What Did That Half Of Footy Prove?

[damienc]

What did that half of footy prove?

Potentially we can go all the way. Yep. You read right. Potentially go all the way.

That was the best half of footy this team has ever played. That was the best half of footy any team in the competition has played this season. IMO.

In a word we were unbelievable, scintillating, devastating. Ok. That’s more than one word, but you get the idea.

Everything we’ve been trying to do, and couldn’t, just clicked into place.

For the first time in a long time we kicked more goals than points.

Yipee.

The Tigers had no answer to our withering attack. No team would have. That’s how good we played.

Can we win a premiership in 2017? On that kind of form, we could.

Absolutely.

We’ve established the benchmark. From now on all of our performances are going to be measured against that benchmark.

But if you know you can play that well, you also know you can do it again and again if you have to. And we have to.

Our run home is one of the toughest, if not the toughest of any team in the competition.

We’ve proved we can do it. Now we have to do it in every game we play.

Despite the excitement, I’m not going to get ahead of myself. It’s week-by-week and this week we have the Bombers. They are a good side.

But you know something? So are we. And I am very proud to say it. We’ve got a footy team.

Bring it on boys. We St Kilda supporters have been waiting a long time and I, for one, don’t want to wait any longer.

[skeptic]

We learned that we can hit the scoreboard hard and bury a team

[WellardSaint]

It proved that BJ Goddard should have put a lazy $500 on the result

(if footy players were allowed to gamble)

pre game on Ch 7, he said "I think with the occasion, the Saints will come home with the win"

I scoffed at the TV, the same way I scoffed when Donald Trump announced he was running for the presidency.

Well, there you go.

[carn_sainter]

A half can't prove or disprove anything. But it did show what our best looks like.

Like skeptic, i was most impressed by our capacity to bury a team, to put a game against a very good team away in one quarter. It was a kind of vicious we've not shown before.

Huge for confidence

[dragit]

What did that half of footy prove?

A half can't prove or disprove anything.

/end thread

Dead set bipolar around here. Spuds. Premiers. Spuds.

[meher baba]

At our best, weare pretty bloody good. But, even in last night's form, we'd struggle to beat the Crows at home and the Swans anywhere. They're the two most likely grand finalists in my book. I don't rate the Cats, Eagles and Port and I'm not on the GWS bandwagon: I reckon we can beat them more often than not.

[St.Roly]

It proved that the naysayers around here are conspicuous in their absence during and after great performances.

[oh when the]

We played out three full quarters and didn't allow goals in time on period which we have done in past

[Waltzing St Kilda]

It's a disturbing comment on how much emotion and a sense of righteousness can add to a team's performance.
Even make them kick straight for a change.
As I and others have pointed out, we fell in a heap after Sledgegate and the club's feeble response.
Can we rally around some new sense of purpose to plough right through into the finals?

[Zed]

Proves the difference good disposal makes. For the first time in a long time, our disposal was excellent. If we could kick like that all the time then we will definitely win a lot more than lose.

[skeptic]

Proves the difference good disposal makes. For the first time in a long time, our disposal was excellent. If we could kick like that all the time then we will definitely win a lot more than lose.

I know I'm like a broken record but I just don't think our disposal was as immaculate as so many seem to believe...
Absolutely we had our moments but this win was more force of will than precision (with the exception of the scoreboard I guess)... we were so dominant over the first 3/4 that IMO the fact that we sprayed the ball a bit heading forward was overlooked by the fact that Richmond turned it over worse and we had more attempts in quick succession and got it right through repetition.

[dals_da_bomb]

Proves that I need to stay away from my weekly bets. Find another way to 'treat myself'.
I didnt do my traditional first goal, win, most poss. bets.
I did no bets.

[WellardSaint]

Proves the difference good disposal makes. For the first time in a long time, our disposal was excellent. If we could kick like that all the time then we will definitely win a lot more than lose.

I know I'm like a broken record but I just don't think our disposal was as immaculate as so many seem to believe...
Absolutely we had our moments but this win was more force of will than precision (with the exception of the scoreboard I guess)... we were so dominant over the first 3/4 that IMO the fact that we sprayed the ball a bit heading forward was overlooked by the fact that Richmond turned it over worse and we had more attempts in quick succession and got it right through repetition.

Repetition won't help against a stronger team like Shitney or the Crows
They don't cough it up like the yellow stripers

[carn_sainter]

Proves the difference good disposal makes. For the first time in a long time, our disposal was excellent. If we could kick like that all the time then we will definitely win a lot more than lose.

I know I'm like a broken record but I just don't think our disposal was as immaculate as so many seem to believe...
Absolutely we had our moments but this win was more force of will than precision (with the exception of the scoreboard I guess)... we were so dominant over the first 3/4 that IMO the fact that we sprayed the ball a bit heading forward was overlooked by the fact that Richmond turned it over worse and we had more attempts in quick succession and got it right through repetition.

It wasn't perfect, but it was clearly improved and clearly the best this season. A few cracking good passages of play moving the ball. I think we even scored twice from a kick-in taking it the length of the ground.

It was far better. Particularly in the first half, we scored goals from marks inside 50, inside that sweet spot of 10-40m out and we had and hit far more options than normal in the middle of the ground.

[Yorkeys]

Every team coughs it up under pressure.

[BringBackMadDog]

Proves the difference good disposal makes. For the first time in a long time, our disposal was excellent. If we could kick like that all the time then we will definitely win a lot more than lose.

I know I'm like a broken record but I just don't think our disposal was as immaculate as so many seem to believe...
Absolutely we had our moments but this win was more force of will than precision (with the exception of the scoreboard I guess)... we were so dominant over the first 3/4 that IMO the fact that we sprayed the ball a bit heading forward was overlooked by the fact that Richmond turned it over worse and we had more attempts in quick succession and got it right through repetition.

I have watched the first half 3 times since last night and I can tell you that it was the best half of footy any side has played this year. We moved the ball brilliantly and our defensive game was just perfect. If you want better than that you better hope there is a team out there that is supernatural that you can support.

[saint3d]

I, for one, don’t want to wait any longer.

You don't have to wait any longer. Longer has arrived.

[Con Gorozidis]

It proved that the naysayers around here are conspicuous in their absence during and after great performances.

Yes and no.
The naysayers have been calling for integrity at the selection table and for Dunstan and Weller to have a spell.
Seems it worked a treat.

[The Fireman]

It proves we struggle to play 4 quarters.

[Jewellzy]

Not buying this "play 4 quarters" stuff.

3/4 time Richmond huddle, Hardwick would be screaming at his players to show something to take in to next week. While the message in the St.Kilda huddle would've been, we've got the 4 points, nothing silly, let's just get through with no injuries.

[The Fireman]

Not buying this "play 4 quarters" stuff.

3/4 time Richmond huddle, Hardwick would be screaming at his players to show something to take in to next week. While the message in the St.Kilda huddle would've been, we've got the 4 points, nothing silly, let's just get through with no injuries.

we have a shocking percentage...I know what I would be saying to our players.

[Con Gorozidis]

It proved that the naysayers around here are conspicuous in their absence during and after great performances.

The half proved something we should all know by now.
Richmond are absolutely s***.

[Stephen Theodore]

It proved that the naysayers around here are conspicuous in their absence during and after great performances.

The half proved something we should all know by now.
Richmond are absolutely s***.

Looks that way