Match Thread Saints v Dons Round 21 2018

[saintsRrising]

Well pluses:

More direct gameplan for most of the half - we looked like a football team (bar some terrible kicks)
Pierce best ruckman on the ground and actually looks like a smart player
Freeman going ok and first goal
Ross

Cons

Steven: I hate his short handball game which often advantages the opposition
Last 4 minutes: We lost intensity and staring going backwards again
Taking possession when an opponent is there; lean to just tap it forward instead please

[Sainter_Dad]

Rooey has condemned Browney to 4-6 weeks!

[CURLY]

Better make sure Long gets 4 for that brutal nudge that gifted Francis a goal.

[IluvHarvey]

Just another s*** 7 mins was it a Richo? Either walk if you can’t control this or sack your team. f****** hopeless beyond belief against a side 3 down. Shithouse

Pipe down Hero. I’m no Richardson fan but good lord. Not Richo’s fault that Marshall has a brain fade and kicks backwards to pressure or Webster gives away an ordinary free kick.

[IluvHarvey]

Rooey has condemned Browney to 4-6 weeks!

Still bitter about 2010

[degruch]

Rooey has condemned Browney to 4-6 weeks!

4-6!!! FFS...I'd give him 1-2 for that. No eyes for the ball, but not high impact.

[st.byron]

Well done umpires switched the momentum to favour the team the AFL want to make the finals race exciting.

Muppet

Exactly

[st.byron]

Why does our team continually drop it's concentration in time-on period and give up easy goals?

It has been happening for years, but this year has been particularly poor.

Same reason they still can’t kick for goal. Mentally weak due to crap leadership...

[longtimesaint]

Cameron only got 5 for an elbow to the head.
How can this be 4 to 6?

[st.byron]

Rooey has condemned Browney to 4-6 weeks!

It was pretty ugly. Went the hip and shoulder but horribly late. Salad took 3 or 4 steps after due sposing of the ball before Brown got him.

[Joffa Burns]

Well done umpires switched the momentum to favour the team the AFL want to make the finals race exciting.

Muppet

Exactly

Richo and the team could learn a lot about consistency from you Curly.

[saintsRrising]

Billings looked good in the middle of the ground...but then we moved him forward again.

[Jacks Back]

Pierce has shown in a half what Hickey and Longer haven't done in years. he may tire in the second half due to match conditioning but I think, from what I've seen, we should persevere with him.

Marshall and Rice not doing much

[st.byron]

Cameron only got 5 for an elbow to the head.
How can this be 4 to 6?

Surely not. 2 or 3 though. Trouble is you can’t argue it was part of contesting the footy. Was really late.

[SemperFidelis]

Rooey has condemned Browney to 4-6 weeks!

4-6!!! FFS...I'd give him 1-2 for that. No eyes for the ball, but not high impact.

I’m still reeling that he said that. When you have to rely on Derm to back your man in things are grim. Eddie “straight to the Tribunal” can go take a long walk off a short pier.

[st.byron]

Pierce has shown in a half what Hickey and Longer haven't done in years. he may tire in the second half due to match conditioning but I think, from what I've seen, we should persevere with him.

Marshall and Rice not doing much

Agree re Pierce. Looks mobile.

[SaintPav]

They are 2 down and making us look ordinary.

This is a disgrace

[SemperFidelis]

How was Hooker’s hook not a throw?

[Bruce G McAbee]

And the crap continues, hey they could rest 4 more players and still beat us.

[Yorkeys]

Umps and commentators are hot for the Bombers and last 5 minutes diabolical. Will take good coaching to settle the guys. Good coaching?

[SemperFidelis]

Well done Jack. He actually thought about that.

[SemperFidelis]

The commentators will kill me.

[MC Gusto]

Lonie has been good in the past month

As a past hater and I have been for a long time I think we could do worse than giving him another year

[st.byron]

5 goals in ten minutes of play. Been a while since a team got a run on against us. Oh hang on.......

[st.byron]

Lonie has been good in the past month

As a past hater and I have been for a long time I think we could do worse than giving him another year

Maybe, just maybe he will make it. Nearly 50 games and looks much better