Positives from today (so many I know)

SainterK · Post: # 969195Post **SainterK** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:22pm

*The coaching move of BJ back which helped return Gilbert and Fisher into some form

*Ben McEvoys best game in the ruck so far, 18 hitouts, 2 goals?

*Roo, just about back to his best

*13 inidividual goal kickers

*Lenny kicking some lovely goals

OneEyedSainter77 · Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:39pm

I'll add a few more.

* good to see a few of our players take the game on and go for goal rather than sharing it around. In the second half especially we were very dominant while doing this.

*cannot believe I forgot this one. We didn't go for Roo every time when we went inside fifty. I remember reading something on Monday by Riewoldt saying that he thought they should kick it to the other forwards more often and not just him. Well we did that today. I reckon we genuinely kicked to Roo about eight-ten times. Considering we had around 50-60 inside 50s that is an excellent statistic.

* it was a four quarter smashing. The north game we flogged them in the first abs final quarters while it was about even in the middle. Same applies for the Adelaide and Richmond games. It was excellent to see us completely smash the opposition like that over four quarters.

* we can really improve on that. Obviously with games against Geelong and Collingwood we will take a different style of gameplan but at the moment the main problem is obviously confidence. We hav got it back now and can really do some damage now

* Port played pretty badly today but we MADE them play that badly by putting a LOT of pressure on them. It was at times reminiscent of our early 2009 form.

SainterK · Post: # 969235Post **SainterK** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:43pm

Of course, keep adding them

BigMart · Post: # 969243Post **BigMart** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:47pm

Middle range players doing their job/playing the role they should.....

Eddy, Dempster, McQualter, Blake, Jones, Ray, Peake, Geary, McEvoy are the key.....they are poor - we are poor

GoTheTorp · Post: # 969245Post **GoTheTorp** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:49pm

Run and carry ran and carry, its a simple game really ? haha

SainterK · Post: # 969248Post **SainterK** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:50pm

BigMart wrote:Middle range players doing their job/playing the role they should.....

Eddy, Dempster, McQualter, Blake, Jones, Ray, Peake, Geary, McEvoy are the key.....they are poor - we are poor

Mini and Peake laid 7 tackles each, Eddy 5.

saintluke · Post: # 969253Post **saintluke** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:52pm

*Don't forget Port have largely had the wood over us.

*I thought the balance of the team was the best its been in a few weeks. Not shifting people all over the place.

*Eddy played well I though, good pressure.

*Gwilt was again smart in defense...

*And it shows that we CAN win without Dawson

OneEyedSainter77 · Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:53pm

Another one.

* we are half a game behind Geelong. I just like that because I am happy we are almost in the same place they are.

saintluke · Post: # 969283Post **saintluke** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:12pm

*10.10 at half time became 23.13

saintspremiers · Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:13pm

We got 4 points.

We increased our scoring rate each quarter, kicking at least 5 goals in EVERY quarter! (amazing for St Kilda).

Gives the team confidence they can beat North next week and seal a top 4 spot.

saintspremiers · Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:14pm

OneEyedSainter77 wrote:Another one.

* we are half a game behind Geelong. I just like that because I am happy we are almost in the same place they are.

no we are not.

Look at the percentage difference - when they win, they often win big and win easily, whilst we struggle to win comfortably.

Also, they haven't been decimated in as many losses as we have.