The Big Call Up for Koby?

[Sainternist]

With Tank Armitage out of action for the next month, surely this opens up a spot for Koby Stevens, right?

How has he been going at Sandy? There was a lot of confidence he'd be in our regular 22, was there not?

[coopergrech]

Head knock on the weekend, sat out the 2nd half, test for either level this week, Jamie Cox said.

But he should an automatic AFL senior selection...!

[Rocket]

The selectors got it completely wrong not picking him against Cats when Armitage didn't come up.

[BigMart]

Yep

[borderbarry]

I thought we recruited him to play for St.Kilda, not Sandringham.

[longtimesaint]

I think he was recruited as a depth player.
I was never super impressed when he played for the dogs against us.
I would rather promote Sinclair.

[Vazelos]

I cant say I have seen 10 games of Koby Stevens closely to have a strong opinion of him as a footballer but I saw him at Sandy and he was a strong performer but didnt stand out like Minchington did. Sinclair and he are the two obvious(along with rookie Marshall) that are pushing their claim as senior players.

[Saint wagga]

I think he was recruited as a depth player.
I was never super impressed when he played for the dogs against us.
I would rather promote Sinclair.

I don't think he would have left the dogs if our pitch to him was that he was seen purely as a depth player. I think when fit, he can be a good AFL player, and he has played some excellent games of footy at afl level when fit, but he hasn't had a good run with injury in the last couple of years so never got an uniterupted run at it.

I reckon they said to him, we see you as best 22 if your injury free...now it's up to him to deliver.

[longtimesaint]

Well if Steele has a rest as Tony indicated then Koby could come in.
Hickey and Sinclair for Longer and Long.

[St Chris]

Probably unfair to call him up this week. But he is needed, especially if Steele has a spell (which looks like a decent idea ATM)

It sounded like a pretty heavy knock he copped, and it's common for players to be a bit sluggish after a concussion, even if all of the symptoms are gone.

If he does play, I'd like to think he has a couple of games grace before we turn on him....

[Linton Lodger]

I reckon Richo has ran out of patience with our midfield (well at least some of it) given his demeanor on AFL360. The selected team may be interesting.

[saynta]

No surprises.

Team pretty much picked itself.

Drop Steele?

You must be **** kidding.