Round one team
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Round one team
B: Dempster Delaney Geary
HB: Savage Simpkin Roberton
C: Newnes Steven Sinclair
HF: Templeton Riewoldt Membery
F: Saad Bruce Lonie
Foll: Hickey Weller Armitage
Int: McCartin Dunstan Pierce Acres
Sub: Goddard
Play the kids, injury forces our hand, but it's GWS so lets do it anyhow
HB: Savage Simpkin Roberton
C: Newnes Steven Sinclair
HF: Templeton Riewoldt Membery
F: Saad Bruce Lonie
Foll: Hickey Weller Armitage
Int: McCartin Dunstan Pierce Acres
Sub: Goddard
Play the kids, injury forces our hand, but it's GWS so lets do it anyhow
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Re: Round one team
No Fisher?
2 rookie upgrades
GWS will be improvers ............given our injuries /kids.....will be a big task to overcome
OUR INJURY LIST A BIG CONCERN
2 rookie upgrades
GWS will be improvers ............given our injuries /kids.....will be a big task to overcome
OUR INJURY LIST A BIG CONCERN
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Re: Round one team
Wouldnt think Simpkin has a spot after zero games through the pre season.
Hoping they throw Goddard in at CHB, especially against the GWS talls. They're still young and Hugh's a good size.
Hoping they throw Goddard in at CHB, especially against the GWS talls. They're still young and Hugh's a good size.
Re: Round one team
No, realise that may be unpopular, but Fish and Dempster won't pay forever and we need to start to look at others.chook23 wrote:No Fisher?
2 rookie upgrades
GWS will be improvers ............given our injuries /kids.....will be a big task to overcome
OUR INJURY LIST A BIG CONCERN
I have said before I believe Simpkin can make it, not his fault he had a sore knee for most of the nab challenge.
With the long term injuries now, I think the hand is forced.
Big BIG concern.
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SainterK wrote:No, realise that may be unpopular, but Fish and Dempster won't pay forever and we need to start to look at others.chook23 wrote:No Fisher?
2 rookie upgrades
GWS will be improvers ............given our injuries /kids.....will be a big task to overcome
OUR INJURY LIST A BIG CONCERN
I have said before I believe Simpkin can make it, not his fault he had a sore knee for most of the nab challenge.
With the long term injuries now, I think the hand is forced.
Big BIG concern.
Simpkin cant play and Fisher and Dempster must. We also surely wont play Pierce. We have enough young guys. There is no point in playing a side that would get beaten by 20 goals by GWS. Roberton and Membury will be very lucky to play on form.
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Re: Round one team
Con Gorozidis wrote:Fisher was awful last night.
He was. He seemed completely uninterested. However the options are nil. Roberton was a disgrace.
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Re: Round one team
We won't elevate two rookies and Simpkin isn't in our best 30 players.SainterK wrote:B: Dempster Delaney Geary
HB: Savage Simpkin Roberton
C: Newnes Steven Sinclair
HF: Templeton Riewoldt Membery
F: Saad Bruce Lonie
Foll: Hickey Steven Armitage
Int: Weller Dunstan Pierce Acres
Sub: Goddard
Play the kids, injury forces our hand, but it's GWS so lets do it anyhow
Fisher and Dempster have to play and you say you want to play the kids but you leave out Mc Cartin
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Yep. For someone who feels like a new draftee he better improve quick smart. Was possibly our worst performer relative to potential/standard last night.Con Gorozidis wrote:Fisher was awful last night.
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Re: Round one team
You've picked Steven in the centre and as ruck rover. He's going to be busy.SainterK wrote:B: Dempster Delaney Geary
HB: Savage Simpkin Roberton
C: Newnes Steven Sinclair
HF: Templeton Riewoldt Membery
F: Saad Bruce Lonie
Foll: Hickey Steven Armitage
Int: Weller Dunstan Pierce Acres
Sub: Goddard
Play the kids, injury forces our hand, but it's GWS so lets do it anyhow
I wouldn't expect Simpkin to play given that he's hardly been sighted in the practice matches. Templeton, Saad and Lonie can't play in the same forward line. Too small and no presence. Even have my doubts about Membrey and Bruce together. They might give a good contest but I'd like to see them being more of a scoring threat.
And there's no way Goddard will be sub. The sub has to be a versatile player who will provide more run than the player going off.
Sorry to appear so critical but I don't think we should be too experimental this early in the year.
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Re: Round one team
Unavailable: Siposs, Markworth, Gilbert, Murdoch, Ross, Saunders, Webster, Ray, Billings, Montagna, Wright
B: Dempster, Delaney, Geary
HB: Savage, Fisher, Roberton
C: Newnes, Armitage, Weller
HF: Membrey, Riewoldt, Lonie
F: Saad, Bruce, Hickey
Foll: Longer, Steven, Dunstan
Int: Acres, Templeton, Shenton, Minchington (sub)
It's going to get ugly. Lots of players there who really don't deserve a game. We're also horribly short on mids
B: Dempster, Delaney, Geary
HB: Savage, Fisher, Roberton
C: Newnes, Armitage, Weller
HF: Membrey, Riewoldt, Lonie
F: Saad, Bruce, Hickey
Foll: Longer, Steven, Dunstan
Int: Acres, Templeton, Shenton, Minchington (sub)
It's going to get ugly. Lots of players there who really don't deserve a game. We're also horribly short on mids
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Re: Round one team
Like!SainterK wrote:B: Dempster Delaney Geary
HB: Savage Simpkin Roberton
C: Newnes Steven Sinclair
HF: Templeton Riewoldt Membery
F: Saad Bruce Lonie
Foll: Hickey Weller Armitage
Int: McCartin Dunstan Pierce Acres
Sub: Goddard
Play the kids, injury forces our hand, but it's GWS so lets do it anyhow
And we will get over the line (just).
