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SaintBot wrote:
joffa i notice you said raph had a fair game. honestly i thought he was terrible. had countless clangers and was constantly putting his teammates under pressure with his disposals. im afraid he wont ever make it imo...i dearly hope he can
and otiman...im pretty sure McEvoy wasnt out there. #5 was a medium height player - i think it was ben fraser
Isn't it funny what individuals see . I thought Raph was good. Took numerous uncontested marks due to good positional play, and generally held the backline very well. Possessions a bit sloppy, however will improve with a full PS and will definately make it.
Blake was as ordinary as ever. Kick out on the full from about 30 metres out, dropped marks and generally was the same old Blake, and I am a rap for Blake and am not critisising him, just that he wasn't very good, in my opinion of course.
McEvoy didn't play.
its very funny what the opposite side of the wing can do to your sight
raph, as the brother of xavier, has always had my support but ive hardly been able to use it and today in my eyes was no exception
it takes one to gather a few possessions but to utilise them succsessfully is the most important part
blake i often loath but today there were only a few moments (his out on the full included) where i muttered some abuse about him...his drill kick to gehrig was something iv never seen from him before
#46 (black) was silvagni i believe from scorps playing on gehrig and kosi....
Kosi looked sharp.. can play but still shonky in front of goals...
It was practically the scorps (black) vs saints (red) decent skills although sloppy at some stages which is expected...
#6 (black) matthews we should of drafted no doubt... watched him last year in scorps and is a gun came 2nd in b n f to biagi but definately is far better than many on our list....
King and M Gardiner both looked good as did Van Rheenan at some stages... Hopefully we have a good ruck division which will take us very far...
Blake showed more than ever how crap he is... cannot play football at all... one of the worst would of rather had any other player on the field on the saints list from the scorps
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Arrived around 6 o'clock, most cars were turning into the carpark, made sense to go the other way and head off to a side street.
Saints won!
Thought the reds were easily the winners, the game seemed to be played mainly in their forward half of the ground.
Heard some of Ross Lyon's post match interview:
-Riewoldt had a couple of niggles, nothing serious, stomach and leg, or something. Will play next week.
-All other players not playing tonight probably won't play next week. Ball, a big "No".
-Kozi's put on about 3kg
-Clinton Jones grown in confidence to play with the big boys.
When asked who is the number 1 ruckman, Lyon said there isn't one, they work on rotation, and how they're played will depend on opposition team, etc.
Did someone mention a Citroen? Hard to hear the PA from some parts of the ground, maybe they were blissfully ignorant.
The players stayed on the ground, in a roped off section, for their cool-down, surrounded by supporters eagerly waiting for autographs. Whenever the trainer came round with the lolly bucket, Kozi took a handful and handed them straight to some kids in the crowd. Very funny.
I must say i was impressed with some things that Armo did in close, especially early on, good signs imo. That tackle on Dal was directly in front of me on the fence and i loved it!!
Joey, Kosi and gards looked the goods
skills were reasonably sharp considering the breezy conditions and cant wait till next friday night
utility wrote:-
Whenever the trainer came round with the lolly bucket, Kozi took a handful and handed them straight to some kids in the crowd. Very funny.
that's our Kosi
was sitting to tea the other night when he walked past and ruffled the hair of a young fan- although that wasn't obvious to Kos as he wasn't in a shirt or anything. Was just a young person and Kos is great with them.
as is Fraser- ever tolerant.
Spoke to Sam Gilbert in the car park after the game and he said he won't be playing next week, but will the week after.
Very impressed with Dempster and thought C. Gardiner reads the play exceptionally well. With about 12 potential first 22 players out tonight, there is a lot to look forward to.
P.S. it looks like Geary is being earmarked for the role Attard played last year. He is clean with disposal and I would be surprised if he didn't play round 1.
GeorgeYoung27 wrote:P.S. it looks like Geary is being earmarked for the role Attard played last year. He is clean with disposal and I would be surprised if he didn't play round 1.
He is one player I am very excited about this year.
luke.l_26 wrote:So am I to assume that I was the only one who saw Bakes limp off late in the 4th quarter?
didnt see it but as horrible as this may sound if anyone was to have a little injury from the game then im "glad" its bakes as he has an extra five weeks to recover
Interesting how peoples views of certain individuals differ so greatly. While I saw the whole game it was difficult to follow some of the lesser lights with numbers that didn't match the team list and given the social nature of the crowd near the caravan with the green cans, it was near impossible to scrutinise every possession. My thoughts for what they are worth. Firstly, I thought Blake looked as good as I have ever seen him (I obviously missed his less brilliant moments) Joey and Kosi vying for best on ground. Thought Dal was ok - got plenty of it. Milne was very busy and showed he was a class above a lot of the triers out there. A lot has been said about Raph but I was happy with him and X, good to see them both out there. Gardiner and King both did enough to suggest the hype could be justified as long as they can stay on the park. Rix held his own in a few rucking contests as well. I basically walked away feeling very positive about the hitout - Harvey Gehrig Fiora S. Fisher were all solid. I was really interested in the likes of Geary, Eddy, Armitage and Howard. The Former 3 showed promising signs but I can't say Howard did anything much to enthuse me. At half time Lenny said McQualter was one of the best on the ground. T be honest I hadn't even noticed him, so maybe us spectators can be a bit rusty at this time of year too.
Milney was a bit in and out, had a quiet first quater, he actually probably finished with more handballs than kicks at the end of the day or close to which is unusual for him. He was generally creative when he had the footy. I'd say he had a pretty serviceable game overall.
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noted in new photos ( now 26 images.) now posted on aflphotos that it looks crowded at the fence.
a good 3,500 people i would say.
but im a s*** guesser!
"Another storied win in Robert Harvey's career. They say he is the embodiment of their motto of strength through loyalty, and on the day he became just the tenth man to play 350 league games the saints reward him with a seemingly impossible victory."
saintsRrising wrote:Kosi..looked really good playing as a key forward, basically full forward....lots of good grabs, but his kicking was off in accurcy. He still kicked more goals than I sunk VBs though.
the GTrain was letting Kosi take centre stage...and just cruised around the pocket HF. looked ok. Looked VERY fit.
fantastic. imagine how much easier it will be for both fraser and roo if the opposition has to worry about kosi as well. great news.
. I thought Raph was good. Took numerous uncontested marks due to good positional play, and generally held the backline very well. Possessions a bit sloppy, however will improve with a full PS and will definately make it.
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