Match Thread Saints v Demons Round 14 2020

[SAINT-LEE]

Gawn is destroying us and making Rowan look like a 2nd year chump.
Petracca is way to strong for Ross.

Membrey has to be on fire to draw a key defender because where Max is in his journey I'd say he drops or is manhandled outta 90% of contested possession.
Our midfield isnt getting first touch which proves again what Ive said for 2 months...our mids cannot win a battle they must have first touch or we are doomed.

[Impatient Sainter]

Terrible start. Any chance of our blokes putting some body on Petracca. Billings looks really tired. So much for us having more run - it's the complete opposite after the 1st quarter.

It's a big call but if we blow this game we dont deserve to play finals.

[Sainter_Dad]

Have we laid a tackle inside our 50?

It goes in - it comes straight out!

No - and they have laid 3

[Ghost Like]

Take away the 2 goals to Melbourne from doubtful frees and it is fairly even at quarter time

Forget frees, our mids & rucks need to go harder than theirs. Umpiring has been fair

[sunsaint]

You just cannot afford to miss w set shots from 30m in a crunch game. Very poor.

Hopefully Ratten gives them a rocket.

Indeed. We should be at least 3.1 rather than 1.3. The game would feel totally different.

Nope
3 - 0

[seano1]

Forwards crowd each other spread out

[Devilhead]

How f50 entries are terrible. Consistently bombing it on Kings head and hoping for the best

I feel so sorry for the kid
No structure , 2 on 1s he’s 19 yo ffs he’s not plugger
What a joke
Anyone up for an elite goal kicking mid or sone outside HFF??

What sort of an idiot would insinuate that our poor showing that quarter was Billings fault

This whole team needs a rocket - backline has been awful and Membrey and Marshall missing those shots were criminal

[bangaulegend]

The frees to Pettracca and Viney show the rubbish we cop. Hind tackled Viney perfectly spins him Viney tries to break it ball up.

Jones gets pancaked no prior no chance to get it off holding the ball

Pettracca first goal well if that’s a free we’ve missed 15

I agree the umpiring has been ordinary but it's not the only reason we trail by 3 goals just need to hit targets not butcher the ball as we did in that quarter.

[st.byron]

Max drops a few he should take doesn’t he. That kick from Ryder had Kings name all over it.

[SunnyErnest]

Why did King keep dropping his marks ffs?

[Ghost Like]

That dropped mark is our coaching.

[SunnyErnest]

Now we are kicking it straight to 2 Melbourne players

[st.byron]

Melbourne are forcingbus to stop and prop. We look tentative. Being outplayed at the moment

[Teflon]

That’s how you do a fwd entry
We just bomb

[The Fireman]

Bubble burst

[fugazi]

f*** this game

[Teflon]

Getting worrying now we just have no run no system
They’ve done their homework to shut us down

[CURLY]

Another rubbish free to Viney results in a goal

[shrodes]

That’s how you do a fwd entry
We just bomb

We seem really determined to have entries deep and central at the expense of actually being able to mark the ball. Doesn't work if we can't get it at ground level or lock it in the forward line.

[shadrock]

Dougal can go back to Port Adelaide if hes gonna give half baked efforts like this. Unacceptable. Gutless.

[happy feet]

All over.

[Ghost Like]

We are at the mercy of straight kicking now. Our mids are pathetic, they cannot get their hands on it to push it outside. A disgrace!

[st.byron]

Another forward entry to a 3 on 1 in the pocket

[Devilhead]

Calling it now GAME OVER

[chook23]

Ex Coach will help with knowledge for Dees!!

Cho? "knowledge"? lol

We're playing a different brand.

The fact he is at the ground ........we playing his brand