Rnd 15 vs St Kilda @ SCG

[Danzar]

Buddy was nailing targets inside 50 in the first half

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[Hotpotato]

I guess the umps were sort of satisfactory.
27 - 12 (our way)

[i'm-uninformed2]

Big difference from the half backs being on their bike. Blakey BOG. He’s become outstanding as a player. Lloyd excellent too.

I’ve occasionally been frustrated by Ollie, but mainly because that’s the sort of game I want him to play. Superb tonight.

Stephens solid without being spectacular but definitely deserves more seniors time for that.

Our defensive energy excellent.

[neilfws]

Nice to sit back, relax and enjoy a good smashing once in a while. Saints weren't much opposition, but I reckon the Swans defensive pressure made them look even worse.

Good to have Hickey back and I thought all the players who came in went pretty well. It was good to see them enjoying it and having an impact.

Also Blakey, how good!

I enjoyed the McCartins post-game too, they seem like boys that mum would be proud of. Obviously very close off the field and becoming a great team on it.

Good win to stay in the 8 - still rueing that GC loss, could have been 5th or even 4th with a little more percentage, but not too badly placed for the run home.

[SwanSand]

Wow, who would you drop for next week for Cunningham and McInerney? Only Rowbottom had a stinker, everyone else was solid to excellent.

I would keep both out for one more week. Mcinerney is just not right. His run and carry has been missing for weeks. Maybe he is injured. Let’s rest him for a week. Same with Harry, let’s make him battle hardened. Fox played well.
Clarke faded but still good. And Stephens did what he had to do - impressed everyone.

[Velour&Ruffles]

Big difference from the half backs being on their bike. Blakey BOG. He’s become outstanding as a player. Lloyd excellent too.

I'm glad he has become outstanding as a player rather than as a mathematical equation, a piece of garden furniture or perhaps as a sculpture. Given we are a team that needs players, this is a good outcome.

[Thunder Shaker]

AFL fact checking is sloppy in Super Swans put Saints to the sword in SCG domination:

"St Kilda's .. final score was the lowest ever by a Ratten-coached side, while it was St Kilda's lowest ever against the Swans."

No. Lowest scores by St Kilda against the Swans:
0.2 (2) R3 1897
0.3 (3) R10 1897
1.1 (7) R8 1901
1.3 (9) R6 1902
1.5 (11) R9 1900

Perhaps it was the lowest score by St Kilda against Sydney since relocation?

[Markwebbos]

AFL fact checking is sloppy in Super Swans put Saints to the sword in SCG domination:

"St Kilda's .. final score was the lowest ever by a Ratten-coached side, while it was St Kilda's lowest ever against the Swans."

No. Lowest scores by St Kilda against the Swans:
0.2 (2) R3 1897
0.3 (3) R10 1897
1.1 (7) R8 1901
1.3 (9) R6 1902
1.5 (11) R9 1900

Perhaps it was the lowest score by St Kilda against Sydney since relocation?

Lowest score in 120 years sounds worse to me

[TheBloods]

How fantastic was it to see Stephens , doesnt stop running , a hard worker

[Hotpotato]

Still on the way home, cycled hard after the game to catch the early ferry to Mosman Bay, jumped on board the Watsons Bay ferry by mistake.

Finally on the last ferry (can’t believe there is still one at 12.04 in the morning) to Mosman Bay .

Too much reading RednWhiteonline and insufficient attention to the notice board.

Feel like I’ve been on a rare Overseas holiday.
But still enjoying our good win .

[Ludwig]

After weeks of poor kicking in the VFL, Stephens plays better in the AFL than he has in the VFL. He looked stoked being the senior side and was really into congratulating other players at every opportunity. His pace and energy are assets to the way we want to play. It would he hard to drop him after that performance. I hope he can hold his spot in the side and use this game to re-ignite his career. He's got plenty of upside.

Blakey, Lloyd, Florent and Fox all had tremendous games. Maybe this is our best defensive combo. It was certainly nice to see Lloyd back to his best. What a difference it makes.

I like Buddy playing higher up the ground. Reid continues to impress. He's been a very pleasant surprise this year.

Rattan mentioned in his presser that Rowbottom had our most pressure acts with 82.


Not much talk about about Matt Stevic and crew. I suppose that's because we won the free kick count 27-12. Stevic must have been hallucinating and thought we were the Bulldogs. I even saw Heeney and Stevic having a very pleasant chat.

[gumby_bolts]

Solid win. And happy for Clarke and Stephens. Fox should stay in the team.
Also does anyone else think the swans have changed their approach while being tackled? No fending-off, no attempted spinning out of tackles. Just drop the ball or attempt to do some kind of the handball. Very Bulldogs-like and we hardly got done for HTB in this game I think, I mean the free kick count was very like the Bulldogs!

[dejavoodoo44]

Jones one of the best tonight, I thought. For us. He got plenty of the ball but succumbed to pressure and probably found more red and white jumpers than Saints ones. Membrey though was good for them.

Paddy and Hickey both good for us.

Jones seemed to be giving the McCartins plenty of catching practice. Which was handy, but I don't think that they need it.
I'm not sure if he'll get a week for his clash with Parker? Maybe, maybe not; but I've seen a lot worse over the past few weeks. Though it would be vaguely ironic, if he got suspended for an incident in a game against us. As he was probably the major source of our suspensions, when he was playing with us.

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Solid win. And happy for Clarke and Stephens. Fox should stay in the team.
Also does anyone else think the swans have changed their approach while being tackled? No fending-off, no attempted spinning out of tackles. Just drop the ball or attempt to do some kind of the handball. Very Bulldogs-like and we hardly got done for HTB in this game I think, I mean the free kick count was very like the Bulldogs!

Interesting point. I'll look out for that when I watch the game again.

[707]

Zak Jones is having a shocker.

and won't be playing next week courtesy of the expected MRO judgement

[Matty10]

AFL fact checking is sloppy in Super Swans put Saints to the sword in SCG domination:

"St Kilda's .. final score was the lowest ever by a Ratten-coached side, while it was St Kilda's lowest ever against the Swans."

No. Lowest scores by St Kilda against the Swans:
0.2 (2) R3 1897
0.3 (3) R10 1897
1.1 (7) R8 1901
1.3 (9) R6 1902
1.5 (11) R9 1900

Perhaps it was the lowest score by St Kilda against Sydney since relocation?

They said the same thing in the broadcast, although they called us, ‘Sydney’. According to AFL Tables it was their lowest against us since 1955.