RD 4 : Blues Beat Saints To Win The Cake-Tin !!

[kruddler]

Not sure why all the hate on Murph. I watched the game and he stuck his head over it all day. You dont get 24 contested pos out of 35 and have a poor game. It was a good Captains game.

Not sure too many are knocking his game, just didn't think he was THE bog.

Cripps vs Murphy
Pos 33 vs 34
CPs 23 vs 24
Mrk  4 vs  1
CMs 1 vs  0
Clr  8 vs 10
Tkl 11 vs 3
GAs  2 vs 0
Gls  1 vs 0
R50 1 vs 0
I50 2 vs 6
1%s 3 vs 1
Clg  2 vs 5

Murphy pretty much had him covered in every area.

[Brettie]

Saints subbed McCartin and bought on Saad, we then took Jammo off.

Jamo had his calf heavily iced when he came off in the third, hence he was subbed.

[kruddler]

...rumours at the ground today is that he's carrying a lower leg injury and that kind of ratio makes you wonder if it's true.

Its no rumour Brettie it was highlighted weeks ago. In the pre-game to the Weagles game. It's his knee that is giving him grief.

Apparently it has been for 12 months now. Gets it drained often.

[kruddler]

Jamo had his calf heavily iced when he came off in the third, hence he was subbed.

What came first the calf or the sub?

How many players do you see getting iced after a game? This was Jamos 'after the game'.

[Brettie]

Crowd was a tick over 12,000. Not sure what the expected crowd figure was supposed to be, don't think there were too many curious locals there to be honest. I don't see the point or benefits of playing a game over here, I'm assuming the Saints get some sort of financial kick-back, but other than that, the point of it all is lost on me.

[Brettie]

What came first the calf or the sub?

How many players do you see getting iced after a game? This was Jamos 'after the game'.

Well he was limping heavily to the 3/4 time huddle, so make of that what you will.

[Bear]

All you coulld tell from Foxtel was that we used our sub after the saints... If Jamo was injured by then he was no use once McCartin went off.

Hardly noticed Jammo watching at home.

[Lods]

Murphy was good today
Cripps was at least his equal
One of our younger blokes led by example

As impressive as Cripps performance was to most folk, and his stats were very good....... it was the little things that he did, the effort he showed and his presence that  impressed me the most.
Tackled hard, just pushed blokes who were in his way out of the way...and kept going.

This kid is going to be sensational....he'll have the odd 'down' day or two as he develops but in a year or two he'll be our best player and will dominate this competition.

....but I don't want to talk him up too much

[blue4life]

40 points is 40 points but crikey St Kilda are bad.
Cripps looks a very good player in the making, we might have got at least one first round pick right since Yarran.
I've got a man crush on Tommy Bell to go with my Zach Tuohy crush, they're rippers those two.
Murphy was great,  thoroughly deserved BOG.

[kruddler]

Murphy was good today
Cripps was at least his equal
One of our younger blokes led by example

As impressive as Cripps performance was to most folk, and his stats were very good....... it was the little things that he did, the effort he showed and his presence that  impressed me the most.
Tackled hard, just pushed blokes who were in his way out of the way...and kept going.

This kid is going to be sensational....he'll have the odd 'down' day or two as he develops but in a year or two he'll be our best player and will dominate this competition.

....but I don't want to talk him up too much

Mate, i was onto him well before the draft. At the time he was predicted to go between our 1st and 2nd pick. Thanks to a late charge he shot up the rankings and we nabbed him with our 1st pick.

I loved his size and work in close. Said he had the best hands/vision since Diesel....but in a bigger body.
...but i didn't wanna talk him up too much.