QF1: St Kilda team v Geelong

Saints Media · Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:15pm

Backs: Jason Blake, Max Hudghton, Raphael Clarke
Half backs: Sam Gilbert, Sam Fisher, Jason Gram
Centreline: Clint Jones, Nick Dal Santo, Robert Harvey
Half forwards: James Gwilt, Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna
Forwards: Stephen Milne, Justin Koschitzke, Adam Schneider
Followers: Steven King, Lenny Hayes, Brendon Goddard

Interchange: Shane Birss, Andrew McQualter, Jack Steven, Charlie Gardiner, David Armitage, Xavier Clarke, Robert Eddy

IN: McQualter, Steven, Armitage, X Clarke
OUT: Sean Dempster (inj)

saintbrat · Post: # 635878Post **saintbrat** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:21pm

thanks saints_media
just noticed your post on saintscentral

GO X
and good luck Jack

Ralphy · Post: # 635879Post **Ralphy** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:21pm

woah, Steven congrats mate.!!!

maverick · Post: # 635881Post **maverick** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:22pm

Best possible team IMO.
Good to see Steven and Armo close....

Armoooo · Post: # 635882Post **Armoooo** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:25pm

I'm loving Steven being an inclusion, he was the draftee I was most excited about.

While he has nearly no chance of getting a game this year you can bet your bottom dollar I will be leading the bandwagon next season!!

Saintschampions08 · Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:25pm

maverick wrote:Best possible team IMO.
Good to see Steven and Armo close....

Doubt either will come into the team....

But if they do - They need to really deliver, being young isn't an excuse in finals.

Raven · Post: # 635885Post **Raven** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:26pm

All this tells us (IMO):

Out: Dempster
In: X

mick13 · Post: # 635886Post **mick13** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:28pm

Jesus, wouldn't be bad for a debut!

Very small chance of getting a game unfortunately.

Last week woulda been best.

Quixote · Post: # 635887Post **Quixote** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:29pm

I reckon could be:

OUT Demp, Birss
IN X, McQualter

EMG: Armo, Birss, Steven

dascman · Post: # 635888Post **dascman** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:32pm

My opinion:

In: McQualter, X. Clarke
Out: Dempster, Eddy (not that he deserves to be, only because of a lack of experience. I think the coaches might want a harder body in there - i.e. McQualter)

st.byron · Post: # 635897Post **st.byron** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:42pm

Quixote wrote:I reckon could be:

OUT Demp, Birss
IN X, McQualter

EMG: Armo, Birss, Steven

Harsh on Birss I reckon Quixote. He was good last week.

evertonfc · Post: # 635898Post **evertonfc** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:42pm

Probably the best team we could have hoped for IMO.

Without Baker, Maguire, Ball and Gardiner to call on, we're really down to sourcing out the depths of what is not a deep list.

Would Eddy, R Clarke, Blake, Jones, Gwilt, McQualter or Birss get a run in any of the other top eight teams? In all honesty, probably not. But all of them have at least shown something this year and there is a little to be gained from that. I'll be curious to see how many of them are still here in five years' time.

Realistcally, I would have been semi-tempted to recall Leigh Fisher to fill Dempster's role, and would have considered Fiora for Jones - but that's about it. And even then I probably would have baulked on both.

Allan and Geary haven't done enough.

FWIW - Good work by SaintsMedia to get it to us first. We appreciate that.

Increased communication from the club to its members is appreciated. Keep the lines open; you cannot underestimate how important this is. And by reaching out to us on an unofficial forum, you're showing that you care more about communicating with us, where we congregate on our terms, rather than chanelling us into one of your own creations.

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:48pm

Good luck to steven! I hope he debuts!!

maverick · Post: # 635910Post **maverick** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:49pm

evertonfc wrote:Probably the best team we could have hoped for IMO.

Without Baker, Maguire, Ball and Gardiner to call on, we're really down to sourcing out the depths of what is not a deep list.

Would Eddy, R Clarke, Blake, Jones, Gwilt, McQualter or Birss get a run in any of the other top eight teams? In all honesty, probably not. But all of them have at least shown something this year and there is a little to be gained from that. I'll be curious to see how many of them are still here in five years' time.

