Changes next week

[dragit]

I think Cripps needs a spell… 6 touches 2 weeks running is not really good enough, young or not… especially in a near 100 point thumping.

Winmar would have to offer more,

Love to see Ross playing with the big boys too, think he will enjoy the real deal,

[Teflon]

To beat Dogs it's All about contested possession....winthat we win.

[dragit]

To beat Dogs it's All about contested possession....winthat we win.

enter seb ross & tom ledger…

[Con Gorozidis]

im never sure if these threads are meant to be

"what you THINK the changes will be"

or
"what you would LIKE the changes to be"

ya mean there's there's a difference?

well they are the same if you are scott watters

[Con Gorozidis]

Dropping someone like Cripps shouldn't be seen as a bad thing. Sometimes they need the easier speed to get their hands on the ball and practice what they are being taught. It can be a confidence booster if handled right.

+ 1
Crippsy is still only 19 FFS! one of the youngest on our entire list.

So lets all take a chill pill with him! Hes developing very nicely thank you very much.

[Old Mate]

Gotta give the young blokes a bit of time. Everyone is set on dropping Cripps however IMO we've gotta give him 6 plus games to see how he goes. Making him sub should be considered but not dropping him IMO. Same goes for Newnes and Simpkon. Give them another 4-5 games and see what they've got. One change that I would like to see is Ledger starting in the 21....I'm confident he will. Bad luck to Polo but someones gotta miss out. Schnieder a only walk up start when fit. We need the skilled blokes in the team.

[MCG-Unit]

Dropping someone like Cripps shouldn't be seen as a bad thing. Sometimes they need the easier speed to get their hands on the ball and practice what they are being taught. It can be a confidence booster if handled right.

+ 1
Crippsy is still only 19 FFS! one of the youngest on our entire list.

So lets all take a chill pill with him! Hes developing very nicely thank you very much.

Yep, but you reckoned Crocker would be delisted at the end of the year

[lefty]

Gotta give the young blokes a bit of time. Everyone is set on dropping Cripps however IMO we've gotta give him 6 plus games to see how he goes. Making him sub should be considered but not dropping him IMO. Same goes for Newnes and Simpkon. Give them another 4-5 games and see what they've got. One change that I would like to see is Ledger starting in the 21....I'm confident he will. Bad luck to Polo but someones gotta miss out. Schnieder a only walk up start when fit. We need the skilled blokes in the team.

If he's not quite ready, give him a rest, let him gain experience in the VFL or try him in a different position. If he's ready, he'll bounce right back into the squad. Give another young player a crack, we've got Saad, Winmar, Curren, Sipposs that could be playing imo.

Newness played better than Cripps on the weekend and made the right decisions, so thats what I'd have him in over Cripps. Simpkin did his job fine as well, and we are short on biggish defenders, so he has a role.

There's also no way Gram is a walk up start, Geary has been in terrific form and doesn't just do long bombs to no one like Gram does.

Theres also no way Crockers going to be de listed, this guy should make it, and has a very good kick. Just needs time.

Yes, Joey has been poor, since end of the last year, I don't know why, I just think he needs to stop worrying about being on Channel 7 and just have some dominate games. Even if its just one dominate quarter where it hits the scoreboard, its a good start. I noticed in the paper Joey's stats were far more uncontested possessions than contested, not sure if this is on purpose, but was a observation I noticed.

Jack Stevens continues poor disposal, worst efficiency in the team at 50% efficient, he needs to get better, around the 70% mark. Turnovers are too costly. I think the entire side still could improve with disposal, CJ needs to hit handballs better (always at the feet = me not happy), and we just need to have better foot skills in general.

[Thinline]

Didn't Montagna have an intrerrupted preseason?

Regardless, far from horrible.

Cripps to the sub spot, Ledger in the starting line up.

Otherwise no change.

[bergholt]

Theres also no way Crockers going to be de listed, this guy should make it, and has a very good kick.

sounds like you're describing troy schwarze, but he never quite got there.

[maj]

why is there going to be drastic changes to the team this week when you beat a team by 92 points. I'm sure their might be one possible change, otherwise the team will stay as is.

[Con Gorozidis]

Crippsy is still only 19 FFS! one of the youngest on our entire list.

So lets all take a chill pill with him! Hes developing very nicely thank you very much.

Yep, but you reckoned Crocker would be delisted at the end of the year

Crocker is now 20. So - yeah - I think hes in a bit of strife. A long way behind Crippa and Ledger.

[Dr Spaceman]

Crippsy is still only 19 FFS! one of the youngest on our entire list.

So lets all take a chill pill with him! Hes developing very nicely thank you very much.

Yep, but you reckoned Crocker would be delisted at the end of the year

Crocker is now 20. So - yeah - I think hes in a bit of strife. A long way behind Crippa and Ledger.

Con, you're using age to defend Cripps.

And you're using age to delist Crocker.

According to the Saints website:

Sam Crocker

12-03-1992

Jamie Cripps

23-04-1992

If that's correct then Crocker is a whopping 42 days older than Cripps. And if you post again in 12 days time you'll have to refer to Cripps as a 20 year old.

By all means rate Cripps ahead of Crocker but it's a bit silly to use age as either a plus or a minus.