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Nope. Best...team...available. We have to get that first win asap. The media need a whipping boy and they are gunning for us already after a 100 pt loss. We need to get a win to get that monkey off our back or the pressure will keep building. Need to know who's available before being able to pick round one. I think McCartin has booked himself a round 1 spot. He worked his backside off against Hawks and helped create half our goals. The kids got it raw - he's a competitive beast. Acres will be definitely in the mix. Templeton will have a spot. Roberton could be in trouble but does have experience. Saad was disappointing when he got a spot ahead of Lonie against Hawks. When Lonie came on he did a couple of really nice touches that could see him get a ahead of Saad. I think Hickey ahead of Longer because of his forward threat but Longer grinds away in the ruck better. Membry disappointing against Hawks but will probably get a guerrnsey seeing as Lee and White can't get on the field. Goddard needs a bit more work before being eased in. Templeton brings energy, effort and buzz - hes in probs on the wing. Geary in if available. Dempster, Fish and Delaney for sure. Savage because of his run. Bruce hits hard and can relief ruck. The rest pick themselves.SainterK wrote:Play the kids, injury forces our hand, but it's GWS so lets do it anyhow
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Re: Round one team
Who's going to kick the ball back into play after a behind? Joey was our only one who might have hit a target.
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Re: Round one team
Yes I want kids to get experience this season.
But NO, I don't want to play the maximum number of kids each week as that would lead to slaughter after slaughter....and that is no way to develop young players. Players cannot learn good habits when all they are doing is chasing tail and getting obliterated.
Also just watch the best leave once their initial contracts are up if they have a season of misery.
But NO, I don't want to play the maximum number of kids each week as that would lead to slaughter after slaughter....and that is no way to develop young players. Players cannot learn good habits when all they are doing is chasing tail and getting obliterated.
Also just watch the best leave once their initial contracts are up if they have a season of misery.
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Re: Round one team
Backs: Delaney, Shenton, Dempster, Geary, Fisher (5) will be first choice. All can be shaky.
Midfield: Newnes, Armo, Steven, Dunstan, Savage, Billings, Weller, Webster (8) need to play week in week out AFAIAC.
Rucks: Hickey a certainty in rd 1 but I also wouldn't be surprised if Lewis debuts in round 1. (1)
Fwds: Roo, Membrey and Bruce and after that who knows? (3)
So I have (17) certainties. Then that leaves Joey to come back and then 4 spots up for grabs.
(nb: I know Webster is unavailable Round 1.)
Midfield: Newnes, Armo, Steven, Dunstan, Savage, Billings, Weller, Webster (8) need to play week in week out AFAIAC.
Rucks: Hickey a certainty in rd 1 but I also wouldn't be surprised if Lewis debuts in round 1. (1)
Fwds: Roo, Membrey and Bruce and after that who knows? (3)
So I have (17) certainties. Then that leaves Joey to come back and then 4 spots up for grabs.
(nb: I know Webster is unavailable Round 1.)
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I think it proves how bad we are going when just about everyone has Membury in their team. I to think he will be picked but on form he shouldn't be close to getting a game. Shenton is similar. He is a very ordinary player that I wish I could play like but he isn't really much good. Slow and not a great decision maker but he will also play.
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Re: Round one team
Dempster Delaney Shenton
Roberton Fisher Savage
Newnes Dunstan Geary
Templeton Bruce Lonie
Membrey Riewoldt Saad
Hickey Armitage Steven
Weller Acres Curren Lee
Roberton Fisher Savage
Newnes Dunstan Geary
Templeton Bruce Lonie
Membrey Riewoldt Saad
Hickey Armitage Steven
Weller Acres Curren Lee
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Re: Round one team
Not my preferred team by an means, but with our injury list as it is I see few alternatives
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Re: Round one team
Not sure if the bookies are in the same stratusphere on this one with GWS at $1.45, should be $1.045
What a shocking shocking preseason, just what we didn't need
What a shocking shocking preseason, just what we didn't need
Bring back the Lockett era
Re: Round one team
B: Geary, Delaney, Shenton
HB: Savage, Fisher, Goddard
C: Newnes, Armitage, Acres
HF: Lonie, Riewoldt, Templeton
F: Saad, McCartin, Bruce
Foll: Hickey, Dunstan, Steven
Int: Weller, Membrey, Roberton, Saunders (Sub)
HB: Savage, Fisher, Goddard
C: Newnes, Armitage, Acres
HF: Lonie, Riewoldt, Templeton
F: Saad, McCartin, Bruce
Foll: Hickey, Dunstan, Steven
Int: Weller, Membrey, Roberton, Saunders (Sub)
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Re: Round one team
They way we are going with injuries we will be asking the AFL permission for 'top up' players before the season starts. What a disgrace I feel for Sandringham forming an alignment with such a poorly resourced club !
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I was thinking last night - we all love Geary and he is an automatic selection and probably in our top 10 players and top 6 highest paid. But if we take off our Saints glasses and we are just neutral footy fans. Would we think of Geary any differently to someone like Greg Broughton? It is no surprise we are bottom.plugger66 wrote:I think it proves how bad we are going when just about everyone has Membury in their team. I to think he will be picked but on form he shouldn't be close to getting a game. Shenton is similar. He is a very ordinary player that I wish I could play like but he isn't really much good. Slow and not a great decision maker but he will also play.