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Re: Team vs Crows
The Freo game was as much about the team falling off a cliff at quarter time as it was about Ratt's inability to fire them up. This game will be as much about his coaching as it will be about how the players react to the bad loss. I hope Ratts learned from it.
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Re: Team vs Crows
It may be that we just don't have the depth to bring in a raft of replacement players who can be better than those that are regularly trotted out. The coach is doing what he can with what he has got - appealing to professional pride a bit and reminding some they are pretty unsophisticated with their approach, chuck in a couple of changes. Adelaide in Adelaide is always tough so take experience might be the theme. As long as we don't play Walker and his silly nickname into form, again. (We don't call J. Steele Jaws, do we). Anyway, I can't remember us ever winning on a Monday in South Australia, so would be nice if we could.
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Re: Team vs Crows
Exactly what I predicted.Ghost Like wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jul 2020 5:27pm Ryder & Byrnes - IN
Long & Marsh - OUT
I'm not sure that OUT sets a tone, an example or puts any player on notice, well no senior / high priced players anyway.
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Re: Team vs Crows
The_Dud wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jul 2020 9:41pmMaybe get the bifocals out, have a good look, then please point out where Seb’s votes are hiding.
http://saintsational.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=100622
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Wrong. Posters have voted for him as I said but hasn't had enough votes to get in the top 5 is all.
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Re: Team vs Crows
I disagree, with that sentence, primarily because that capitulation was so bad, literally any one on our list (who didn't play) could have done better, certainly would have shown more resolve and fight. The point being, they could not have done worse.
Our depth is the best we've had in a decade in my opinion, this was the chance for a new coach to make a statement by testing it.
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Re: Team vs Crows
His mum logging in and giving him a vote for tucking his jumper in really doesn't count Sayntasaynta wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 10:49amThe_Dud wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jul 2020 9:41pmMaybe get the bifocals out, have a good look, then please point out where Seb’s votes are hiding.
http://saintsational.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=100622
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Re: Team vs Crows
Ghost Like wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 10:57amHis mum logging in and giving him a vote for tucking his jumper in really doesn't count Sayntasaynta wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 10:49amThe_Dud wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jul 2020 9:41pmMaybe get the bifocals out, have a good look, then please point out where Seb’s votes are hiding.
http://saintsational.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=100622
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Re: Team vs Crows
saynta wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 10:49amThe_Dud wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jul 2020 9:41pmMaybe get the bifocals out, have a good look, then please point out where Seb’s votes are hiding.
http://saintsational.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=100622
Afterwards I would suggest a cup of tea, a bex and a good lie down![]()
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Re: Team vs Crows
Emergencies have been identified so the selected team is
B: Jake Carlisle - Dougal Howard - Callum Wilkie
HB: Nick Coffield - Jarryn Geary - Hunter Clark
C: Jack Billings - Jack Steele - Bradley Hill
HF: Dan Butler - Jade Gresham -Dean Kent
F: Tim Membrey - Max King - Rowan Marshall
R: Paddy Ryder - Sebastian Ross - Zak Jones
INT: Ben Paton - Josh Battle - Ryan Byrnes -Jack Lonie
EMG: Jack Sinclair - Shane Savage - Nicholas Hind - Jonathon Marsh
OUT: Long - Marsh
IN: Byrnes - Ryder
A simple rearrange produces
B: Jarryn Geary - Dougal Howard - Callum Wilkie
HB: Nick Coffield - Jake Carlisle - Hunter Clark
C: Jack Billings - Jack Steele - Bradley Hill
HF: Dan Butler - Rowan Marshall - Dean Kent
F: Tim Membrey - Max King - Jade Gresham
R: Paddy Ryder - Sebastian Ross - Zak Jones
INT: Ben Paton - Josh Battle - Ryan Byrnes - Jack Lonie
EMG: Jack Sinclair - Shane Savage - Nicholas Hind - Jonathon Marsh
B: Jake Carlisle - Dougal Howard - Callum Wilkie
HB: Nick Coffield - Jarryn Geary - Hunter Clark
C: Jack Billings - Jack Steele - Bradley Hill
HF: Dan Butler - Jade Gresham -Dean Kent
F: Tim Membrey - Max King - Rowan Marshall
R: Paddy Ryder - Sebastian Ross - Zak Jones
INT: Ben Paton - Josh Battle - Ryan Byrnes -Jack Lonie
EMG: Jack Sinclair - Shane Savage - Nicholas Hind - Jonathon Marsh
OUT: Long - Marsh
IN: Byrnes - Ryder
A simple rearrange produces
B: Jarryn Geary - Dougal Howard - Callum Wilkie
HB: Nick Coffield - Jake Carlisle - Hunter Clark
C: Jack Billings - Jack Steele - Bradley Hill
HF: Dan Butler - Rowan Marshall - Dean Kent
F: Tim Membrey - Max King - Jade Gresham
R: Paddy Ryder - Sebastian Ross - Zak Jones
INT: Ben Paton - Josh Battle - Ryan Byrnes - Jack Lonie
EMG: Jack Sinclair - Shane Savage - Nicholas Hind - Jonathon Marsh
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Re: Team vs Crows
Well very surprised more players weren't dropped
Guessing Ratten is giving some a chance to redeem themselves - surely though it is last chance saloon for some
Guessing Ratten is giving some a chance to redeem themselves - surely though it is last chance saloon for some
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Re: Team vs Crows
Maybe Ratten and co. think this game may be an opportunity for us to find some form against a broken team and as a unit, so persisting with Kent, Lonnie, Gears, Butler, Marshall, and especially Ross?
