Team of the week- Matt Burgan- AFL

saintbrat · Post: # 746592Post **saintbrat** » Wed 27 May 2009 5:30pm

although generally taken from the "stats"

it still good to see Saints Chosen anywhere in print

despite the close call still 3 Saints selected this week
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx
Team of the week: round nine

B: Scott McMahon (North Melbourne), Matthew Scarlett (Geelong), Nick Maxwell (Collingwood)

HB: Beau Muston (Hawthorn), Sam Fisher (St Kilda), Josh Drummond (Brisbane Lions)

C: Joel Selwood (Geelong), Dane Swan (Collingwood), Jason Winderlich (Essendon)

HF: Leon Davis (Collingwood), Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Colin Sylvia (Melbourne)

F: Jason Akermanis (Western Bulldogs), David Hale (North Melbourne), Steve Johnson (Geelong)

FOLL: Paddy Ryder (Essendon), Michael Doughty (Adelaide), Gary Ablett (Geelong)

I/C: Drew Petrie (North Melbourne), Brett Kirk (Sydney Swans), Tyson Edwards (Adelaide), Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)

Round 8
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C: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda),

HF: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda),

I/C: Lenny Hayes (St Kilda),

Round 7
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C: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda),

F: Adam Schneider (St Kilda),

I/C: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda),

Round 6
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HB: Brendon Goddard (St Kilda), Sam Gilbert (St Kilda),

I/C: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Farren Ray (St Kilda)

Round 5
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B: Sam Fisher (St Kilda)

HF: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda),

F: Stephen Milne (St Kilda),

FOLL: Lenny Hayes (St Kilda),

Round 4
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HB: Sam Gilbert (St Kilda),

C: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)

HF: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda),

I/C: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda),

Round 3
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HB: Sam Gilbert (St Kilda),

C: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), Clinton Jones (St Kilda)

HF: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)

Round 2
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HB: Sam Fisher (St Kilda)

C: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda),

HF: Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda),

Round 1
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C: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda)

st.byron · Post: # 746682Post **st.byron** » Wed 27 May 2009 8:10pm

Testimony of Roo's career best form. In every week since Round 3.

GeorgeYoung27 · Wed 27 May 2009 9:11pm

A bit different to Robert Shaw's effort on SEN when he found no room for any Saints. That in itself was not a big issue, but the fact that he found room for SIX Crows, when he admitted that the Carl/Adel game was the only match he hasn't seen!

perfectionist · Wed 27 May 2009 9:48pm

st.byron wrote:Testimony of Roo's career best form. In every week since Round 3.

Yep, took him just 2 games to get back into full swing after the little knee op. What a player!

saint vince · Thu 28 May 2009 10:21am

GeorgeYoung27 wrote:A bit different to Robert Shaw's effort on SEN when he found no room for any Saints. That in itself was not a big issue, but the fact that he found room for SIX Crows, when he admitted that the Carl/Adel game was the only match he hasn't seen!

I heard that thought itwas strange. He did find room for Joey on the bench. Shawy has picked him 4 times this year. Thought Fish might of got a spot after beating Brown.

saintbrat · Post: # 751298Post **saintbrat** » Thu 04 Jun 2009 5:39pm

Team of the week: round 10

C: Lenny Hayes (St Kilda),

HF: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)

saintly_safes · Thu 04 Jun 2009 10:24pm

How the hell didnt Lenny get a gig last week

saintly_safes · Thu 04 Jun 2009 10:28pm

saintly_safes wrote:How the hell didnt Lenny get a gig last week

Oh now i see that was the week before

but Lenny should have got one in round nine as well imo

saintbrat · Post: # 754779Post **saintbrat** » Tue 09 Jun 2009 4:22pm

Team of the week: round 11
By Matt Burgan

HB: Jason Gram (St Kilda),

I/C: Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda),

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

reincarnated · Tue 09 Jun 2009 4:40pm

saintbrat wrote:Team of the week: round 11
By Matt Burgan

HB: Jason Gram (St Kilda),

I/C: Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda),

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

The statistic might state that gram had a good game however his kicking efficiency is still not what I believe the football club would want from him, on the contrary he is a talent worth keeping out on the paddock and I for one trust the people we have in the offices, so here's to gram's kicking improving

saintbrat · Post: # 762311Post **saintbrat** » Tue 23 Jun 2009 4:39pm

TEAM OF THE ROUND - ROUND 12, 2009

B: Max Hudghton (St Kilda),

C: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), Lenny Hayes (St Kilda),

HF: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda),

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

Go Max.

