Match Thread Saints v Crows Round 9 2023

[Sainter_Dad]

Ross’ kicking inside 50 is shocking.

Ssshhh - he is a dual B & F and holds the teams together

He is Superman

[Sainter_Dad]

Butler marks Crows player belts him in the face

Clear 50 no the umpire pays high so there’s a free.

Correct - clear mark - pay the free - so it cannot get a 50 from the same act. The mark (and so end of that pay) was over before the Crow player impacted with his clothesline

This is evidenced because the Crows player just kept running - not contested the ball.

[Sainter_Dad]

Ross’ kicking inside 50 is shocking.

He's got credits

He's got photos

[Sainter_Dad]

So CURLY ...

You think maybe if the umpires favoured us we'd improve our kicking?

Maybe we'd be only 40 points down you reckon?

Imagine going to Adelaide and coming away with an 18-14 free kick count in your favour, yet still blaming the umps for the 9 goal loss.

Still can't hear you!

[SAINT-LEE]

Time to change uo the side a bit

King has to be ready surely ... straight back in

Windhager in ..... Webster in ..... Billings in

Sandy up by 21 half way thru 3rd quarter .... Windhager with 22 possies

Windy 30 disposals 2 goals....who needs him? Our 22 are flying high!

[Scollop]

You're right. You could see this coming.

The coach and match committee have set us up

I really mean that. They set us up for failure with poor match committee decisions... what's even funnier is that 3-4 weeks ago Hilly said something like 'Ross has brought selection integrity'

Players getting games when they are struggling with form and others like Windy, Billings, Bytel not getting a look in.

Gresham's clearance work has been missed today

[CURLY]

You're right. You could see this coming.

The coach and match committee have set us up

I really mean that. They set us up for failure with poor match committee decisions... what's even funnier is that 3-4 weeks ago Hilly said something like 'Ross has brought selection integrity'

Players getting games when they are struggling with form and others like Windy, Billings, Bytel not getting a look in.

Gresham's clearance work has been missed today

Agree and disagree. Our hands have been tied with selection due to injury. Byrnes Paton Hammer Pou all would have had spells in the twos

[Killa]

Webster at 30 years of age is not an answer.

Ditto Ross, and the reasons I would be giving Windhager preference over Ross were (once again) obvious today.

We have first choice players in King, Billings, Coffield, Gresham and Windhager to introduce into this side.

So who are the 5 who will be under pressure?

And that is before you give any kids who are performing at VFL level the opportunity to impact at AFL level.

There may be some surprises.

Today Adelaide just scored their goals far, far too easily.

The reason for this was obvious.

The silver service their forwards received

So why was such silver service on offer?

No doubt Lyon and his Coaching Panel will learn from this and apply the remedy.

As Lyon has said, he is still learning about the players on our List.

We will see what today has instructed.

[Scollop]

This season has 2022 all over it.

Ground Hog Day

Yes.. I fear for Lyon

Hope he has restraint and doesn't turn into an alcoholic

[SaintPav]

We made Adelaide look good..

[Otiman]

That was not the same Adelaide who played us. They set themselves for us and this week were flat.

A week is a long time in footy.

[The Fireman]

We burnt them out

[The Fireman]

Do we set ourselves for gws ?

[Scollop]

No Tex means it was always a different outfit to the one that played St Kilda.

Injury to Thilthorpe and Tex missing too. The plan was probably always to play Walker for the home game last week, but rest him for the away game at Ballarat.

Too much sitting and travelling on buses

[Otiman]

Do we set ourselves for gws ?

I don't know but perhaps an interstate trip against Adelaide wasn't worth showing up for.

[SaintPav]

No Tex means it was always a different outfit to the one that played St Kilda.

Injury to Thilthorpe and Tex missing too. The plan was probably always to play Walker for the home game last week, but rest him for the away game at Ballarat.

Too much sitting and travelling on buses

Did the Crows bus it from Radelaide?

[saintkid]

Do we set ourselves for gws ?

I don't know but perhaps an interstate trip against Adelaide wasn't worth showing up for.

Always seem to have to make justifications or excuses for our club.
It was certainly worth Port Adelaide's while showing up interstate against us and winning.
Need to win these games to gain respect for themselves and from the football public.

[Otiman]

Always seem to have to make justifications or excuses for our club.

Not an excuse, but not many would argue we didn't turn up and Adelaide did. And this week Adelaide phoned it in.

[samuraisaint]

Therein lies your answer - where would the Crows be if they didn't have their forwards in all year?

I expect us to improve massively with Max and Caminiti back in playing together for the first time.

100 points + tomorrow!

[SaintPav]

[saintkid]

Always seem to have to make justifications or excuses for our club.

Not an excuse, but not many would argue we didn't turn up and Adelaide did. And this week Adelaide phoned it in.

Not directed at you specifically. Like us, you're a hopeful supporter.
It's the club's results....why not turn up?
The two weeks prior were hardly impressive so no excuse for the woeful Adelaide game.
Our insipid performance made them look better than what they are.

[Otiman]

Good question. I'm as stumped as anyone. Is it by design? Do we understand why we were so flat? Were Adelaide just better than us?

The effort and work around stoppages clearly wasn't where it was at the start of the year. How much of that is us, and how much is the opposition "stopping them from playing the way they want to play", to paraphrase RTB.

For what it's worth I only caught the game on radio and not keen to watch a replay.

[Scollop]

No Tex means it was always a different outfit to the one that played St Kilda.

Injury to Thilthorpe and Tex missing too. The plan was probably always to play Walker for the home game last week, but rest him for the away game at Ballarat.

Too much sitting and travelling on buses

Did the Crows bus it from Radelaide?

No...sorry...I was just talking about the journey from Tullamarine to Ballarat

As well as the sitting in the plane across from Adelaide