Final Team

Joffa 5 · Post: # 923304Post **Joffa 5** » Fri 14 May 2010 8:25pm

Very happy with the team, looking forward to Sunday. I know the sentiment seems to be with Stanley for some reason but apart from winning the GF sprint, he hasn't done a lot to date. He did alright in the pre-season but nothing to write home about yet. Definitely did enough to get me excited about his future but I'm happy for him to develop a bit before throwing him into the deep end.

degruch · Post: # 923312Post **degruch** » Fri 14 May 2010 8:36pm

Waltzing St Kilda wrote:Great. Against a superfast Bombers outfit we bring in two lumbering giants and a treacle-slow midfielder. And leave out the winner of the Grand Final sprint.

Not sure where the obsession with speed has come from all of the sudden...there were many other more relevant reasons as to why we lost last week, and speed has not been a factor against us otherwise this year. I put it down to the 'kick it down the guts' crowd.

snowdelisaint · Fri 14 May 2010 8:55pm

go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK

bigcarl · Post: # 923323Post **bigcarl** » Fri 14 May 2010 8:57pm

snowdelisaint wrote:go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK

unkind

maverick · Post: # 923325Post **maverick** » Fri 14 May 2010 8:57pm

snowdelisaint wrote:go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK

If your name is Raph I agree

rexy · Post: # 923326Post **rexy** » Fri 14 May 2010 8:58pm

Not sure that Heyne is a lumbering giant? Thought he was a medium sized flanker? Am I wrong or was this poster just ignorant?

St DAC · Post: # 923350Post **St DAC** » Fri 14 May 2010 9:22pm

snowdelisaint wrote:go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK

Another pissant ...

vacuous space · Fri 14 May 2010 9:26pm

rexy wrote:Not sure that Heyne is a lumbering giant?

He's not. Heyne isn't that tall and he's surprisingly quick for a guy of his shape. I think the two knocks on him have been his fitness and his kicking. He's got a weird kicking action and, while he does get a bit of distance into his kicks, does tend to spray them. He's a strong mark for a a guy of his size, which is probably one of the factors in his selection.

I haven't had a chance to see much of him this year, so I'm not sure what his form is like. I thought he looked a fair way off in preseason. I thought we'd probably see Smith or Stanley first.

I really would have liked to have seen Stanley in, but I trust the coaches know what they're doing. If Ross wants to see more out of Stanley at the VFL level before he gets a game, then hopefully he has a big game soon. I haven't been enjoying Kosi as our only tall forward option.

saintsRrising · Fri 14 May 2010 10:24pm

Heyne has been often playing in the midfield this year and so his fitness must have improved.

saintsRrising · Fri 14 May 2010 10:25pm

rexy wrote:Not sure that Heyne is a lumbering giant? Thought he was a medium sized flanker? Am I wrong or was this poster just ignorant?

187cm.
So you are on the money.

Teflon · Post: # 923442Post **Teflon** » Sat 15 May 2010 12:00am

as long as Heyne can bring the run/defensive pressure we need when the ball hist the deck and Kosi is basically finished.

Stanley I was more confident could bring that urgency with his pace and the ball on the deck we sorely need......hope Heyne goes well.

kp83 · Post: # 923448Post **kp83** » Sat 15 May 2010 12:06am

dcstkfc wrote:
3rd generation saint wrote:Good luck to Heyne, hope he has a great game.
Incidently, has Ben McEvoy played in a losing St.Kilda side yet?
No, he's 14-0!

Unless you count the NAB cup GF.

realdeal · Post: # 923521Post **realdeal** » Sat 15 May 2010 2:07am

snowdelisaint wrote:go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK

facebook is thataway.. seeya

35...LEGEND · Sat 15 May 2010 2:14am

realdeal wrote:
snowdelisaint wrote:go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK
facebook is thataway.. seeya

+2 ......drop kick

PJ · Post: # 923524Post PJ » Sat 15 May 2010 2:15am

go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK

Lets hope your next post passes primary school for maturity.

35...LEGEND · Sat 15 May 2010 2:24am

35...LEGEND wrote:
realdeal wrote:
snowdelisaint wrote:go raph

AND DON'T COME BACK
facebook is thataway.. seeya
+2 ......drop kick

oh Sh!te !! ..................can I be banned for that.........

I take it back.............

+2 Drop Punt..

.................................................shwew.

Bernard Shakey · Sat 15 May 2010 12:18pm

McEvoy and Heyne are the only two I've seen at Sandy that deserve promotion.

We may have seen King's last game and I think Nick Heyne has a great future.

borderbarry · Sat 15 May 2010 2:36pm

I cant see how dropping Clrake and Steven is helping our lack of pace.

CeilidhSaint · Sat 15 May 2010 5:39pm

Pace I find is often more indicative of ball movement than leg speed.

spert · Post: # 923669Post **spert** » Sat 15 May 2010 5:52pm

Good to see new blood in the lineup. I expect someone in the backline had to get the chop after the Cartlon game which was really poor. Raph has a lot of skill, but in our game style, you can't afford to cough the ball up and must play with maximum intensity.

Solar · Post: # 923672Post **Solar** » Sat 15 May 2010 5:57pm

CeilidhSaint wrote:Pace I find is often more indicative of ball movement than leg speed.

agreed, better looking midfield, hopefully the backline is left to do it's job and the forward line with the rotating rucks look alot better