Autopsy 2025 Rd 9 Injury plagued Blues defeat Saints

[Bluella]

Is that what they call a character building win?

Jsos huge, Motlop did some really good things, Saady awesome again.

 

[Wickzki]

Spud's game.

Yep. Another St Kilda loss.

As is tradition.

 

[JuddgementDay]

I’m just happy that we won - it wasn’t pretty, but it was a good win

So many good contributors, but I loved EH in the last qtr - he’s just a smart player

 

[JustaBattler]

It's my birthday tomorrow and I shall celebrate by watching this

Happy Birthday

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Curnowhan]

Well done to the boys for fighting it out in the face of significant injuries.

And the FOX Footy team can suck it- how hard were they barracking for the Saints in the last quarter?

 

[dumb]

Didn't lose a quarter but never felt in control. Backline held things together while we kept wasting the ball in the front half. Some new faces next week again. Hope McGovern is OK.

 

[T2B_]

Freakish repeat efforts from guys like saad

**** Ross is dumb. They open that game up in the third quarter they win. We don't have the run or rotations to go with them.

That was bewildering to me too. I felt for sure he'd do exactly that to test us and run us off our feet.

 

[Dramoth]

Harry McKay CLUTCH. And to all those tracking his disposals Jesse Motlop's composure in Q4 was a massive reason for the win. Was brilliant in the last. Didn't rush and hit important kicks

Turned on the jets in the last when everyone else was running out of gas. What a win!

 

[Aphrodite]

****ing putrid Rabble

 

[jj1978]

We won against a Ross second half strangle fest.

Still have concerns about too many of our players fading out for large chunks. Curnow still playing just halves of games like last year. Cripps is he injured?

Think Weiters loves Haynes saw him laugh with him post game, didn’t know he had teeth.

Umpires were at their awful best, making some bs calls particular in ruck duels.

Good practice for a game against the Swans who like the scrum.

Harry hope you know you’re our most important player so keep going.

Season still alive somewhat but lots to do and hope we can release the shackles soon.

 

[95blues]

Quality selections

Lord Super sub

Francis tagged sinclair

Young forward.

 

[RPCB]

This will forever be known as the game that St Kilda officially let TDK slip away.

 

[BlueLocke]

Thought Walsh worked through a hard tag well; much more assured with his disposal.

Give him Acres wing while Blake heals up.

 

[Aphrodite]

As for any Rabble supporters reading this thread …



Karma bitches!

 

[Gethelred]

So, you walk out onto the ground in the second half against Ross Lyon down to 3 on the bench, and the ****ers upon taking possession at all times don't just go the long switch but switch all the way back again, you know it's a coaching direction. Far from looking for the short option, they genuinely sought to spread us, make us defend the entire space to exacerbate the effect of the injuries. But it's days like this that reveal somewhat that our gamedsy coaching dept. aren't as stupid at this forum would have it; the game went from us trying to run the ball or use the corridor to the boundary, stoppage, heavily contested game - that was ugly as **** - to reduce St Kilda opportunities to run us round, knowing that they would give us the scrap.

Lyon cannot help himself. A scrappy, contest riven, defensive game, with both side set up behind the ball; it's his natural state of comfort. We set a trap, and by gum did he fall right into it.

It might've been dour. It might be a game to take the points and forget. But this is an interesting result, for an number of different reasons.

 

[ferrisb]

Harry looks so much better when he's doing part time rucking.

Not only is he actually quite skilled in the ruck, but it also seems to get him involved more in the game, lifts his confidence.

 

[jj1978]

Oh and Bolts go eat a shortbread.

 

[ESKIE]

Hey Saints

I love you

 

[myblueroan]

Putrid is as putrid does Aph.

Dragged us down with them a lot too.
More's the credit for the win.

 

[Pablito]

Reckon we might finish in the 8 at the end of this week.

 

[Dramoth]

3 down, a labouring Charlie plus some sore boys.

Not a replay special but a win is a win.

I'll be watching the replay.

 

[Blues_Man]

How about those moments in the last from Lord & WW?

Binns started the game well, absolutely worth persisting with.

The kids are alright!

He was absolutely terrible in the second half

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Thanks Blues, and thanks Tim Lane and 5AA for giving me some balanced coverage.

Edit: Maybe it wasn't Tim Lane? Good coverage on my 6th attempt at finding a station that called both teams.

 

[kreuze_missile]

Backline looked epic again.