News 2019 St Kilda Media Thread

[Impatient Saint]

If he'd kicked straight in the first half of the season I don't think we'd be having the discussion.

He kicked 6.12 in the first 11 games of the season and before he was dropped he had the worst case of the yips we've seen for ages. Certainly played higher after he came back and got 25+ possessions in 5 of those games, but more importantly kicked a lot straighter (8.7)

That's the Billings we want to see - getting a lot of the ball and using it well and then also being a forward threat.

I hope we might see quite a few more players getting more midfield/wing minutes this year because we desperately need the likes of Gresh, Billings and Acres to step up and prove they can be AFL standard mids.

I'm hoping Longy might be the big surprise packet this year and even Paton, Parker and Lonie should get a look in.

They did play him off a wing later in the year but his kicking at goal early in the year caused him to lose all confidence. He should have been moved much earlier before the rot set it. In any event he will be changing thru the middle this year which will be great.

 

[Mat Mann]

Journalists, why would anybody care about what they say these days, so full of bias and prejudice for and against clubs and players. its about getting a story out 1st regardless of factual correctness or morality. True Journalism died an eon ago in the footy world.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Journalists, why would anybody care about what they say these days, so full of bias and prejudice for and against clubs and players. its about getting a story out 1st regardless of factual correctness or morality. True Journalism died an eon ago in the footy world.

Sad but ultimately true Mat. Current journalism standards are not driven by getting a real understanding of players, clubs and the AFL organisation but by exposure, sensationalism and "hits".

 

[CursingFijian]

Sad but ultimately true Mat. Current journalism standards are not driven by getting a real understanding of players, clubs and the AFL organisation but by exposure, sensationalism and "hits".

It’s almost like if we want to be informed by well researched, accurate and grounded pieces of writing that the journalists need to be paid well rather than have their pay tied to clicks and hits. Who would of thought?

 

[VDS66]

Journalists, why would anybody care about what they say these days, so full of bias and prejudice for and against clubs and players. its about getting a story out 1st regardless of factual correctness or morality. True Journalism died an eon ago in the footy world.

Underrated post.

 

[hoovinha]

Not sure if this is a worry or not considering it didn't work so well last year...

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/01/14/no-drastic-game-plan-changes-coming-to-saints-says-phillips/

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[st_trav_ofWA]

Not sure if this is a worry or not considering it didn't work so well last year...

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/01/14/no-drastic-game-plan-changes-coming-to-saints-says-phillips/

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last season was terrible but i think it was more our skill errors that killed us more than anything that and the fact we struggled to get hands on the ball enough ... stats will show we entered the forward 50 a reasonable ammount and we defended fairly well but the last kick to find the target in the forward movements let us down ... i feel we will prob tweek the game plan but i dont reckon it woill be a compleate overhaul of it

 

[BigPowerForward]

last season was terrible but i think it was more our skill errors that killed us more than anything that and the fact we struggled to get hands on the ball enough ... stats will show we entered the forward 50 a reasonable ammount and we defended fairly well but the last kick to find the target in the forward movements let us down ... i feel we will prob tweek the game plan but i dont reckon it woill be a compleate overhaul of it

Surprisingly, we finished 2nd behind Collingwood for average disposals per game. We got enough of the ball but I agree with you that the quality of our ball use, particularly I50 was not at a consistently high enough level.
Our over-reliance on handball was where I felt we came unstuck. I have watched a couple of our pre season training sessions and the thing that struck me the most was players getting back quickly off the mark and moving the ball on quickly by foot. Perhaps this is one of the tweaks to our game plan but we won't really know until we start seeing the kick to handball ratios for the preseason games. Here's hoping we can kick it more because we have, and are going to have, some pretty mint
targets I50.

 

[sammm]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-01-16/saints-in-great-shape-with-recruit-nearing-full-training

 

[Nutsngum]

Surprisingly, we finished 2nd behind Collingwood for average disposals per game. We got enough of the ball but I agree with you that the quality of our ball use, particularly I50 was not at a consistently high enough level.
Our over-reliance on handball was where I felt we came unstuck. I have watched a couple of our pre season training sessions and the thing that struck me the most was players getting back quickly off the mark and moving the ball on quickly by foot. Perhaps this is one of the tweaks to our game plan but we won't really know until we start seeing the kick to handball ratios for the preseason games. Here's hoping we can kick it more because we have, and are going to have, some pretty mint
targets I50.

If someone can teach Seb Ross how to push back off a ******* mark I will mark it as a successful pre-season. Whoever were his junior coaches should be shot for not stamping that out early.

