Match Thread Saints v Roos Round 8 2023

[Brunswicksainter]

Went to the game, terrrible atmosphere. Would love a smaller stadium in Melbourne (ala Ikon park) for fixtures such as these. Can't be to negative given how well the defence held up. Our efficiency going forward and pressure in the first half was unacceptable though and reminds me a lot of last year. Having a quick look at our draw for the rest of the season, it would be criminal if we don't make the 8 from here.

[The_Dud]

Oh FFS
Week after week you decry Curly for ‘ruining’ the Match Day thread
Today, not one comment from Curly but 20 negative posts from you.
You seem to delight in belittling every thing about the Club,
Why is that?

Lol

Did you watch the game?

And clearly I wasn’t alone with my ‘negativity’

[Mr Magic]

You weren’t alone
You were just the most prolific negative Nelly

And while we’re at it
Please remove the photo of an opposition assistant coac as your avatar

[The Fireman]

Been awhile since I’ve seen a live game and it turned out to be one of the worst I’ve seen
Mistakes by both sides were comical. The crowd were laughing a lot of the time
Getting to see the whole ground for a change
Nth always beat us in the air
Nth put the pressure on and we couldn’t cope a lot of the time.
They ran and picked us up We didn’t do that

Nth are. Poor side. We were terrible and should have boosted our percentage. If we had been playing a good side it would have been ugly
Lyon should be angry
And probably with himself as well
Seeing Owen in the flesh was a highlight for me.
Sinclair Wilkie so skilled
I’ll take the win but not impressed

[The_Dud]

Most inaccurate first quarter in the history of the Dome?

Sounds like they’re being too negative.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/worst ... 3080945d6e

[CURLY]

Byrnes played well. One of our best today. Absolutely nothing wrong with his performance

He’s a butcher. Needs to be replaced along with Paton.

[CURLY]

Norf did not score a goal the first half and they scored less than they did last week. Our defence was fantastic.

I think that had more to do with them butchering opportunity after opportunity in front of goal rather than our outstanding defending

What about our ball butchering? Let me guess outstanding North defence and pressure.

[CURLY]

Oh FFS
Week after week you decry Curly for ‘ruining’ the Match Day thread
Today, not one comment from Curly but 20 negative posts from you.
You seem to delight in belittling every thing about the Club,
Why is that?

That’s how he rolls it’s actually baiting to be honest.

[SaintPav]

Norf did not score a goal the first half and they scored less than they did last week. Our defence was fantastic.

I think that had more to do with them butchering opportunity after opportunity in front of goal rather than our outstanding defending

They got plenty of looks let’s be honest
What a terrible game wow was thinking paying the money to go
Thank **** I bailed

You missed out on Norf’s HT entertainment.

[The_Dud]

Oh FFS
Week after week you decry Curly for ‘ruining’ the Match Day thread
Today, not one comment from Curly but 20 negative posts from you.
You seem to delight in belittling every thing about the Club,
Why is that?

That’s how he rolls it’s actually baiting to be honest.

[George27]

Romo's injury? Who saw it?

RTB says it was a rolled ankle and will be ok for next week. Likewise Gresh, a knock on the knee, should be ok, although he may be under pressure from Billings anyway to retain his spot.

[Teflon]

Went to the game

Wish I didn’t

Tim lit us up thank god…

[Banger9798]

Just got back...won't bother watching the replay....better than losing I guess, which is what we would have done last year.

Sides have worked us out, tight accountable man on man marking is the way to play us.
We need King back as a target.
Members was awful tonight, albeit not through lack of effort.
Caminiti should come under consideration too, and Sharman was amongst our best

[Trev from the Bush]

Far from pretty, but some rare things for the Saints.
While things were looking ugly pre-season with our injury list and media pile-ons about our list, recruitment and the entire club being crap we are 6-2, 3rd on the ladder with a healthy percentage of 137.1%.
With a supposedly crap recruitment policy, incapable of drafting quality young talent in the past two seasons we have unearthed genuine young stars in Owens, Wanganeen, Milera, Windhager, Caminiti and Phillipou. I amsure there are many aging, success starved male supporters who find watching Owens and Phillipou fly for marks is a Viable alternative to Viagra.
I am sure many will be saying this was the worst St Kilda winsince whenever. It makes a nice change from comparing losses.
We have been exposed for our lack of height up forward in the past two weeks, which has put more pressure on our defensive structure. But our structure stands up. King and Caminiti should be back in a couple of weeks to provide forward contestant, at worst, provide more crumbs for our small forwards.
Yep, definitely our worst win in white a while but we doubled North's score in a game we would probably have lost in past seasons. I'll take the 4 points, thank you.

