Match Thread: Saints vs Hawks

[shrodes]

Wow a lace out kick to a forward, rare sight indeed!

[bobmurray]

Then the forward kicks a point, not such a rare sight.

[shrodes]

Love to see that from King, great work

[bobmurray]

Goal to Ming.

Only 3 points in it with a minute and a half left in the 1st Q.

[Bruce G McAbee]

That was our best passage of play so far.
But we can't get a centre clearance, we must be the worst centre clearance team in the competition.

[bobmurray]

Quarter Time,
Hawks 4 - 1 - 25 v Saints 3 - 3 - 21

[Devilhead]

We should run over the top of them comfortably

[shrodes]

That was our best passage of play so far.
But we can't get a centre clearance, we must be the worst centre clearance team in the competition.

16th in the league in front of Hawks and Richmond.
6th in the league from stoppage clearance

[B.M]

s*** quarter

Wrong match ups

Slow ball movement

Beaten at stoppage

Keep playing like that we will lose to a terrible team

[meher baba]

I think we can do a lot better in the remaining three quarters. But we're definitely struggling.

[meher baba]

One thing I've noticed today is that it appears that you are now allowed to push your opponent in the back when they are attempting to mark the ball. The Hawks benefited from this "new rule" several times and we also did once or twice.

[Scollop]

Good finish to the quarter. Kicking improved. We won clearance in the last 10 minutes

Henry a bit rusty

I don't mind it if Hastie and Garcia make mistakes ... they're teenagers but Ross and Marshall ...33% disposal efficiency

It's up to our senior players to get us over the line

[The_Dud]

I’ve been focusing on our inside 50s and King, and of our 11 entries only 3 were decent, which is an ongoing issue for us.

Compare to Hawthorn who have had less entries but more quality, hitting up multiple leads and free players.

King has been working hard but literally only had one half decent chance which he took, so that’s a positive for him.

We need to do better going inside 50 to get value out of him.

[skeptic]

A new experience for me…

My Kayo is 25s behind live play.

Every time a forward takes a mark, I can look at the app to see if they kick it.

Strange way to watch but does a lot to reduce anxiety. I feel like a clairvoyant

[Teflon]

2nd to the ball all qtr

[B.M]

Need to stop handballing under pressure to team mates under pressure

It’s how to turn it over

Don’t transfer the pressure to someone else - either kick the ball or accept the tackle for a stoppage

Especially not handballs backwards

Seb has coughed up two

[Teflon]

I’ve been focusing on our inside 50s and King, and of our 11 entries only 3 were decent, which is an ongoing issue for us.

Compare to Hawthorn who have had less entries but more quality, hitting up multiple leads and free players.

King has been working hard but literally only had one half decent chance which he took, so that’s a positive for him.

We need to do better going inside 50 to get value out of him.

THIS
Just pay attention rest if game it’s our no 2 issue outside of no midfield drive at all
Only 1 entry 1st qtr liked remotely composed
Rest were bombs, lucky bounce, handball to guy standing still rubbish
I would HATE to be a forward in this side

[skeptic]

General observations…

King - one instance where the ball went to him and he leapt at it = mark and goal

Howard - looks a heck of a lot better when he is doing defender things rather than looking to perform circus tricks

[bobmurray]

Hawksthorn scrub another goal.

[meher baba]

Hawksthorn scrub another goal.

Another push in the back on the player trying to mark the ball.

[Big Max]

Webster back in the team adds a bit more grunt

[B.M]

Why did Battle release the ball then

He is having a mare

[Bruce G McAbee]

No system, no run and buckling under pressure and not putting pressure back on them.

[shrodes]

Great effort by Hastie, not easy to tackle Newk

[Bruce G McAbee]

Broken tackle after broken tackle, weak, weak, weak.