Game thread v Port

[SainterK]

I'll start one early as there is no discussion thread about the game.

I don't think TC should be sub, start him in the guts and by all means sub him off when he's tired.

Simpkin owes the team one IMO, in the sense of letting them down with his suspension when he'd just got back in the side....still physical but with no silly stuff.

Newnes to go back in Gears absence, to play on Neale or to they give that job to Jimmy W?

Is this rain keeping any of you away? They do say it will clear by tonight, I'm hoping for a big crowd because it's not a Sunday twilight for a change.

[8856brother]

Who do we need to shut down if we are going to win? Don't know much about Port, and who has been playing well. I keep hearing young Wingard is going well.

[saintspremiers]

With Simpkin in Stanley needs to go forward with Lee and Roo.

Macca to drop back when needed.
TDL should start as sub.

The rain will keep plenty away as Saints fans are likely to ditch this game due to the wet but more significantly the cold!

But I'll be there. Next two weeks are In Geelong then Brisbane so no live games for a few weeks for most fans.

Anyway, a loss tonight means Carlton are out of the eight!

[gringo]

With Simpkin in Stanley needs to go forward with Lee and Roo.

Macca to drop back when needed.
TDL should start as sub.

The rain will keep plenty away as Saints fans are likely to ditch this game due to the wet but more significantly the cold!

But I'll be there. Next two weeks are In Geelong then Brisbane so no live games for a few weeks for most fans.

Anyway, a loss tonight means Carlton are out of the eight!

I have my kids footy finals in the morning but am tossing up wether to take him or not.

Stanley will need to stay back as they have a heap of tall forwards. He might be a good match up for Westhoff. Shultz on Simpkin should be a good match up.

[dragit]

Who do we need to shut down if we are going to win? Don't know much about Port, and who has been playing well. I keep hearing young Wingard is going well.

We're pretty fortunate that Cornes is out as he is the biggest ball winner... Ebert, Boak, monfries, wines, gray.. all getting plenty of footy.

[mr six o'clock]

Will the crowd make 20k?

saints to win by 100

[saintspremiers]

With Simpkin in Stanley needs to go forward with Lee and Roo.

Macca to drop back when needed.
TDL should start as sub.

The rain will keep plenty away as Saints fans are likely to ditch this game due to the wet but more significantly the cold!

But I'll be there. Next two weeks are In Geelong then Brisbane so no live games for a few weeks for most fans.

Anyway, a loss tonight means Carlton are out of the eight!

I have my kids footy finals in the morning but am tossing up wether to take him or not.

Stanley will need to stay back as they have a heap of tall forwards. He might be a good match up for Westhoff. Shultz on Simpkin should be a good match up.

Stanley was a liability in defence last week. He's a natural forward not defender. Experiment failed.

[samuraisaint]

We should try to beat em in a shootout. That is our best chance IMO. No chance if we try to grind out a win because we have been unable to run games out all season, while Port have been quite the opposite.

[samuraisaint]

Who do we need to shut down if we are going to win? Don't know much about Port, and who has been playing well. I keep hearing young Wingard is going well.

We're pretty fortunate that Cornes is out as he is the biggest ball winner... Ebert, Boak, monfries, wines, gray.. all getting plenty of footy.

Cornes is only the biggest ball winner because he plays the loose man sweeping out of defence with no one on him. Whoever plays that role for Port this week will end up with similar stats. I think one of the reasons our record has been so poor against Port is that we have never paid the Cornes brothers enough respect.

[stinger]

With Simpkin in Stanley needs to go forward with Lee and Roo.

Macca to drop back when needed.
TDL should start as sub.

The rain will keep plenty away as Saints fans are likely to ditch this game due to the wet but more significantly the cold!

But I'll be there. Next two weeks are In Geelong then Brisbane so no live games for a few weeks for most fans.

Anyway, a loss tonight means Carlton are out of the eight!

tdl should be starting with sandy.....

[saintspremiers]

With Simpkin in Stanley needs to go forward with Lee and Roo.

Macca to drop back when needed.
TDL should start as sub.

The rain will keep plenty away as Saints fans are likely to ditch this game due to the wet but more significantly the cold!

But I'll be there. Next two weeks are In Geelong then Brisbane so no live games for a few weeks for most fans.

Anyway, a loss tonight means Carlton are out of the eight!

tdl should be starting with sandy.....

Agree but he's not for some very stupid reason.

[SainterK]

Not many here...

Confession, bopped along to the port song

[felix]

What did the banner say ..

[CURLY]

Great umpiring gives Port their fourth. What a f***** joke.

[BigMart]

Embarassing thus far...

[Old Mate]

Looking a bit ugly

[hungry for a premiership]

Get rid of Webster.

Has cost us 2 goals and everything he touches turns to s***.

[St. Luke]

Lenny is being blocked and grabbed at the bounces

[happy feet]

Not good at home either. Brian Taylor commentary is absolutely woeful. Worst commentator I have ever heard. A complete joke.

[chook23]

Embarassing thus far...

Have you lowered expectations........?

This season was coming

prior to the season I mentioned I thought our list and our performance would match the dogs of 2012

Quite a few at the time disagreed at the time.......

we just have to recruit well this year and next to start the turn.

[Old Mate]

Pretty sure BT just farted in the commentary box.

[Con Gorozidis]

Get rid of Webster.

Has cost us 2 goals and everything he touches turns to s***.

You serious ?

Pick on a kid.
Meanwhile Milne tdl awful.
Dempster and gwilt are so slow its embarrassing .
Both think they have more time than they do.

[hungry for a premiership]

I know we are in development mode, but 100% effort is a non-negotiable, and the effort certainly wasnt there in the first 5 minutes, and even now they look lethargic.

I'm thoroughly pissed off about this.

[hungry for a premiership]

Get rid of Webster.

Has cost us 2 goals and everything he touches turns to s***.

You serious ?

Pick on a kid.
Meanwhile Milne tdl awful.
Dempster and gwilt are so slow its embarrassing .
Both think they have more time than they do.

True Milne has been worse.

On the positive: Lenny, Roberton..... not much else

[Con Gorozidis]

Reality check.
Good hungry side on the rise against a combination of some guys who are past it some kids and some who are just no good.