{"id":53488,"date":"2021-04-03T09:47:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T09:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=53488"},"modified":"2021-04-03T18:04:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T18:04:16","slug":"warne-hammers-saints-after-unacceptable-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=53488","title":{"rendered":"Warne hammers Saints after 'unacceptable' loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shane Warne has joined those piling on St Kilda after a disastrous showing against Essendon<\/a>, admitting that he was forced to stop watching at one point.<\/p>\n

Warne, like many St Kilda fans, was left stunned as Essendon hammered his side to the tune of 75 points<\/a> at Marvel Stadium on Saturday, with Brett Ratten's side never leading.<\/p>\n

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"Sorry Fox Footy but I just turned the TV off in disgust as I'm embarrassed at the lack of effort two weeks in a row from St Kilda," a furious Warne tweeted during the second half.<\/p>\n

"So bloody disappointing. If you get outplayed – then so be it – we can all cop that. But the lack of effort and work rate is just unacceptable."<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/p>\n

Warne's tweet came after the Saints managed just 11 tackles in the first half, finding themselves in a 49-point hole at the main break, the team's lowest in 20 years.<\/p>\n

Former captain Nick Riewoldt also hammered his beloved side's performance, questioning their hunger compared to their younger Essendon opponents.<\/p>\n

"No players go out to not try, but there's trying and there's really trying," he said on Fox Footy's coverage.<\/p>\n

"That is purely and simply an indictment on effort and workrate," Hawks legend Jason Dunstall added.<\/p>\n

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