{"id":646228,"date":"2026-05-03T04:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/646228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T04:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:13:09","slug":"the-simple-pointed-message-after-saints-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/646228\/","title":{"rendered":"The “simple, pointed” message after Saints defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Michael Voss, Ollie Florent and Jacob Weitering speak on the defeat to St Kilda.\n <\/p>\n

Michael Voss, press conference:<\/p>\n

“Our ability and intent is not where it needs to be in that phase of the game. You\u2019ve seen that we put ourselves in positions to win the game, that message seems to be working pretty well. But our ability to be able to do it for a longer period of time is not at the level it needs to be at. When the game is against you, you need to defend and you need to fight. And we are not doing it well enough. I can\u2019t be any clearer than that.”<\/p>\n

For the full transcript of Voss’s presser, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ollie Florent, ABC:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to swallow. We don\u2019t play four quarters and we\u2019re easy to play against at the minute – that\u2019s the reality of it. It\u2019s a really hard pill to swallow, I\u2019m flat\u2026 it\u2019s hard because we\u2019re playing so well in first halves and then we don\u2019t show up in the second half. It\u2019s really frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob Weitering, 3AW:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s frustration. It was pretty pointed around our defence or our lack thereof in that second half. It reviews our season in a sense. We\u2019ve had 100 points scored against us five or six times now, which is not going to win you games of football. [The meeting] was simple, pointed. All of us need to individually review our game and whether or not our defence is above the line or below the line, there\u2019s a bit of skill efficiency as well. Overall, clearly very frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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