Team V Pies ...Morwell

[chook23]

ST KILDA

B: C.Wilkie 44 D.Howard 20 J.Geary - C 14
HB: H.Clark 11 D.Roberton 17 B.Long 21
C: J.Billings 15 L.Dunstan 7 B.Hill 8
HF: J.Lonie 13 J.Sinclair 35 D.Butler 16
F: M.King 12 T.Membrey 28 R.Marshall 19
Foll: P.Ryder 18 J.Steele 9 J.Gresham 4
I/C: N.Coffield 1 Z.Jones 3 S.Ross 6 D.Hannebery 10 B.Paton 33 D.Kent 25 J.Marsh 43 N.Hind 40 S.Savage 5 E.Phillips 30 J.Battle 26 R.Abbott 27

In: J.Geary, D.Roberton, Z.Jones, D.Hannebery, N.Hind
Out: J.Carlisle (Managed), D.McKenzie (Omitted)

[Otiman]

I was confused with the ins and outs before I realised it was from the first hawks match, not the second.

You'd expect first round squad would be pretty close to this, with the bench spots all up for grabs.

[skeptic]

Marshall starting forward... interesting

[freely]

Surprised to see Ross on the interchange.

[Joffa Burns]

Barring injury you'd think that's just about the R1 line up.
Carslile comes in for either Wilie or Robbo I guess.

Sinclair is probably the only surprise for me, I thought he may struggle to be in the best 22 but must have had a pretty good pre-season.

I also get the feeling Ratten likes good users of the footy and Sinclair can be very neat when on song.

Hard to see where Battle fits if not on the bench as either key forward or back.

[George27]

Webster injured or out of favour ?

[Jacks Back]

Its a bit of a short back line without Carlisle there

[evo]

Its a bit of a short back line without Carlisle there

The h/f line up are not exactly giants either.

[WellardSaint]

Its a bit of a short back line without Carlisle there

The h/f line up are not exactly giants either.

Sincs named at CHF?
Typo...
I suggest Battle is definitely in, based on the distinct lack of height in the HF line.
He's very versatile and I can't see him being left out.

[diddley]

Its a bit of a short back line without Carlisle there

The h/f line up are not exactly giants either.

Sincs named at CHF?
Typo...
I suggest Battle is definitely in, based on the distinct lack of height in the HF line.
He's very versatile and I can't see him being left out.

Besides the fact that King Membrey and Marshall are all named on the next line...

[saynta]

Six still to be cut.

https://www.saints.com.au/news/572556/s ... ollingwood


"Key defender Jake Carlisle wasn’t considered for selection after family commitments this week limited his ability to train.

The 12-man interchange bench will be cut down to six on Friday afternoon, with all players not selected taking part in a practice match against Collingwood VFL on Saturday with Round 1 spots still very much up for grabs."

[saynta]

From herald sun.com.au

"Dan Hannebery is set to make his return to football this weekend.

The Saints head to Morwell to take on Collingwood this weekend in their final Marsh Community Series game.

Hannebery will hit the track after an interrupted first year in the Saints colours, having spent much of pre-season in a moon boot due to fracturing his foot in October.

“(Dan) probably could’ve played last weekend but we were cautious based on the prep (he didn’t)," football boss Simon Lethlean said on RSN.

“He’s ready to play a full game Sunday then put his hand up to play in round 1 against the Kangaroos.

“We’re in a situation at the moment that we haven’t been in for a while, touch wood we’ve got just about everyone available to pick from, which is a good position to be in.

“Dan adds to that list now, with (Jimmy) Webster, (Jarryn) Geary, (Dylan) Roberton, (Jake) Carlisle and others we didn’t get much footy out of last year.

“We expect Dan to contribute across the midfield group, he’s got some good mates there now, on the wings probably with Hill, Jones, and Billings.

“We saw from his five games last year that his best level is in our best few players so we just want him to contribute, run hard and play well and be stress free and happy about it."

With five recruits and No.4 draftee Max King expected to be in their best 22, the greatest test for the Saints will be to find cohesion.

“The proof will be in the pudding now in the first half of the year how they get used to being Saints and playing with new teammates," Lethlean said.

“It’s all well and good preseason to fit in and integrate well which they have.

“(Zak) Jones brings a good run and carry and some inside stuff, (Dan) Butler brings great intensity up forward, (Paddy) Ryder will be a good partnership with Marshall, and (Dougal) Howard is a key back that we think will be there for ten years.

“You throw in Hill who has got the past we all know about. Even Abbott’s a pretty good third ruck. So they’ve all brought different elements which is great and all brought in for different needs.

“But now we need to get together and play cohesive footy, so that’s the next challenge."

[bigcarl]

Hope they can find a spot for Battle. He was very good last season in defence, but I sense he can play elsewhere, too.

[darylcowie]

Actually if you look closely Hind isn't an in at all!

[darylcowie]

Actually if you look closely Hind isn't an in at all! Oops I missed him!

[diddley]

Final teams are in.

IN: Geary, Hannebery, Jones, Roberton
OUT: Abbott, Battle, Carlisle, Marsh, McKenzie, Savage

B Jarryn Geary Dougal Howard Callum Wilkie
HB Hunter Clark Dylan Roberton Ben Long
C Bradley Hill Jade Gresham Jack Billings
HF Jack Lonie Jack Sinclair Dan Butler
F Max King Tim Membrey Rowan Marshall
R Paddy Ryder Jack Steele Luke Dunstan
INT Nick Coffield Zak Jones Sebastian Ross
Dan Hannebery Dean Kent Ben Paton

[diddley]

So, assuming Carlisle walks back in come round 1, 3 need to be omitted from the “full strength” team.
My first 2 guesses are Paton & Kent.
Who’s the other unlucky omission?
Coffield?

[chook23]

Battle have a poor pre season?

Has he gotten ahead of himself?

Swingman training has him out of sorts?

Thoughts.....

[Spinner]

Marshall starting forward... interesting

Yeah because the positions they are selected in are exactly where they will start...

[skeptic]

Marshall starting forward... interesting

Yeah because the positions they are selected in are exactly where they will start...

Yeah because it wasn’t a joke... and SInclair really is lining up at CHF

You must be fun at parties

[Secret Kiel]

Battle have a poor pre season?

Has he gotten ahead of himself?

Swingman training has him out of sorts?

Thoughts.....

I've got to be honest, when I heard the midfield experiment was on with Battle it did raise an eyebrow just ever so slighty.

You've got to be careful you don't pull too many levers and turn too many wheels at the same time when you take over a new machine.

[BadRossco]

More upside to Coff than Sincs or Lonie

[Spinner]

Marshall starting forward... interesting

Yeah because the positions they are selected in are exactly where they will start...

Yeah because it wasn’t a joke... and SInclair really is lining up at CHF

You must be fun at parties

Was it a joke? Didn’t look like it.

[saintsRrising]

I feel for Battle. Very good 2019, but this preseason seems to have been cast aside with no games in the positions he is best suited for.

Now yes preseasons are to try things out, but at present he is being left put in the cold.

[saintspremiers]

So of the four top up players we recruited a year ago:
Hind, Young, Parker & Wilkie it looks like only Wilkie is in our plans at this stage.

Hind is close and a good injury backup.

Not too bad considering all four were fringe selections.