Our Best 22 Round 1

Go Sretnias Go · Thu 24 Jan 2008 10:48am

Come on Plugger66, what is wrong with Lenny, give the facts.

Otiman · Post: # 512004Post **Otiman** » Thu 24 Jan 2008 11:02am

You guys must surely be joking when debating if Baker is in the best 22. He's easily in our top 5 most important players.

Birss and Leigh Fisher aren't as good as Bakes' little toe.

plugger66 · Post: # 512006Post **plugger66** » Thu 24 Jan 2008 11:05am

Go Sretnias Go wrote:Come on Plugger66, what is wrong with Lenny, give the facts.

He may have soft tissue injury. It has nothing whatsoever to do with his reco.

Go Sretnias Go · Thu 24 Jan 2008 11:15am

What, torn a hammy, torn a calf or what! 4 weeks is a fair time out!

Saints94 · Post: # 512012Post **Saints94** » Thu 24 Jan 2008 11:17am

We need more info!

plugger66 · Post: # 512034Post **plugger66** » Thu 24 Jan 2008 12:34pm

Go Sretnias Go wrote:What, torn a hammy, torn a calf or what! 4 weeks is a fair time out!

Not sure what it is but is a soft tissue injury. Anyone got photos from training lately to see if he has anything on his legs.

saintsRrising · Thu 24 Jan 2008 12:39pm

Otiman wrote:You guys must surely be joking when debating if Baker is in the best 22. He's easily in our top 5 most important players.

Birss and Leigh Fisher aren't as good as Bakes' little toe.

Which means that he will be in better form and hence in the team.

I grouped the three together as they can play similar type roles....ie defensive mids...though Baker and L Fisher can also play full time down back.

Baker is out suspended at the seasons start and when he is eligible to play again it would I would imagine one of these two that he will have to replace.

Hence the grouping.

saintsRrising · Thu 24 Jan 2008 12:41pm

plugger66 wrote:
Not sure what it is but is a soft tissue injury. Anyone got photos from training lately to see if he has anything on his legs.

calling The Peanut....

SaintBot · Post: # 514661Post **SaintBot** » Sun 03 Feb 2008 10:08pm

Round 1. St Kilda Vs Sydney

St Kilda

FB: M.Hudghton - S.Fisher - S.Dempster
HB: J.Gram - M.Maguire - S.Gilbert
C: L.Montagna - L.Hayes - X.Clarke
HF: A.Schneider - N.Riewoldt - R.Harvey
FF: F.Gehrig - J.Koschitzke - S.Milne
R: S.King - L.Ball - N.Dal Santo
I/C: M.Gardiner - B.Goddard - A.Fiora - L.Fisher
EMG: M.Rix - R.Clarke - S.Birss

Sydney

FB: L.Barry - L.Roberts-Thomson - J.Crouch
HB: T.Kennelly - C.Bolton - N.Malceski
C: M.Mattner - B.Kirk - N.Fosdike
HF: A.Buchanan - B.Hall - R.O'Keefe
FF: N.Davis - M.O'Loughlin - T.Schmidt
R: D.Jolly - A.Goodes - J.Bolton
I/C: P.Everitt - E.Barlow - J.McVeigh - T.Richards
EMG: B.Matthews - L.Ablett - P.Bevan

Matchups

FB/FF: M.Hudghton/N.Davis - S.Fisher/M.O'Loughlin - S.Dempster/T.Schmidt
HB/HF: J.Gram/A.Buchanan - M.Maguire/B.Hall - S.Gilbert/R.O'Keefe
C/C: L.Montagna/M.Mattner - L.Hayes/B.Kirk - X.Clarke/N.Fosdike
HF/HB: A.Schneider/T.Kennelly - N.Riewoldt/C.Bolton - R.Harvey/N.Malceski
FF/FB: F.Gehrig/L.Barry - J.Koschitzke/L.Roberts-Thomson - S.Milne/J.Crouch
R/R: S.King/D.Jolly - L.Ball/A.Goodes - N.Dal Santo/J.Bolton
IC/IC: M.Gardiner/P.Everitt - B.Goddard/E.Barlow - A.Fiora/J.McVeigh - L.Fisher/T.Richards
EMG/EMG: M.Rix/B.Matthews - R.Clarke/L.Ablett - S.Birss/P.Bevan

Life Long Saint · Mon 04 Feb 2008 6:56am

saintsRrising wrote:We are playing the Swans...and this also means that Blake will play.

Why? So Goodes can beat him pointless again?

Blake's had one good game where he beat Goodes four years ago (in the wet) but everytime after that he has been no better an option than anyone else.

Blake's faults do not go away when he plays the swans. He is still a, comparatively, poor user of the ball and does not hurt the opposition when he gets it.

If this man is in our best 22, then we are destined for another disappointing season.