Autopsy Round 17, 2023: St.Kilda v Melbourne *STEELE 150TH*

[George]

Great effort tonight, just undermanned.

Some dumb kicking to oppo defenders as usual but we properly cracked in.

Never want to see another 1st half like last week again. Time to bump the standards up and stop giving them excuses.

 

[luca77]

Seriously the injuries, the bounce of the ball, the 50-50 calls....everything against us.
Credit to the players for keeping up the fight.
This loss feels a hell of a lot better than last week's win, at least.

 

[seasonedsainter]

Until further evidence presents, we're fecking cursed. Simple.

 

[SaintSteele9]

I’m f****** proud of the boys

 

[Minga]

Jack Steele:

31 disposals
1 goal
12 tackles
6 marks
13 contested possessions

Back to his best, shame we couldn’t get it done in his 150th.

Rowan Marshall:

29 disposals
17 contested possessions
10 marks
3 contested marks
8 clearences
7 inside 50s

Against Gawn and Grundy, he was exceptional all night

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera:

31 disposals
4 tackles
7 marks
6 inside 50s

He’s consistently racking it up now, genuine top tier player for his age and position.

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Thought Billings and Jones had fruitful returns to the top level. Owens as impactful as always. Byrnes had a fair few eye catching moments.

To play that game after loosing 2 key position players and a mid in the first quarter was very impressive. And, we really could’ve won it. Interested to see what the expected scores were, plagued by in-accuracy.

And seriously, we need to learn how to adapt playing style much quicker when we’re bombing it in without working. It’s a major red flag that it’s not hyperbole to say we often give opposition defenders a chance to beat the AFL record for intercept marks. Fix it quick smart.

That being said, tonight had a lot of positives. With that effort, should be competitive for the rest of the H&A season, and big picture; our youth showed a tonne tonight, think we are building very well for the future.

 

[Munga]

Proud of that. Great effort. Players burning with that loss, except Jones. I'm looking forward to next week.

 

[puntking]

That last bounce just our luck why?

 

[sainterryan]

Proud of the boys still under the circumstances. Marshal , Steele and sincs huge.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Steele much better.

St. Kilda continues to St. Kilda.

 

[phantom13]

I ******* hate Melbourne. Pack of elitist arrogant underachieving pricks.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Gutsy effort - had our chances couldnt kick the important ones.

 

[hangdog]

I can't wait for AI to take over umpiring.

That being said, AFL might be the most likely sport to break AI.

 

[D2D3]

Did almost everything right. Almost. Gud dammit.

 

[stavro#4]

Gave it everything.

 

[George]

Feels better than last weeks win, funny that. All boils down to if the players give a s**t each week or not. They should be proud of that effort tonight.

 

[cracky]

Proud of the boys tonight.

Marshal, Milera and Steele were huge.

 

[GTrains Mullet]

Felt like we lost than bit more than they won. Credit to their goals kicking and finishing. They were due to turn that around. Typical saints it happens against us.

 

[EconomicDecline]

Mao was right. But for umpires this time.

 

[Murraj1966]

Injuries and umpires ****ed us, can’t fault the effort from the players apart from the kicking which got better

That needs to be the standard moving forward none of last weeks crap

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Daisy Thomas looking like a newly single lesbian ffs

 

[seasonedsainter]

I see Daisy Thomas has subscribed to the Stewart Dew diet and conditioning plan.

 

[gringo2011]

I ******* hate Melbourne. Pack of elitist arrogant underachieving pricks.

At least they shouldn't go anywhere this year. They are s**t. They are the most unlikable small club on earth. I love an underdog but they are lepers. They need their own island.

 

[Verdun66]

Melbourne don’t deserve to be congratulating themselves like that. I’ll cool down and write something reasonable in a while.

Great effort by our boys….and our fans!

 

[cartwright]

Effort
Frustrating …the win was there, even with the injuries we copped.

 

[Saint Shags]

That effort is the non negotiable.
The injuries suck.

But * me could we perhaps actually have a plan of attack so that this s**t doesn't happen????