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

I haven't watched the Doggies all that closely this year, but apparently they quite a bit of speed in their team now, so maybe if Cripps is to be retained we could have him just sit on one of them for the match, like Clay Smith or Dalhaus, or someone like that. Just ask him to wear them like a second skin and maybe the same could go for Newnes, if he keeps his spot. We don't want someone like either of them getting off the leash, as they can really get their crowd and into it and be like a shot of adrenaline for their team.

[stkildathunda]

Crippsy is still only 19 FFS! one of the youngest on our entire list.

So lets all take a chill pill with him! Hes developing very nicely thank you very much.

Yep, but you reckoned Crocker would be delisted at the end of the year

Crocker is now 20. So - yeah - I think hes in a bit of strife. A long way behind Crippa and Ledger.

Agreed, he is struggling to break into Sandringham Seniors this year. Cant say ive seen anything to suggest he'll make it in the AFL. Cant rely on having good kick when you cant do anything else. He is also remarkably raw still. Looks so small, must be only 2nd year draftee that didnt put on any weight.

[Con Gorozidis]

Yep, but you reckoned Crocker would be delisted at the end of the year

Crocker is now 20. So - yeah - I think hes in a bit of strife. A long way behind Crippa and Ledger.

Agreed, he is struggling to break into Sandringham Seniors this year. Cant say ive seen anything to suggest he'll make it in the AFL. Cant rely on having good kick when you cant do anything else. He is also remarkably raw still. Looks so small, must be only 2nd year draftee that didnt put on any weight.

now behind milera and newnes as well. so im happy to be patient - but we at least need to see something....

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

Maybe he'll end up getting put on the rookie list at the end of the season if he doesn't start to show something before then. I'm surprised he hasn't done better with us to be honest, after seeing how well he did in the first round of the NAB Cup last year. He looked as good as any of the young ones that night and got plenty of the footy.

[savatage]

Agreed, he is struggling to break into Sandringham Seniors this year. Cant say ive seen anything to suggest he'll make it in the AFL. Cant rely on having good kick when you cant do anything else. He is also remarkably raw still. Looks so small, must be only 2nd year draftee that didnt put on any weight.

He's already put on over 7kg. He was way too small when drafted. Let's be just a tad patient guys.

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

Good to hear. If he makes it his kicking will be a huge weapon. Imagine potentially having the kicking of Goddard, Dal, Siposs, Gwilt, Milera, Jones and Crocker in the same side?!

PS- Can anyone pick the odd one out?

[Austinnn]

Con, you're using age to defend Cripps.

And you're using age to delist Crocker.

According to the Saints website:

Sam Crocker

12-03-1992

Jamie Cripps

23-04-1992

If that's correct then Crocker is a whopping 42 days older than Cripps. And if you post again in 12 days time you'll have to refer to Cripps as a 20 year old.

By all means rate Cripps ahead of Crocker but it's a bit silly to use age as either a plus or a minus.

The appliance of science will cut through voodoo BS every time: I salute you, Spaceman.

Crocker is young, Cripps is young. I don't think either will be delisted in a team aiming for the future. Sometimes I do worry about some of the people on here.

[8856brother]

Good to hear. If he makes it his kicking will be a huge weapon. Imagine potentially having the kicking of Goddard, Dal, Siposs, Gwilt, Milera, Jones and Crocker in the same side?!

PS- Can anyone pick the odd one out?

Yes Jones

[tweedaletomanning]

Good to hear. If he makes it his kicking will be a huge weapon. Imagine potentially having the kicking of Goddard, Dal, Siposs, Gwilt, Milera, Jones and Crocker in the same side?!

PS- Can anyone pick the odd one out?

Yes Jones

He was talking about AUSSIE Jones not the Clinton variety, SURELY!!

[Spinner]

Crippsy is still only 19 FFS! one of the youngest on our entire list.

So lets all take a chill pill with him! Hes developing very nicely thank you very much.

Crocker is now 20. So - yeah - I think hes in a bit of strife. A long way behind Crippa and Ledger.

Con, you're using age to defend Cripps.

And you're using age to delist Crocker.

According to the Saints website:

Sam Crocker

12-03-1992

Jamie Cripps

23-04-1992

If that's correct then Crocker is a whopping 42 days older than Cripps. And if you post again in 12 days time you'll have to refer to Cripps as a 20 year old.

By all means rate Cripps ahead of Crocker but it's a bit silly to use age as either a plus or a minus.

BOOM!

[Spinner]

Maybe he'll end up getting put on the rookie list at the end of the season if he doesn't start to show something before then. I'm surprised he hasn't done better with us to be honest, after seeing how well he did in the first round of the NAB Cup last year. He looked as good as any of the young ones that night and got plenty of the footy.

Got injured in the second half of last year... That might be a reason.

[Spinner]

Con, you're using age to defend Cripps.

And you're using age to delist Crocker.

According to the Saints website:

Sam Crocker

12-03-1992

Jamie Cripps

23-04-1992

If that's correct then Crocker is a whopping 42 days older than Cripps. And if you post again in 12 days time you'll have to refer to Cripps as a 20 year old.

By all means rate Cripps ahead of Crocker but it's a bit silly to use age as either a plus or a minus.

The appliance of science will cut through voodoo BS every time: I salute you, Spaceman.

Crocker is young, Cripps is young. I don't think either will be delisted in a team aiming for the future. Sometimes I do worry about some of the people on here.

Spot. On.