StrengthThroughLoyalty
5 Jul 2001, 10:49
stats show that we are the most inefficient at disposing the ball in the league, who would've guessed. :rolleyes:
Inner Saintum News
Volume 4, Issue 2 4th July, 2001
The Official Newsletter to St Kilda Football Club Sponsors & Coterie Members
St Kilda Football Club Review - Round 13 2001
St Kilda 13.9.87 v Richmond 19.12.126, Colonial Stadium.
Another game where the team had an opportunity to win but was unable to capitalise on an early lead. Our intensity at the football in the first 20 minutes, where we established a four goal lead, was terrific. The loss of Lenny Hayes through injury certainly didn't help an already depleted midfield, but it was our inability to use the football at critical times which again brought about the result. The Coaching Department in their weekly analysis of the Statistics uncovered some interesting results this week.
St Kilda is currently 16th in the competition as far as disposal of the football is concerned. Our kicking efficiency is only 81 % ( we kick the ball ineffectively 19% of the time ) which puts us 15th in the competition. With our handballing around the 80% mark we are 16th, bringing an overall effectiveness rating of approximately 81.5% which is 16th in the competition. Brisbane and Essendon are the leaders in this area with figures around 84-85%. Therefore we are not far off the mark. If each individual player can improve their effectiveness marginally we will be up there with the rest of the competition.
The weekend was not without some positives. Our defence performed reasonably well against the strong Richmond forwards. Fraser Gehrig held Matthew Richardson to just 3 marks & 8 possessions. Richardson is the Number 1 player in the competition for Contested Marks, and although he was perhaps restricted with injury, Gehrig continued his solid form in defence for 2001. He was well supported by Justin Plapp in the early stages of the match. Tim Elliott made a few errors but did reasonably well at Centre Half Back against a very difficult opponent in Ben Holland. Justin Peckett continued his solid form in the back half with 24 possessions, Aaron Hamill competed aggressively across half forward and Peter Everitt continued his form in the ruck.
The thoughts of Malcolm Blight in the post match interview sum up where the team is at the moment. "And right now the perception of St Kilda is that if we keep at them long enough they will crack eventually and they will turn the ball over. The players say we'll go back into our shell. Well let's break down the facade, let's not talk about the scoreboard, let's just talk about the issues on the ground." This certainly seemed to happen during the 2nd quarter when Richmond scored 8 goals to 2. In the end the St Kilda backline probably failed through weight of inside 50's ( Richmond 56, St Kilda 41 ) to the opposition, mainly due to a lack of quality players in the midfield.
The team now faces the difficult assignment of the Brisbane Lions this Saturday night at the Gabba. Lenny Hayes will need to be replaced by one of the players who participated in the Springvale v Coburg match. Five players were unavailable for the weekends game versus Richmond - Burke, Loewe, Harvey, Moyle & Lawrence - and all of these players will be out of action for the next few weeks
Brian Waldron
General Manager, Football Operations
St Kilda Update - week beginning Monday 2 July
NEXT GAME
AFL: Rd 14. - Brisbane Lions v St Kilda
Saturday 7 July - 7.40pm Eastern Standard Time (Gabba)
VFL: Rd 13. - Northern Bullants v Springvale
Sunday 17 June - 2.10pm (Kramer Street, Preston)
TRAINING
5pm Monday - Doug Ellis Pool - Monash University (Clayton Campus)
4pm Wednesday - Moorabbin Oval
6pm Friday - Gabba
INJURIES
Hayes (shoulder) season.
Note: Lenny dislocated his shoulder yesterday. He had X-rays today and then saw the club surgeon. He will have a stabilising operation this week.
Harvey (knee) season
Burke (knee) season
Moyle (fractured fibula) 5 weeks
Loewe (knee) 4 weeks
Lawrence (back-related hamstring) indefinite
See the Real Thing
SEE the Team of the Century painting on public display for the first time at:
ROBERT LANE HONDA, 801 Nepean Highway, Brighton East
Drop in and enjoy a coffee in the new in-store cafe.
UPCOMING EVENTS
HALO'S NEIL ROBERTS CLUB LUNCHEON
When: Thursday 19 July
Where: Coopers Inn
282 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Time: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Cost: $45 per head
$400 table of ten
(includes 2 course lunch & beverages)
For bookings, contact Cheryl Mason on 9509 4738.
