Freeman IN! SEN rumour - Goddard IN this week

[Linton Lodger]

Well done Freezer and good luck.

[George27]

Wonderful news for Nathan . Well deserved. A great tribute to his determination and talent. He has not been gifted a game. He has earnt it.

[skeptic]

I’m going to miss the bloody game as well. Will be on a flight to London.

Unbelievable.

Fingers crossed for the kid and Goddard too

[groupie1]

Neither should play above Patton. Plus with a few other regulars likely to be coming back ie Webster Hunter I think it will be too many changes. If they are picked we are tanking as this is our last winnable game this year on paper

Honestly who cares how many changes they make, just get some games into Freeman, Paton, Goddard and give the supporters something to look forward to on game day.

4pts means absolutely jack s***!!!

Agreed... plus the benefits for Mav playing 1's and our pursuit of a higher pick from GC for him are outweighed by our chances of sneaking under Brisbane and getting the higher 1st round pick by losing. I'd be shuffling, not worry about winning

[spert]

I’m going to miss the bloody game as well. Will be on a flight to London.

Unbelievable.

Fingers crossed for the kid and Goddard too

Put it off- London will still be there

[tony74]

http://www.saints.com.au/video/2018-08- ... s-the-news

He really didn’t know till that moment either.

[Cairnsman]

That's awesome T74. His family must be so excited and relieved tonight. I hope he kicks a goal.

A really good news story for what persistence and determination looks like.

[DJ Higgins]

Neither should play above Patton. Plus with a few other regulars likely to be coming back ie Webster Hunter I think it will be too many changes. If they are picked we are tanking as this is our last winnable game this year on paper

Honestly who cares how many changes they make, just get some games into Freeman, Paton, Goddard and give the supporters something to look forward to on game day.

4pts means absolutely jack s***!!!

Agreed... plus the benefits for Mav playing 1's and our pursuit of a higher pick from GC for him are outweighed by our chances of sneaking under Brisbane and getting the higher 1st round pick by losing. I'd be shuffling, not worry about winning

I honestly hope he blitzes it and I Hope our banner is dedicated to him.

Be curious to know who else is in as we rarely make more than 4 changes. Webster should be back in and most likely Brown so that leaves one more. Paton or Clarke???

[saintspremiers]

Awesome news.

Love it how Clown Richo has his arms folded in front of himself making the announcement Cleary uncomfortable about it. Bad body language.

Patton MUST play also of Freezer is in.

Richo must be shitting himself!!!

[Cairnsman]

Awesome news.

Love it how Clown Richo has his arms folded in front of himself making the announcement Cleary uncomfortable about it. Bad body language.

Patton MUST play also of Freezer is in.

Richo must be shitting himself!!!

I think you should read up a little more on Allan Pease.

[freely]

Awesome news.

Love it how Clown Richo has his arms folded in front of himself making the announcement Cleary uncomfortable about it. Bad body language.

Patton MUST play also of Freezer is in.

Richo must be shitting himself!!!

Seriously? He picked Freezer but he announced it wrong? Seriously? Who's the clown?!

[takeaway]

Awesome news.

Love it how Clown Richo has his arms folded in front of himself making the announcement Cleary uncomfortable about it. Bad body language.

Patton MUST play also of Freezer is in.

Richo must be shitting himself!!!

Seriously? He picked Freezer but he announced it wrong? Seriously? Who's the clown?!

Agree. We get some news to celebrate and this. Stupid post.

[Spinner]

Congrats Freeman!!! Looking forward to his debut!!

[skeptic]

I think the implication is that playing Freezer was not the coach’s choice

[CQ SAINT]

Just thought I would give Newnes a mention. Well done Nathan. Have a good crack son.

[prwilkinson]

FREEZER!!!!

[DJ Higgins]

I partially agree with you. Yes the points mean nothing now and it is better if we lose for draft picks and better if we win for confidence in the players and staff. Pro and cons

I agree that Paton should be given a game now, he is playing really well consistently and has been an emergency a few times

I think a lot of people are caught up in the romance of playing Freeza, the problem is that him isn't ready yet. I watched 3/4 of last week game and he made little impact. he got a lot of cheap handballs from standing around the ruck (he does have good hands to be fair) but there wasn't any speed to him and that is his 1 wood to quote Richo. We got him for speed and if he is too afraid to run full tilt or can't anymore then why play him. And no defense, none. I would prefer to keep getting games into Hunter Clark

Goddard is still slow. It is something I assume is being worked on but if he plays you will see him trailing behind forwards as they take marks a lot. I don't think anyone wants to see that

Webster to come back in if fit and if his kicking improves he will be close to elite next year IMO. Still not sure why Bailey Rice was dropped as he was playing OK and there were worse than him so he could come back. There is even a case for Armo coming back in. Basically lots of options and Lonie, Weller and Newnes keep getting games so who know what will happen

Not a bad summary DJH. I always thought you were Drake Huggins for some reason back in the day.

I understand your concerns about Goddard and Freeman, but we need to trial them for at least 2-3 games as a minimum I believe. We need to get a grasp on where they are at currently. But at the end of the day, they are both still young and can improve so 2019 and beyond isn't out of the question for either of them.

As expected Webster and Hunter Clark back in, Armo not a big surprise. PAton next week I hope

[Enrico_Misso]

Suggest he avoids the warmup - just in case!

[Waltzing St Kilda]

Just praying he gets through the game. And I don't pray.

[parkeysainter]

He will be fine. Its warmer indoors!

[parkeysainter]

@parkey can you confirm this?

Yep. Freeman in. No Goddard though and only emergency.

Post also reported to mods for baiting to elicit a reaction from a forum member.

[saintbob]

Great news

[dragit]

@parkey can you confirm this?

Yep. Freeman in. No Goddard though and only emergency.

Post also reported to mods for baiting to elicit a reaction from a forum member.

Lol good one parkey.

[Devilhead]

Well deserved - now to get the win

[Teflon]

Well done
I’m still laughing at that article “selection log jam at St Kilda” ....funny stuff