Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024

[SaintDippa]

Footy's moved on from the game style Ross is instructing. Lucky tonight didn't lose by 40. Clarko might rest a couple ahead of next week.

[cwrcyn]

Hastie 18
Garcia 18
Wilson 18
Phillipou 19
Owens 20
Windhager 20
Caminiti 20
Wanganeen-Milera 21

That's 35% of the team tonight

Port had maybe one player in that bracket

Meanwhile, we're playing with one effective midfielder in Steele.

[SaintPav]

Too many passengers.

We don’t have one attacking midfielder.

[SteeleSaints]

It will be nice to start getting some senior players back next week.

[Brunswicksainter]

They’ve won 13 of the last 14 against us with just 2 of those games played at marvel over that time. Surely we get 5-6 years of home games in a row against them now?

[CURLY]

Tackles 50 - 80
Inside 50s 41 - 52
Scoring shots 15 - 27

They kept us in it with their poor goal kicking, but we were pretty much dominated, lots of issues still need addressing.

18 more frees will lead to more inside 50’s more shots at goal.

How was the free against Howard 15 out.

May as well have just declared we are cheats

Can’t count, can’t call free kicks?

Keep to Cryin’ Curly

Your bias blinds you Squeezer

[B.M]

Hastie is extremely quick

[saintkid]

Port knew very well what they were doing letting Howard and Bonner go and the Dogs letting Cordy go. Never going to be a challenger with duds like this. Play more youth and give us supporters some real hope with new talent and upside. These blokes are a liability to the team going forward. Membrey and Ross are done too.

Cordy won a premiership how do you explain that?

He's past it Curly. That was 2016 mate. 8 years ago. Clubs NEED to make tough decisions to improve. We gift games to players that don't deserve to be automatic inclusions week in, week out.

[George27]

Hastie did a few nice things, but was twice beaten one-on-one by Burgoyne. Worth a start next week for sure, but I am not totally enthused yet. Anyway, good luck to him.

[Brunswicksainter]

Disgraceful, insipid, error-filled effort from a poorly coached team devoid of leadership. Saints were a rabble of lazy, ponderous, individuals. They allowed a depleted Port side to over-run them. Big clean out is needed at the end of the year…starting with Howard.

Settle down wasn’t that bad. Few changes needed at year end though.

[CURLY]

Port knew very well what they were doing letting Howard and Bonner go and the Dogs letting Cordy go. Never going to be a challenger with duds like this. Play more youth and give us supporters some real hope with new talent and upside. These blokes are a liability to the team going forward. Membrey and Ross are done too.

Cordy won a premiership how do you explain that?

He's past it Curly. That was 2016 mate. 8 years ago. Clubs NEED to make tough decisions to improve. We gift games to players that don't deserve to be automatic inclusions week in, week out.

He has been pretty good as a back up tall. No team has good tall back up.

[cwrcyn]

Hastie is barely an adult. I thought he looked good. Can't believe anyone would critise him tonight

[saintkev]

field umps are even worse. bloody amateurs. joke to call it a professional league when the most important people on the field aren't.

When you play like s***, there are no excuses. We didn’t deserve to win. We weren’t robbed, but contributed to our own demise through stupidity, lack of team play and failure to man up, hardness and willingness to chase.

[saintkid]

Hastie is extremely quick

Yes and need to keep playing him and Garcia and blood some others, while a few senior players need to finish off the year and their careers at Sandringham.

[The_Dud]

Tackles 50 - 80
Inside 50s 41 - 52
Scoring shots 15 - 27

They kept us in it with their poor goal kicking, but we were pretty much dominated, lots of issues still need addressing.

18 more frees will lead to more inside 50’s more shots at goal.

How was the free against Howard 15 out.

May as well have just declared we are cheats

Can’t count, can’t call free kicks?

Keep to Cryin’ Curly

Your bias blinds you Squeezer

Your Boomer slang amuses me, as does your lack of basic math ability

[bobmurray]

Disgraceful, insipid, error-filled effort from a poorly coached team devoid of leadership. Saints were a rabble of lazy, ponderous, individuals. They allowed a depleted Port side to over-run them. Big clean out is needed at the end of the year…starting with Howard.

Settle down wasn’t that bad. Few changes needed at year end though.

Just like every other year.

[shrodes]

Taylor said that Port had received over 400 more free kicks than opposition sides in Adelaide over the past 10 years.

The AFL needs to look into this but of course they wont

Even if that were true (it isn't - the stat was 400 more free kicks to Port AND Crows over that period), at 10 home games per year that would still only be +4 more free kicks per game on average. With the correct stat it's +2 free kicks per game, I doubt anyone would be calling that a match winning advantage.

No doubt there is a home crowd advantage like at other fortresses like Kardinia, but it is nothing unique to Port at home.

[Otiman]

Hastie noted as injured on the AFL stats?

[The_Dud]

Taylor said that Port had received over 400 more free kicks than opposition sides in Adelaide over the past 10 years.

The AFL needs to look into this but of course they wont

Even if that were true (it isn't - the stat was 400 more free kicks to Port AND Crows over that period), at 10 home games per year that would still only be +4 more free kicks per game on average. With the correct stat it's +2 free kicks per game, I doubt anyone would be calling that a match winning advantage.

Sshhhh with your logic and facts!

[Macs Flooders]

Umpire Williamson #22 will be upset he didn't win the Anzac Day medal. Clearly best on ground... for Port.

[saintkid]

Port knew very well what they were doing letting Howard and Bonner go and the Dogs letting Cordy go. Never going to be a challenger with duds like this. Play more youth and give us supporters some real hope with new talent and upside. These blokes are a liability to the team going forward. Membrey and Ross are done too.

Cordy won a premiership how do you explain that?

He's past it Curly. That was 2016 mate. 8 years ago. Clubs NEED to make tough decisions to improve. We gift games to players that don't deserve to be automatic inclusions week in, week out.

He has been pretty good as a back up tall. No team has good tall back up.

Curly, respectful and not having a go at you but we are only treading water playing him. I will say it again, they need to send some senior players to Sandy because we are nowhere near acontention stil with the list we have. It's vital that we try to unearth, new untapped talent.

[saintkev]

This umpiring is f****** woeful

Rubbish team can expect to get rubbish umpires.

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[B.M]

It’s 480 free kicks

Cancel Crows games it 4.8 per game more

That significant

Over such a long period- it should be neutral - level

[magnifisaint]

I hope Howard gets delisted at years end. He is a shocking footballer.

[B.M]

The blonde umpire is a massive cheat