St Kilda Membership Update
After nine rounds, St Kilda membership total: 22,189
2000 membership total: 17,800
VFL REPORT
Springvale 24. 16. 160
Bendigo 15. 14. 104
Goals: Carmody 5 Powell 5 Smith 3 Schwarze 3 Capuano 2 Pitt 2 Berry Delarue Harrison O'Brien
Best: Carmody, O'Brien, Powell, Carroll, Oliver, Capuano, Delarue, Cripps
A big day at Moorabbin on Saturday with the eagerly awaited 1st game of Number #1 draft pick, Nick Riewoldt. Riewoldt participated in the Springvale Reserve Grade game, playing the first 15 minutes of each of the quarters. He came off the ground very early in the game through the blood rule, but returned ( in another jumper ) to show some fine dash & skills from the wing. He was tagged for the majority of the game but took 4 very strong marks in the 2nd quarter. He finished with about 12 possessions and a goal, but more importantly has pulled up from the game in fine condition. He is expected to play a full game at this level next week. The match also saw the return of Jason Traianidis from an ankle operation. "Triga" found plenty of the football across half forward during a full hitout, and as the game progressed his strong disposal skills came to the fore. Ben Walton was played in this game to give him some much needed ground time after spending long periods on the Springvale Senior bench. He had a mountain of possessions, whilst rookie Mark Wittison showed some encouraging form at Centre Half Forward.
In the main game Springvale were a much improved unit due largely to the efforts of St Kilda players who have played considerable senior football in 2001. Tony Delaney ( 20 poss'ns ), Jason Blake ( 15 poss'ns ), Robbie Powell ( 5 goals ) & Matthew Young ( 28 poss'ns ) were all fine players on the day, whilst Troy Schwarze appreciated the move from defence to a wing with his 3 long goals for the afternoon. Matthew Capuano ( 8 marks for 2 goals ) spent most of the day on the forward line due to the dominance of youngster Chris Oliver in the ruck. Oliver ( 15 poss, 5 marks ) completely dominated the ruck contests and is continuing to improve with each game, whilst Jason Cripps came on midway into the 2nd quarter but was still able to rack up 21 touches for the game. He is starting to find some touch in his ball-handling & has now played several games in succession. Justin Berry & Daniel Wulf also played but had limited time & impact.
The Springvale Scorpions have now won 8 games out of 11 and sit 3rd on the VFL ladder. The team plays the Northern Bullants at Preston on Sunday. The Reserves game begins at 11:20am with the main game at 2:10pm.
Cam Roberts
Football Administration Manager
TEAM OF THE CENTURY
Refer to the attachment for a copy of the Team of The Century Print. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a piece of
St Kilda Football Club History. The two (2) prints available are:
Team of The Century Print, personally signed by Captain & Coach, $795
Team of The Century Print, personally signed by Robert Harvey, $495
To make your order please phone Alex Crawford on 9559 6671 or by email on alexc@saints.com.au.
Inner Saintum News
Volume 4, Issue 2 4th July, 2001
The Official Newsletter to St Kilda Football Club Sponsors & Coterie Members
St Kilda Football Club Review - Round 13 2001
St Kilda 13.9.87 v Richmond 19.12.126, Colonial Stadium.
Another game where the team had an opportunity to win but was unable to capitalise on an early lead. Our intensity at the football in the first 20 minutes, where we established a four goal lead, was terrific. The loss of Lenny Hayes through injury certainly didn't help an already depleted midfield, but it was our inability to use the football at critical times which again brought about the result. The Coaching Department in their weekly analysis of the Statistics uncovered some interesting results this week.
St Kilda is currently 16th in the competition as far as disposal of the football is concerned. Our kicking efficiency is only 81 % ( we kick the ball ineffectively 19% of the time ) which puts us 15th in the competition. With our handballing around the 80% mark we are 16th, bringing an overall effectiveness rating of approximately 81.5% which is 16th in the competition. Brisbane and Essendon are the leaders in this area with figures around 84-85%. Therefore we are not far off the mark. If each individual player can improve their effectiveness marginally we will be up there with the rest of the competition.
The weekend was not without some positives. Our defence performed reasonably well against the strong Richmond forwards. Fraser Gehrig held Matthew Richardson to just 3 marks & 8 possessions. Richardson is the Number 1 player in the competition for Contested Marks, and although he was perhaps restricted with injury, Gehrig continued his solid form in defence for 2001. He was well supported by Justin Plapp in the early stages of the match. Tim Elliott made a few errors but did reasonably well at Centre Half Back against a very difficult opponent in Ben Holland. Justin Peckett continued his solid form in the back half with 24 possessions, Aaron Hamill competed aggressively across half forward and Peter Everitt continued his form in the ruck.
The thoughts of Malcolm Blight in the post match interview sum up where the team is at the moment. "And right now the perception of St Kilda is that if we keep at them long enough they will crack eventually and they will turn the ball over. The players say we'll go back into our shell. Well let's break down the facade, let's not talk about the scoreboard, let's just talk about the issues on the ground." This certainly seemed to happen during the 2nd quarter when Richmond scored 8 goals to 2. In the end the St Kilda backline probably failed through weight of inside 50's ( Richmond 56, St Kilda 41 ) to the opposition, mainly due to a lack of quality players in the midfield.
