It's maddening and heart warmingly affirming all at once.
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Ben Long offered one match suspension for his hip and shoulder on Macrae.
I’m staggered not one umpire picked up the high contact.
No Long, no Ryder and probably no Carlisle (partner giving birth this week in NSW), I'm predicting a smashing against Richmond. Our final was easily the worst standard of the 4.
Macrae is one tough hombre. That could have easily knocked him out, which would have ended Long's season even if they made the GF. It was a bit of a cheap shot, and Long clearly has a poor technique when bumping.
Macrae was ok but it is difficult to impact in the middle when you are forced to be so reactive at stoppages. We didn't get absolute maximum output out of all our key mids - none of them were poor but we just didn't get those absolute standout game changing performances. We got it collectively in the last 10 minutes where all of Daniel, Bont, Libba, Dunks, Smith, Hunter and Macrae worked over their opposing mids but we needed more than a cameo.
Saints challenging the 1 match
Pretty disappointed by our response to that snipe by Long. Roarke Smith was right there and barely remonstrated. Should have buried Long in the ground.