Coach Brad Scott’s disappointment was palpable as he lashed his side’s lack of competitiveness, poor effort and pressure after a defeat that left them in danger of slipping out of the top eight.
Essendon coach Brad Scott has lamented his side’s “third rate” effort as their finals hopes were dealt another massive blow in a 53-point upset thrashing from St Kilda.
“We want to play a style that’s competitive against the best teams … and right here, right now we’re not there,” he said. “That’s pretty obvious.” The Saints piled on seven goals to one during the decisive third quarter, including three majors to skipper Jack Steele. Cooper Sharman kicked three goals and had 10 marks in a career-best performance, while Jack Sinclair , Riley Bonner and veteran Zak Jones were all busy.Anthony Caminiti and Tim Membrey also kicked multiple goals as St Kilda racked up their second-highest score of the season.
The Saints produced a hot start and led 5.1 to 2.3 at quarter-time then repeatedly poked holes in Essendon’s defensive structures and took seven marks to two inside 50m in the opening term.
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