Positive from today

[saintspremiers]

Melbourne were almost as bad as us in their game against Geelong?

But of course all the talk about them is how well they're improving under Roos.

Which is rubbish if you consider how little number of goals they are kicking as well.

They out scored us. Epic fail for us.

No they didn't, we beat them in R1.

True. I'm going for a 33% improvement next week. I reckon we can score 4 goals against Freo. Call me an optimist.

[Playon]

No one is accountable because we didn't play one on one footy. Seriously would some of us on here be calling for heads otherwise?

I think you're on the wrong thread.

No the right thread. Blaming individual players for our loss as per usual would not of been a positive. The fact that we aren't is a positive from this forum

[howlinwolf]

Worked all day on the old car.
Made progress.
Forgot the game was on !

[gringo]

I have been sitting on beaches for the last three weeks and I am now in a 5 star hotel with a stupid big pool and 30 degree heat every day. Numbed and unable to view any matches. Well except the good quarter of last week. Ignorant bliss.

[saintbob]

None

Roo was PATHETIC, and showed why he will never ever be a legend of the this footy club!!!

Champion yes, legend NO!!

[SainterK]

Bit harsh bob, but yes I do find it odd that the team gets slammed last week for how they kicked it to him, but after they've busted their behinds getting to him today...and...well

[saintbob]

My point exactly, he kicks 3.1 we are in the game at half time

[Teflon]

My point exactly, he kicks 3.1 we are in the game at half time

Settle Bob he's turned it on weekly for a long time....... most in the team get excited if the you'll off 1 good game

I cut Riewoldt enormous slack for that reason - he's never been a great kick for goal but all players have flaws

[chook23]

We have kicked poorly in general play and delivery to forwards all year..............

Roo kicked poorly today

overall this year 38-14

very good.

Overall- team very poor

Roo overall- very good

[Jacks Back]

Positive? We lost by less than Melbourne & Carlton (mind you, they played better teams than North).

[felix]

Dal Santo didn't cry like that sook Goddard.

North's Brown has a family that looks typically Tasmanian - more incest than the Lannisters.

Lets see a picture of you .

[bobmurray]

It's not Roo's kicking that has me scratching my head, it's his handballs, he is average at best, has anyone noticed his handballing ?

[Jacks Back]

It's not Roo's kicking that has me scratching my head, it's his handballs, he is average at best, has anyone noticed his handballing ?

Yes, for a long time now.

[Bunk_Moreland]

Dal Santo didn't cry like that sook Goddard.

North's Brown has a family that looks typically Tasmanian - more incest than the Lannisters.

Lets see a picture of you .

I look better than those Tasmanian inbreds.

You from Tasmania I take it or just casually inbred?

[felix]

Dal Santo didn't cry like that sook Goddard.

North's Brown has a family that looks typically Tasmanian - more incest than the Lannisters.

Lets see a picture of you .

I look better than those Tasmanian inbreds.

You from Tasmania I take it or just casually inbred?

As momma use to say it takes one to know one .

[Bunk_Moreland]

Dal Santo didn't cry like that sook Goddard.

North's Brown has a family that looks typically Tasmanian - more incest than the Lannisters.

Lets see a picture of you .

I look better than those Tasmanian inbreds.

You from Tasmania I take it or just casually inbred?

As momma use to say it takes one to know one .

Whose your momma?

[plugger66]

I watched the races.

[Dave McNamara]

Sometimes you have to look past the score to be able to point some obvious positives IMO.

... Stanley I think he's going to good when we get better he will get better similar to Justin Westoff in that respect...

This!!!

Great get Hal!


And the same will apply to quite a few others whom some Saintsationalists are currently worried about.

[SemperFidelis]

Pies lost by 64.

[PJ]

Sam Fisher for me. Steadies the back line and gives you confidence with ball in hand.

[minneapolis]

No-one was struck by lightning.

Most of the guys had decent haircuts.

[saintspremiers]

Pies lost by 64.

Or Drug Cheats (no offence plugger) won by 64.

I don't think that's a positive.

[saintbrat]

Pies lost by 64.

And the blues lost

Shame bombers got to win

[The Fireman]

None

Roo was PATHETIC, and showed why he will never ever be a legend of the this footy club!!!

Champion yes, legend NO!!

[Beno88]

One clear positive for me was that we were defensively a lot better.

For the first time in eleven weeks we kept our opposition under 100 points. In that time our opponents have averaged 19 goals a game, North kicked 13.

Our second and fourth quarters somewhat represented a better defensive effort, conceding 4.8 to 2.10. Twelve shots each. It's far from ideal, but keeping a team to four goals in two quarters is an improvement given we average double that against.

You need a solid defence before a solid attack, and that appears to be the focus.

And while our score was poor, our entries and shots were up (had we kicked 15.3 instead of 3.15, we win by a point).