Match Thread Saints v Cats Round 21 2022

[Devilhead]

Higgins needs to take the shot there though

[The_Dud]

Number 32 just walked thru 2 tackles

[Devilhead]

That's 2 goals now we have given them in the last minute

[The Fireman]

It’s watchable

[desertsaint]

good quarter saints!

[The_Dud]

Better quarter, would be nice not to let them score late again tho

[spert]

The Saints lack the defensive game that Lyon brought to the team years back- that's why the Cats and other teams get easy goals against us. Ratts hasn't got a defensive bone in his coaching body

[The Fireman]

Sharman is going to be a ripper

[bangaulegend]

Very good response obviously out gunned in the first quarter but hey give credit where credits due well done boy's .

[SaintJohno]

Owens, mate I think you're awesome, but I've got Tom Stewart in my fantasy team - 4 points at half time. Unbelievable, great work. 18 years old on the captain? WTF

[Teflon]

It’s not pretty, but it’s somehow effective

Just imagine…..if we had a transition game plan that at times brought the ball forward with fluency
The connection into 50 would be far cleaner
It’s great they’re having a crack they are but it’s such hard scrappy work …it’s heart n mouth every handball…
We have to play smarter not just with pressure
That said
Sharman - great
Long - great
Steele - great
Membrey trying hard

[Devilhead]

Both Paton & Sharman have been good

[Teflon]

Sharman is going to be a ripper

No he’s finished 7 games in Firey
Vort the eagle eye recruiter has stamped his papers!!
Quality stuff there

[The Fireman]

Sharman is going to be a ripper

No he’s finished 7 games in Firey
Vort the eagle eye recruiter has stamped his papers!!
Quality stuff there

[saintkid]

Look how Geelong move the ball down the ground, then look at us.

Look how Geelong deliver the ball inside 50, then look at us.

Ratts should take note.

Exactly but I'm not sure anymore whether our coach 'gets it'. Week after week we play the complete opposite.
Went to the Melb and Pies game last night with family friends and honestly we are a rabble in the way our team has developed.
The worst part is, a few years back, we actually were ahead of these two teams.

Really?? Melbourne played off in a prelim in 2019. Collingwood narrowly lost a Grand Final in 2018. How we were ahead??

Scollop, we were beating both these teams when Richardson was coach.

Your point about Melbourne playing off in a prelim in 2019, Collingwood narrowly losing the GF in 2018 and of course Melb winning the GF in 2021, with Collingwood now a good chance to win it again in 2022, just magnifies how pathetic we have been in building a list/team to challenge for a flag, since our 2010 GF loss.
We have been in footy wilderness, so to speak, for 12 years now.

If there is ever a time for this under achieving club to finally stand up and partially salvage another disappointing season, it's tonight!

[saintkev]

Great tackle by the captain and good movement and switch. Long gives the footy on a platter to Hill and Hill muffs an easy mark

Because he thinks he hears footsteps.

[The Fireman]

Intensity that qrt was off the chart.

Forcing mistakes. Can they keep that up for another half

[Scollop]

Lyon lost when it mattered because his team couldn’t score enough.

The good teams can move the ball quickly and if you can’t score over 10 goals you are mince meat

Not sure if people are up with matches played lately, but you don’t win games of footy these days unless you have a strong offensive game.

[CURLY]

Where’s the pressure from small forwards not named Long?

Owen??

[seano1]

We could have clarko as coach right now and it would be same result ….were still short on players that either poor kickers poor thinkers or just not desperate or have the drive to win

[Scollop]

Look how Geelong move the ball down the ground, then look at us.

Look how Geelong deliver the ball inside 50, then look at us.

Ratts should take note.

Exactly but I'm not sure anymore whether our coach 'gets it'. Week after week we play the complete opposite.
Went to the Melb and Pies game last night with family friends and honestly we are a rabble in the way our team has developed.
The worst part is, a few years back, we actually were ahead of these two teams.

Really?? Melbourne played off in a prelim in 2019. Collingwood narrowly lost a Grand Final in 2018. How we were ahead??

Scollop, we were beating both these teams when Richardson was coach.

Your point about Melbourne playing off in a prelim in 2019, Collingwood narrowly losing the GF in 2018 and of course Melb winning the GF in 2021, with Collingwood now a good chance to win it again in 2022, just magnifies how pathetic we have been in building a list/team to challenge for a flag, since our 2010 GF loss.
We have been in footy wilderness, so to speak, for 12 years now.

If there is ever a time for this under achieving club to finally stand up and partially salvage another disappointing season, it's tonight!

You lost me when you mentioned Richardson

Big deal if we beat them in h&a. We also beat Richmond by a record score in 2017

[The Fireman]

Would like to congratulate Curly for not spamming umpires decisions on this thread

[Teflon]

We could have clarko as coach right now and it would be same result ….were still short on players that either poor kickers poor thinkers or just not desperate or have the drive to win

No don’t agree
We have no system
You see players going forward at times looking lost, uncertain it looks “hot potato” footy sometimes…it’s not repeatable
It lacks the ability for your players to instinctively know where to run to , where to take space , when to go vs hold
Consistency is important it can make ok players look like world beaters
We are not consistent because we are poorly coached
No transition no forward 50 connection
But they’re at least trying hard
But gee it’s hard work

[Jacks Back]

Would like to congratulate Curly for not spamming umpires decisions on this thread

Would also like to congratulate the dud for not spamming Curly for not spamming umpires decisions on this thread

[CURLY]

Why are people mentioning Collingwood when they have 9 players 29 plus in their best 22.