A couple of the whipping boys were ok
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A couple of the whipping boys were ok
I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Dunstan was our best by a mile. He will get better and should be part of the engine room. He played well last night against the best midfield in the comp and away from home.
Savage has been good since he has come back in. At least he has great foot skills and can kick to another player most of the time. The stats back that up. 84% disposal efficiency and no 1 at Saints this year.
Importantly, they're both young and have heaps of years left in them. They also provide good list depth. Both are never going to be AA's but will be decent to good players most the time.
Savage has been good since he has come back in. At least he has great foot skills and can kick to another player most of the time. The stats back that up. 84% disposal efficiency and no 1 at Saints this year.
Importantly, they're both young and have heaps of years left in them. They also provide good list depth. Both are never going to be AA's but will be decent to good players most the time.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
They both had a good game, but for the life of me I cant see how Lonie keeps getting selected every week.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Savage's career was virtually on the line and to his credit he has responded very well.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Did Seb get 37, but Richo bagged him for his opponents getting off the chain?
I don't remember much of Seb's game, but were his disposals ineffective ?
Stats show his DE was 73%,
but is "effective" anything that goes to a team-mate, to nobody in particular, and also to a contest? I think "effective" isn't accurate indicator.
Also...Lonie got 4 of each- 4 kicks, 4 handballs, and 4 clangers. He's gonna be back where he bloody belongs next week.
I don't remember much of Seb's game, but were his disposals ineffective ?
Stats show his DE was 73%,
but is "effective" anything that goes to a team-mate, to nobody in particular, and also to a contest? I think "effective" isn't accurate indicator.
Also...Lonie got 4 of each- 4 kicks, 4 handballs, and 4 clangers. He's gonna be back where he bloody belongs next week.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Apparently he was one of our better players, but he didn't seem to have any impact on the game. You can get 50 touches of the footy, but if you didn't use the ball effectively, that statistic means absolutely nothing.WellardSaint wrote:Did Seb get 37, but Richo bagged him for his opponents getting off the chain?
I don't remember much of Seb's game, but were his disposals ineffective ?
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
What a club needs is players who respond to being under pressure, and Dustan and Savage didn't go too bad. Might be a good idea to give Jack Steven a run at VFL to wake him up, and maybe Newnes as well- a player who's decision making under pressure is pretty poor.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Relevance is a couple of players who have been dropped recently and were under pressure responded with good games.Johnny Member wrote:Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
A bit sad you cannot see the positive in a couple of fringe players having a crack on a very dirty night for the club.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
I was at the game and up until half time, I wasn't sure if Ross was even playing!Sainternist wrote:Apparently he was one of our better players, but he didn't seem to have any impact on the game. You can get 50 touches of the footy, but if you didn't use the ball effectively, that statistic means absolutely nothing.WellardSaint wrote:Did Seb get 37, but Richo bagged him for his opponents getting off the chain?
I don't remember much of Seb's game, but were his disposals ineffective ?
37 touches is far from shabby, but they barely dinted the opposition.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
good point,Joffa Burns wrote:Relevance is a couple of players who have been dropped recently and were under pressure responded with good games.Johnny Member wrote:Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
A bit sad you cannot see the positive in a couple of fringe players having a crack on a very dirty night for the club.
Richo is happy to drop Acres quite often, but took him ages to drop Baroose, and now Mav
I think he needs to stop playing favourites or he will lose respect of players.
I enjoy seeing Sav doing well, he certainly has the skills
Dunny is much better now that he had time in the Zebs at a lower standard/speed, time to change his game
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Savage has been amongst our best players since coming back in and notably in the last 2 games where 75% of his team mates have been poor. His excellent disposal has also been a contrast these last two weeks.
His good form may also be a small reason why Joey may not get another year.
Dunstan probably played his best game ever for the Saints.
His good form may also be a small reason why Joey may not get another year.
Dunstan probably played his best game ever for the Saints.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
I hope Savage uses Joey as incentive to stay hungry, like "I have to be the best I can be"saintsRrising wrote:Savage has been amongst our best players since coming back in and notably in the last 2 games where 75% of his team mates have been poor. His excellent disposal has also been a contrast these last two weeks.