Raven · Post: # 762315Post **Raven** » Tue 23 Jun 2009 4:43pm

I find it annoying they say Max held Fev to 2 goals. He held him to 1 goal, the other one was an interchange infringement, nothing to do with Max.

bergholt · Post: # 762498Post **bergholt** » Tue 23 Jun 2009 10:54pm

Raven wrote:I find it annoying they say Max held Fev to 2 goals. He held him to 1 goal, the other one was an interchange infringement, nothing to do with Max.

yeah, and the other goal was a pretty sharp pass from o'hailpin which no defender in the world coulda stopped, so really it was nothing to do with max, so that means he held him to no goals!

oh, but i guess fev shoulda kicked that one from about 35, so that was max's fault really, so that means we're back up to one goal again. and there was another one where betts had it and shoulda passed to fev and if the pass had of been good enough he probably woulda kicked the goal, so that makes two goals, i guess.

or else we could just look at the goals he actually kicked, which was 2. doesn't matter how he got 'em, that's just what the scoreboard says.

clarky449 · Post: # 762501Post **clarky449** » Tue 23 Jun 2009 10:57pm

Max was not even on fev at the time he kicked the goal, he swapped with gilbert

ace · Post: # 762523Post **ace** » Wed 24 Jun 2009 12:58am

Team of the week

Round 14

ST KILDA

BAM! (shhhh) · Wed 24 Jun 2009 10:57am

clarky449 wrote:Max was not even on fev at the time he kicked the goal, he swapped with gilbert

Didn't swap with Gilbert, Fev got a block from a teammate on Max... and still had to take as good a contested mark as you're ever going to see between 2 defenders.

You know you've done your job when to get a goal your opponent needs to:
a) be the beneficiary of an interchange free kick.
b) take that mark.

Gilbert did well to be heads up enough to follow Fev... though while he might have had to violate the laws of physics to do so, I'm not sure Max wouldn't have found a way to get a punch on that ball without the block

saintly · Post: # 765633Post **saintly** » Tue 30 Jun 2009 2:11pm

TEAM OF THE ROUND - ROUND 13, 2009

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B: Darren Milburn (Geelong), Tayte Pears (Essendon), Harry O'Brien (Collingwood)

HB: Martin Mattner (Sydney Swans), Matthew Scarlett (Geelong), Ryan Hargrave (Western Bulldogs)

C: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda), Dane Swan (Collingwood), Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
HF: Paul Chapman (Geelong), Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions), Alan Didak (Collingwood)

F: Jason Porplyzia (Adelaide), Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda), Angus Monfries (Essendon)

FOLL: Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle), Andrew Welsh (Essendon), Gary Ablett (Geelong)

I/C: Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn), Bernie Vince (Adelaide), Matt Priddis (West Coast Eagles), Jared Brennan (Brisbane Lions)

saintbrat · Post: # 770583Post **saintbrat** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 9:44am

ace wrote:Team of the week

Round 14

ST KILDA

shows how close- Both Saints and Cats chosen on the same lines on the field.
Team of the week: round 14
By Matt Burgan 6:42 AM Tue 07 July, 2009

B: Graham Johncock (Adelaide), Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs), Troy Chaplin (Port Adelaide)

HB: Jack Grimes (Melbourne), Sam Gilbert (St Kilda), Ryan Hargrave (Western Bulldogs)

C: Alan Didak (Collingwood), Lenny Hayes (St Kilda), Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)

HF: Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney Swans), Travis Cloke (Collingwood), Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs)

F: Russell Robertson (Melbourne), Kurt Tippett (Adelaide), Michael Gardiner (St Kilda)

FOLL: Josh Fraser (Collingwood), Chris Judd (Carlton), Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)

I/C: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Brett Kirk (Sydney Swans), Paul Chapman (Geelong), Cameron Bruce (Melbourne)

James · Post: # 770614Post **James** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 10:34am

As we know, week after week, the forward that kicks more goals obviously played better and gave more to the team under the circumstances.

Moods · Post: # 770638Post **Moods** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 11:03am

How often has Rooey missed selection in this team this year? Is their a more consistent player in the comp?

saintbrat · Post: # 775111Post **saintbrat** » Tue 14 Jul 2009 9:36am

Team of the week: round 15

By Matt Burgan
6:47 AM Tue 14 July, 2009

C: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)

FOLL: Michael Gardiner (St Kilda),

I/C: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda),

GO Gardi.............

perfectionist · Tue 14 Jul 2009 9:50am

saintbrat wrote:Team of the week: round 15

FOLL: Michael Gardiner (St Kilda), ....

The best complete ruckman/follower in the AFL at the moment, and by a long way. If fitness hold up, and there's no reason to suggest that it won't, he will be AA.

saintbrat · Post: # 779641Post **saintbrat** » Tue 21 Jul 2009 4:43pm

Team of the week: round 16

HF:Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda),

I/C: Farren Ray (St Kilda),

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goodie · Post: # 779685Post **goodie** » Tue 21 Jul 2009 5:18pm

We crucify a team pushing for top 4, and get two players.

Geelong comfortably beat the second lowest team on the ladder (and only after a massive first quarter) and get five.

Saintschampions08 · Tue 21 Jul 2009 5:26pm

goodie wrote:We crucify a team pushing for top 4, and get two players.

Geelong comfortably beat the second lowest team on the ladder (and only after a massive first quarter) and get five.

Look at it properly...you'll find its a good thing.

Geelong relied on its stars: Selwood, Chapman, Scarlett, Ablett to win a game against the worst team in the comp.

I thought of the same thing you did, but when you look at it...it was a very team-orientated game, none of our players were exceptionally sensational, but they were all good.