IN: Ball, Gardiner -- OUT: McEvoy, Dempster

[Ghost Like]

Good line up Saints, it's going to be hot in the middle...can't wait!!! C'mon Saints, go in hard, apply pressure, 90+ tackles and you'll have yourselves a week off.

[Mr Magic]

So am I correct in saying that the additions to the side which played Collingwood in the finals series 12 months ago are Baker, Gardiner, Ray, McQualter (?), Jones (?), Eddy (?) and Dawson?

I would stand corrected on McQualter, Jones and Eddy.

So, who is missing apart from Harvey (retired) and Hudghton (emergency)?

Jones definitely played - took Davis out of the game.
So did McQualter and Eddy I think?

Ball didn't play last year, so you need to add him.

Allen played for 10 minutes in last year's game.

Gwilt played last year and was ok in that game.

[Legendary]

OUT: Allen, Armitage, Gwilt, Harvey, Hudghton,
IN: Gardiner, Ball, Baker, Ray, Dawson


From last year's final

[StPeter]

I can't believe Eddy has retained his place ahead of Geary or even Dempster for that matter. I can't think of any aspect of his game that puts him ahead of those two.

[SainterK]

I love it...so happy for Ball

[plugger66]

I can't believe Eddy has retained his place ahead of Geary or even Dempster for that matter. I can't think of any aspect of his game that puts him ahead of those two.

Well luckily for him he doesnt care what you think.

[Mr Magic]

OUT: Allen, Armitage, Gwilt, Harvey, Hudghton,
IN: Gardiner, Ball, Baker, Ray, Dawson


From last year's final

Who was the second ruck last year - Blake?

[skeptic]

man i can't pick Ross Lyon at all

now I'm not a Dempster fan at all but surely if he'd ever be handy, it would be against Collingwood who have a number of medium sized running forwards he can match up on

no idea y they've persisted with him this long (this year I mean, thought he looked good pre his knee) they planned to use him in the finals.

i guess that's y i'm not a coach

[Eastern]

I'm happy with the changes, but i'll be screaming for the 22 who represent us anyway !!

[The Peanut]

Dempster and Maxy are emergencies - anything could still happen I guess

[Richter]

Final teams:

ST KILDA v COLLINGWOOD

St Kilda

B: Farren Ray, Zac Dawson, Steven Baker
HB: Sam Fisher, Jason Blake, Sam Gilbert
C: Brendon Goddard, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Justin Koschitzke, Clint Jones
F: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Jason Gram
Foll: Steven King, Leigh Montagna, Adam Schneider

I/C: Luke Ball, Raphael Clarke, Robert Eddy, Michael Gardiner

Emg: Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, Max Hudghton

In: Gardiner, Ball
Out: Ben McEvoy, Sean Dempster

Collingwood

B: Harry O’Brien, Simon Prestigiacomo, Leigh Brown
HB: Heath Shaw, Nick Maxwell, Tarkyn Lockyer
C: Alan Didak, Shane O’Bree, Scott Pendlebury
HF: Alan Toovey, Travis Cloke, Ben Johnson
F: Paul Medhurst, John Anthony, Dale Thomas
Foll: Josh Fraser, Dane Swan, Leon Davis

I/C: John McCarthy, Anthony Rocca, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Beams

Emg: Cameron Wood, Sharrod Wellingham, Brad Dick


In: Leigh Brown, Scott Pendlebury, Anthony Rocca, Steele Sidebottom
Out: Brad Dick, Tyson Goldsack, Sharrod Wellingham, Cameron Wood

[DJKCR]

Everyone keeps on talking about the Dawson Rocca matchup. I thought that Zac had already played on Rocca earlier this year and beaten him???

[Eastern]

Everyone keeps on talking about the Dawson Rocca matchup. I thought that Zac had already played on Rocca earlier this year and beaten him???

Easily. Zac was part of an 88 point victory on that wonderful Monday night !!

[The Fireman]

good ins and outs .

[perfectionist]

Everyone keeps on talking about the Dawson Rocca matchup. I thought that Zac had already played on Rocca earlier this year and beaten him???

To be fair, Anthony did kick a goal on him, from a free I think, when they were ten goals behind.

[Eastern]

Everyone keeps on talking about the Dawson Rocca matchup. I thought that Zac had already played on Rocca earlier this year and beaten him???

To be fair, Anthony did kick a goal on him, from a free I think, when they were ten goals behind.

A dodgy free kick it was !!

[thirty-seven!?]

Everyone keeps on talking about the Dawson Rocca matchup. I thought that Zac had already played on Rocca earlier this year and beaten him???

To be fair, Anthony did kick a goal on him, from a free I think, when they were ten goals behind.

He also kicked about four fabulous out-of-bounds-on-the-full!

[Spinner]

man i can't pick Ross Lyon at all

now I'm not a Dempster fan at all but surely if he'd ever be handy, it would be against Collingwood who have a number of medium sized running forwards he can match up on

no idea y they've persisted with him this long (this year I mean, thought he looked good pre his knee) they planned to use him in the finals.

i guess that's y i'm not a coach

Agree....I was thinking a perfect match up for Didak.....Got the athletism and tallish enough to compete in the air....

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

I can't believe Eddy has retained his place ahead of Geary or even Dempster for that matter. I can't think of any aspect of his game that puts him ahead of those two.

Well luckily for him he doesnt care what you think.

Been speaking to Eddy have you? Not that anyone said he cared, did they?
Anyway, Eddy might have been picked to play a defensive half forward role on Heath Shaw. He could do that well. Hard to see him picked for any other reason.

[Dan Warna]

Stop wishing people have shockers

[3rd generation saint]

Can't believe the filth don't have a second ruck, Gardiner and King are going to have a field day in the taps and Fraser will probably have to back up as an additional defender or forward.
If we get on top in the middle and we can, it's going to be beautiful for us and very ugly for them.

[reincarnated]

Stop wishing people have shockers

Agreed Daniel Warna

Reincarnated of who likes who who cares now? We need everyone possible whoever it is playing at thier best and giving 100%

Just win

[maverick]

I can't believe Eddy has retained his place ahead of Geary or even Dempster for that matter. I can't think of any aspect of his game that puts him ahead of those two.

Maybe he's tagging Heath Shaw, he can certainly do that better than Geary and possibly Dempster on current form