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Ethan Tremblay
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I'm so excited for this game that I've organised to do my tax return at 1pm.

Nasher
Nasher

If there was any doubt Harmes should be elevated it is surely settled now. Tough, hard and fast, and can take a grab. Love his game so far.

Ethan Tremblay
Ethan Tremblay

That's nice of him, hi Nev!.

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Mitch White has shown enough today to be elevated as well Nasher, very happy with the look of both

Surely this game is showing Roos to show faith in some of our young talent. Gotta love Salem.

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Salem, Viney, Brayshaw, Hogan, Stretch. Thank you football gods for these guys. Please never leave us.

This is some stinking bad display of footy. Our skills are seriously deplorable and most our players are so dumb. No idea when how or where to kick/handball

The only thing GWS is killing us with is their speed. On a fast Etihad track you can just see how their fast half back rebound leaves us for dead. We desperately need leg speed. Desperately!

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I haven't seen any of the game, but I like the look of being +43 in disposals and +15 in tackles.

Leading them in every statistic except free kicks, but only up by 2 points, suggests to me it's a case of effort good, skill bad. That is, at least, an improvement on the previous three weeks.

IMO there is a lot to be gained from this second half. We'll end up above St Kilda on the ladder in points, and if the margin is right, we may also exceed St Kilda's percentage too. If only to stick it up the insufferable support the Saints continue to undeservedly receive, I'd love to get this win. But add to that getting rid of this stupid Etihad stadium losing record, a win over GWS for the first time in 2.5 years, a win over a side which is 11-10 going into this game, and some confidence moving into the pre-season, and there is enough to be had in this game to have me caring for a win.

Edit: no surprises that, yet again, the positivity is being generated from our youth whilst our senior players are making errors.

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Copping it rough from the umps. Some shocking calls. These short handpsses are absolutely killing us. When we move the ball fast by foot we look good.

Hopefully grimes' last game. He is not good enough

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I haven't seen any of the game, but I like the look of being +43 in disposals and +15 in tackles.

Leading them in every statistic except free kicks, but only up by 2 points, suggests to me it's a case of effort good, skill bad. That is, at least, an improvement on the previous three weeks.

IMO there is a lot to be gained from this second half. We'll end up above St Kilda on the ladder in points, and if the margin is right, we may also exceed St Kilda's percentage too. If only to stick it up the insufferable support the Saints continue to undeservedly receive, I'd love to get this win. But add to that getting rid of this stupid Etihad stadium losing record, a win over GWS for the first time in 2.5 years, a win over a side which is 11-10 going into this game, and some confidence moving into the pre-season, and there is enough to be had in this game to have me caring for a win.

Edit: no surprises that, yet again, the positivity is being generated from our youth whilst our senior players are making errors.

It is unusual to win clearances. contested ball and tackles and yet be losing free kick count.

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I think Sandy Roberts is watching The Lord of the Rings. If he announces "from whence it came" again I shall fear an invasion from middle earth.

On the plus side our pressure has been good and I'm liking Salem the more I see him.

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Salem, Viney, Brayshaw, Hogan, Stretch. Thank you football gods for these guys. Please never leave us.

This is some stinking bad display of footy. Our skills are seriously deplorable and most our players are so dumb. No idea when how or where to kick/handball

The only thing GWS is killing us with is their speed. On a fast Etihad track you can just see how their fast half back rebound leaves us for dead. We desperately need leg speed. Desperately!

I think it's been entertaining. It could be that I have just lowered my standards, but our players have busted a gut and come out on top in the contest. We've made it impossible for them to move it forward with any purpose.

Would like to see a bit more polish in our kicks though!

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