Match Thread Saints v Suns Round 10 2020

[saynta]

1 word sums up why we’ll lose this game.

Effort.

Absolute lack of it. We’re choosing when and when not to go, it should be 100% of the time.

Sure Chuck.

[The_Dud]

1 word sums up why we’ll lose this game.

Effort.

Absolute lack of it. We’re choosing when and when not to go, it should be 100% of the time.

Sure Chuck.

How long did it take you to dig that up?

Our effort lifted in the last 10 minutes, that's why we didn't lose. If our effort was at 100% the whole game we would have won by 8+ goals.

[saynta]

1 word sums up why we’ll lose this game.

Effort.

Absolute lack of it. We’re choosing when and when not to go, it should be 100% of the time.

Sure Chuck.

How long did it take you to dig that up?

Our effort lifted in the last 10 minutes, that's why we didn't lose. If our effort was at 100% the whole game we would have won by 8+ goals.

I could have added more. I only go through the match thread the day after because I can't stand reading uninfiormed emotional clap trap when I am concentrating on watching the footy.

Some of yours are spew making.

[The Fireman]

Just watchEd the game again didn’t see a hell of a lot wrong with Phillips

[Teflon]

Could not buy a clearance
Won on turnovers.

Good point as that was the game and we won’t get away with that against better sides who don’t turn it over and make us pay
We are an elite mid or 2 off imo

[To the top]

We could not capitalise on the efforts of our rucks - just in the wrong spots to get first hands (and where we really missed Hannebery)

This put the pressure on our defence, which responded - so Carlisle, Howard, Wilkie, Clark, Coffield, Paton and Long

That said we gifted goals with poor ball handling including a couple of speculative over the head efforts which were run onto

Plus a couple of Umpire decisions such as Ryder being deemed a late hit and downfield and Howard for contact on King (so 2 from soft frees which could have been telling. And Long for incorrect disposal plus a few others not replicated the other way)

I agree we are a class mid down - Jones could not get clear, Sinclair too light to be in there and Gresham still learning the craft so a lot resting on Steele

The rest look pretty well covered - it is the midfield and rotations thru there

Could Battle become a mid?

That said, Marshall is extraordinary and will only get better

[Jacks Back]

We could not capitalise on the efforts of our rucks - just in the wrong spots to get first hands (and where we really missed Hannebery)

This put the pressure on our defence, which responded - so Carlisle, Howard, Wilkie, Clark, Coffield, Paton and Long

That said we gifted goals with poor ball handling including a couple of speculative over the head efforts which were run onto

Plus a couple of Umpire decisions such as Ryder being deemed a late hit and downfield and Howard for contact on King (so 2 from soft frees which could have been telling. And Long for incorrect disposal plus a few others not replicated the other way)

I agree we are a class mid down - Jones could not get clear, Sinclair too light to be in there and Gresham still learning the craft so a lot resting on Steele

The rest look pretty well covered - it is the midfield and rotations thru there

Could Battle become a mid?

That said, Marshall is extraordinary and will only get better

Not sure why Clark can't go in the middle occasionally. They say he is Pendlebury like but he plays in the back line.