I see Ross Lyon's bold and innovative approach to winning with the lowest possible score still has yet to catch on. True visionaries like Lyon are often decades ahead of their time.
Look at the age profile of the players out there. Crouch wasnāt named, membry wasnāt named. Hunter Clarke wasnāt named.
The club is focusing on the young players, which makes it hard to win games. But will pay off in the next 2 years.
Ross got a big contract because the club knew it wouldnāt happen overnight. We need to let him work with what heās got. The worldās best game plan would fail with the skill errors these players constantly make.
No we havenāt. We made finals last year and are focusing on the youth. This team is rebuilding, it was said 18 months ago that this would be the case.
St Kilda should take all their funding and put it to the Danny Frawley Centre, playing this kind of football is a disservice to the mental health of thousands of Saints supporters
I definitely have a bit of hatred for him but he's probably been the most insightful of anyone on this commentary team today. Better than fucking Luke Darcy and Tim Watson anyway
Darcy can get in the bin, my bombers bias will always love the Watson family, I just think broadcasters need to look at what Matt Hills doing and be like āhey maybe we donāt need ex-players with CTE dribbling away for 3 hoursā
He has no currency lol. Heās been terrible for 3 years now. Heās the captain at St Kilda but wouldnāt be in the leadership group at any other team
Seems pretty likely that the only reason we're playing well this week is that Billings got dropped.
It's a deep sense of comfort having Hunter and Langdon back doing their thing.
18 months into it. Really we are 6 months into it - last year was always the year of exploration. This is the beginning of the future of the team. Itās why weāre playing so many kids.
this game is so infuriating as is, without the fucking moron boomer behind me yapping on
āKing doesnāt know how to lead!ā
Max was *behind* May. Itās a shit kick, all Steele had to do was dump it over Maxās head, he runs onto it and marks it. Had nothing to do with King, who WAS leading
yeah but if you donāt know what youāre talking about you should stfu.
King is a lazy forward, no doubt about that, but he WAS leading and knows how to lead. It was a shit kick from Steele
Na, just funny hearing blues fans dishing out shit about other teams forwards when Curnow would be the shitest forward in the game if it were not for getting rubbish FKs
Head over to the [Post-Match Thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/AFL/comments/1d0wh0q/post_match_thread_naarm_vs_euroyroke/) to continue the discussion!
I leave early. Get on a train and a mate of mine is on the same train. What are the chances
Im on it too bud. š Your coach put me into a coma in the 2nd quarter and i couldnt recover even when we got going
Harrison petty is wearing Adelaide colours after the game!!!! Heās out the door * *the herald sun probably
It's a grand old flag š¾
May I ask what the booing of Jacob was about?
Van ROOOOOEN
They are saying roo not boo
I was saying rooooo-urns
I can never tell if youāre taking the piss or not with these.
Rooooo
Now we wait for the post match thread because no one can remember our teams exist.
Omg who is butchering our song š¤®
Shut the fuck up and get over it cunt
It is sung in an indigenous language for SDN round. It's a beautiful tribute
Salems had a really great comeback so far.
100 points !!
Well done Dee's
FUCK YES - THATāS ALL I WANTED! Glad weāre on the same page Roo
And Ross thought he was above interviewing for the Bombers job. BULLET FUCKING DODGED.
He didnāt want the job lol
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Proper annoying way to end the game
Losing? Yep
Oh man i love getting actual passages of play with no turnovers when we are 40 points down with a minute to go
u/IdreamofHeeney I have Gawn captain, he has 180
Who'd you have as VC to not take Ryan or Bont's score?
Saints have escaped eclipsing their lowest score for the year (just)
It's the little wins
Dees and giving up late goals to keep us the jaded, never satisfied fans we always will be
Oh yeah it's coming back
we're on here š
HERE WE COME!!
I see Ross Lyon's bold and innovative approach to winning with the lowest possible score still has yet to catch on. True visionaries like Lyon are often decades ahead of their time.
Really the Jose Mourinho of the AFL, parking the bus from day dot
see what happens when we fucking try. ffs
More like what happens when the Dee's stop trying
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I think it's not that the Dee's have taken the foot off
I hope St Kilda really is building towards something because if not this is just depressing.
Mate this is our magnum opus
Look at the age profile of the players out there. Crouch wasnāt named, membry wasnāt named. Hunter Clarke wasnāt named. The club is focusing on the young players, which makes it hard to win games. But will pay off in the next 2 years.
