Team Saints V Melbourne

[meher baba]

WTF with Bonner keeping his spot and Byrnes coming back?! Sharman at least looks like he will only be an emergency.

Perhaps Byrnes is meant to run with Langdon, although I thought RTB didn’t like doing that sort of thing.

[SaintPav]

These mystifying selections are not a good sign.

[meher baba]

I used to think RTB 1.0 was sometimes trying to troll the fan base with his selections. He seems to be at it again this week.

[Yorkeys]

These mystifying selections are not a good sign.

Dropping Pou is not mystifying.
Higgins in, not mystifying.
Bigger bodied Seb v Petraccia/Oliver not mystifying.
Stocker to replace Bonner or Paton, not mystifying.
Byrnes on MCG not mystifying.
All can be debated, but hardly mystifying.
Crouch and Clark not fit enough?
Hayes v Caminiti. Anthony got 2 last week, needs a block of games surely.
Anyway seems less than mystifying.
But we all see it differently.

[Teflon]

I used to think RTB 1.0 was sometimes trying to troll the fan base with his selections. He seems to be at it again this week.

I think he’s just out to upset you as the major influencer you are ..

[Yorkeys]

I used to think RTB 1.0 was sometimes trying to troll the fan base with his selections. He seems to be at it again this week.

Seriously?
Coach trolls fan base with selections?
Get a grip.

[BadRossco]

Not great to see our three leading ball butchers named the Dees should have a picnic

[Devilhead]

It maybe that they think the wide open spaces of the G suit Byrnes's running

It will probably be a game where he gets it 25 times and looks decent .... only then to scrub it up the following weeks

[Yorkeys]

They know what they're doing. It's all part of the development plan

...anyone questioning the club or the head coach is a Lyon hater.

More churlish.
Especially when no question is posed.
Bit vacuous?

[SinCitySainter]

Maybe Crouch and Clark have dared to question some of the bosses decisions. We all know where that will get them.

[SaintPav]

JFC.

One does protest too much…

[cwrcyn]

Wow, Ryan Byrnes back on the wing. How does that happen?

In the past six weeks he's been terrible at AFL and VFL level

Surely it would have been better to put Henry on the wing and played Clark as a sub.

[Teflon]

I used to think RTB 1.0 was sometimes trying to troll the fan base with his selections. He seems to be at it again this week.

Seriously?
Coach trolls fan base with selections?
Get a grip.

It’s bat shyte crazy stuff but you just gotta laugh at mehebabblelots ….he tries hard

[saintbob]

Maybe Crouch, Clark and crew played too much of an exciting style of footy to be dropped to the seniors

[saintbob]

Paton and Byrnes are the new Eddy and McQualter!!

[Saintmatt]

No Crouch or Clark?

[Saintmatt]

clearly there is specific things which players must improve on at Sandy because after watching Sunday surely Garcia should be in.
Crouch and even clark perhaps due to injury history need to build a fitness base?

Emerg to me should be
Bonner , Sharman, Jones , Paton
Sub either Ross or Collard

I call bulls***. What was Pou supposed to work on during his 1 week down there that he stuffed up so poorly that he’s back down again?

[takeaway]

It's just list management. Higgins had to come in, the other 3 are out of contract at the end of this year.
Give 'em a chance to earn a new contract.

[WellardSaint]

A guy on FB reckons Lenny Hayes at training, said Jack Hayes had fluid on his knee

[repta]

Byrne's to have a lockdown - run with role.

Garcia was getting a few tackles but not enough of the ball at AFL level. He needs to learn the game. Better in the VFL than under the spotlight.

Crouch is too valuable to rush back.

Would have thought planning for next year will start soon. Can't have all of Sharman, Hayes, Caminiti vying for Membreys spot. One will fall as Owen's also needs a spot in that forward line.

[bakes]

Byrnes = Robert Eddy
Bonner = Brett Peake (?)



When is Keeler going to get a go?? If we’re going to score 50 points and lose every game, at least give us something to look forward to .

[sks023]

Paton and Byrnes are the new Eddy and McQualter!!

[Banger9798]

These mystifying selections are not a good sign.

It's a sign we are tanking.

This is not a side that is intent on actually trying to win this (very winnable) match.

We are playing a very dangerous game on several fronts.

How many senior players will feel disenchanted by this decision? Happy to sacrifice winnable games in the first half of a season for a draft pick ?

[Brunswicksainter]

Can understand these selections but how does Bonner keep his spot? He played so bad last week he was being boo’d by large portions of the saints crowd, don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.

[Brunswicksainter]

Uninspiring

Underwhelming

Ryan Byrnes
2 weeks ago worst on ground vs Box Hill
Last week just OK vs a woeful Richmond VFL

Agree with your first two points but you're missing a key point on Byrnes, the VFL game is on the same day.

Byrnes won't play at either level. Extended bench selected to allow players with more upside to play VFL.

Edit: Just checked the team and he's named on the field. I'm flabbergasted.

I don’t think this means he can’t be dropped as an emergency does it? Is there a rule you can only pick your 3 emergencies from the Thursday named interchange? I’ve never heard of it.