Match thread, Port in Shanghai

[Bruce G McAbee]

Just leave a couple of defensive players back in our forward 50 and it is so easy to defend against us because our forwards don't play there.

[Annoyedsaint]

Why do we continually bomb it inside 50.
Either Richo, the players, or both are braindead.
How dumb can you be!?
Been the trademark of the past 5 years.
How does this keep feckin continuing!?

[WellardSaint]

why play guys who were sick a couple of days ago, when it's really hot over there and it's
energy sapping.
Should have brought in the emergencies, their upside is ability for repeated efforts in the heat
instead of weakened sick guys

Totally agree.
Inept management.

do you both have intimate knowledge of how sick they were? Are you the club doctors? guess not

If a guy is throwing up and very ill 2 days before a game, especially after a long plane flight,
I suggest the effect is similar to having 8 beers 2 days before.
If drinking is banned because of the impact on fitness...

[Devilhead]

Snaps in front goal and set shots we miss again

Who is going to tire first?

[Saintmatt]

Alistair Lynch just suggested we use 30 to 40 metre passes into our forward line instead of long bombs to no-one.

Happy for him to head up the coaching group then because the douches we have in charge of trying to score are goddamn fvcking hopeless. Opposition analysis would take 5 mins ... put a spare making defender back ... the dumb Saints mids will just kick it to him all day.

Pox

[shrodes]

0 tackles inside forward 50 to their 7.
6 shots from 16 inside 50s.
Ball is coming out way too easily.

[MC Gusto]

Reckon we’re going ok

They’ve got a few easy ones out the back

Our pressure has been good and our ball use not bad. I reckon we’ll be in front at half time

[Enrico_Misso]

When did Powell-Pepper get out of jail?

[Impatient Sainter]

Our midfield are third rate. Seb Ross is a liability in the middle. Geary not ready to play another selection Gaff.

[stkfc1]

Any chance of one of our small forwards actually being front and centre of a pack! Theyre just watzing it out of our forward line.
And any chance we can hit a lead up target! We are so bloody predictable. We bomb it long and we have one tall. Are they practicing now for when King comes in? Our gameplan (I use the term loosely) doesnt suit the players we have on the park. When are they going to wake up to this? Everyone can see it except our bloody coaching staff.

We keep playing like this we are going to run out of steam and them we're going to be smashed. We are so labour intensive.

[The_Dud]

2 mistakes from Geary gifts them another goal

[Bruce G McAbee]

Game over, when was the last time we played Port in Melbourne?

[Impatient Sainter]

Game over, when was the last time we played Port in Melbourne?

Wouldnt make any difference there 1st year players are better than the rest of our list.

[SAINT-LEE]

Can anyone please PM me a link to a live stream? I'm overseas and damn AFL app doesn't work in that region.

Load a vpn app and select Australia

[The_President]

I’ve been against pushing Battle forward because he’s been so good down back.... but if ever there was a game to do it, surely today’s the day.

How many intercept marks can we let their bigs take before we change something?

[shrodes]

Nice kick by Kent and good finish Membrey

[mullet]

I’ve been against pushing Battle forward because he’s been so good down back.... but if ever there was a game to do it, surely today’s the day.

How many intercept marks can we let their bigs take before we change something?

didnt he wander down there late last week and nearly goaled.

[BarryGrogan]

Any chance of one of our small forwards actually being front and centre of a pack! Theyre just watzing it out of our forward line.
And any chance we can hit a lead up target! We are so bloody predictable. We bomb it long and we have one tall. Are they practicing now for when King comes in? Our gameplan (I use the term loosely) doesnt suit the players we have on the park. When are they going to wake up to this? Everyone can see it except our bloody coaching staff.

We keep playing like this we are going to run out of steam and them we're going to be smashed. We are so labour intensive.

If I were Max King, I'd be requesting a trade ASAP.

He's doomed to spend his career as a human stepladder who's instructed to 'crash the pack' and 'bring it to the front' whilst the midfield keep bombing it on his head.

His career will be ruined, like Richo has done with McCartin and Bruce.

[mullet]

we miss lonie crumbing goals

[Beno88]

We have very few smart footballers. The decision making is under 12s standard.

[SAINT-LEE]

Port is flooding the defense, we have some chance of a one on one taking a mark but rarely get any pack grabs....we are totally really on the ball going to ground and crumbing ground goals.

More evidence that no matter how much I like the lads upfront they desperately need a proper full forward.
I don't get why Marshall isn't in the forward line and let Bruce ruck? We are getting our asses kicked in clearances anyway.

[Impatient Sainter]

Make the move Richo Port are playing a small forward line Battle forward.

[Annoyedsaint]

Surely Darragh Joyce should be sent straight home to Ireland....absolute space cadet

[The_President]

I’ve been against pushing Battle forward because he’s been so good down back.... but if ever there was a game to do it, surely today’s the day.

How many intercept marks can we let their bigs take before we change something?

didnt he wander down there late last week and nearly goaled.

Went forward against the Pies and kicked one... move was made when the game was dead and buried though.

[Bruce G McAbee]

Just said Young is on the bench and will back soon. Great, he hasn't had a possession yet.