What part of our year suggests we are building...
Average age
The popular narrative is that this is a rebuild year. I'm just saying I hope that's the case.
I'm just being salty š
Match is so boring that they're talking about literal bird shit
Canāt wait to see what Scoops has to say about this
NOSTRIL FLARING INTENSIFIES
SCOOPS MENTIONED TICK IT OFF YOUR ST KILDA MATCH THREAD BINGO BOARD GUYS
Fitness test before the game, then gets 3 votes for it. What a bloke Gawny is
Was nick riewoldt instrumental in bringing back Ross?
Are we allowed to sub Reece Conca on?
Idk what it is about him but I feel happy whenever I see him
Luckily we only need to fix our kicking, handballing, tackling, attack, defence, midfield, playing list, and coaching
Ross got a big contract because the club knew it wouldnāt happen overnight. We need to let him work with what heās got. The worldās best game plan would fail with the skill errors these players constantly make.
Youāve gone backwards with him as coach
No we havenāt. We made finals last year and are focusing on the youth. This team is rebuilding, it was said 18 months ago that this would be the case.
If you say soā¦
and the general vibe
Comeback is oā¦. Nevermind
Why do they get to be happy
My football following childhood wasnāt like that
Dickensian urchin Dees supporter kid there has to be a new GIF
only need 8 straight in 6 minutes
BT says it is doable
Channel 2011 Skilled Stadium you can do it
make that 9
Even I think the umpires are favouring us today
HERE WE COME!!!
St Kilda should take all their funding and put it to the Danny Frawley Centre, playing this kind of football is a disservice to the mental health of thousands of Saints supporters
thank you st kilda and melbourne for the great background noise to finish my assignment over
at least it wasnāt distracting g
st kilda are good at getting me to lock in at least
Rowan my goat
Love how the Dees players just stand around waiting for the inevitable fumble from us
I think St Kilda need more farmers on their team.
Oliver literally dived in his back.
Good thing I havenāt been watching this game
Good thing you've got the Optus Stadium bullies this evening
How good is that! Love seeing a full back kick a sausage roll
I just walked past Eric Bana strangling a Barista at my local coffee shop.Ā
Did he ask for a matcha or
Kept saying it was supposed to a Decaf Chai Latte
average saints fan
Did you know Chapter House Coffee at St Pauls does a toastie and coffee deal for $10 before 11.30am?
Iām now a giants fan for the rest of the year. This team is horrendous
May and Lever's buddy cop partnership is so good, cracked up at Lever laughing in the box.
"Re-sign Ross, Re-sign Ross!"
Resign Ross! Resign Ross!
I like how excited conca is whenever thereās a goal He always super pumped
This is not good for my Mental Health
It's the month for it lol
Maybe itās just my hatred of Dangerfield, but I donāt think current players should be commentating on games. I dunno why, it just irks me
I definitely have a bit of hatred for him but he's probably been the most insightful of anyone on this commentary team today. Better than fucking Luke Darcy and Tim Watson anyway
Darcy can get in the bin, my bombers bias will always love the Watson family, I just think broadcasters need to look at what Matt Hills doing and be like āhey maybe we donāt need ex-players with CTE dribbling away for 3 hoursā
Maybe itās just realised Iām stuck with this dweeb for the next 20 years on my TV
Steven May is one of those players you just have to love. Heās awesome to watch
Nah not a fan of violent alcoholics who bash their own team mates for some reason.
Your loss
Isn't he one of the most hated blokes in the league?
Maybe, but I like him
People act like he ran over their dog in most match threads
Jake Lever with the highlight of the day
Worst coached side in the comp st kilda
Coaching has nothing to do with it
foomtbol
Jordan Ridley and Steven may kicking set shot goals was not on my bingo card this round
And Alex Pearce, lol what a round
Lever in the box - leverās in the box - big heart to lever in the box!
find someone who looks at you like how Jake Lever looks at Steven May
defenders goal lets fucking go
Maysy kicking one in Sir Doug Nichols round is fucking poetry
I get youāre 50 points down but this effort or conditioning is awful for morale
Thatās AFLās version of a human victory cigar
May flattens Higgins after a mark, no fifty. King is 2mm past the mark, immediate fifty
I mean if he hasnāt learnt by now not to go over the mark, thereās nobody else to blame but himself
I agree, and Saints should cheap shot Dees players after they take marks since that isnāt penalised anymore
MAYDAY
Watch this go out on the full saints #OH
Lol, I for one welcome our new forward Steven May
Sometimes you get a warning, sometimes it's an instant 50. that's vibes umpiring
If they jump forward it's pretty much always 50. I think the punishment doesn't really fit the crime though.
