Lots of players completely off their game....

BigMart · Post: # 744117Post **BigMart** » Sun 24 May 2009 5:14pm

Goddard
Dal Santo
Blake
Milne
Gwilt
Riewoldt
Schnieder

All have made terrible decisions and are really off their games.....in the first half.....

Missed tackles, turn-overs, fumbles and lack of awareness....

We are in front easily through the efforts of

Jones, Mini, Dawson, Gilbert, Fisher.....and a few other lesser lights

and I love Luke Ball......but he is possibly the worst kick in the AFL.......

We have been WOEFUL!

and three players need a spell......you guess the ones...(hint - they make crucial errors)

BigMart · Post: # 744141Post **BigMart** » Sun 24 May 2009 5:30pm

Add to that

Baker

Not sure what the issue is.......but the players seem to be completely out of synch....

The lions efficiency when winning possesion

Black
Drummond
Power
Adcock

Has been the difference......

If I had to predict a winner at this stage.......I would think we would be in trouble

BigMart · Post: # 744156Post **BigMart** » Sun 24 May 2009 5:33pm

I just saw the Tackle count at H/T possibly the idicator that we are not switched on......and in falt form...

skeptic · Post: # 744210Post **skeptic** » Sun 24 May 2009 5:50pm

look tired to me marto, might be time to rest a few

u venture down to sandy today by any chance?

battye · Post: # 744221Post **battye** » Sun 24 May 2009 6:02pm

When is Dempster ready to return? Baker didn't do much (from the TV anyway).

backit · Post: # 744232Post **backit** » Sun 24 May 2009 6:07pm

Dal and Milney were down but lifted when they needed to in the last qtr and thats what got us over the line today.

bigcarl · Post: # 744240Post **bigcarl** » Sun 24 May 2009 6:15pm

backit wrote:Dal and Milney were down but lifted when they needed to in the last qtr and thats what got us over the line today.

Agree. I thought we missed gram's run through the middle and I thought maybe raph should have been used in that role rather than as a defender.

Poor conversion cost us, but having said that, the lions kicked better than you'd expect.

A good gutsy win in the end, but a shame we had to be headed to produce our best.

Griggsy · Post: # 744245Post **Griggsy** » Sun 24 May 2009 6:23pm

BigMart wrote:
We are in front easily through the efforts of

Jones, Mini, Dawson, Gilbert, Fisher.....and a few other lesser lights

and I love Luke Ball......but he is possibly the worst kick in the AFL.......

Gardiner probably more so. That was absolute domination in the ruck. Was great to watch.

claystreet · Post: # 744286Post **claystreet** » Sun 24 May 2009 7:11pm

Again some of the boys looked shot by 1/4 time and i dont think the 6 day breaks are helping

bubblegoose · Sun 24 May 2009 7:33pm

Can anyone confirm that the flu went through the Saints during the week? Heard someone saying that was the word in the Social club before the game?

Legendary · Post: # 744330Post **Legendary** » Sun 24 May 2009 7:33pm

bubblegoose wrote:Can anyone confirm that the flu went through the Saints during the week? Heard someone saying that was the word in the Social club before the game?

Can definitely confirm that Riewoldt was quite crook this week.

backit · Post: # 744344Post **backit** » Sun 24 May 2009 7:38pm

On Ch7 they made comment on Roo having a virus and being away from the club during the week. He did look spent at times not his usual self with his defence in the forward line but he was not on his Pat malone there.

doggerel · Post: # 744360Post **doggerel** » Sun 24 May 2009 7:43pm

I imagine the OP means Gwilt, Blake and Geary?

If so, then I concur.

aussiejones · Sun 24 May 2009 7:46pm

"Poor conversion cost us, "

Pressure often causes this

fingers · Post: # 744381Post **fingers** » Sun 24 May 2009 7:48pm

RL Press conference said Roo had been in bed all week and was unikely to play for most of the week. Tonsilitis - virus etc.

busso mick · Post: # 744386Post **busso mick** » Sun 24 May 2009 7:50pm

fingers wrote:RL Press conference said Roo had been in bed all week and was unikely to play for most of the week. Tonsilitis - virus etc.

In that case what a champ he is, because without him we would have lost today.

Enrico_Misso · Sun 24 May 2009 8:00pm

The only good thing about today was that for the first time this season we found ourselves in a pressure situation half way through the last quarter.

and we responded magnificently !

aussierules0k · Sun 24 May 2009 10:43pm

bigcarl · Post: # 744946Post **bigcarl** » Sun 24 May 2009 11:58pm

aussierules0k wrote:We only ever got a shot at goal from hard angles..

they forced us out wide, didn't they. we missed a player with gram's directness.

Harvey To Hayes · Mon 25 May 2009 12:02am

BigMart wrote:Goddard
Dal Santo
Blake
Milne
Gwilt
Riewoldt
Schnieder

All have made terrible decisions and are really off their games.....in the first half.....

Missed tackles, turn-overs, fumbles and lack of awareness....

We are in front easily through the efforts of

Jones, Mini, Dawson, Gilbert, Fisher.....and a few other lesser lights

and I love Luke Ball......but he is possibly the worst kick in the AFL.......

We have been WOEFUL!

and three players need a spell......you guess the ones...(hint - they make crucial errors)

I thought Schneider played really well today. 24 possessions, 4 tackles, mainly used the ball really well, one of his better games for mine...

Milton66 · Post: # 744958Post **Milton66** » Mon 25 May 2009 12:04am

aussierules0k wrote:Let's just admit the Lions put us under pressure that we haven't seen this year.

We only ever got a shot at goal from hard angles.
The Lions are a great team.... but we won.... end of story.

Mate, their 2 loose defenders didn't help us either. Fair go.

We played a team that was 5-3 and lost 2 of those for less than 3 goals.

plugger66 · Post: # 745001Post **plugger66** » Mon 25 May 2009 12:30am

Have always said this year we will not drop players from a winning side but that is when we play well as a winning side. After today the players in trouble are Jimmy and Raph.

aussierules0k · Mon 25 May 2009 12:39am

plugger66 · Post: # 745026Post **plugger66** » Mon 25 May 2009 12:54am

aussierules0k wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Have always said this year we will not drop players from a winning side but that is when we play well as a winning side. After today the players in trouble are Jimmy and Raph.

...ahhh OK. So could you tell us all exactly what job you have at the club?

You seem to have all the inside info.

Finally you have me. My job at the club is I am a supporter. A hard job to do but there are 30456 other who do it as well.

bigred · Post: # 745074Post **bigred** » Mon 25 May 2009 7:29am

meh. We gave Brisbane a sniff. You cannot afford to do that in this comp. It is far too even.

Kicked ourselves into trouble in the first half. Quite seriously this could..COULD have been a blowout. What was it? Two goals, nine behinds in the second?

Increase that to say Five goals in the second and we would have been a lot further out.

Bad kicking is bad football. Plain and simple. We still looked flat. Our pressure is down and it is a concern. We still got the points, but it is a concern.

The response in the last was good to see. Lifted.

Joey is most definately an elite mid now.
Schnieder's work was awesome.
Gardy...Absolutely dominant. Such a good story this guy. He is really giving us some great first use.

There were positives, but a few more negatives to be honest.

Gotta be careful that we dont let the wins paper over the cracks somewhat.

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