Match Thread Saints v Demons Round 17 2023

[bobmurray]

Quarter Time scores.
Saints 3-5-23 v Demons 5-0-30.

Good kicking by the Demons.

[SAINT-LEE]

We play better without King.

Look out Melbourne.

Its currently the sad truth.
Our first 5 games offensively were incredible. Certianly some other reasons beyond just King ...but once hes there...any KPP is there...you are expected to feed them...theyre hungry blokes always screaming for the ball...but him being a tad underdone with no games and still trying to find out who the hell he actually is on field...we immediately began to suffer.

[SAINT-LEE]

We play better without King.

Look out Melbourne.

Its currently the sad truth.
Our first 5 games offensively were incredible. Certianly some other reasons beyond just King ...but once hes there...any KPP is there...you are expected to feed them...theyre hungry blokes always screaming for the ball...but him being a tad underdone with no games and still trying to find out who the hell he actually is on field...we immediately began to suffer.

[desertsaint]

good quarter saints. need to kick goals tho.

[CURLY]

Well we’ve dominated the contested stuff but again no reward from the umpires.

A goal incredibly over turned has also hurt.

[B.M]

Not having King is killing us

We can’t even get it to ground

We are the WORST team in the AFL for turning entries into scores and have the MOST intercept marks in our i50

This is a system and personnel problem.

Seb Ross is out of the game - who can we blame?

Gresham??

[Teflon]

They’re having a red hot crack
Dump kicks into 50 will kill us NWM showed how to hit a target
Howard - liability
Has there been any update on King? Is it season over stuff ??

[saintkev]

If Howard had a brain, it’d be lonely.

[Scollop]

In less than 30 seconds, Max injured trying to punch the ball away.

His shoulder was strapped so he went into the game with the injury

If they're not 100% wtf do they put their hand up to play?

Selfish

Your not serious are you?

He's done something to it and he hasn't been transparent because he wanted to play

Did you not see the strapping on the shoulder?

[Otiman]

We are in this game. A few defensive aspects to tighten up, and some execution luck in F50.

Should be a goal up.

[magnifisaint]

If Howard had a brain, it’d be lonely.

He's pathetic.

[desertsaint]

Not having King is killing us

We can’t even get it to ground

We are the WORST team in the AFL for turning entries into scores and have the MOST intercept marks in our i50

This is a system and personnel problem.

Seb Ross is out of the game - who can we blame?

Gresham??

aren't those stats with king in just as much as out? actually probably worse since he returned if you take a look.

[Otiman]

I didn't see the evidence for the goal to be turned over. If there's another angle they should show it.

[Teflon]

Not having King is killing us

We can’t even get it to ground

We are the WORST team in the AFL for turning entries into scores and have the MOST intercept marks in our i50

This is a system and personnel problem.

Seb Ross is out of the game - who can we blame?

Gresham??

Maybe injury?
Could blame coach for that too I guess ?
Dump kicks into 50 isn’t a structural issue
It’s a player poor decision making issue
As Milera showed by hitting up Hammer
It can be done IF you looked????

[George27]

Phillipou

Missed goal from 20m

Yes that was disappointing, but overall he had a very good quarter. Much more involved than in recent weeks.

[Scollop]

Two goals to Dee's from our clangers

One handed to them by Crouch and another by Howard

[Otiman]

Windy no possessions, only 67% TOG, why? Needs to lift.

[Scollop]

Dumb and selfish Gresh

[CURLY]

Nice free then the advantage while red hot and pinned.

Thanks ump

[CURLY]

Byrnes give the ball off FFS

[desertsaint]

c'mon crouchy. need this...hmmm

[Otiman]

Caminiti can kick when he thinks he needs to handball. Has more time than he thinks.

[bobmurray]

Zaine Cordy off injured.

[CURLY]

Umpires taking the piss with Owens there.

[Scollop]

We'll be lucky to finish the match with 18 fit players