Match Thread Saints v Swans Round 21 2021

[BigD]

3 goal lead at half time. We’ll take that under the circumstances

[CURLY]

Another half were King hadn’t received a free. Rampe has got away with murder.

[Trev from the Bush]

What a f***** infuriating team. One week insipid and gutless, next week up an about.

So, you would be happier if they were insipid tonight?

[B.M]

Billings might have done a bit more than Byrnes or Connolly

Who are both sitting on 4 touches

[silverhalo]

Billings done nothing again....

Yep, hasn't been sighted

[SemperFidelis]

Was expecting a towelling and hugely
encouraged by the gutsy effort all over the ground. Shows how important Sincs has become. Coff looking absolutely silky. Loving Coops; so thrilled we are playing the kids. But every time Maxy takes a mark I almost weep. We are playing with such great confidence tonight; hope we can keep it up ️️

[silverhalo]

Pressure is fantastic and we've managed to shut Franklin out!

[Impatient Sainter]

Well played Saints a big team effort.

We are beating them easy around the ground, just still getting spanked at centre clearances. We were able to hold them up coming out of defence and cause turnovers which has been brilliant.

Steel, Higgings, Marshall, Coffield, Highmore, Sinclair and Jones have been really good. Dunstan & Crouch need to lift in the middle to clamp down on there clearance ascendancy.

[Russman]

And 2 of Jack Higgins 3 goals have been on the left foot.
Such a weapon and advantage being able to kick both feet under pressure

[Teflon]

One of the better halves of footy we’ve played all year. Good connection between players, accurate kick on goal and king

Very pleased to see the likes of higgins, McKenzie, coff et al having a good game

How does the side drop to Carlton (who were shown up as pretenders today) and come out abs play like this today missing 5/6 of our best ?? (Ryder, Gresham, Patton, Clarke, Howard, Billings ) I know a long way to go but this club is just mental.

[StPeter]

Great pressure in that half Saints.

Makes such a difference when tackles stick.

[skeptic]

What a f***** infuriating team. One week insipid and gutless, next week up an about.

So, you would be happier if they were insipid tonight?

Or brilliant every week

[Teflon]

Billings might have done a bit more than Byrnes or Connolly

Who are both sitting on 4 touches

Nup all about the future now
Connolly abs Byrnes need the run
Billings with his 750k a year ain’t worth it

[B.M]

Excellent so far

Steele, Coffield, Higgins, Marshall, Sinclair, Kent, Highmore. Wilkie.

[Teflon]

Max King only needs a yard to launch and he’s unstoppable massive weapon he’s given off 1 handball to set up a goal and brought the ball constantly to ground like what he’s doing

[Ghost Like]

Could Ross have looked any less interested that half?

[kosifantutti]

Kept them to one goal for the quarter and that should have been a 50 to Marshall.

[Teflon]

Could Ross have looked any less interested that half?

Indecisive you can just see....he starts thinking then here comes the turnover

[B.M]

Hmm

Hasn’t Ross had three goal assists?

[Vortex]

We need more from Byrnes and Connoly. Byrnes started to get into tbe play towards the end of the 2nd. Sharman putting some effort in without tbe ball is helping and even laying tackles. Our backiline is working well, Highmore is one of the finds of the year. Kent and Higgins are probably out two best.

Higgins is a really, really good footballer, he's running all over the ground and is equally great defensively as he is weapon in front of goals.

[kosifantutti]

Impressed with Sharman’s reading of the ball. Two great marks, really looks like a footballer.

[Viscount Jeremiah]

Wtf is wrong with Marshall?

12 possessions that quarter, 5 clearances 22 hit outs already.

He did make the one stuff up but he was huge that quarter. Heard them on TV just saying it's the biggest quarter possesions wise by any ruck this year

[skeptic]

Nice to read that Kent is doing well

Been a tough year for him with that long lay off post concussion. Hasn’t set the world alight so far this season and pbly lucky to be in the team tonight.

Glad he’s making the most of his opportunities.

For those watching... stats aren’t overly flattering on their own... 7 touches, 1 goal and a tackle. Someone posted that he should have had two... what’s he done to deserve the praise?

[Ghost Like]

Hmm

Hasn’t Ross had three goal assists?

If ever there was a generous stat it's "goal assists". He's probably had "pressure acts" as well. Who knows?

[Teflon]

We need more from Byrnes and Connoly. Byrnes started to get into tbe play towards the end of the 2nd. Sharman putting some effort in without tbe ball is helping and even laying tackles. Our backiline is working well, Highmore is one of the finds of the year. Kent and Higgins are probably out two best.

Higgins is a really, really good footballer, he's running all over the ground and is equally great defensively as he is weapon in front of goals.

Kids won’t do it every week not realistic to expect that abs tbh Connolly could probably use a spell if we had a seconds comp playing
If they get a few kicks in the second half that’s bonus - our mids out if centre need to lift imo Swans look really dangerous every bounce