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Please add your thoughts on matchups, potential strategies etc.
Last time these sides met
Rd 16
Collingwood 15.10 100 def St Kilda 6.16 52
Changes in teams since Rd 16
Saints
Ins: Dal, Eddy, Baker,
Outs: Geary, Steven, Pattison
Injury concerns
Dal - Hip, Gram - groin strain, Kosi - ribs
Emergencies
McEvoy, Stanley, Geary
Pies
Ins: Cloke, Maxwell
Outs: Goldsack, Lockyer
Injury concerns
Ball - Hamstring, Didak - Peck/Shoulder
Emergencies
Lockyer, Goldsack, Brown
Interesting stats about the Rd 16 game, specifically about the inaccuracy of our kicking.
Collingwood v St Kilda
25 Scoring Shots 22
15 Goals Kicked 6
7 Behinds Kicked 15
60.0% Conversion 27.3%
25.60 Disposals Per Goal 64.50
43 Inside 50s 38
There are ‘reasons’ not excuses, that could be suggested for what was a flat performance that day. Including flu, an underdone Roo and Gram, kicking it to Roo too much, Gilbert copping his first hard tag, Dal missing.
Interesting facts
Since Rd 16, St Kilda has kept Collingwood to it’s second lowest inside 50 and scoring shots.
Rd 16 - 43 / 25 (St Kilda)
Rd 17 - 58 / 32
Rd 18 - 53 / 30
Rd 19 - 66 / 37
Rd 20 - 60 / 42
Rd 21 - 40 / 24 (Adelaide)
Rd 22 - 47 / 30
Qualifying final - 68 / 39
Prelim final - 56 / 30
Inside 50’s targets for St Kilda since Roo returned
Rd 15 - Roo 12, Pattison 2, Milne 4, Schneider 2
Rd 16 - Roo 6, Kosi 4, Schneider 2, Milne 1
Rd 17 - Roo 15, Kosi 8, Schneider 3, Milne 2
Rd 18 - Roo 18, Kosi 4, Schneider 2, Milne 1
Rd 19 - Roo 12, Kosi 5, Schneider 6, Milne 5
Rd 20 - Roo 12, Kosi 8, Schneider 2, Milne 3
Rd 21 - Roo 12, Kosi 10, Schneider 1, Milne 2
Rd 22 - Roo 5, Kosi 2 (Schneider and Milne did not play)
Qualifying final - Roo 5, Kosi 5, Milne 5
Prelim final - Roo 9, Kosi 2, Schneider 1, Milne 4
Overall the confidence should be in our ability to deny Collingwood as much entry as they are used to, and continue to share the delivery to our forwards to make us less predictable.
My tip is lots of sunshine, and Saints by 14