the bounce.

Around the ground 7 marks to their two ruckmen and 1 mark between our two ruckmen. They just don't do enough.

And while we are at it is there any chance of Lee actually getting into the game and touching the ball (3 touches)? Yes, he is a good kick but that's currently it. If he only gets 4 kicks a match then they all need to be goals.

Sydneys rucks are involved in the play ours ruck then run to our defence.

[samuraisaint]

If only Riewoldt had kicked that goal...

how often have we said that this year?