Post Match. Pies sink Saints. All comments, please.

[Monco Matt]

All I wanted from this game was to win and score a goal in every quarter, which we did, so good stuff Pies!

This was not even a contest, just crushed their spirit early and cruised to the line. Would have been nice to slot another 10 through in the second half but at least we didn't go goalless.

The big plus for me today was Darcy Moore, he just didn't let anything get past him. He's fast becoming a very reliable KPD. Daics also looked really good and probably played his best game for the club. Tyler Brown as well, looked good too. We really are playing as a team, nobody stands out and nobody is asked to do too much, as it should be. Very accomplished performance.

[Piesnchess]

Good and strong victory, take that any day, saints were in good form, confident, and we pantsed em, take that for sure.

[watt price tully]

Special mention to Johnny Noble: thought he did very well today.

[PyreneesPie]

[PyreneesPie]

[tbaker]

[tbaker]

[watt price tully]

[Haff]

Best all round game for a while. Had people over so didn’t focus much in the second half which was still good defensively.
I think Cox is important and Cameron is a downgrade. He won’t deliver every week but he gives us a much better bail out option and will kick a few.

[qldmagpie67]

[K]

[Born to Pie]

I looked at the video of Jamie Elliott's mark and banana goal and had a thought that maybe the players can see the goal posts better without the crowd and the movement the goes on.

It's a theory, so checking the first three rounds of 2019 we had kicked 37 goals 29 behinds = 66 scoring shots with a 56% accuracy.

Three rounds in 2020 30 goals 29 behinds = 53 scoring shots at 56.6% accuracy.

It was a great goal by Jamie, not such a great theory!!!

Note: after three rounds in 2019 we were one win from three, maybe the 0.6% has helped

[Magpietothemax]

That was a great win. We crushed the spirit out of them in the first half, then conserved our energy by entering cruise control in the second. It was in fact magnificent. Our tackling pressure was through the roof. In the first half, our agression with our movement of the ball overwhelmed the Saints, and was reminiscent of how we played in 2018, as has also been mentioned. Our marking and disposal were top quality - most notably Tay Adams distinguished himself with superb disposal. St Kilda, a team in form, were made to look second rate by our skill and our pressure. As others have pointed to, our defence is amazing, the best in the AFL. Credit to the players, to the coaching staff, to Bucks. It is a defence clearly based not just on the elite skill and physical athleticism of the defenders, but also on the strength of the team solidarity and willingness to play for each other that now so obviously animates our performances. Stephenson looked fantastic. I think we selected him at just the right moment for him to come out on the field and unleash his brilliance.
Like others, I also thought that Noble played an excellent game. His willingness to go in hard, and his rebound off half back, were fantastic.
Congratulations to Bruzzy on his 100 games. What an amazing defender he has become. As hard as steel and elite skills.
For me, Taylor Adams was our best. His performance was just courage, courage, courage and the will to win.
I must mention Mayne as well. He is just always there, in defence, or in our F50, forming an indispensable link in a key handball chain, or performing a decisive defensive action such as a tackle or smother.
Great game from the entire team.

[Magpietothemax]

[simon tonna]