Match Thread Saints vs Hawks

[bigcarl]

Good goal by the future skipper

[The_Dud]

Make him f**king captain already.

[Cordz2]

Billings kick to Marsh - ordinary - made for a tougher shot.

[samuraisaint]

Their leaders are outplaying ours - by a mile. They will tire, but the question is whether our next rung of players brought in today will be able to match the fresh legs of the younger players they have brought in.
The team we are playing is NOT the Box Hill Hawks as has been suggested - it is a side with FOUR mutliple premiership players, plus Scully and Wingard.

Our five year + players need to step up in the second quarter, put their head over the ball, and lower their eyes when they go forward.

[DJ Higgins]

Steele should have signed him for longer

[The_Dud]

Quick ball movement works.

What a revelation.

[Cordz2]

Any chance Lonie can stick a tackle

Id prefer Hind over Lonie every day of the week.

[Enrico_Misso]

We're underway in the handicap!

Carrying a 15 minute weight..

[Devilhead]

Billings kick to Marsh - ordinary - made for a tougher shot.

Seriously .... he was the only free player in the forward 50

If kicked to a contest some of you would have been screaming for his head for ignoring Marsh

Damned if you do .... damned if you don't

[CURLY]

Great idea leaving Carlisle out FFS

[Cordz2]

Billings kick to Marsh - ordinary - made for a tougher shot.

Seriously .... he was the only free player in the forward 50

If kicked to a contest some of you would have been screaming for his head for ignoring Marsh

Damned if you do .... damned if you don't

Yep under no pressure half the 50 to kick to - lobbing it deeper into the pocket or stabbing it to be almost straight in front - watch the replay.

[Ghost Like]

Missing Carlisle.

[Joffa Burns]

Abbott at the centre bounce, maybe better off with Costello

[MC Gusto]

They are clinical going into F50 compared to us

[samoht]

Clearance/Ruck work of Hawthorn has been elite ... so much for our 3 ruck selection thus far ... and I thought 2 was one too many.

[saintbob]

Would it be too much to ask for some accountability around the contest

[Devilhead]

Great handball through traffic by Billings then

[DJ Higgins]

Nice Jones

[shrodes]

Free kick on the siren hurts, lucky let off

[BigD]

Free kick on the siren hurts, lucky let off

I’d already marked it in my record.
Hopefully a team lifter.

[Jacks Back]

1/4 time
Saints 4.3.27 v Hawks 5.1.31

Ratten is no better than Cho. Why bring in Abbot and Marsh but don't replace Carlisle. We are too short in the backline.

[Mr Magic]

Abbott’s not had a great first game for us so far

[DJ Higgins]

I will take that score after our first 10 minutes

[George27]

Steele should have signed him for longer

You had me worried , until I realised you had written “longer “ not “Longer”.

[Wayne42]

The Saints don't look anywhere near a top 8 side, another list churn needed at seasons end.