Late Change - Out: Ray In: Cripps

[The Saintsational Man]

No source to name, No need to.

It will happen.

[saintsRrising]

Bumma if true....

While I am keen to see Cripps debut....ray is not one that I would want out of the team...and particularly against the rows which is very much a "must win" game.

[georgie girl]

That would be a pity bc I thought Farren played a great game last week and took some important marks when we really needed them!

[SaintSimmo]

Hope your wrong, cause Ray was one of our best last week.

[Spinner]

Crippa!

[Statsman]

Ray wasn't out of the ground for the Open Training on Tuesday, so the source might be on to something.

[wasaintsfan]

would suck if true... ray has been one of the better players so far this year

[Quixote]

So Ray has injured himself I'm assuming? Coz there's no way he'd be dropped.

[Sainterman]

On the money I reckon. He did seem to be worried about his groin late in the Brisbane game after taking a mark at half back.

[Junction Oval]

Let's hope Crippsy takes full advantage of his opportunity.

It will be interesting to see who the sub is

[bergholt]

On the money I reckon. He did seem to be worried about his groin late in the Brisbane game after taking a mark at half back.

just looked like cramp at the time, but injured i guess if the op is proved right.

if this happens it'll be four debutants in six rounds - sounds like playing the kids to me! given that's what we're doing, it'd be nice if someone got close to a rising star nomination some time soon.

this also gets the average height of the side down to 186.0cm. makes it our shortest side since round 5 2007 - four years and three days ago.

potentially there's a lot of run in this midfield group, but is there enough hardness?

gram, steven, jones, montagna, (schneider), goddard, armitage, dal santo, (mcqualter), cripps, smith, (milne)

a few of these will need to channel the spirit of lenny hayes.

[Saint_Ash]

I am in Adelaide and earlier ran into someone from the club who hinted to me that there would be more than one debutant tonight so yes i believe it.

[saintspremiers]

Crap.

I can't see us winning now.

[SainterK]

Mixed about this one, Ray has become very important, but looking forward to Cripps getting a run.

He may get under the guard if they are not expecting him.

[SaintSimmo]

So IF ray is out, it is either crippa or winmar in.
i reckon winmar might get a go over crippa.

[Pwoit]

So IF ray is out, it is either crippa or winmar in.
i reckon winmar might get a go over crippa.

I would say Cripps will play as Winmar hasn't played for 2 weeks.

[clarky449]

Quite a few young players in the team, wouldnt really expect a big win.

[PaulieGa]

Just said in sen that cripps is the sub and rays out.

[3rd generation saint]

Reckon Cripps replaced McQualter as the sub.

[PJ]

Rain stopped about 3 or 4 hours ago - may not be as tragically slippery as first thought - go the crippa

[meher baba]

Reckon Cripps replaced McQualter as the sub.

Well I reckon he replaced Johnson, but it's no use speculating as we'll never know.

[PaulieGa]

Sick with a fever and they thought hey would have blown up by quarter time

[goddardisgod]

Rays missed both wet matches at AAMI now hasn't he.............

[realdeal]

Sick with a fever and they thought hey would have blown up by quarter time

Blown up!? sounds like a serious illness.

[3rd generation saint]

2 years ago, this wouldn't have mattered as it seemed anyone could come in and do the job.