QF1: St Kilda v Collingwood at the MCG, 2.40pm TEAMS

[Bardon Saint]

Source: Facebook

IN - M Gardiner, L Ball, J Geary, M Hudghton OUT - B McEvoy. A final 22 will be named on Friday.

[bergholt]

Source: Facebook

IN - M Gardiner, L Ball, J Geary, M Hudghton OUT - B McEvoy. A final 22 will be named on Friday.

McEvoy will very likely come straight back in if Gardy doesn't come up.

Good side!

[plugger66]

Source: Facebook

IN - M Gardiner, L Ball, J Geary, M Hudghton OUT - B McEvoy. A final 22 will be named on Friday.

McEvoy will very likely come straight back in if Gardy doesn't come up.

Good side!

He cannot.

[bergholt]

Source: Facebook

IN - M Gardiner, L Ball, J Geary, M Hudghton OUT - B McEvoy. A final 22 will be named on Friday.

McEvoy will very likely come straight back in if Gardy doesn't come up.

Good side!

He cannot.

Yep, he can - if he's named emergency. They can change the emergency list when they name the team tomorrow with no penalty.

[perfectionist]

Bad luck for Ben, but given the propensity for injury shown by the big two, I suggest that "there is still a long way to go", as there will be between now and tomorrow night in speculating which three will come out.

[chook23]

Source: Facebook

IN - M Gardiner, L Ball, J Geary, M Hudghton OUT - B McEvoy. A final 22 will be named on Friday.

McEvoy will very likely come straight back in if Gardy doesn't come up.

Good side!

He cannot.

He can






but with a fine

[plugger66]

Source: Facebook

IN - M Gardiner, L Ball, J Geary, M Hudghton OUT - B McEvoy. A final 22 will be named on Friday.

McEvoy will very likely come straight back in if Gardy doesn't come up.

Good side!

He cannot.

Yep, he can - if he's named emergency. They can change the emergency list when they name the team tomorrow with no penalty.

Yes but why would they do that unless MG gets injured tomorrow. I suggest they are very confident.

[mullet]

and surprise surprise rocca isnt playing

[bergholt]

Prediction for the bench at this stage:

Ball, Dempster, Eddy, Geary, Hudghton, King, Schneider

[perfectionist]

....They can change the emergency list when they name the team tomorrow with no penalty.

It's not so much the emergency list as the extended bench. They can bring in anyone they like up until tomorrow night when the 22 is set and the three emergencies are named. Then, only with a fine, can the lists be changed.

[thirty-seven!?]

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
Int (from): Luke Ball, Raphael Clarke, Sean Dempster, Robert Eddy, Michael Gardiner, Jarryn Geary, Max Hudghton

In: M.Gardiner, L.Ball, J.Geary, M.Hudghton
Out: B.McEvoy

[SainterK]

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
Int: Cameron Wood, Steele Sidebottom, Brad Dick, John McCarthy, Nathan Brown, Dayne Beams, Sharrod Wellingham

In: Leigh Brown, Nathan Brown, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
Out: Tyson Goldsack (omitted)

[HarveysDeciple]

Final changes I hope are:

Out: Macca, Eddy

In: Gardiner, Ball

[Moods]

How good does that centre line look on paper?

Dal Santo Hayes Goddard

Would that be one of the strongest St Kilda centre lines ever?

[sabras]

ever

[perfectionist]

Final changes I hope are:

Out: Macca, Eddy

In: Gardiner, Ball

From last week's team, the most likely.The final training session tomorrow will no doubt result in a solid work out to test the readiness of a few for the big game. If someone is going to do a hammy, best that it's in the last five minutes of training than the first five minutes of a game.

[saint66au]

I reckon if Max was going to play he'd be named on the field

No Rocca...no Max I'm thinking

Agree with HD..Ball and Gardy for Mac and Eddy

They have some young bodies in there...Wood is a beanpole so we need the big units Gardy and King to work him over at the bounces. Rapt Gardy is named

Mini to do a fwd tag on Shaw I reckon..CJ on Davis. IIRC last time Grammy ran with Thomas? If they are gonna do that I hope Grammys disposal hurts em more than last week. Collingwood might ave looked at the tape and decided to let him have 30 touches cos only 8 of them will hit a target.

Chipper on Medhurst again? Destroyed him in the final last year

[chook23]

both teams near full strength

[bergholt]

Int (from): Luke Ball, Raphael Clarke, Sean Dempster, Robert Eddy, Michael Gardiner, Jarryn Geary, Max Hudghton

Hm. That suggests that Raph is closer to going out than Zac is. This is the most obvious sign that Max won't play - Raph out and Max in would hurt backline run and be a serious mistake.

[StPeter]

Eddy lucky to be in the squad ahead of Armo or Gwilt.

God I hope he's not in the final 22, but we know how Ross loves him!

[Dan Warna]

i dont care about betfair or the punters, i care about the win, i want our coach to be as deceitful as necessary

if we get a 1% advantage from trickery at the selection table, thats a win to the coach.

[Eastern]

Observation of Collingwood's game last week suggests to me that Tarkyn Lokyer has a broken hand. Had plenty of heavy/tight strapping suggesting same !!

[bergholt]

i dont care about betfair or the punters, i care about the win, i want our coach to be as deceitful as necessary

if we get a 1% advantage from trickery at the selection table, thats a win to the coach.

Yup, and if it costs the club $10k that's money well spent.

[Sainterman]

I am happy with that side/squad. Will leave a little guesswork for the Pies. I don't think Max will make it this week, but Zac will need to be on his game to keep him out.

Poor Big Ben, but his time will come, and I don't think that will be this week, named or not named.

All in all looks well balanced. Think it will be:

In: Ball, Gardiner
Out: Eddy, McEvoy

[borderbarry]

I hope it is IN: Ball Gardiner Gearey
OUT: Eddy McEvoy Dempster
But I doubt he will drop his favourites no matter how poor they have been playing.