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Re: Team vs Crows
I'm not sure it's a hard stretch to persist with Butler. A Top 5 player in the season to date, in my opinion.shanegrambeau wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 9:18pm Maybe Ratten and co. think this game may be an opportunity for us to find some form against a broken team and as a unit, so persisting with Kent, Lonnie, Gears, Butler, Marshall, and especially Ross?
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Re: Team vs Crows
We have depth with Roberton and Austin defensive assets in waiting
But past that, to me, our depth is restricted to Draftees who have not yet played being Bytel and Byrnes
I don’t rate the emergencies for this game as anywhere above ordinary - and the rest of the List downwards from there
Geary will (or should) be under pressure from Long coming back
Ross under pressure from Hannebery coming back
Then we get to Lonie and Kent
We “bat” to just 22 in my view and the Coach is so restricted
This is the reason we look towards Byrnes and Bytel including because this is where our real weakness is - mids who get the ball resulting in goals such is their impact
But past that, to me, our depth is restricted to Draftees who have not yet played being Bytel and Byrnes
I don’t rate the emergencies for this game as anywhere above ordinary - and the rest of the List downwards from there
Geary will (or should) be under pressure from Long coming back
Ross under pressure from Hannebery coming back
Then we get to Lonie and Kent
We “bat” to just 22 in my view and the Coach is so restricted
This is the reason we look towards Byrnes and Bytel including because this is where our real weakness is - mids who get the ball resulting in goals such is their impact
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Re: Team vs Crows
well the tone has changed. one week ago we had depth. now we don't. i think we do. a lot of c grade players inside and outside the first twenty two.
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Re: Team vs Crows
Every team has c grade players inside and outside their best 22
Our problem is a mental one and on field leadership issue
We have shown we can play good footy when switched on but it is now a matter of keeping the switch on for longer that will only come once our young players take that next mental leadership step and replace our failing and fading older brigade
Our problem is a mental one and on field leadership issue
We have shown we can play good footy when switched on but it is now a matter of keeping the switch on for longer that will only come once our young players take that next mental leadership step and replace our failing and fading older brigade
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Re: Team vs Crows
Many commentators suggesting he is in the All Australian team at the moment.Ghost Like wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 9:34pmI'm not sure it's a hard stretch to persist with Butler. A Top 5 player in the season to date, in my opinion.shanegrambeau wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 9:18pm Maybe Ratten and co. think this game may be an opportunity for us to find some form against a broken team and as a unit, so persisting with Kent, Lonnie, Gears, Butler, Marshall, and especially Ross?
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Re: Team vs Crows
I agree with your start, Roberton and Austin and your finish, Byrnes and Bytel.To the top wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jul 2020 9:38pm We have depth with Roberton and Austin defensive assets in waiting
But past that, to me, our depth is restricted to Draftees who have not yet played being Bytel and Byrnes
I don’t rate the emergencies for this game as anywhere above ordinary - and the rest of the List downwards from there
Geary will (or should) be under pressure from Long coming back
Ross under pressure from Hannebery coming back
Then we get to Lonie and Kent
We “bat” to just 22 in my view and the Coach is so restricted
This is the reason we look towards Byrnes and Bytel including because this is where our real weakness is - mids who get the ball resulting in goals such is their impact
I do believe we have depth because we have players outside the 22 who were once considered to be a part of that 22, Savage, Sinclair, Webster, Dunstan, Brown. Whilst no longer our long term future, if needed could come in and play a role.
Add Marsh, Hind and Parker - mature bodies but limited exposure, they are much better than our past.
Then there are unknowns (may never know) in Clavarino, Connolly and Mayo.
Those on a precipice are Langlands, Phillips and McKenzie are also better than our past bottom dozen.
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Re: Team vs Crows
Selectors are clearly signalling as far as they are concerned we do not have strong competition for midfield and forward spots. Whether that means a lack of depth or not may be a semantic difference when a team loses as badly as last week and there is only one discretionary change after all the bluster. If Hannebery was fit would Byrnes have even been picked? Unless we win or lose with honour tonight the selectors are going to have to think seriously about a change of tack an give some others a go. Churn until cream rises is a fact of life now. For a side with such "depth" it must be surprising to some we are a descending 10th. I hope Tuesday we are 5th, but not betting.
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Re: Team vs Crows
Oh well, we all have to have someone we can kick to make us feel better about ourselves.
Byrnes is obviously an astute young man.
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Re: Team vs Crows
Spotlight on Hill, Ross. These 2 need to.perform big time. We're carrying too many small.forward types for mine, so whoever out of Kent and Lonie has a quite night loose their spot next week.
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