 

[George]

Ed Phillips on SEN Breakfast

https://player.fm/series/sen-breakfast/ed-phillips-on-sen-breakfast-15012019

 

[sammm]

http://m.saints.com.au/news/2019-01-18/saints-academy-prioritises-mental-health

This pretty impressive. Especially with adter what happened with majak daw

 

[BrutThough]

Jack Billings on SEN Breakfast

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/?id=325584

 

[BrutThough]

Jack Newnes on RSN Breakfast Club

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/?id=325593

 

[St Muir]

Ed Phillips on SEN Breakfast

https://player.fm/series/sen-breakfast/ed-phillips-on-sen-breakfast-15012019

Very articulate young man. He comes across as very focused and professional. He could be interesting if he brings some poise to his game.

 

[cooperrules]

Richos using ali as inspiration this year "rumble in the jungle". I suppose its better than last years wiggle inspired "hot potatoe hot potatoe" game plan. Richo please just shut the * up.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Richos using ali as inspiration this year "rumble in the jungle". I suppose its better than last years wiggle inspired "hot potatoe hot potatoe" game plan. Richo please just shut the **** up.

Well, he knows all about being a rope-a-dope.

 

[Impatient Saint]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-01-27/get-ready-to-rumble-saints-richo-uses-ali-for-inspiration

Credence to Richo for continually improving himself for the betterment of the club. Its the first time I've seen Richo publicly take any responsibility for last year, plus getting tuition for his communication style will go a long way to becoming a sucessful coach.

The Club and its Football Staff are ticking a lot of boxes this year and the entire place feels like it is up an about!

 

[Sir Skid]

Richos using ali as inspiration this year "rumble in the jungle". I suppose its better than last years wiggle inspired "hot potatoe hot potatoe" game plan. Richo please just shut the **** up.

Wait, wot...

You mean if one plan isn't working you can try something...............


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DIFFERENT!

 

[Joffaboy]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-01-27/get-ready-to-rumble-saints-richo-uses-ali-for-inspiration

Credence to Richo for continually improving himself for the betterment of the club. Its the first time I've seen Richo publicly take any responsibility for last year, plus getting tuition for his communication style will go a long way to becoming a sucessful coach.

The Club and its Football Staff are ticking a lot of boxes this year and the entire place feels like it is up an about!

At least they are not sitting on their hands and didn't delude themselves about last year.
Lethlean did a full review, coaching changes were made, seemingly so far for the better, leadership has been bolstered by Hanners, the drafting strategy of the late pick mature ages makes sense on paper, and the players have bought in with superior pre season fitness.
Can't win games in the off season, but was also shown that we couldn't win with last year's shambles in place.

Up to the players and coaches to win games now this season.

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[Pakenhamsaint]

Wait, wot...

You mean if one plan isn't working you can try something...............


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DIFFERENT!

Its an unusual tactic.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Choey what a dag

 

[BigPowerForward]

Billy's big impact: Slater an instant success at Saints
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-01-29/billys-big-impact-slater-an-instant-success-at-saints

It is an interesting article. I particularly like this part;

"As part of a new initiative employed by Richardson this summer, two players' strengths are praised by a younger member of the group in one of three weekly pre-training meetings.
With Josh Bruce's aerial prowess and competitiveness highlighted by second-year midfielder Nick Coffield, Geary then took the chance to emphasise the key forward's goal celebrations."

I like the idea of the peer praising and increased on field celebrations. There is a school of thought that believes that success can be achieved by maximizing your strengths rather than eliminating your weaknesses. It is also encouraging hearing that Richo has an expert in communication sitting in on his meetings and giving him feedback. Success is a group effort and everyone needs to try and improve themselves.

 

[Keg on legs]

Billy's big impact: Slater an instant success at Saints
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-01-29/billys-big-impact-slater-an-instant-success-at-saints

It is an interesting article. I particularly like this part;

"As part of a new initiative employed by Richardson this summer, two players' strengths are praised by a younger member of the group in one of three weekly pre-training meetings.
With Josh Bruce's aerial prowess and competitiveness highlighted by second-year midfielder Nick Coffield, Geary then took the chance to emphasise the key forward's goal celebrations."

I like the idea of the peer praising and increased on field celebrations. There is a school of thought that believes that success can be achieved by maximizing your strengths rather than eliminating your weaknesses. It is also encouraging hearing that Richo has an expert in communication sitting in on his meetings and giving him feedback. Success is a group effort and everyone needs to try and improve themselves.

Billy is a dud. CALL ME SNAKE thoughts?

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Billy is a dud. CALL ME SNAKE thoughts?