Official Match Day Thread - Vs GCS

[desertsaint]

Where are all the negative numpties now?
Let's push that submit button a third time

it is not negative.......................we were playing very poorly

I get sick of people WHO are so one eyed just for sake of it and can not accept any sort of discussion re poor play/players


Yes we played better that quarter but is against a team that finished 17th

You picked us to finish bottom eight on our first quarter of the year?

[IluvHarvey]

How good has Armo been? Has really shown a lot this half. Hopefully good signs of him taking the next step. Very early though!

[Richter]

Our midfield unit will need to lift a lot for the Tigers game...

Thank goodness Joey is back for next week. Missing his clearance work.

[chook23]

Where are all the negative numpties now?
Let's push that submit button a third time

it is not negative.......................we were playing very poorly

I get sick of people WHO are so one eyed just for sake of it and can not accept any sort of discussion re poor play/players


Yes we played better that quarter but is against a team that finished 17th

You picked us to finish bottom eight on our first quarter of the year?

I did not

it was a tounge in cheek comment at firemans post

read again

[Munga]

Man crush for Armo coming on

[Stillwaiting]

Did I hear the commentators (BT) say that if we didn't hold on for the next 5 minutes, the game would get out of our reach, when we were in front by a goal?

You did indeed, that's the point I muted it, can't stand hom

[desertsaint]

I did not

it was a tounge in cheek comment at firemans post

read again

fair enough. Apologies.

[saintsRrising]

Milne and Saad yet to enter the game...

Milne did a few nice things. Could easily have had 2 extra goals too/

Saad was too far from the marking contests to get the crumbs.

[Old Mate]

much better effort in the second quarter by the boys.

armo and geary best on field for mine.

lenny and roo don't look like slowing down. they've lead the way.

steven has also been very good, supporting armo and lenny in the guts.

down back we looked better with stanley and gwilt improved significantly. blake is trying but has often been out of position.

mcevoy looks good when floating back, looks poor at the centre bounces. he's like a statue, can't jump. hickey has been better in the centre and looked dangerous up forward. rucks need to improve though.

milne and saad can't get near it. milera has been clean and our best of the mosquito fleet. roo up forward has been good. maister starting to get his hands on it but needs to improve his output.

all in all we look better on the rebound, cleaner disposal and better finishing ability. however we've been below par in the contested possessions and clearance. gcs are no joke in the department though.

[SainterK]

Just love Maister's workrate and 1%-ers. On his game to date, Kosi is no chance to displace him.

He would displace hickey if anyone, that's more who kosi has lost his spot to

[matrix]

40+ easy

[3rd generation saint]

Much better quarter, we are actually winning the hit outs, need to do better with clearances.
Armo and Stevens been great, so has Stanley and a good debut by Roberton.
Anybody on here actually at the game, my concern is the weather, just hope it is not warm and humid, because that takes a lot out of you and I'd be worried how we would recover for 6 days to the tigers 8 for next week.
Just look at the records of teams that play up in Darwin, I wouldn't be surprise if there is a very high loss rate the following week for both teams.

[saintjake]

Roberton is an absolute gun! He is getting alot of possies and isn't making any errors! This guy is a great pick up!

Easily confused with Ray! Move the same, look the same and both fly for overhead marks the same haha

[degruch]

Without a doubt, the worst commentary team (beside Richo) of all time. BT was a buffoon who benefitted from a great midfield in his day, what's he doing having a go at Richo's tactical gameplay analysis? It took him 25 minutes to realise we'd slowly been strangling the life out of the Suns.

Anyways, Maister looking great, Hickey promising, Roberton, Geary and Siposs doing a great job down back...if we can nail this one, it'll be a great build up.

[saintsRrising]

Our midfield unit will need to lift a lot for the Tigers game...

Thank goodness Joey is back for next week. Missing his clearance work.

Indeed. And Dal pulling up sore so early may be restricting how hard he goes in.

Tiges have a pretty handy midfield unit now. So we need our mids up and firing.

Very, very important for our rucks to go well against Mullet man.

[perfectionist]

Roberton is an absolute gun! He is getting alot of possies and isn't making any errors! This guy is a great pick up!

He's the loose man in defence most of the time. He is OK when he has time.

[OneEyedSainter77]

Just love Maister's workrate and 1%-ers. On his game to date, Kosi is no chance to displace him.

He would displace hickey if anyone, that's more who kosi has lost his spot to

Maybe. But if Scott Watters is saying kosi is a chance of losing his spot pre season (which he did), I'd be leaning towards someone who'd already played for us and proven himself. So that's neither of the because it would have been wilkes not maister.

[saintsRrising]

Roberton is an absolute gun! He is getting alot of possies and isn't making any errors! This guy is a great pick up!

Easily confused with Ray! Move the same, look the same and both fly for overhead marks the same haha

And when Simpkin plays you have triplets....

[Life Long Saint]

lenny hayes dives in, goes for the ball, gives away a free kick.

stupid new rule.

It was an incorrect because it wasnt forceful contact.

More unintended consequences.
Asking umpires to define forceful and be consistent in its application.
We all know it won't happen.
This rule should have been trialled in the lower leagues before coming to the premier competition.

[saintspremiers]

Good second quarter against rubbish that is Gold Coast.

Should be a cruisey win from here by a good but not huge margin.

Nice warm up match for Richmond it seems, which is what we need.

[degruch]

Just love Maister's workrate and 1%-ers. On his game to date, Kosi is no chance to displace him.

He would displace hickey if anyone, that's more who kosi has lost his spot to

Hickey looks more like a young Gardy to me...Maister def keeping Kosi out, he has Kosi's key possie.

[mick13]

Man crush for Armo coming on

Been waiting 5 years for this! Gun!

Hopefully we can run away with the game and really look the goods. Otherwise might get a rude awakening by Richmond next week.

[bobmurray]

Just love Maister's workrate and 1%-ers. On his game to date, Kosi is no chance to displace him.

He would displace hickey if anyone, that's more who kosi has lost his spot to

Interesting.....I would have thought he'd replace the ruckman least likely to win a tap out....that is not Hickey

[perfectionist]

[... Dal pulling up sore so early may be restricting how hard he goes in...

Mmm. Hopefully he's saving himself for the last quarter. Our last quarter specialist is out suspended.

[3rd generation saint]

I tell you what, as far as I'm concerned, BT isn't half the commentator old Rex was. I know a lot of people didn't like Rex, but I enjoyed his broadcast he was unique, it only became tiresome when people like Shane Crawford tried to copy his style, and in many ways, BT is trying to do the same and does not have the charisma for it.
Where's Denis when you really need him.