His good form may also be a small reason why Joey may not get another year.
Dunstan probably played his best game ever for the Saints.
to stay relevant in the backline.
Savage is young, so he is the future (a lot of folks say he's just a GOP) but Joey is part of the old guard and should retire.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Lonie will play out the year at Sandy. No good.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
If Lonie gets named this week, I swear I will go ballistic.magnifisaint wrote:Lonie will play out the year at Sandy. No good.
He had 4 clangers, out of his huge tally of 4 kicks and 4 handballs.
Disposal Efficiency was 50%, exactly same as Billy no Longer (no longer a good ruckman)
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
I just don't see the relevance of two ordinary players playing Ok in a team kicks 59 points.Joffa Burns wrote:Relevance is a couple of players who have been dropped recently and were under pressure responded with good games.Johnny Member wrote:Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
A bit sad you cannot see the positive in a couple of fringe players having a crack on a very dirty night for the club.
Hardly a positive.
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For anyone to play well in a rubbish team performance is pleasing and a positive.Johnny Member wrote:I just don't see the relevance of two ordinary players playing Ok in a team kicks 59 points.Joffa Burns wrote:Relevance is a couple of players who have been dropped recently and were under pressure responded with good games.Johnny Member wrote:Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
A bit sad you cannot see the positive in a couple of fringe players having a crack on a very dirty night for the club.
Hardly a positive.
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Why?Jacks Back wrote:For anyone to play well in a rubbish team performance is pleasing and a positive.Johnny Member wrote:I just don't see the relevance of two ordinary players playing Ok in a team kicks 59 points.Joffa Burns wrote:Relevance is a couple of players who have been dropped recently and were under pressure responded with good games.Johnny Member wrote:Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
A bit sad you cannot see the positive in a couple of fringe players having a crack on a very dirty night for the club.
Hardly a positive.
It reiterates that even when they play 'well', their impact on the result is zilch. And it doesn't help going forward regardless.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Lonie.
I'm over it.
I'm over it.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Dunny always plays well the first game back after a spell.
The following week he drops down a bit, and the week after he's ineffective and then gets dropped.
It's a pattern.
It shows there is something wrong.
The following week he drops down a bit, and the week after he's ineffective and then gets dropped.
It's a pattern.
It shows there is something wrong.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Hopefully he can have a couple of decent games before the season is out to increase his trade value.bigred wrote:Lonie.
I'm over it.
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Re: A couple of the whipping boys were ok
Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
I disagree on Savage. Might just be me but I reckon he gets it 25-30 times but just isn't savy enough as a footballer to contribute. Feel like he doesn't read the play / link with the team. Ends up being a liability.
Might be wrong. But might not be far off it given he's at his second club and played mostly seconds this year.
Dunstan was terrific! Really like him as a footballer.
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The sky is falling chicken little!Johnny Member wrote:Why?Jacks Back wrote:For anyone to play well in a rubbish team performance is pleasing and a positive.Johnny Member wrote:I just don't see the relevance of two ordinary players playing Ok in a team kicks 59 points.Joffa Burns wrote:Relevance is a couple of players who have been dropped recently and were under pressure responded with good games.Johnny Member wrote:Relevance?Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
Are we now cool with average players being Ok? Is that what we want now?
Sad times.
A bit sad you cannot see the positive in a couple of fringe players having a crack on a very dirty night for the club.
Hardly a positive.
It reiterates that even when they play 'well', their impact on the result is zilch. And it doesn't help going forward regardless.
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Fair enough, I actually thought he was harder at the contest than earlier in the season and he has penetration in his kicking, something we lack across the ground.Spinner wrote:Joffa Burns wrote:I thought Dunstan and Savage were amongst our better players last night.
A couple of the whipping boys had a crack.
I disagree on Savage. Might just be me but I reckon he gets it 25-30 times but just isn't savy enough as a footballer to contribute. Feel like he doesn't read the play / link with the team. Ends up being a liability.
Might be wrong. But might not be far off it given he's at his second club and played mostly seconds this year.
Dunstan was terrific! Really like him as a footballer.
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