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Donslaught: No deja vu as Saints dusted in SpudвЂ™s GameД®ight minutes into the third term, it would have felt like deja vu for Essendon fans.

He said he could have faced the Bombers, but the club opted for a cautious approach with the midfield star. Ratten expects the Saints to be boosted by the return of captain Jack Steele for its important clash against Sydney on Saturday night. вЂњBut with what we dished up today they wouldnвЂ™t be too scared, would they?вЂќ вЂњWhoever plays us it is going to be tough, hopefully. You donвЂ™t walk into any game and go вЂhereвЂ™s four points, weвЂ™re taking it todayвЂ™, this year is harder than ever with the competition so youвЂ™ve got to be up every week. No matter who you play itвЂ™s tough,вЂќ he said. Everybody keeps talking about the tough draw - every game is tough. вЂњI think we just go back to what we know works for us and how we want to go about it. Ratten said opposition sides certainly wouldnвЂ™t be fearing the Saints after a disappointing display. The St Kilda coach dismissed suggestions about his difficult upcoming month, facing Sydney (away), Carlton, Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs proclaiming that the competition is as hard as itвЂ™s been and that his side has to be ready for every game, regardless of the opposition. вЂњSometimes they are harder conversations and a bit more pointed but heвЂ™s going to be a very good player, so we might have saw a bit today that we go вЂlift the bar onвЂ™, but maybe next week you donвЂ™t see any of it. вЂњAs a coach or as an assistant coach you try to shape the player as early as possible to get them to play the way you want to play.

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вЂњI asked him to lift his intensity at the contest so, I think most coaches if something sticks in their head theyвЂ™ll point it out and try to get a response and NasiahвЂ™s work at the start of the third was fantastic, a great tackle, got a free kick at the centre bounce,вЂќ he said. Ratten shed light on вЂњpointedвЂќ feedback he gave highly-touted first-year player Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, saying that he told him to lift his intensity and he responded instantly after the halftime break. And then trying to work out, did we have a winner on the ground? A clear winner, (Josh) Battle was the only one, outside of that it was Essendon everywhere.вЂќД«rett Ratten declared Josh Battle as the SaintsвЂ™ only clear winner on the ground. вЂњWe were below par in nearly every aspect.

ItвЂ™s not like we were decimated by injuries. EveryoneвЂ™s gotta travel, everyone has a six-day break, and everybody has a few injuries. вЂњWe could use (the six-day break and injuries) as an excuse, but thatвЂ™s just a cop-out really. Ratten said blaming his sideвЂ™s six-day break and injuries from their loss to Brisbane at the Gabba last week would be a вЂњcop-outвЂќ and questioned whether of his players beat their opponent on the night. Good luck trying to win games when you concede that much. вЂњBut then you look at the other side of the coin and say, 38 tackles for a game, isnвЂ™t where weвЂ™re at and defensively is unacceptable. Execution by foot, three versus one and we miss a target, we squandered so many opportunities. вЂњEspecially with where weвЂ™re at a group and the game and what it meant to us in regards to SpudвЂ™s game and that was really below par. That was as hard to watch for a while that weвЂ™ve been involved in. вЂњTo lose contested ball by 23, which then fuels the uncontested ball. TonightвЂ™s performance was very, very bad.вЂќ вЂњI think itвЂ™s a reality check for our players - youвЂ™re never as good as you think you are.

Well, it makes you a bit flat for the day. вЂњItвЂ™s just a bit hard to swallow today on a Friday night, and SpudвЂ™s Game, and our supporters, we dedicate our game to a legend of our footy club and the legacy that he has left around mental health and we produce that. Ratten gave his side a вЂњrocketвЂќ at halftime after trailing by 28-points at the main break and it looked to have an impact with the Saints drawing level halfway through the third-term, but the Bombers piled on six-consecutive goals in response to put the result beyond doubt.ДЄsked if the loss was the most difficult he has during his time as St Kilda coach, Rutten said: вЂњProbably because I didnвЂ™t see it coming, thatвЂ™s what stung our coaching group the most.вЂќ Hunter Clark attempts to lay one of just 38 St Kilda tackles on what was a dirty night for the Saints.