Saints vs Port. Game thread

[SaintPav]

What was the 50 for?

Huge penalty in context of the result.

The AFL need to get rid of these types of penalties.

The time does not fit the crime!

[The Fireman]

Long is improving every game as I predicted

[Sainter_Dad]

What was the 50 for?

And yet there is no forum that we can get a legitimate answer to this question.

[Wayne42]

Really hoping for a dry MCG next week. Tonight hasn’t inspired any confidence in our ability to handle wet conditions.

We might get belted by Melbourne next week, whatever the conditions, that's my concern.

[The Fireman]

Gresham 0.3
Higgins 1.3
King 2.2
Butler Unsighted

Membrey useless- let Allir dominate

100%

Membrey just doesn’t trouble scoreboard
Butler doesnt trouble scoreboard
No wonder we look 1 dimensional so often
If King or Higgins don’t kick a bag or straight
We gone

Funny about that
One bad game and those blokes appear ordinary…lol.
Yet next week they can set the world on fire

Fickle ?

Or factual?
I prefer the latter

Your preferences still appear fickle
In other words when these blokes cut loose next week don’t go jumping on the bandwagon

[Bruce G McAbee]

Any one of those points go through as a goal and we win, harsh to criticise Ratten , he can't kick it for them.
4 shots in last 5mins all of which gettable and Higgins poster....on a dry track we would have thrashed them.
Huge game next week.
Any injuries?

Injuries won't matter,Melbourne will kill us next week because we played in 88% humidity.
Port will lose Friday night to the Bulldogs for the same reason.
Game should have been played in late June or early July with both teams having a bye the following week.

[SaintPav]

Our backline held up considering.

Our forwards let us down and the on ballers had a bad night. Port looks much more desperate and they left it too late in the game.

[samuraisaint]

Any one of those points go through as a goal and we win, harsh to criticise Ratten , he can't kick it for them.
4 shots in last 5mins all of which gettable and Higgins poster....on a dry track we would have thrashed them.
Huge game next week.
Any injuries?

We have only beaten them once in 10 years.
Tonight we wouldn't have beaten them anywhere. They were better than us.
I'm not making excuses for tonight. The one goal loss to Adelaide in Cairns last season was the difference between us playing finals and missing.
4.18 is terrible. If we miss finals marginally, this game will be the one.

[SaintPav]

Port our our bogey team or what.

It’s a pathetic record.

[The Fireman]

Our backline held up considering.

Our forwards let us down and the on ballers had a bad night. Port looks much more desperate and they left it too late in the game.

There ya go
Spot on

[Jacks Back]

What was the 50 for?

Huge penalty in context of the result.

The AFL need to get rid of these types of penalties.

The time does not fit the crime!

Steele ran past too close in the protected area.

[terry smith rules]

What was the 50 for?

Huge penalty in context of the result.

The AFL need to get rid of these types of penalties.

The time does not fit the crime!

Steele ran past too close in the protected area.

Correct, but shortly after a port player jogged past a saint in the middle of the ground and no 50. Consistency none

[BadRossco]

Some umpiring decisions didn’t help but that does not explain our poor kicking for goal and a number of dumb decisions by our players. Howard being the worst culprit but Webster and Long can be guilty of the same thing

[seano1]

King is looking totally over rated …..fitness levels still a concern even plugger would pretend to chase backmen when they were running off with the pill …. King just shrugs his shoulders and walks . If hes not seeing an analyst he should

[Teflon]

Gresham 0.3
Higgins 1.3
King 2.2
Butler Unsighted

Membrey useless- let Allir dominate

100%

Membrey just doesn’t trouble scoreboard
Butler doesnt trouble scoreboard
No wonder we look 1 dimensional so often
If King or Higgins don’t kick a bag or straight
We gone

Funny about that
One bad game and those blokes appear ordinary…lol.
Yet next week they can set the world on fire

Fickle ?

Or factual?
I prefer the latter

Your preferences still appear fickle
In other words when these blokes cut loose next week don’t go jumping on the bandwagon

If these blokes cut loose next week and we still miss finals by a game cause they cost us THiS game I’ll still call it while you downhill skii ….
Again 1:15 after quarter time and you’re trying to defend that s***????
If thats the standard I know why we have 1 flag..

[Sainter_Dad]

What was the 50 for?

Huge penalty in context of the result.

The AFL need to get rid of these types of penalties.

The time does not fit the crime!

Steele ran past too close in the protected area.

Technically - maybe - but Steele was already in the protected zone and continued running forward to exit - he did not turn to interrupt the play - and was 'with' a Port player.
As I say - technically - but as previously stated - happens all the time and is not called - and then for it to 'gift' them a goal in the conditions WAS a bit rough.

[SaintDippa]

Ratts needs to get serious and demand changes to Max and Higgins kicking technique. The flaws needs correcting now.

[Teflon]

Any one of those points go through as a goal and we win, harsh to criticise Ratten , he can't kick it for them.
4 shots in last 5mins all of which gettable and Higgins poster....on a dry track we would have thrashed them.
Huge game next week.
Any injuries?

We have only beaten them once in 10 years.
Tonight we wouldn't have beaten them anywhere. They were better than us.
I'm not making excuses for tonight. The one goal loss to Adelaide in Cairns last season was the difference between us playing finals and missing.
4.18 is terrible. If we miss finals marginally, this game will be the one.

Nail. Head.

[Bruce G McAbee]

By the way, the last 2 games we have kicked 14.35.

[Teflon]

By the way, the last 2 games we have kicked 14.35.

Geezus

[Killa]

Not only kicking for goal.

The number of hack kicks - which all fell to the advantage of Port Adelaide including gifting them possessions in space in conditions where space was gold and which eventually won them the game.

There will be plenty of work to be done off watching the replays of this game.

Particularly the scoreboard outcome from the first quarter dominance (when we really should have iced the game)

And some players will be nervous.

We will see what Billings and Jones bring tomorrow - and Clark the week after.

Plus Marshall back

At least Geelong is at Docklands - and really a must win game to restore some reputation in the competition.

As are Adelaide and North Melbourne leading into the bye

From there it is 50/50

We have Brisbane, Geelong and Sydney twice - and getting some wins there is vital to our 2022 prospects.

You play finals to win them - and games such as tonight are instructive in assessing which players are capable of delivering and which players place their teammates under undue pressure.

[Impatient Sainter]

I have to say as an AFL prime free to air TV, that game was a shocking spectacle win or lose. What Muppet in the AFL thought it would be a good idea to schedule a night game in Cains at the end of their wet season.

I'm happy Cairns gets to see some footy, but surely later in the year during the dry season would be a smarter option.

[Teflon]

Some umpiring decisions didn’t help but that does not explain our poor kicking for goal and a number of dumb decisions by our players. Howard being the worst culprit but Webster and Long can be guilty of the same thing

Why would you let Howard ever kick out?
I’d have liked to see Ratten try something in that game you could feel the train wreck coming
Throw Sinclair on the ball ????
Long up forward??
**** sub Campbell inject Lienert ….they did it???
No imagination but doesn’t excuse utterly pathetic goal kicking

[Killa]

And just to add, if anyone wonders why we persevere with Hannebery, tonight was instructive.

We hope and trust they can get Hannebery back onto the park across the second half of the season.

[Lennylegs]

Ratts needs to get serious and demand changes to Max and Higgins kicking technique. The flaws needs correcting now.

The lack of momentum in both their run ups is so bloody obvious. They never truly get their heads over the ball when they make contact. Lean way too far back.

Easily fixed and should've been rectified by now. Basic s#!t