Realistcally, I would have been semi-tempted to recall Leigh Fisher to fill Dempster's role, and would have considered Fiora for Jones - but that's about it. And even then I probably would have baulked on both.

Allan and Geary haven't done enough.

FWIW - Good work by SaintsMedia to get it to us first. We appreciate that.

Increased communication from the club to its members is appreciated. Keep the lines open; you cannot underestimate how important this is. And by reaching out to us on an unofficial forum, you're showing that you care more about communicating with us, where we congregate on our terms, rather than chanelling us into one of your own creations.

Blake R Clarke and Birss would all get a game for the Crows and Pies and probably North and possibly Sydney.

Have a look at other teams, especially in botto?m half of the 8 and ask yourself if they would come in to us?

I agree a few are a little dodgy, but September makes players, its all in front of them.....

st.byron · Post: # 635915Post **st.byron** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:54pm

Raven wrote:All this tells us (IMO):

Out: Dempster
In: X

reckon you're right Raven. X in. No other changes. Everyone carried their load last week.

Post: # 635919Post **n1ck** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 6:59pm

Time for someone to stand up like Jimmy Gwilt did in 2005 at AAMI Stadium.

Raph Clarke... your time is now!

matrix · Post: # 635938Post **matrix** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 7:27pm

st.byron wrote:
Raven wrote:All this tells us (IMO):

Out: Dempster
In: X
reckon you're right Raven. X in. No other changes. Everyone carried their load last week.

agreed
i also noticed that birss is actually a pretty good kick when i saw the replay this morning, he'll stay in.

St Fidelius · Thu 04 Sep 2008 7:32pm

Raven wrote:All this tells us (IMO):

Out: Dempster
In: X

Yep I can't see any getting dropped from last week.

Mini the unlucky one IMO, bad time to get injured and Birsss grabbed his chance

3rd generation saint · Thu 04 Sep 2008 7:47pm

As with the consensus here, there will be only one change, Dempster out and either X or McQualter in.

X may get the nod because he has the extra pace.

hotdish · Post: # 635960Post **hotdish** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 7:57pm

The only 5 who really have a chance getting into the final bench are:
Shane Birss, Andrew McQualter, Charlie Gardiner, , Xavier Clarke, Robert Eddy

The only changes will be:

In - X, McQualter
Out - Dempster, Eddy

Quixote · Post: # 635966Post **Quixote** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 8:04pm

I hope not.

Eddy thoroughly deserves his spot, he has EARNT it, and we need only play one of Pircha and Mini.

IluvHarvey · Post: # 635974Post **IluvHarvey** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 8:13pm

X for Dempster is the only change I think there will be

Saints Premiers 2008 · Thu 04 Sep 2008 8:19pm

i_luv_nick_riewoldt wrote:Good luck to steven! I hope he debuts!!

i don't

Winmar7Fan · Post: # 635979Post **Winmar7Fan** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 8:21pm

st.byron wrote:
Quixote wrote:I reckon could be:

OUT Demp, Birss
IN X, McQualter

EMG: Armo, Birss, Steven
Harsh on Birss I reckon Quixote. He was good last week.

I agree we must be seeing something different to most others I really like his games.

battye · Post: # 635980Post **battye** » Thu 04 Sep 2008 8:22pm

evertonfc wrote:Probably the best team we could have hoped for IMO.

Without Baker, Maguire, Ball and Gardiner to call on, we're really down to sourcing out the depths of what is not a deep list.

Would Eddy, R Clarke, Blake, Jones, Gwilt, McQualter or Birss get a run in any of the other top eight teams? In all honesty, probably not. But all of them have at least shown something this year and there is a little to be gained from that. I'll be curious to see how many of them are still here in five years' time.

Uh, is it really fair to group Jason Blake with Jones, Gwilt, Eddy and McQualter, all of whom are struggling to make it into our best 22?

Blake will be top 10 in our B&F, again, this year. It's about time people accept that he has developed into a very important and versatile player for us. I think he would have a place in most teams because of his versatility and work ethic.