Discussion Round 5 v Melbourne @ MCG

[stkildathunda]

Cripps has been pretty damn good tonight.

 

[phantom13]

Lenny, Armo, Jones, Steven and Dal have been great
Milera, Gilbert, Gram have been good

 

[Plugger35]

Bloody hell Rhys you could have at least kicked a handy point.

Got too close to the man on the mark.

 

[Cuz2Plugger]

I'm still getting over Wilkes. Wow. Promising.

 

[stkildathunda]

Lenny, Armo, Jones, Steven and Dal have been great
Milera, Gilbert, Gram have been good

your kidding right? Gilbert would be close to our worst player.

 

[Plugger35]

Armitage2Riewoldt and that is the sealer.

Thank f*** for that.

 

[Cuz2Plugger]

Lenny, Armo, Jones, Steven and Dal have been great
Milera, Gilbert, Gram have been good

Milera has done a hell of a lot of things that go unnoticed. V. good.

 

[phantom13]

your kidding right? Gilbert would be close to our worst player.

Not at all, one of few who has taken it on tonight.

 

[saintsrfreak]

Lenny, Armo, Jones, Steven and Dal have been great
Milera, Gilbert, Gram have been good

I thought Jones was crap

 

[Superduperouzel]

Got the points but had to bust a gut.
Melbourne had a real crack lets be honest.

 

[Mat Mann]

Bloody umpires cost us the game..


Oh wait.

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

congrats, guys! important win under arduous conditions!

 

[phantom13]

I thought Jones was crap

Chuck Clint in the good not great, but had to have had 10+ tackles (dont have stats)

 

[saintsrfreak]

Chuck Clint in the good not great, but had to have had 10+ tackles (dont have stats)

His disposal really is killing us though

 

[saintsrfreak]

Thought Armo was awesome though

 

[MarcMaverick]

Good Game Sainters. In the end you were better than us. Enjoy your win.

 

[phantom13]

His disposal really is killing us though

It is poor, but it didnt hurt tonight, no ones disposal was good tonight (except Lenny)

Edit- If Clint only has 10 touches but lays 10 tackles and shuts out his opponent he will be in our best internally every week...

 

[Cro19]

Thought Armo's game was outstanding.

 

[Plugger35]

Got the points but had to bust a gut.
Melbourne had a real crack lets be honest.

Yep that was a good win in tough conditions and Melbourne to their credit came to play and had a real crack all night.

Some gutsy efforts tonight, none moreso than Dal Santo, people that call him a soft outside player should have a good look at his game tonight. He did the hard yards in the clinches all night along with Lenny and was instrumental in getting us over the line. BOG for mine.

 

[StFly]

Much better last quarter, swung it around almost immediately as Melb just ran out of puff and became the hunted, save for their backline which were solid and a credit to them. Also nice to see BJ in the forward line, strong body in a mood to crash and bash set up some decent pressure to sustain that time in the forward half of the ground, eventually everything breaks and you just have to take your chances, by and large we did just enough.

Absolute truck load to work on still, but good signs that Wilkes came in seamlessly and we became multi-focused going forward, next work is stoppages!

 

[vicco]

Milera has done a hell of a lot of things that go unnoticed. V. good.

Im loving Milera at the moment. Threw his head in today.

 

[NarklesHelmet]

Melbourne had a real crack tonight and were actually quite good in conditions that suited them and don't suit us. Have a feeling they would have given most teams a scare tonight.

If you had have told me before the game that we would only win by that much, I would've been disappointed but, all things considered, I think a win like that and a tough body-on-body type hit-out is a good preparation for the nightmare month ahead.

 

[mysainters]

Wow, everyone just overeacted a little with Wilkes being subbed off.

Won the match, it was excellent coaching by Watters IMO, and a very gutsy move

He alluded that the attempt to win was not going to pretty, it was stoppages, contested footy, packs around the footy, locking it in at all costs.

Polo on actually helped the win IMO.

I don't buy the 'it must of been preplanned' as he knew the only way to get a win was to hold on, and have as many big bodies around the packs as possible.

Game day coach, I like it.

 

[vicco]

Yep that was a good win in tough conditions and Melbourne to their credit came to play and had a real crack all night.

Some gutsy efforts tonight, none moreso than Dal Santo, people that call him a soft outside player should have a good look at his game tonight. He did the hard yards in the clinches all night along with Lenny and was instrumental in getting us over the line. BOG for mine.

I watched Dal closey tonight cause I had $50 on him to get most disposals tonight (thanks Nicky!) and on the back of that performance you cant call him just an outside played. He was at almost every stoppage and was getting the hard ball. Great game.

 

[saintsrfreak]

Wow, everyone just overeacted a little with Wilkes being subbed off.

Won the match, it was excellent coaching by Watters IMO, and a very gutsy move

He alluded that the attempt to win was not going to pretty, it was stoppages, contested footy, packs around the footy, locking it in at all costs.

Polo on actually helped the win IMO.

I don't buy the 'it must of been preplanned' as he knew the only way to get a win was to hold on, and have as many big bodies around the packs as possible.

Game day coach, I like it.

lolno
Subbing Wilkes off is not what won the match.
Lenny Hayes is what won the match.
We would've been much better off with Wilkes on than Polo