Match Thread Saints v Freo Round 1 2023

[Scollop]

Worrying about umpires loses you games of football.

Being undisciplined loses you games of football.

Our kicks inside 50 are atrocious at the moment. Effort is fantastic

[Scollop]

The Wilke umpiring decision was appalling.

I thought it was 50/50. The free against Webster was worse. No prior. Lucky Luke Jackson stuffed up the kick

The non mark that was paid a mark to Aish was bizarre

[asiu]

lol @ first bit of silverware for the year

the Ross Lyon Cup

4-4-28 each

[The_Dud]

Nice to see the lowering of eyes going inside 50 and hitting a target

[Devilhead]

Well done Bytel - good pass by Byrnes after missing one earlier

[CURLY]

Well done against the odds.

Few blokes lifting

[desertsaint]

well done poo!

[The_Dud]

Howard

[Devilhead]

Another soft as baby shite free kick for a goal to the Dorkers

I think that's 4 now

[skeptic]

Howard

I thought that was tough on Howard. Don’t reckon that was there

[SaintDippa]

Freo's most dominate forward to half time Umpire 25. Kicked 3.

[The_Dud]

Second half of that quarter looked a lot better after we tried our best to give the game away with some horribly undisciplined play.

Great to see the Poo get his first goal, looks like a player.

Geez we make some footy that should be simple look incredibly hard sometimes!

In 2023 I’m still not a fan of Howard, was hoping Ross could turn him around.

Also don’t think the small forward strategy works with the ones we have, tho selection is difficult at the moment.

Could win it easily if we keep our heads, tho may run out of legs, who knows!

[saynta]

4 out of 5 goals courtesy of the f****** maggots. You would have to be brain dead to say that decisions from maggots have no effect on a games outcome.

I won't even mention f****** unwarranted 50 metre penalties

[st.byron]

Curly if you want to make ongoing comments about the umpiring start your own thread please

Umpiring is part of the game

If he wants to comment about how atrocious the fkn umpiring is then he should be allowed to comment in this game day thread

Devilhead that's fair enough to comment on the umpiring. To repetitively post the same opinion over and over and over is spam.

[The_Dud]

4 out of 5 goals courtesy of the f****** maggots. You would have to be brain dead to say that decisions from maggots have no effect on a games outcome.

I won't even mention f****** unwarranted 50 metre penalties

Learn the rules.

Silly decisions by our captains.

[The_Dud]

Howard

I thought that was tough on Howard. Don’t reckon that was there

Everytime I see him in a one-on-one him giving away a free doesn’t feel far away.

Needs to learn from Wilkie, who is undersized and does fantastic.

[saynta]

4 out of 5 goals courtesy of the f****** maggots. You would have to be brain dead to say that decisions from maggots have no effect on a games outcome.

I won't even mention f****** unwarranted 50 metre penalties

Learn the rules.

Silly decisions by our captains.

I am well aware of the rules. Are you?

[st.byron]

Am at the game and have to say it's pretty well impossible to adjudge the split second umpiring decisions from the stands. Watching at home you get a much better idea of whether it's a valid free or not.

[st.byron]

Am impressed with Byrnes. Been good. Quick and used it well.

[CURLY]

Four from five from frees none clear cut none even 50/50.

StKilda zero.

Watched every game seen players waving arms yelling you’re kidding no 50.

You know why umpires pay those 50’s it’s because they know the free wasn’t there.

The last against Howard FFS

[saynta]

Curly if you want to make ongoing comments about the umpiring start your own thread please

Umpiring is part of the game

If he wants to comment about how atrocious the fkn umpiring is then he should be allowed to comment in this game day thread

Devilhead that's fair enough to comment on the umpiring. To repetitively post the same opinion over and over and over is spam.

If the maggots were even handed, curly would have nothing to post about.

[StPeter]

Good half Saint, especially by the two new recruits showing a bit.

Umpiring DISGRACEFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Otiman]

Am at the game and have to say it's pretty well impossible to adjudge the split second umpiring decisions from the stands. Watching at home you get a much better idea of whether it's a valid free or not.

Narrator: "It wasn't"

[Teflon]

Nice to see the lowering of eyes going inside 50 and hitting a target

Absolutely it’s clear isn’t it?
Is it me or are we transitioning ball from d50 to f50 far far better???
Yes skills at times let us down but there is no stop, start, backward or handballs to Hill with 7 on him running past
I love you Ross.
I’ve said it.

[DJ Higgins]

. Young guys have all stood up l. The odd error but nothing too bad. Byrnes and bytel are playing really well.
Worst game I have seen nwm play for a long time and hill still messes up a lot. And I mean a lot. If umps stop the purple bias we are in with a chance