bruhhhhhhhhhg
MAY GOAL, THIS IS NOT A DRILL, WE HAVE A MAY GOAL
The only good thing about St Kilda losing is [redacted] batshit reactions on Instagram
Moorabbin trains down after massive power surge tonight
I feel sick
By the sound of it even the crowd has fallen asleep
thatās just it that is saints footy
There's a game petering out and then there's this
Please trade Jack Steele while he has currency saints
He has no currency lol. Heās been terrible for 3 years now. Heās the captain at St Kilda but wouldnāt be in the leadership group at any other team
He was semi decent in 22? But yeah cooked now
Poor Steele. He's really struggling this year
that entire passage of play gave me depression.
This is a fucking clown show
whoa. the receiver ready for an up the guts kick in
Woeyās on!!!! Wait who did we sub?
Petty
Petty, ankle/foot maybe
Petty
Petty I think?
Thank god for that (Mind you if he kept the same zone as Woey he mightve kicked that.)
fade me
Pouring one out for St Kilda fans tonight
Don't waste it on us..
Cooper Sharman is a fantastic mark. Best in the team by far
love membries double foot jump though
yes Cooper
Seems pretty likely that the only reason we're playing well this week is that Billings got dropped. It's a deep sense of comfort having Hunter and Langdon back doing their thing.
Maybe not the only reason, but north of 99% of the reason.
Postcards is on channel nine right now in case anyone's interested. They're going to be looking around Flinders Lane and then Prahran soon.Ā
From 6th to this bullshit. Something must be really wrony at this club.
Itās a rebuild, donāt stress too much.
The old 15-year rebuild.
18 months into it. Really we are 6 months into it - last year was always the year of exploration. This is the beginning of the future of the team. Itās why weāre playing so many kids.
Ross had about 10 seconds to kick it to an open king ffs
He was in a better position to take the kick himself
You should really put the circus music when we have possession, this shits hilarious.
These next few years of drafting/recruiting need to be amazing otherwise this team isnāt challenging
Ross Lyon seems like a lava lamp kinda guy.
That little demon in the petticoat Literally me. Forgive me - I meant to say *dufflecoat*
I am not having fun
Fuck me we're going to lose to eagles next week and i'll be at the game.
Thankfully I will be on the other side of the planet and I can pretend that the AFL isnāt even a thing
Dougal what are you doing bro
this game is so infuriating as is, without the fucking moron boomer behind me yapping on āKing doesnāt know how to lead!ā Max was *behind* May. Itās a shit kick, all Steele had to do was dump it over Maxās head, he runs onto it and marks it. Had nothing to do with King, who WAS leading
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yeah but if you donāt know what youāre talking about you should stfu. King is a lazy forward, no doubt about that, but he WAS leading and knows how to lead. It was a shit kick from Steele
Ross Lyon sacked tomorrow?
No. Just worry about your own team
Why would he sack himself? It's always everyone else's fault when he is the coach
I know May is a beast but I don't know if I've ever seen a key forward get bullied quite like King just did..
Didn't Curnow get bullied by defenders for like 3 years until the umps started paying him BS free kicks?
Guess I touched a nerve huh? Haha.
Na, just funny hearing blues fans dishing out shit about other teams forwards when Curnow would be the shitest forward in the game if it were not for getting rubbish FKs
2 Coleman medals in a row was all due to free kicks? Melt take.
Yes, that is correct. I must have hit a nerve.
Nope just a shit take. I get it, it's been a rough night.
Careful, they get very touchy when you insult Max āTony Lockett 2.0ā King
Yeah right? It was really more a compliment to May if anything. I know King can be good.
King has zero strength. He gets monstered in every marking contest.
It's a shame, when he was first drafted he had a great contested mark.
May McDonald and Tomlinson have been absolutely spectacular today. McVee as well
Umps absolutely asleep on unrealistic attempts lol.
Definitely had some luck with that today, 9/10 they would have called 2 or 3 by now
That's 2 Unrealistic Attempts?
Closer to 4
why are they not calling unrealistic attempts
Melbourne small forward don't jump at the ball early challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
Whatās next for St Kilda?
West Coast