Round 1 2022

[samuraisaint]

Looks like we're playing North in Round 1 again.
They usually beat us when we do as well.
I hope we are ready for them - they finished all over us the last time we played them...

[R. Harvey 3 votes!]

Looking like being Collingwood round one

[kosifantutti]

[kosifantutti]

March 18
104 more sleeps

[samuraisaint]

Much better than North - we'll be switched on for this one.

[Ghost Like]

Should be the same date De Goey is having his appeal heard.

[saynta]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1036584/ ... ght-opener

[spert]

A forward half containing King, Sharman, Higgins, Wood and Butler looks pretty dangerous and I'm hoping they are all ready and firing by Round 1.

[Goose is king]

I’m locking in a 40 point win and a percentage of 150.
120-80

[Mr Magic]

A forward half containing King, Sharman, Higgins, Wood and Butler looks pretty dangerous and I'm hoping they are all ready and firing by Round 1.

Tim Membrey?

[shanegrambeau]

Much better than North - we'll be switched on for this one.

Yes!

Carlton
Fremantle
North

Three lowly teams that get us when we shouldn't be got.

[George27]

March 18
104 more sleeps

Kosi - way more than 104 for me. I often have a snooze in the afternoon, especially on a Sunday. I am guessing around 120-125 for me, but they will go quickly enough !

[WellardSaint]

A forward half containing King, Sharman, Higgins, Wood and Butler looks pretty dangerous and I'm hoping they are all ready and firing by Round 1.

Tim Membrey?

Without trying to jinx them, that set-up looks good for many many goals

[Moods]

Hope it’s at the G, warm night, and crowd of 55k plus.
And we win convincingly

[Jacks Back]

Hope it’s at the G, warm night, and crowd of 55k plus.
And we win convincingly

It's at Marvel as per the big photo a few posts after the OP

[Wayne42]

Hope it’s at the G, warm night, and crowd of 55k plus.
And we win convincingly

It's at Marvel as per the big photo a few posts after the OP

[saintsRrising]

A forward half containing King, Sharman, Higgins, Wood and Butler looks pretty dangerous and I'm hoping they are all ready and firing by Round 1.

Tim Membrey?

They may just want Marshall in the forward line too....

[Ghost Like]

Looking forward to it. No reason for them not to be up for it & make a statement of intent for 2022.

However, being surrounded by Collingwood supporters first up may make me long for those good ol' days of lockdowns.

[Vortex]

Gee the AFL obviously not expecting great things from the Pies in 2022 if they scheduled their first game to be against us. Pies at the start of a hard rebuild so it should an easy 4 points to pick up.

[saynta]

Looking forward to it. No reason for them not to be up for it & make a statement of intent for 2022.

However, being surrounded by Collingwood supporters first up may make me long for those good ol' days of lockdowns.

Probably carrying a range of things, covid, knives....

[shanegrambeau]

Will be interesting to see how many Collingwood fans show up.

1) They hate the stadium and stay away in droves a rule

2) They are decimated. Can anyone imagine that in the last 100 years, the Collingwood Football Club being at a lower ebb than they are now?


The AFL has used them for years as a cash cow...
(Gave em the MCG and scuppered our JO plans...aside)

They have been plagued by scandal, internal strife., off field troubles, court cases..

They are without leadership or brand...

The National League has not been kind, not the politically sterile climate in society and the media mutes the beat of their drum loudly!

They have lost a lot of their shrine and holy mecca of Vic Park..

Lost coach and president...lost games...lost prestige ...even their rogue fan club leader is marginalized..

But still look like 'animals' ...one toothed neaderthal in the copy book of stereotypes. (Listed under 'N')

How can they have any spirit left, and what spirit they show can be hung and quaretered by the press....If 'booing' is outlawed, Collingwood will be exhibit A

[Sanctorum]

3 - 7 for round one in last 10 seasons, knocking off GWS last year was a great start to an ultimately disappointing first half season.

Saints may go in favourites but don't under estimate Collingwood's intense desire to give their new coach (and board) a win first up - it will certainly give us a good indication of how ready and determined the players are to climb up the ladder.

[shanegrambeau]

3 - 7 for round one in last 10 seasons, knocking off GWS last year was a great start to an ultimately disappointing first half season.

Saints may go in favourites but don't under estimate Collingwood's intense desire to give their new coach (and board) a win first up - it will certainly give us a good indication of how ready and determined the players are to climb up the ladder.

Match these.

FB: Maynard - Roughead - Howe
HB: Quaynor - Moore - Crisp
C: Sidebottom - De Goey - Lipinski
F: Grundy - Adams - Pendlebury
HF: McCreery - Krueger - Mihocek
FF: Elliott - Cameron - WHE

Int: J Daicos, N Daicos, Henry, Ruscoe
Sub/Em: Macrae, Reef, Dean

[saynta]

From Heraldsun.com.au

Friday, March 18

St Kilda v Collingwood at Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEDT

The Magpies' new era under rookie coach Craig McRae begins under lights on Friday night against the Saints. With father-son recruit Nick Daicos likely to make his debut, this promises to be a must-watch match. The Saints will be looking to bounce back from last year's disappointing season where they finished 10th.

Last three meetings
2021 R16: St Kilda 10.10 (70) def Collingwood 8.13 (61) at the MCG
2020 R3: Collingwood 12.9 (81) def St Kilda 5.7 (37) at the MCG
2019 R9: Collingwood 17.10 (112) def St Kilda 10.11 (71) at the MCG

Last time at Marvel Stadium
2021 R21: St Kilda 14.9 (93) def Sydney 10.4 (64)
2021 R19: Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) def Collingwood 10.9 (69)

Last five round one results
St Kilda: WLWWL
Collingwood: LWLLL

[Toy Saint]

3 - 7 for round one in last 10 seasons, knocking off GWS last year was a great start to an ultimately disappointing first half season.

Saints may go in favourites but don't under estimate Collingwood's intense desire to give their new coach (and board) a win first up - it will certainly give us a good indication of how ready and determined the players are to climb up the ladder.

Match these.

FB: Maynard - Roughead - Howe
HB: Quaynor - Moore - Crisp
C: Sidebottom - De Goey - Lipinski
F: Grundy - Adams - Pendlebury
HF: McCreery - Krueger - Mihocek
FF: Elliott - Cameron - WHE

Int: J Daicos, N Daicos, Henry, Ruscoe
Sub/Em: Macrae, Reef, Dean

Pies may be without De Goey & Pendlebury