SAINTS to NZ on Wednesday !!

[Eastern]

The boys are off to NZ on Wednesday (how long for?). Mark Robinson from the Herald Sun will be tagging along so there should be a few (hopefully positive) stories coming out in the paper towards the weekend !!

[saintbrat]

Robbo is atleast generally fair.....

[mr six o'clock]

Four days of promotion for that Anzac day clash !

Probably be using the time as a practise for when we go there in april .

[stkildathunda]

The boys are off to NZ on Wednesday (how long for?). Mark Robinson from the Herald Sun will be tagging along so there should be a few (hopefully positive) stories coming out in the paper towards the weekend !!

Only 10 players are heading over, so probably wont be much to report on!!

[SainterK]

I reckon there will be heaps of media, AFL writers looking to launch into it now...

It's a big deal, first time premiership points to be played for overseas.

[Eastern]

Anyone care to have guess or pick the ten they would send over?

Here's who I'd pick for the promotional visit;

Nick Riewoldt
Nick DalSanto
Leigh Montagna
Ben Mc Evoy
Jaqmes Gwilt
Lenny Hayes
Jack Steven
Sebastian Ross
Daniel Markworth
Rhys Stanley

!!

[8856brother]

The boys are off to NZ on Wednesday (how long for?). Mark Robinson from the Herald Sun will be tagging along so there should be a few (hopefully positive) stories coming out in the paper towards the weekend !!

Only 10 players are heading over, so probably wont be much to report on!!

Why would Robbo be tagging along then? I'm sure there will be some media. Hopefully some positive stuff. Robbo has been pretty good to us over the years. One of very few.

[bobmurray]

The boys are off to NZ on Wednesday (how long for?). Mark Robinson from the Herald Sun will be tagging along so there should be a few (hopefully positive) stories coming out in the paper towards the weekend !!

I take it's time for Robo to crawl out from under the rock he's been hibernating below since the end of last season and start writing again..

Oh well...it was good whilst it lasted.....

He's not the worst of the journo trade though...i'll give him that......

[Sick Nal Danto]

Anyone care to have guess or pick the ten they would send over?

Here's who I'd pick for the promotional visit;

Nick Riewoldt
Nick DalSanto
Leigh Montagna
Ben Mc Evoy
Jaqmes Gwilt
Lenny Hayes
Jack Steven
Sebastian Ross
Daniel Markworth
Rhys Stanley

!!

Is that pronounced "Haak-Mess" ?

[saintspremiers]

Maybe the AFL season launch will be held there?

[Eastern]

Anyone care to have guess or pick the ten they would send over?

Here's who I'd pick for the promotional visit;

Nick Riewoldt
Nick DalSanto
Leigh Montagna
Ben Mc Evoy
Jaqmes Gwilt
Lenny Hayes
Jack Steven
Sebastian Ross
Daniel Markworth
Rhys Stanley

!!

Is that pronounced "Haak-Mess" ?

Does that mean FAT FINGERS in some language that I don't know of? !!

[saintbrat]

#35

josh saunders‏@joshsaunders12

Off to Newzealand with a few of the boys!

Coach Watters

Gwilt
Saunders
Saad
Montagna
Armitage
McEvoy
Jones
Ray
Wilkes
and the last is - Newnes


And the AIS under 17 squad

[saintbrat]

http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/st-kilda-af ... n/5/145718

In a symbolic gesture, the Saints will travel across the harbour in a waka as part of a welcoming ceremony at the Wharewaka on Friday, January 25 at 3.30pm.

who is balancing out Big Ben...

[#1GILL]

#35

josh saunders‏@joshsaunders12

Off to Newzealand with a few of the boys!

Armitage
McEvoy
Jones
Ray

Isn't that Bam?

[saintbrat]

believe so....

St Kilda FC‏@stkildafc

@armo_20 and some of the Saints celebrity hunting at Melbourne airport on the way to Wellington! @bam_margera pic.twitter.com/so6VzSLR

[noddy04]

If thats Bam where is Peb???

[saintspremiers]

From a marketing perspective, what is most effective?

