Banger, backs in short -assed attack.

[saynta]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1271262/ ... on-membrey

" We're excited."

[Banger9798]

Gresham Howard Billings

Owens Sharman Higgins

Something like this?

Butler and Phillipou rotate through from the bench

[saynta]

Gresham Howard Billings

Owens Sharman Higgins

Something like this?

Butler and Phillipou rotate through from the bench

Yeah, why not.

[Vortex]

Gresham Howard Billings

Owens Sharman Higgins

Something like this?

Butler and Phillipou rotate through from the bench

Absolute disaster of a line up, why? lacks proven goal kickers.

Buttler Wood Gresh

Owens Members Higgo


Why on earth you would have Howard and Sharman there beggers belief.

It will just have to be a small forward line, just becaue someone is tall doesn't mean they are an automatic selection.

Having said that we need to wait and see how the first game goes agaisnt Melbourne, if Sharman can dominate one of the best defences in the league then I'm all in. Now just because Howard spent a few minutes down there today doesn't mean Ross will be silly enough to go with that in a 4 pointer.

[Banger9798]

Let's see how you line them up Vortex.

We're missing King, Membrey Allison and Hayes

Someone has to bring the ball to ground.

But by all means put up your version.

[Vortex]

Let's see how you line them up Vortex.

We're missing King, Membrey Allison and Hayes

Someone has to bring the ball to ground.

But by all means put up your version.

Membery is expected to be available for R1. So Members and Wood are the tallest we got. The forward line has to have as many AFL capable players who are proven goal scorers if we are any chance or kicking a winning score. Let's see how Sharman goes against the Melbourne defence but if he continues where he left off from last year then can you see Ross playing him?

Howard left a football club because be refused to play in a forward line.

[Teflon]

Sharman a lock
Looking forward to him owning it this year offers a real point of difference aka can kick straight

[Yorkeys]

Steele can play ff if Membrey unavailable. Wood and Sharman share chf. Higgins, Phiĺipou, Billings, Gresham making up the 6. Till King comes back. Hill will kick a few as well. Defence is going to be tight as a drum. Up to mids to hold their own.
We might not make the 8, but sides are going to know they have been in a scrap. Bulldogs and Sydney might be vulnerable to us and Carlton. Freo no certain finalists either.

[Brunswicksainter]

Steele can play ff if Membrey unavailable. Wood and Sharman share chf. Higgins, Phiĺipou, Billings, Gresham making up the 6. Till King comes back. Hill will kick a few as well. Defence is going to be tight as a drum. Up to mids to hold their own.
We might not make the 8, but sides are going to know they have been in a scrap. Bulldogs and Sydney might be vulnerable to us and Carlton. Freo no certain finalists either.

I hope we don’t play Steele at full forward, we will be giving up so much at the clearance if so.

[Saints58]

I saw heath and Campbell rucking on Friday against each other, so would we have a option of playing Marshall in the forward line and rucking some of the time and having Campbell rucking most of the time then going forward, Campbell did take some nice marks forward and kicked a goal so don't loose to much if he is there he would at least bring it to ground.

[WellardSaint]

The forward line, even with Membrey, looks like a spare parts fwd line that we had in the late 70s and early 80s, when the club thought Milan Faletic was a viable marking key position player.
And when we had Mark Scott playing at full forward (from Hawks, when we gave up Russell Greene?)

We are in no shape whatsoever to kick a winning score.
Melbourne's May will have a field day

[Vortex]

The forward line, even with Membrey, looks like a spare parts fwd line that we had in the late 70s and early 80s, when the club thought Milan Faletic was a viable marking key position player.
And when we had Mark Scott playing at full forward (from Hawks, when we gave up Russell Greene?)

We are in no shape whatsoever to kick a winning score.
Melbourne's May will have a field day

The praccy match against Melbourne will give us a glimpse at how far our fringe talls have come in the off season.

[1971]

The forward line, even with Membrey, looks like a spare parts fwd line that we had in the late 70s and early 80s, when the club thought Milan Faletic was a viable marking key position player.
And when we had Mark Scott playing at full forward (from Hawks, when we gave up Russell Greene?)

We are in no shape whatsoever to kick a winning score.
Melbourne's May will have a field day

Don't forget Tony King in the Greene trade

[saynta]

The forward line, even with Membrey, looks like a spare parts fwd line that we had in the late 70s and early 80s, when the club thought Milan Faletic was a viable marking key position player.
And when we had Mark Scott playing at full forward (from Hawks, when we gave up Russell Greene?)

We are in no shape whatsoever to kick a winning score.
Melbourne's May will have a field day

Don't forget Tony King in the Greene trade

Yea. couple of spuds for an all Australia. f****** typical Saints.

[WellardSaint]

The forward line, even with Membrey, looks like a spare parts fwd line that we had in the late 70s and early 80s, when the club thought Milan Faletic was a viable marking key position player.
And when we had Mark Scott playing at full forward (from Hawks, when we gave up Russell Greene?)

We are in no shape whatsoever to kick a winning score.
Melbourne's May will have a field day

The praccy match against Melbourne will give us a glimpse at how far our fringe talls have come in the off season.

I'm gonna be a grumpy old Karen now, so scroll on if you're easily offended.

In the praccy match vs Dees, I predict:
Higgins - 11 touches, 3 marks, 1 goal 3 behinds
Butler- highest pressure rating in our team, for 12 touches, no score
Sharman- 4 marks, 12 possies, 1 goal 2 behinds
Marshall- (stats while in the F50) 6 marks, 14 touches, 3 goals
Wood- 18 touches, 2 goals

This isn't a top 8 forward line

[Vortex]

The forward line, even with Membrey, looks like a spare parts fwd line that we had in the late 70s and early 80s, when the club thought Milan Faletic was a viable marking key position player.
And when we had Mark Scott playing at full forward (from Hawks, when we gave up Russell Greene?)

We are in no shape whatsoever to kick a winning score.
Melbourne's May will have a field day

The praccy match against Melbourne will give us a glimpse at how far our fringe talls have come in the off season.

I'm gonna be a grumpy old Karen now, so scroll on if you're easily offended.

In the praccy match vs Dees, I predict:
Higgins - 11 touches, 3 marks, 1 goal 3 behinds
Butler- highest pressure rating in our team, for 12 touches, no score
Sharman- 4 marks, 12 possies, 1 goal 2 behinds
Marshall- (stats while in the F50) 6 marks, 14 touches, 3 goals
Wood- 18 touches, 2 goals

This isn't a top 8 forward line

Hold onto ya hat WS, it could be a very frustrating year but those are the cards we have to play because beggers can't be choosers. Who knows the small no name forward line might score more than we think especially if we can play a little like the Pies of 2022. Having said that the Pies caught many off guard in 2022 and really their scoring was an issue and very was very low in many games and won numerous games from freakish plays. Many club analysts would have studied that game plan to prepare a defence. A bit like Richmond catching the comp out with their small forward line in2017, clubs were ready by the time 2018 arrived.