Autopsy AFL 2023 Second Elimination Final - Saints v GWS Sat Sept 9th 3:20pm EST (MCG)

[Rubber Snake]

has nothing to do with it! Saints just a very average team!!

It’s weird that a supporter of a Melbourne club wouldn’t look at the Saints as one of the teams you’d want to go further. I’m probably the most fervent StKilda supporters,and now firmly on the Blues to win.
If you’d watched that game as a supporter, you’d have seen that every single 50/50 went Giants way.
Anyhow. Go Blues

 

[Arr0w]

GWS are a very good side, but Saints probably the worst of the top 8 sides this year

Another preseason under Ross is needed, but needs to drop the overly defensive style

 

[Atomboy]

Well done Giants, deserved the win today. Very good team to watch.

Good effort by the Saints, good experience for the group.

 

[ChristianBoy]

GWS are a very good side, but Saints probably the worst of the top 8 sides this year

Another preseason under Ross is needed, but needs to drop the overly defensive style

Sydney by far the worse

 

[Arr0w]

Sydney by far the worse

Well, that's another opinion I guess

 

[Plugger35]

GWS are a very good side, but Saints probably the worst of the top 8 sides this year

Another preseason under Ross is needed, but needs to drop the overly defensive style

I don't think we are overly defensive, we play a fast attacking game style under Ross now but our forward line can let us down like today.

We missed Membrey and Hayes today to give us more size and strength up forward, the GWS defenders had too much size and strength.

Our bad kicking for goal hurts us too, we have too many forwards like Harry McKay who you can't rely on to kick a simple set shot for goal.

 

[Arr0w]

I don't think we are overly defensive, we play a fast attacking game style under Ross now but our forward line can let us down like today.

We missed Membrey and Hayes today to give us more size and strength up forward, the GWS defenders had too much size and strength.

Our bad kicking for goal hurts us too, we have too many forwards like Harry McKay who you can't rely on to kick a simple set shot for goal.

Bad kicking is bad footy, one player kicking poorly shouldn't be the difference and every side has injuries

Ross's style has always been defensive compared to pointy end sides, and this year you just can't kick a high score consistently

 

[Falchoon]

2 main issues for the saints were centre clearances, The Giants had cleaner clearances with quicker spread, with a similar differential off half back.

We need an Aaron Hamill

Aaron Hamill

Age

46

Ht

184cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

5.5

4star

M

4.5

4star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.4

3star

type wrecking ball in the forward line. Our forwards are pluckers, they're not running through enough defenders.

 

[Mr Meow]

Just speaking the truth, good luck for next week, I think you have a better shot at knocking off Port or Brisbane than we would have had.

With all those spoon fed top draft picks and a good coach in Kingsley you should be a good shot at beating anyone left and winning a flag.

Just a pity the AFL can't spoon feed you more supporters that will care about it.

They are everybody's second team.

 

[projectv]

We made GWS look like the Harlem Globetrotters for half of that game.

Super performance from them.

Pretty decent season, lots to look forward to in 2024.

 

[GoPies1]

Why do the ruckman continue to be allowed to incorrectly dispose of the ball

 

[_Mike_]

Why do the ruckman continue to be allowed to incorrectly dispose of the ball

A few years back the rule was implemented that if the ruck took possession at the bounce/ball up/ boundary throw in and were tackled, incorrectly disposed the footy they’d be pinged for HTB

I rarely see rucks penalised for that now

 

[Colonial]

Just speaking the truth, good luck for next week, I think you have a better shot at knocking off Port or Brisbane than we would have had.

With all those spoon fed top draft picks and a good coach in Kingsley you should be a good shot at beating anyone left and winning a flag.

Just a pity the AFL can't spoon feed you more supporters that will care about it.

All your opinion. Truth

 

[Andre the Giant]

Just speaking the truth, good luck for next week, I think you have a better shot at knocking off Port or Brisbane than we would have had.

With all those spoon fed top draft picks and a good coach in Kingsley you should be a good shot at beating anyone left and winning a flag.

Just a pity the AFL can't spoon feed you more supporters that will care about it.

Just be gracious and move on, nobody likes a sook.

 

[mcgarnacle]

Just a pity the AFL can't spoon feed you more supporters that will care about it.

As long as the AFL and every moron south of the Barassi line keeps calling them “G-W-S,” then expect them to be the AFL’s toy in perpetuity.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Looked very accidental. Doubt it gets cited. It's just amazing how Toby's fingers always seem to find other people's eyes.

Unbelievably coincidental...

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Just be gracious and move on, nobody likes a sook.

Plugger's not sooking.

The umpires are the only reason the Saints have ever lost a game.


We all know it's true, don't we?

 

[Colonial]

Looked very accidental. Doubt it gets cited. It's just amazing how Toby's fingers always seem to find other people's eyes.

Always what hyperbole rubbish.
Amusing considering what happened when last our 2 sides played

 

[Back One Out]

Giants too good today

Well played this year, Sainters

Good season. Over achievers in Ross the Boss’s first season back At Moorabbin

 

[Plugger35]

Just be gracious and move on, nobody likes a sook.

I am being gracious, I didn't even blame the umpiring that much, more blaming the AFL for spoon feeding you and the Suns top draft picks.

We aren't playing on a level playing field and it showed today, our best mid Steele is a GWS discard as you get better mids than him for free.

 

[The Tilt]

As long as the AFL and every moron south of the Barassi line keeps calling them “G-W-S,” then expect them to be the AFL’s toy in perpetuity.

I don't follow. What's wrong with calling the club by it's actual name?

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

I am being gracious, I didn't even blame the umpiring that much, more blaming the AFL for spoon feeding you and the Suns top draft picks.

We aren't playing on a level playing field and it showed today, our best mid Steele is a GWS discard as you get better mids than him for free.

to still be whining about the start-up concessions from 12 years ago is pretty naff to be honest.

it also conveniently overlooks the impact from the likes of Connor Idun (pick 61) or Jake Riccardi (pick 51) or Toby Bedford (pick 75 - traded for pick44), Jack Buckley (cat b rookie from the Sydney league) Callum Brown (cat b rookie from County Derry), Lachie Keefe (pick 69 in the rookie draft & then as a delisted free agent after 3 years out of the game)

Western Sydney local kid Kieran Briggs wasn’t even bid on when we took him at 34. Jesse Hogan might have been a rising star but when we became his third club we got him for pick 54. And don’t forget the Killarney Vale Carpenter Daniel Lloyd (who’ll play his 100th next week)

the year we took Brent Daniels at 27 & Sam Taylor at 28 St Kilda took Hunter Clark & Nick Coffield at 7 & 8

over a decade down the line I think we’ve moved beyond the whole ”gifted” top picks BS.

 

[Plugger35]

Well I guess we just have to agree to disagree.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Always what hyperbole rubbish.
Amusing considering what happened when last our 2 sides played

Calm down mate. I said it was accidental and shouldn't be cited.

He does have a history of making contact with eyes though, even if this one wasn't deliberate.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Giants too good today

Well played this year, Sainters

Good season. Over achievers in Ross the Boss’s first season back At Moorabbin

I think that game went pretty much as most people expected.
Not sure how the Saints overachieved this year?
2021 - 10 wins from 22 games (45.5% win rate)
2022 - 11 wins from 22 games (50%)
2023 - 13 wins from 23 games (56.5%)

After 10 wins from 17 games in 2020 (58.8%)

Well done Giants. Reckon they could give Port a run for their money next week.