The team now faces the difficult assignment of the Brisbane Lions this Saturday night at the Gabba. Lenny Hayes will need to be replaced by one of the players who participated in the Springvale v Coburg match. Five players were unavailable for the weekends game versus Richmond - Burke, Loewe, Harvey, Moyle & Lawrence - and all of these players will be out of action for the next few weeks
Brian Waldron
General Manager, Football Operations
St Kilda Update - week beginning Monday 2 July
NEXT GAME
AFL: Rd 14. - Brisbane Lions v St Kilda
Saturday 7 July - 7.40pm Eastern Standard Time (Gabba)
VFL: Rd 13. - Northern Bullants v Springvale
Sunday 17 June - 2.10pm (Kramer Street, Preston)
TRAINING
5pm Monday - Doug Ellis Pool - Monash University (Clayton Campus)
4pm Wednesday - Moorabbin Oval
6pm Friday - Gabba
INJURIES
Hayes (shoulder) season.
Note: Lenny dislocated his shoulder yesterday. He had X-rays today and then saw the club surgeon. He will have a stabilising operation this week.
Harvey (knee) season
Burke (knee) season
Moyle (fractured fibula) 5 weeks
Loewe (knee) 4 weeks
Lawrence (back-related hamstring) indefinite
See the Real Thing
SEE the Team of the Century painting on public display for the first time at:
ROBERT LANE HONDA, 801 Nepean Highway, Brighton East
Drop in and enjoy a coffee in the new in-store cafe.
UPCOMING EVENTS
HALO'S NEIL ROBERTS CLUB LUNCHEON
When: Thursday 19 July
Where: Coopers Inn
282 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Time: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Cost: $45 per head
$400 table of ten
(includes 2 course lunch & beverages)
For bookings, contact Cheryl Mason on 9509 4738.
St Kilda Membership Update
After nine rounds, St Kilda membership total: 22,189
2000 membership total: 17,800
VFL REPORT
Springvale 24. 16. 160
Bendigo 15. 14. 104
Goals: Carmody 5 Powell 5 Smith 3 Schwarze 3 Capuano 2 Pitt 2 Berry Delarue Harrison O'Brien
Best: Carmody, O'Brien, Powell, Carroll, Oliver, Capuano, Delarue, Cripps
A big day at Moorabbin on Saturday with the eagerly awaited 1st game of Number #1 draft pick, Nick Riewoldt. Riewoldt participated in the Springvale Reserve Grade game, playing the first 15 minutes of each of the quarters. He came off the ground very early in the game through the blood rule, but returned ( in another jumper ) to show some fine dash & skills from the wing. He was tagged for the majority of the game but took 4 very strong marks in the 2nd quarter. He finished with about 12 possessions and a goal, but more importantly has pulled up from the game in fine condition. He is expected to play a full game at this level next week. The match also saw the return of Jason Traianidis from an ankle operation. "Triga" found plenty of the football across half forward during a full hitout, and as the game progressed his strong disposal skills came to the fore. Ben Walton was played in this game to give him some much needed ground time after spending long periods on the Springvale Senior bench. He had a mountain of possessions, whilst rookie Mark Wittison showed some encouraging form at Centre Half Forward.
In the main game Springvale were a much improved unit due largely to the efforts of St Kilda players who have played considerable senior football in 2001. Tony Delaney ( 20 poss'ns ), Jason Blake ( 15 poss'ns ), Robbie Powell ( 5 goals ) & Matthew Young ( 28 poss'ns ) were all fine players on the day, whilst Troy Schwarze appreciated the move from defence to a wing with his 3 long goals for the afternoon. Matthew Capuano ( 8 marks for 2 goals ) spent most of the day on the forward line due to the dominance of youngster Chris Oliver in the ruck. Oliver ( 15 poss, 5 marks ) completely dominated the ruck contests and is continuing to improve with each game, whilst Jason Cripps came on midway into the 2nd quarter but was still able to rack up 21 touches for the game. He is starting to find some touch in his ball-handling & has now played several games in succession. Justin Berry & Daniel Wulf also played but had limited time & impact.
The Springvale Scorpions have now won 8 games out of 11 and sit 3rd on the VFL ladder. The team plays the Northern Bullants at Preston on Sunday. The Reserves game begins at 11:20am with the main game at 2:10pm.
Cam Roberts
Football Administration Manager
TEAM OF THE CENTURY
Refer to the attachment for a copy of the Team of The Century Print. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a piece of
St Kilda Football Club History. The two (2) prints available are:
Team of The Century Print, personally signed by Captain & Coach, $795
Team of The Century Print, personally signed by Robert Harvey, $495
To make your order please phone Alex Crawford on 9559 6671 or by email on alexc@saints.com.au.