Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 2 - Saints v Pies Thurs March 21st 7:30pm AEDT (MCG)

[Heeney2Franklin]

For those that don’t often watch Saints games, Leigh Fisher often fists St Kilda with his decisions - almost as if he is over compensating for any potentially perceived bias.

On many occasions he has double-fisted St Kilda. And I’m not talking interlocking hands making the double-fist, but 2 separate and fully formed fists adjacent to one another. A far greater circumference.

Thats fair i reckon he would have that "bias" aspect running through his head everytime he umpires a Saints game.

 

[carltonchelsea]

Bloody enjoyed that

 

[PerthBoy86]

Pies are still on honeymoon but at the same time their game has proven to be unsustainable. Never truly dominated games even last year and were extremely lucky to walk away with a premiership. No one can take that away from them though. The stars aligned and they were able to grind one out in a very even season. Found themselves on top of the mountain but are now well and truly, and very quickly, being piffed off it.

Beyond the aging best 22, they are concerningly slim.

Yet while Carlton and Essendon have floundered with 25-30 year droughts, they keep hanging around near the top like Geelong, Sydney, us..if we're to be at the bottom for an extended period hope they're there too.

 

[Jack Lord]

For those that don’t often watch Saints games, Leigh Fisher often fists St Kilda with his decisions - almost as if he is over compensating for any potentially perceived bias.

On many occasions he has double-fisted St Kilda. And I’m not talking interlocking hands making the double-fist, but 2 separate and fully formed fists adjacent to one another. A far greater circumference.

I'm sure that's true but why even put him out there?

 

[MarcMaverick]

I got the tip wrong but the air feels a lot better now. Like there isn't a Specter hovering over us.

 

[Satan]

Have collingwood veterans stayed 1 year too long ? Asking for a friend

 

[The Casey Cat]

The pies are done for the year.
They look worse than us last year.

They haven't reached the pits of our effort at Gold Coast last year. But yes they are a different lot.

 

[zyzzbruh]

Yet while Carlton and Essendon have floundered with 25-30 year droughts, they keep hanging around near the top like Geelong, Sydney, us..if we're to be at the bottom for an extended period hope they're there too.

Carlton and essendon just had insipid management from top to bottom. The latter, including dogs of 2016 prove you can flip a list and fortunes on its head in the matter of a couple of years. Usually once you find success it is more sustained tho, pies will be in a position where those important management decisions need to be made already and again.

 

[LittleLika]

 

[Section226]

Would love it if BT has had a dummy spit and has refused to do Roaming Brian tonight.

 

[smish]

Pies melts about umpiring is a genuine lol

 

[My Tilly]

Not sure if Geelong's win was good or St Kilda beat up on a team that is bloody ordinary this year.

 

[RUNVS]

Have collingwood veterans stayed 1 year too long ? Asking for a friend

Today only 4 Collingwood players had 300+ metre's gained. St Kilda had 7.

I think things like this are a sign of Collingwood having a lot of older players, and they just can't run as fast or as long as younger teams.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Has a premier ever finished bottom 4 the next year before?

99 - Crows finished 13th

 

[aussierulesrules]

Windhager has had a huge night

Going to be a serious player. Reminds me so much of a young Selwood. Hard as a cats head, explosive lateral movement, speed.

Shut Daicos out early then looked like they set him free and he’s ended up with 16 contested possessions, 7 clearances, 6 centre clearances, 6 tackles and 24 possessions (@75% efficiency).

Just love watching him go about it.

 

[Hawksboy72]

To many 2 milers in the midfield not enough oakleigh platers.

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[_jrtp09_]

Agree with all of that, honourable mention to Leigh Fisher, that was his best game for the Saints to date as well.

As a neutral I saw the umpiring heavily favouring the Saints tonight. And after all the help the margin was still only 15 points.

 

[Plugger35]

The smug has been knocked out of Macrae, Roco tearing into him at the after game presser again.

 

[Bestbird]

Not sure if Geelong's win was good or St Kilda beat up on a team that is bloody ordinary this year.

The later. The first 2 games scorelines flattered the Pies

 

[geelong_crazy26]

People, that is the most bizzare presser I have witnessed.

Can someone please interpret for me what McRae is on about saying it doesn’t matter if you put too much cheese on the lasagna??

 

[Freomaniac]

The smug has been knocked out of Macrae, Roco tearing into him at the after game presser again.

Now.... How was the umpiring tonight? lol

Saints won the free kick count 30 to 14 lol

 

[Arr0w]

Now.... How was the umpiring tonight? lol

Saints won the free kick count 30 to 14 lol

They were consistently first at the ball

 

[aussierulesrules]

Saints should be shattered they didn't turn this game into a percentage booster

We absolutely gifted them a handful of goals with shocking turnovers or sloppy lapses in concentration.

They’re alarmingly off the pace atm.

5-6 from their last 11 games with a percentage of about 90 in that time. Somehow managed to jag a flag in the middle of it though so winners are grinners.

 

[Freomaniac]

They were consistently first at the ball

So same way the dogs won the flag in 2016?

 

[Arr0w]

So same way the dogs won the flag in 2016?

Nah, different dynamic