WinnersOnly wrote:If I hear that was an acceptable game I will spew!
Positives first:
Longer best game for the club.
Savage likewise.
Michington has a future.
Webster is a real goer I hope his foot is ok!
Delaney AFL recruit of the year in my books but wont get recognised externally.
Gwilt much better than last week.
Negatives:
We have far too many midfielders who are slow and killed on the spread and today they were smashed in contested possesion also.
We play a dumb poorly skilled game which teams just surround Reiwoldt wait for the turnover and then take off at speed. It has been happening all year why cant our coaching staff correct it? Too many players not capable or prepared to work hard enough even against a vey ordinary side in Richmond.
This worst prepared, recourced and coached Saints side I have seen since the 80!
Agree with you... and I was there in the '80s watching some pretty bad Saints teams. When I see three or four opposition players around packs handling the ball without our guys touching it, as is happening all too regularly, then there is a real motivation and tactical issue. Our midfield is terrible, plays from behind...too slow, and don't seem to play to any structure. Armo is slow and VFL standard, Ross is slow and country footy standard, Dunstan needs a spell in the VFL as does Newnes who played a shocker I thought..gave his man way too much room in the forward line, tackled poorly. Simpkin is not up to it any more. Steven and Montagna were poor considering their abilities, and I wonder if Montagna is thinking about where he will be next season, because he wasn't switched on today. Roo played like his mind was elsewhere and he has written the season off already.
Good signs from Minchington, Savage, Shenton, Longer and Milera and Webster. Maybe Weller will be a gradual improver. Don't know what to make of Stanley- just disappears for chunks of the game.