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Just wanted to get your feedback Saints fans.
You guys made the finals three years running under Thomas. Then you sacked him.
Now you are 4-7 and below Carlton on the ladder.
I know you have had plenty of injuries, but I would argue your biggest problem is your game plan (ie: your coach).
Our three best players are Fevola, Kouta and Stevens. Fev has kicked just 3 goals in the past 2 games, Kouta has had limited game time, and Stevens is out... and yet we have played our best football for 5 years during the past two weeks. I know Fev has drawn the best defender, but players like Fisher and Waite are thriving mainly because we are playing attacking footy.
So my arguement is missing key players is not everything.
I have watched St.Kilda a few times lately, and have not liked their style of footy at all. I think it is ultra defensive and the players don't know what to do. I look at you guys and I see us last year, clueless, lacking direction. You kept going sideways and backwards the other night. You have some of the game's best marking forwards in Gherig, Riewoldt and Kosi, and yet you don't go long to them and play to their strength. But under Thomas you did. Under Thomas you played attacking footy and you used to blow teams out of the water. Now you look indecisive, timid and pretty darn ordinary to be honest.
Look what happened when you went direct in the last quarter, you looked heaps better.
This week you had Maxy back, you had all your gun forwards except Hamill who let's face it doesn't count these days cause he's always out, and you had most of your elite mids (Ball, Delsanto and Hayes, as well as Baker). I put it to you you had plenty of your best players and yet still looked indecisive, timid, lacking in direction.
Have you made a big blunder in getting rid of Thomas, who had you playing attacking footy and had the respect of the playing group?
Not trying to troll or anything, rather am sincerely interested to hear what Saints fans think of their current predicament.
I really think you have enough of your best players on the park to be doing better than what you are and I blame the game plan first and foremost for your being 4-7 (mind you I also think you lack a hard, quick running ball carrier with skill).
Goose is ok but as an obective poster I would not call him elite not even close to elite, and as good as Goddard is he lacks pace. I also wouldn't call Xav Clarke elite, no way. I mean having Goose out doesn't impact that greatly on your mids going long to your forwards.
You guys made the finals three years running under Thomas. Then you sacked him.
Now you are 4-7 and below Carlton on the ladder.
I know you have had plenty of injuries, but I would argue your biggest problem is your game plan (ie: your coach).
Our three best players are Fevola, Kouta and Stevens. Fev has kicked just 3 goals in the past 2 games, Kouta has had limited game time, and Stevens is out... and yet we have played our best football for 5 years during the past two weeks. I know Fev has drawn the best defender, but players like Fisher and Waite are thriving mainly because we are playing attacking footy.
So my arguement is missing key players is not everything.
I have watched St.Kilda a few times lately, and have not liked their style of footy at all. I think it is ultra defensive and the players don't know what to do. I look at you guys and I see us last year, clueless, lacking direction. You kept going sideways and backwards the other night. You have some of the game's best marking forwards in Gherig, Riewoldt and Kosi, and yet you don't go long to them and play to their strength. But under Thomas you did. Under Thomas you played attacking footy and you used to blow teams out of the water. Now you look indecisive, timid and pretty darn ordinary to be honest.
Look what happened when you went direct in the last quarter, you looked heaps better.
This week you had Maxy back, you had all your gun forwards except Hamill who let's face it doesn't count these days cause he's always out, and you had most of your elite mids (Ball, Delsanto and Hayes, as well as Baker). I put it to you you had plenty of your best players and yet still looked indecisive, timid, lacking in direction.
Have you made a big blunder in getting rid of Thomas, who had you playing attacking footy and had the respect of the playing group?
Not trying to troll or anything, rather am sincerely interested to hear what Saints fans think of their current predicament.
I really think you have enough of your best players on the park to be doing better than what you are and I blame the game plan first and foremost for your being 4-7 (mind you I also think you lack a hard, quick running ball carrier with skill).
Goose is ok but as an obective poster I would not call him elite not even close to elite, and as good as Goddard is he lacks pace. I also wouldn't call Xav Clarke elite, no way. I mean having Goose out doesn't impact that greatly on your mids going long to your forwards.