Having a community camp in some regional Victorian location as per normal or this NZ bizzo?

Hard to quantify, unless it leads to localized surge on memberships.

[mcadam05]

Radio sport (SEN of New Zealand ) has started playing the ad for the game , it's being sold as " come see a whole new ball game"

[saintbrat]

Early media
Www.youtube.com/user/OfficialSaintsTV has 3 new clips

[saintbrat]

SEN after 4

The Run Home‏@therunhome

Big show coming up: live @AustralianOpen women's semi-final action, Beer O'Clock at the Pub, @Robbo_heraldsun in NZ,

[saintbrat]

stkildafcSt Kilda FC6m


Thanks to @hurricanesrugby for inviting us to their training session today #SaintsNZ #loyaltyunites pic.twitter.com/kRSrfw35

[Dr Spaceman]

stkildafcSt Kilda FC6m


Thanks to @hurricanesrugby for inviting us to their training session today #SaintsNZ #loyaltyunites pic.twitter.com/kRSrfw35

My God; it looks freezing even in the middle of summer!

Rug up travellers

[loris]

stkildafcSt Kilda FC6m


Thanks to @hurricanesrugby for inviting us to their training session today #SaintsNZ #loyaltyunites pic.twitter.com/kRSrfw35

My God; it looks freezing even in the middle of summer!

Rug up travellers

I note CJ never seems to feel the cold. He is in short sleeves. I noticed in many of the shots from Colorado when others were rugged up he was in shorts and T Shirts. He must be a modern day Tommy Hafey!

[saintbrat]

Jimmy and Armo interview
http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-disp ... ear-219012

"This time last year I could hardly run. It's a massive difference mentally and physically knowing that I've done pretty much the majority of the training sessions and I've got good running and good miles into my legs. I'm feeling pretty good," he said.

"I've had certain goals for training. Get my running back to where it was a couple of years ago. Obviously with the knee (injury) I couldn't do as much running last year. It's pretty good and my fitness is pretty good at the moment."

Gwilt is part of the St Kilda contingent of players and officials in New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to promote their Anzac Day game against Sydney

.

Midfielder David Armitage had been looking forward to training alongside the Hurricanes players after sitting in on their team meeting.

"They are a lot bigger than me so I'd have to back my running ability to run around them," he joked.

"Their pre-game meeting is pretty much exactly like ours but if we can get some tips off them to do with tackling and maybe we can teach them a thing or two about kicking it's only going to make us better and improve."

Despite having another good season last year, which followed on from his breakthrough 2011, Armitage said his running ability was an area he could improve.

"Off the field, the drills that we do running-wise I'm OK at. It's my on-ground running from contest to contest, that really gut-running stuff and really pushing yourself, that's where I think I can get better," he said.

"I've even tried that during training in pre-season and if I can take that into games it can only be of benefit.

"It's just about training your brain and pushing through that pain and getting the results. When you're tired your body tells you to stop but your mind can actually do a lot more than what your body says to do.

"The top level players can do that (push through the pain) so that's what I've got to work towards

."


from what I heard nothing new from Robbo

Big show coming up: live @AustralianOpen women's semi-final action, Beer O'Clock at the Pub, @Robbo_heraldsun in NZ,

just the brief itinerary before they went onto current AFL issues

[saintbrat]

http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/st-kilda-af ... n/5/145718

During the camp, the Saints will take part in a host of activities, including an AFL Super Clinic, open training sessions and meeting the Wellington sporting fans.

AFL clubs use the annual community camps to launch the premiership season by showcasing and promoting the game, as well as participate in community activities.

In a symbolic gesture, the Saints will travel across the harbour in a waka as part of a welcoming ceremony at the Wharewaka on Friday, January 25 at 3.30pm.

Aussie Rules game is the jewel in the crown of a major marketing campaign to champion Wellington to Australian tourists and to commemorate the day that binds both nations together.

The event, which is part of Anzac Week in Wellington, is intended to attract thousands of Australian AFL supporters here as well as New Zealanders who are curious to experience an Aussie Rules game played by two of the top clubs.

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