In the wash up.

[saynta]

From the age.com.au

St Kilda d Western Bulldogs

Do the Dogs have a fitness issue? If they do, it’s damning on their conditioning staff for drawing up a pre-season that has not given players their best chance of success. If they do not, then it does not reflect well on the work ethic of Luke Beveridge’s men. The scoreboard suggests they do, the Dogs outscored by 73 points in second halves across the first two games, but defending is more taxing than attacking – and they have done more of the former. Beveridge questioned his team’s work rate, saying data suggested their high-speed running and ground coverage was down. There is a harder edge to the Saints under Ross Lyon, who has his team rock-hard fit and hungry for blue-collar work. Such was their appetite for the contest, they won the possession and tackle count. Brad Hill is not noted for his defensive work, but has stuck eight tackles in the first two games, nearly double his career average. Dan Butler’s run-down tackle on Liam Jones in the third term turned what should have been a dangerous entry inside the Dogs’ forward 50 into a turnover that resulted in a Saints goal. Plays such as that were rare last year for the Saints. – Andrew Wu

Some journos just write crap. I knew even before the game started we would be fitter than the doggies and that we would run over them in the second half.

That is without seeing the doggies play.

How about a bit more credit where credit is due Mr Wu.

[SaintPav]

Dear Andrew,

Saints won 11 games last year.

Regards,

Pav

[The Fireman]

I would like to see Butler do more..I think he's capable he just doesnt do enough in my eyes.

the run down was great......but