Review GCS v St Kilda Pre-Season game #1 -- 7:45pm Thursday - Kayo/Fox

[ZedNotZee]

Not to get carried away, but Max HAll-Australian is a lock this year.

 

[Minga]

Max Hall is just such a gift from heaven ****ing hell true diamond in the rough

 

[StFly]

Thanks all this time i was thinking we are the 4 goals.... and i couldn't figure out why people on here were happy . Lol

Essentially;

Q1: GCS did well, were inaccurate.
Q2: bit 50/50 in general, but we were cleaner and GCS did not fire a shot.
Q3: No more 50/50, GCS shat the bed.
Q4: GCS tried a little at the start, still didn't fire a shot, we continued to just take pings and hit most times.

That's been the game in a nutshell. Is dewy and we've just been cleaner, lot of two touches and "I'll just paddle this oops" type instances.

 

[mighty_sainters]

Hall

 

[LazarPoodovic]

Apparently Silvagni with a concussion.

Could be worse I guess with his history. Phew-ish

 

[saintbill]

Flanders has been sensational.

 

[Banger9798]

I love the way Higgins runs like an arthritic middle aged man as soon as the goal has been kicked.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Love that from Macrae

Macrae is like 'yall forget about me? Not done yet'.

 

[Hubnester]

Holding ourselves to a high standard right to the end, great to see.

 

[beside the seaside]

Flanders ok?

Looked hurt there... But stayed on. Seems ok. Phew.

 

[SainterinSydney]

Any stats for game?

 

[sammm]

Macrae is like 'yall forget about me? Not done yet'.

I had forgotten about him

 

[Sab22]

My biggest takeaway from this game is our consistent teamwork, always looking for the better option and unselfish football.

Loved it

 

[LazarPoodovic]

Coop has been extremely unselfish tonight.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Byrnes seemed stronger in the tackle tonight or was that just weak GC.

 

[Joffaboy]

It is only a preseason hitout but lots to like.
The recruits looked well worth it, Flanders and TDK excellent, TDK and Roh should work, Ryan came into it.
There were a bunch of good players. Good hitout.

 

[SainterEire]

Delighted with the result and the positive reviews about Box, Wilson & Byrnes especially.

Disappointed for Carroll though, was hoping he’d have a break out year for us off half back.

 

[Sab22]

Any stats for game?

Banfield 40 touches
Max Hall 8 goals
Naz shat the bed, ship him off to port
Flanders bog 50 touches
wilson 400km covered

 

[SainterinSydney]

I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong--Byrnes was good tonight.

 

[kosifantutti]

Positives
Boxshall, Banfield, TDK, Flanders, Wilson.

Negatives
Silvagni concussion
Sharman’s hair

 

[Linton Street Saint]

Macrae is like 'yall forget about me? Not done yet'.

<--------------------- Absolute Bull

Great mentor for The Box.

 

[denisp]

Some great signs to take out - Boxshall plays against Collingwood - Darcy Wilson good hit out - shame about Silvagni he started solidly

 

[beside the seaside]

Only negatives I can think of were first quarter we got opened up very easily and Silvagni concussion. Aside from that you couldn't have hoped for more. Recruits excellent, guys like Windy and Wilson look bigger and stronger, forward line looked dynamic, and we still have very good players to bring into the side.

Pou did some great stuff inside. Didn't dominate the game but it was a really positive step.

Flanders looks like he'll be an outstanding get.

Tauru. Just brilliant. He has a positive impact on almost every contest he hits.

Going to be hard work getting into the side this year.

 

[Plugger35]

I thought it was going to be a dull low scoring scrap after the first quarter but we blew them away after that, very encouraging.

It may only be a practice match but I would much rather see a performance like that than the performance the Suns served up.

 

[saint66au]

Any stats for game?

Champion Data didnt cover it