[Teflon]

Far from pretty, but some rare things for the Saints.
While things were looking ugly pre-season with our injury list and media pile-ons about our list, recruitment and the entire club being crap we are 6-2, 3rd on the ladder with a healthy percentage of 137.1%.
With a supposedly crap recruitment policy, incapable of drafting quality young talent in the past two seasons we have unearthed genuine young stars in Owens, Wanganeen, Milera, Windhager, Caminiti and Phillipou. I amsure there are many aging, success starved male supporters who find watching Owens and Phillipou fly for marks is a Viable alternative to Viagra.
I am sure many will be saying this was the worst St Kilda winsince whenever. It makes a nice change from comparing losses.
We have been exposed for our lack of height up forward in the past two weeks, which has put more pressure on our defensive structure. But our structure stands up. King and Caminiti should be back in a couple of weeks to provide forward contestant, at worst, provide more crumbs for our small forwards.
Yep, definitely our worst win in white a while but we doubled North's score in a game we would probably have lost in past seasons. I'll take the 4 points, thank you.

Right ….I m not sure I’m saying this.
Good post.

[Trev from the Bush]

Byrnes played well. One of our best today. Absolutely nothing wrong with his performance

He’s a butcher. Needs to be replaced along with Paton.

Curly, do you have another record you can play or are they all cracked?

[CURLY]

Byrnes played well. One of our best today. Absolutely nothing wrong with his performance

He’s a butcher. Needs to be replaced along with Paton.

Curly, do you have another record you can play or are they all cracked?

Had no influence. Doesn’t hurt with his disposal.

[Trev from the Bush]

Byrnes played well. One of our best today. Absolutely nothing wrong with his performance

He’s a butcher. Needs to be replaced along with Paton.

Curly, do you have another record you can play or are they all cracked?

Had no influence. Doesn’t hurt with his disposal.

Curly, you can't just cut and paste the same stuff every week. It cheating. Fair enough, Paton was tres ordinaire today but Byrnes again had 24 possessions and ran his backside off. He and Wood are our two best distance runners, so his big tank is easier to focus on than his odd clangerand much more beneficial for the team. His tackling is well above par as well.

[Sainter_Dad]

Having a quick look at our draw for the rest of the season, it would be criminal if we don't make the 8 from here.

LOL - like last year? (Different draw I know - last year our easier run was in the start)

[tony74]

We’re 6-2. Put the 4pts in the back pocket.. let’s be realistic, we’re not winning the flag this year. RTB is figuring out who will take us to the promised land . Have faith Saintsationalists- I do.

[cwrcyn]

Yep, we're getting better with the addition of a few talented youngsters in the past 18 months, but we don't yet have a top 4 list, and until that happens we ain't gonna win it.

We're still about three quality players short of seriously challenging

[Teflon]

We’re 6-2. Put the 4pts in the back pocket.. let’s be realistic, we’re not winning the flag this year. RTB is figuring out who will take us to the promised land . Have faith Saintsationalists- I do.

Yep my take too Tony
Midfield needs some serious work - kids will help Owens looked superb in there today ….what a find …
Last 3 weeks think we’ve looked really slow in there ..Steele isn’t what he was but that injury looks to still be on his mind …Clarke been good
Forward line - I think we have the future pieces there now…we’ve got to play them together so they gel ….definitely King …I think Caminiti and I would give Sharman that licence to be new Membrey but up and down ground/high forward coming back…
Defence - superb already

[Brunswicksainter]

Having a quick look at our draw for the rest of the season, it would be criminal if we don't make the 8 from here.

LOL - like last year? (Different draw I know - last year our easier run was in the start)

Our run this year is infinitely easier than last year. I’m not sure how we copped such a fluffy draw; although I’ll take it given we normally get fkd over every year.

[Teflon]

Having a quick look at our draw for the rest of the season, it would be criminal if we don't make the 8 from here.

LOL - like last year? (Different draw I know - last year our easier run was in the start)

Our run this year is infinitely easier than last year. I’m not sure how we copped such a fluffy draw; although I’ll take it given we normally get fkd over every year.

1st half last year was soft
2nd harder
Our last 3-4 games this year look tough to me
Wins line today important

[King Max]

We were terrible and should have boosted our percentage.

We almost doubled their score. Our percentage went from 133 to 137.