Match Thread: Saints vs Hawks

[Devilhead]

They hunted the ball and wanted it more

Enough with the 18yo experiment

Time to play our best team

[axcellence]

Coaches did well today

Not sure if I agree. Lacking in imagination and flair. Battle up forward was good. But the overall setup was horrible.
Something needs to change.

[Teflon]

Gave Giants 5 goals
Hawks - 4 goals
Even Nth were out on us early ….
When is this lame pathetic shyte playing group going to show up from 1st bounce???

[meher baba]

Coaches did well today
Swung battle forward , Wood forward, Payton into middle all good moves
We have the weakest , dumbest players in the comp
THE worst midfield- nit by a little but a long way
12 years of recruiting HBF/HFF crap like Billing’s and co has set us back 10 years

Sorry, mate. This sort of crap simply just doesn't cut it. I would suggest that tonight you might go to the pub/go for a walk/piss off one way or another.

[meher baba]

Gave Giants 5 goals
Hawks - 4 goals
Even Nth were out on us early ….
When is this lame pathetic shyte playing group going to show up from 1st bounce???

Must be the coach.

[SaintPav]

Standard Ross Lyon football.
It takes until the last quarter to decide to try to win the game rather than to try to purely negate the opposition.
Bassett needs to make a hard call.
Give him till the end of the season to change his anti-football approach and if he won't or can't then fire him tomorrow. We may not be a better side under another coach but we sure as he'll won't be worse.

Nope, just give the job to Boris on Monday.

This post should come with a trigger alert

[StPeter]

Most of the 50/50 umpire calls seem to go against us in last quarter but another game where we had the opportunities to win.

Won nearly every stat except free kicks and final score.

Inside 50's 52 to 44.

[Teflon]

Coaches did well today

Not sure if I agree. Lacking in imagination and flair. Battle up forward was good. But the overall setup was horrible.
Something needs to change.

What were your moves??
How do you coach missed set shots??
18 inside 50s q3 for 1.5?????
WTF does coaching do about that ???

[cwrcyn]

Yes Marshall hacked the ball out of stoppages and none of our players upfield thought to play in front of their opponents. I mean...it's not bloody hard to figure out. They know Marshall does it, but they still sit back on their damn heels and let the defenders run on the ball!!!

[samoht]

Coaches did well today
Swung battle forward , Wood forward, Payton into middle all good moves
We have the weakest , dumbest players in the comp
THE worst midfield- nit by a little but a long way
12 years of recruiting HBF/HFF crap like Billing’s and co has set us back 10 years

RTB set us back 5 years at least with his recruiting of rejects.

[meher baba]

BTW, Battle up forward wasn't good. It was a desperate move. Battle is a really good player, but is at his best down back. As is Sinclair. Do any of you remember Alan Richardson's tendency to move Carlisle forward when things got desperate? That's the sort of situation we were in this afternoon.

Ross on the sideline. How often does that happen?

[Scollop]

Genuine effort. We could have won but we didn't

That's your ultimate in tanking today

Thanks Ross Lyon and selection committee for playing Ben Paton instead of Paddy Dow

Not saying Ben is hopeless, but game was nearly all over by the time he came on.

Dow would have made a difference in the middle from the first bounce

[Teflon]

Coaches did well today
Swung battle forward , Wood forward, Payton into middle all good moves
We have the weakest , dumbest players in the comp
THE worst midfield- nit by a little but a long way
12 years of recruiting HBF/HFF crap like Billing’s and co has set us back 10 years

Sorry, mate. This sort of crap simply just doesn't cut it. I would suggest that tonight you might go to the pub/go for a walk/piss off one way or another.

Sorry mate I’d rather chew me own arm off than be your “mate”
Stick your lame pathetic excuses “mate”
Your 1 truck pony “it’s the coach” when we lose just demonstrates your pathetic grasp on reality
We have weak, insipid players who play dumb and lack basic skills
The worst midfield in the comp from 12 years off recruiting HBF s
And your answer ?? “It’s all coaches mate”
How **** brain dead can u be ? (Don’t answer)

[Teflon]

BTW, Battle up forward wasn't good. It was a desperate move. Battle is a really good player, but is at his best down back. As is Sinclair. Do any of you remember Alan Richardson's tendency to move Carlisle forward when things got desperate? That's the sort of situation we were in this afternoon.

Ross on the sideline. How often does that happen?

You’re a simpleton “mate”
Best get yourself off to the clinic …it’s been a while…

[B.M]

Fk off the coaches were good

We kicked 7 goals

The battle move took an hour. It wasn’t a good move, it was an obvious move - too late

Mate if you’re impressed by that - your ignorant to AFL footy

It was one of the worse performances against a bottom team without Sicily


Pathetic effort by coaches and players

[Teflon]

Coaches did well today
Swung battle forward , Wood forward, Payton into middle all good moves
We have the weakest , dumbest players in the comp
THE worst midfield- nit by a little but a long way
12 years of recruiting HBF/HFF crap like Billing’s and co has set us back 10 years

RTB set us back 5 years at least with his recruiting of rejects.

Lyon in 2 seasons has now set us back ???
By playing kids who are the future ??
While recruiting under Richo and Ratten was golden??
You’re an imbecile bud just own it

[The_Dud]

Ratts looked happy in the Hawks coaches box

[Sainter_Dad]

FFS tank play kids for future

How do you know it is not what we are doing?????

[Teflon]

Yes Marshall hacked the ball out of stoppages and none of our players upfield thought to play in front of their opponents. I mean...it's not bloody hard to figure out. They know Marshall does it, but they still sit back on their damn heels and let the defenders run on the ball!!!

Exactly but apparently the cos h has to tell these brain dead **** where to stand??
I’ve said before - we continue to let these weak insipid **** off the hook
Seb Roos - finished, absolutely trash
Membrey - pathetic passenger
I’d say Garcia/Hastie out of their depth but get a leave pass cause they’re kids
Jack Hayes ?? You’re 28 …gotta do more than 1 decent game …living off the reputation from 2 years ago
Brad Hill - weak, gutless ….brushed off by Hawks kids when “fake tackles.”
Weak

[cps]

Ratts looked happy in the Hawks coaches box

Because he's not in the hot seat now?

[samoht]

I thought Sicily missing would have tipped the scales our way ... but the better-coached/drilled team won.

Coaches do make a difference after all.

[shrodes]

Coaches did well today
Swung battle forward , Wood forward, Payton into middle all good moves
We have the weakest , dumbest players in the comp
THE worst midfield- nit by a little but a long way
12 years of recruiting HBF/HFF crap like Billing’s and co has set us back 10 years

RTB set us back 5 years at least with his recruiting of rejects.

Strange call. Lyon was hired 24th October 2022, trade period ended 12th October 2022.
So the only "rejects" this could apply to are Liam Henry and Paddy Dow. Bonner was a delisted free agent.

Curious who you're referring to.

[Teflon]

FFS tank play kids for future

How do you know it is not what we are doing?????

I’m sure it is - it’s why I’m not interested in the blame coach shyte
He knows he doesn’t have the cattle, certainly doesn’t have the midfield
Just tank ffs get the pick
We have no star academy concessions we have no father sons …
Time to get imaginative

[Devilhead]

Most of the 50/50 umpire calls seem to go against us in last quarter but another game where we had the opportunities to win.

Won nearly every stat except free kicks and final score.

Inside 50's 52 to 44.

The downfield free was a disgrace

But it wasn't why we lost the game

[samoht]

I was obviously referring to the first Lyon stint, Shrodes.