Saints V Bulldogs - Round 6, 18/4/24 Marvel Stadium 7:30PM AEST

[ledge]

So as bad as the media make us out , we have won all our games by over 8 goals.
Two games we lost by a bit and a very close one. Puts us in the 8

[bornadog]

[jeemak]

Sign of a good coach in front of the camera.

If you like shallow and flippant responses that avoid questions then sure.

[1eyedog]

Can't unsee that

[jeemak]

There aren't many things that scare me at acid fueled kick-ons but I reckon this would.

[bornadog]

There aren't many things that scare me at acid fueled kick-ons but I reckon this would.

sorry thought it was funny

[jeemak]

sorry thought it was funny

It's funny mate, and I'm not attending an acid fueled kick-on right now. So don't stress!

[hujsh]

I'm still mad about last week but definitely less so after that.

[jazzadogs]

I'm still mad about last week but definitely less so after that.

You could argue that tonight's game makes last week MORE annoying.

What a great win! Woof woof!

[ledge]

I'm still mad about last week but definitely less so after that.

Don’t panic we will be above Essendon by tomorrow night.

[Eastdog]

Went to the game tonight. Really good team performance. Just so happy we responded and emphatically as well.

Naughton and Weightman were having great night outs. We defended really well.

Bailey Dale played a great game. Treloar is in some fine form this season and Macrae was good also. Bont did Bont things and got some goals as well.

[jeemak]

Went to the game tonight. Really good team performance. Just so happy we responded and emphatically as well.

Naughton and Weightman were having great night outs. We defended really well.

Bailey Dale played a great game. Treloar is in some fine form this season and Macrae was good also. Bont did Bont things and got some goals as well.

Great stuff mate!

[angelopetraglia]

Watching replay. The Naughton goal on the run in the first quarter from the pocket was exquisite.

Bounced it. Steadied, beautiful ball drop. Never looked like missing.

[jeemak]

Apparently Ameet called out unfair media treatment of Beveridge prior to the game in an interview, by a particular few journalists. Was anyone around for that?

He also apparently reiterated Beveridge will be coaching until the end of 2025 as per his contract.

Big apricots to say that and back the coach in those terms - especially prior to the game.

At which point does the club reach out and suggest media stakeholders lay off as the hyperventilated coverage is actually bad for the mental health of its employees.

I've never seen anything like what I'm seeing with Beveridge now, particularly for a premiership coach that has had two positive seasons on the ledger after a grand final appearance.

What we're seeing in the AFL ecosystem with our coach is bullying, and the AFL is in part accountable for it. To have him portrayed as a bumbling fool for days until some decent minded journalists came out to provide a balanced view was beyond unfair. I get it's a tough industry, and I've worked in tough industries, but that was over the top.

The AFL needs to step up and pull its media partners into line, because the hysteria is over the top and its impacting their operational stakeholders and customers at the same time unnecessarily.

[josie]

Good post Jeemak. I don?t listen or read much media, especially muck rakers like Caro, Cornes etc. They seem to just make a whole lotta stuff up.