Shane Crawford actually understands football
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Shane Crawford actually understands football
Fantastic read
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/d ... 5929436068
What about those I'm calling the seven saviours? Robert Eddy, Andrew McQualter, Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Sean Dempster, Farren Ray and Clinton Jones.
People might say I've lost the plot, but they are the negating players who were pivotal in getting the Saints back into the game yesterday.
If you look at the stats sheet, lots of the figures next to the names aren't great and don't excite.
But the value of their contribution, in this case negating some players who have been in scintillating form, needs to be praised.
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Without these seven saviours, St Kilda could have been a lost cause.
All these players stuck to their roles and chopped and changed to force their opponents to the sides of the ground where they don't want to go. They confused and frustrated the opposition.
They were totally focused and had a "team first" attitude. I believe without these seven players, the Saints can't win next week.
By no means will the job get easier. Some of their opponents won't play two bad games in a row.
They need to be at their very best if they are to get their elusive premiership.
So, when we think of St Kilda, we always think of their great players, but we don't give enough credit to the guys who bump, chase, harass, tackle and most of all, negate an opponent the way the seven saviours do.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/d ... 5929436068
What about those I'm calling the seven saviours? Robert Eddy, Andrew McQualter, Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Sean Dempster, Farren Ray and Clinton Jones.
People might say I've lost the plot, but they are the negating players who were pivotal in getting the Saints back into the game yesterday.
If you look at the stats sheet, lots of the figures next to the names aren't great and don't excite.
But the value of their contribution, in this case negating some players who have been in scintillating form, needs to be praised.
...........................................
Without these seven saviours, St Kilda could have been a lost cause.
All these players stuck to their roles and chopped and changed to force their opponents to the sides of the ground where they don't want to go. They confused and frustrated the opposition.
They were totally focused and had a "team first" attitude. I believe without these seven players, the Saints can't win next week.
By no means will the job get easier. Some of their opponents won't play two bad games in a row.
They need to be at their very best if they are to get their elusive premiership.
So, when we think of St Kilda, we always think of their great players, but we don't give enough credit to the guys who bump, chase, harass, tackle and most of all, negate an opponent the way the seven saviours do.
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just found that too K
Nice to see someone recognising the ' supposedly lesser" saints who everyone says aren't as good as others bottom 6
recently retired players appear to be giving closer to reality reviews/ responses/ expectations that those who have been out a while-- Ie Crawf and Harley and Cousins
Nice to see someone recognising the ' supposedly lesser" saints who everyone says aren't as good as others bottom 6
recently retired players appear to be giving closer to reality reviews/ responses/ expectations that those who have been out a while-- Ie Crawf and Harley and Cousins
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And another +1matrix wrote:+1BakesFan wrote:Crawf may play the dill on TFS but he's no fool......
..and his recent effort from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise money for breat cancer research prove he's a top bloke as well.
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+1 again!BakesFan wrote:Crawf may play the dill on TFS but he's no fool......
..and his recent effort from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise money for breat cancer research prove he's a top bloke as well.
When they created LENNY HAYES (in the shadow of Harvs) they forgot to break the mold (again)- hence the Supremely Incredible Jack Steven!!