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Con Gorozidis wrote:dees are being called a "bye" by everyone in footyland.
as we know not many teams have a winless year. we need to really go out hard in the first 1/4 and not give them any stuipid ideas that this week is their week. snuff them out early and they will give up.
Polo and Jones V Magner and Jones in the middle will be serious funny if it eventuates... Will literally just be passing the ball back and forth... with the occasional out on the full...
I can't work out who is the best kick out of the 4, or the worst for that matter...
Probably goes, from best to worst: Nathan Jones, Polo, Magner, Clint Jones... But others may reverse it and be closer to the mark...
As several others on here have mentioned, I too (yep two 'o's ) suspect a late substitution into the team. Why? Coz that's what we seem to do every week...
And wouldn't it be ironic if the late 'in' was... Ledger?
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skeptic wrote: ↑Tue 30 Jan 2024 8:07pmCongrats to Dave McNamara - hereby dubbed the KNOWINGEST KNOW IT ALL of Saintsational
Wet night, young opposition, smart move to choose an experienced, hard bodied midfielder with a proven record in tough wet weather contests on the MCG (Gram) ...
We do want to win the game don't we?
Watters still has 4-5 young kids in the side. He is actually giving them all a decent crack, 5-6 games in a row, not just 1 or 2 matches and then back to the VFL. This is good for their confidence and good for the coaches to get a proper look at them.
Don't be surprised in the next couple of weeks if Ledger and Siposs are selected and they get a good run of 5-6 matches in a row.
Both are emergencies, which means they are close to playing.
8856brother wrote:Dos that mean Ledger could miss out on any game yet again. That would be his third weekend out of five without a game.
nah. he was a late out in round one, played seniors round two, sandy reserves round three, sandy seniors round four. so he's played the last three weeks and only missed round one.
dragit wrote:Although we are playing plenty of youth, I can't help be disappointed that ledger is not getting a game after probably being our most promising youth throughout the preseason.
Why would he get a game this week? He was very ordinary at Sandy on Sunday.
Melbourne area Foreacst for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the northeast early in the morning. Scattered showers from the late morning, more frequent in the southeast. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 40 km/h before turning southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the evening.
So a medium for a tall probably makes sense, for other a week of heavy rain the G will be wet and slippery.
One thing about Gram...is we need more pace in the team.
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
We have a hard run of games coming up post-Dees and we need to snag one to make up for losing to Freo and PA.
More pace in the team is something we need.
We are still playing an ample amount of new players. So all in all I am comfortable with the selection.
Watters state pre-season that places needed to be earnt, and some of the youngters at Sandi havea beena bit down at present.
Wilkes is stiff...but weather may be a factor. A dry sat afternoon may see a late change.
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
dragit wrote:Although we are playing plenty of youth, I can't help be disappointed that ledger is not getting a game after probably being our most promising youth throughout the preseason.
Why would he get a game this week? He was very ordinary at Sandy on Sunday.
Finally some common sense.
Like Siposs, Ledger hasn't been setting the world on fire for Sandy yet week in week out, people bemoan their non-selection. If anything, I've been a little disappointed with both of them since the pre-season.
Ledger is a young and talented kid with a bright future. Rest assured his time will come; however,there is no harm in making him earn his spot.
If anyone should count themselves unlucky, I'd say Wilkes should do so. He's been quite impressive up forward and with Kosi's suspension you would think he'd be due a call-up. But with that said, I'm pleased to see Gram back and I hope Scotty can give him the confidence to recapture his '09 form...just ask Stanley what a bit of confidence from the senior coach can do...
every single week people predict 'late ins' but apart from freak accidents they never happen.
the selected side is the actual side about 95% of the time.
if they wanted ledger instead of cripps or newnes they would have said so yesterday. or wilkes for that matter.
and they also probably know how to read a weather forecast as well.
Con Gorozidis wrote:every single week people predict 'late ins' but apart from freak accidents they never happen.
the selected side is the actual side about 95% of the time.
if they wanted ledger instead of cripps or newnes they would have said so yesterday. or wilkes for that matter.
and they also probably know how to read a weather forecast as well.
Correct.
As for the weather, it may be a dry night. They are hardly forecasting
Rain and storms.
i am Melbourne Skies - sometimes Blue Skies, Grey Skies, even Partly Cloudy Skies.
dragit wrote:Although we are playing plenty of youth, I can't help be disappointed that ledger is not getting a game after probably being our most promising youth throughout the preseason.
Why would he get a game this week? He was very ordinary at Sandy on Sunday.
Finally some common sense.
Like Siposs, Ledger hasn't been setting the world on fire for Sandy yet week in week out, people bemoan their non-selection. If anything, I've been a little disappointed with both of them since the pre-season.
Ledger is a young and talented kid with a bright future. Rest assured his time will come; however,there is no harm in making him earn his spot.
I'd say because each time he has been the sub, he has looked great, shown real hunger for the contest and had a heap of the ball? Most people are wondering if he could sustain that for a full game…
Megamaguire wrote:Heard Watters comment on the KB show that Wilkes was still very much in consideration and he would decide if so a bit later.
GO SAINTS!
) suspect a late substitution into the team. Why? Coz that's what we seem to do every week... 
