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Just getting in early. No doubt someone will want to have a crack at the umpires next week, so the thread is ready.
It seems we have been blaming the umpires alot lately, and while they haven't been great, the real issues are alot closer to home. St. Kilda has had the chance to put teams away 4 times in the past 5 weeks: Collingwood (faded and lost from 4 goals up), Adelaide (faded and fell in), Carlton (faded, but they're tanking and had to pull up) and Bulldogs (faded from 4 goals up and drew). This is the issue. Are we not fit enough? Hell, it's round 18. Are we mentally weak? Maybe. Whatever the reason, it needs to be addressed, and now. There is no point making finals if we are going to get smashed week 1, and that's what'll happen if the current form is carried in. Mind you, current form won't get us there so it won't matter.
It seems we have been blaming the umpires alot lately, and while they haven't been great, the real issues are alot closer to home. St. Kilda has had the chance to put teams away 4 times in the past 5 weeks: Collingwood (faded and lost from 4 goals up), Adelaide (faded and fell in), Carlton (faded, but they're tanking and had to pull up) and Bulldogs (faded from 4 goals up and drew). This is the issue. Are we not fit enough? Hell, it's round 18. Are we mentally weak? Maybe. Whatever the reason, it needs to be addressed, and now. There is no point making finals if we are going to get smashed week 1, and that's what'll happen if the current form is carried in. Mind you, current form won't get us there so it won't matter.

