St Kilda line-up v Swans

St Fidelius · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:29pm

ST KILDA

B: Jason Gram Zac Dawson Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker Jason Blake Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna Clint Jones Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter Nick Riewoldt Adam Schneider
F: James Gwilt Justin Koschitzke Stephen Milne
Foll: Ben McEvoy David Armitage Farren Ray
I/C: Steven King Brett Peake Lenny Hayes Jarryn Geary
Emg: Alistair Smith Robert Eddy Adam Pattison

SYDNEY

B: Bolton, C., Roberts-Thomson, Shaw
HB: Kennelly, Grundy, Malceski
C: McVeigh, Kirk, Jetta
HF: O'Keefe, R. Goodes, McGlynn
F: White, Bradshaw, Moore
FOLL: Seaby, Kennedy, Bolton, J.
IC: Jack, Mattner, Mumford, Richards
Emergency: Bevan, Rohan, Smith

Ralphy · Post: # 896380Post **Ralphy** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:30pm

Not a bad lineup,

IluvHarvey · Post: # 896381Post **IluvHarvey** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:30pm

I think Peake is very lucky!!

battye · Post: # 896382Post **battye** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:31pm

I'm pretty shocked that Peake got selected.

The pressure is surely on him now to perform!

No Raph Clarke?

evertonfc · Post: # 896383Post **evertonfc** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:32pm

battye wrote:I'm pretty shocked that Peake got selected.

The pressure is surely on him now to perform!

No Raph Clarke?

Definitely have Peake over Clarke, surely?!

Peake offers genuine speed and I think once he settles into our system, he'll be a really handy player.

Clarke needs to do so much work on his game. Not saying he doesn't have it in him, but I can't find a spot for him in our 22.

Moccha · Post: # 896384Post **Moccha** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:33pm

Looks like Lenny hasn't recovered

Armoooo · Post: # 896385Post **Armoooo** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:33pm

I AM PUMPED!!

Could not be happier to see Geary, Armitage and McEvoy all in the line up and I've got my fingers crossed that they will stay there.

If we are going to improve on last season it will come from these three blokes IMO...

Sobraz · Post: # 896386Post **Sobraz** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:33pm

Gardi still a week or two away then... King's time is up... wouldnt mind seeing how Pattison goes in the next few weeks in the VFL, and hopefully he can leapfrog King also...

St Fidelius · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:33pm

I always thought Peake would be in the side, never really took much notice with comments that he is still learning our game play...

Con Gorozidis · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:33pm

No surprises.

Only decision I imagine that caused any discussion at the table would have been Smith v Peake - I knew RL would go with Peake because he has a history of giving his mature recruits every opportunity to make it and then some. So no real surprise there.

and
Rucks - probably made easy by Gardi's lack of match practice.

So all in all no surprises. McEvoy, Armo, Gwilt + Geary were always going to be in.

p.s we may still see A Smith debut if lenny doesnt come up.

IluvHarvey · Post: # 896390Post **IluvHarvey** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:37pm

evertonfc wrote:
battye wrote:I'm pretty shocked that Peake got selected.

The pressure is surely on him now to perform!

No Raph Clarke?
Definitely have Peake over Clarke, surely?!

Peake offers genuine speed and I think once he settles into our system, he'll be a really handy player.

Clarke needs to do so much work on his game. Not saying he doesn't have it in him, but I can't find a spot for him in our 22.

Totally disagree, personally I think Raph can offer more than Peake.

Solar · Post: # 896391Post **Solar** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:37pm

gardiner obviously needs more work in his legs, good to see macca in there. This will be pattisons job for the year, keep yourself fit and firing in case 2 rucks are out. Keep developing stanley for the year at sandy.

lenny is back, might be a lae replacement but thats always hard to tell. Congrats to smith on a good pre-season which see's him grasp an emergency position. Eddy would be lenny's back up and a credit to him for working so hard to get back from injury.

raph needs work under his belt and might get a chance up forward (cross fingers).

Moods · Post: # 896394Post **Moods** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:39pm

Moccha wrote:Looks like Lenny hasn't recovered

Why do you say that? He's in the team isn't he? If he hadn't recovered he wouldn't have been selected.

saint66au · Post: # 896395Post **saint66au** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:41pm

Is King under an injury cloud? Pattinson plays no NAB time at all and makes the emerg list? RL obviously rates Eddy...again no NAB time although he did play very well for Sandy last week apparently. Kudo's to him!

Lenny still to face one more fitness test maybe?

Congrats to Big Mac on taking the No 1 ruck role

Pretty handy lineup!!!

SainterK · Post: # 896396Post **SainterK** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:43pm

evertonfc wrote:
battye wrote:I'm pretty shocked that Peake got selected.

The pressure is surely on him now to perform!

No Raph Clarke?
Definitely have Peake over Clarke, surely?!

Peake offers genuine speed and I think once he settles into our system, he'll be a really handy player.

Clarke needs to do so much work on his game. Not saying he doesn't have it in him, but I can't find a spot for him in our 22.

I am happy for Peake that he has his opportunity, it's not that surprising, as it's not unusual for Ross to persist with someone for a couple of weeks.

He always gives ample time and opportunity for a player to make a spot their own before trying something else, I hope he takes his chance and becomes a great player for us.

Con Gorozidis · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:44pm

IluvHarvey wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
battye wrote:I'm pretty shocked that Peake got selected.

The pressure is surely on him now to perform!

No Raph Clarke?
Definitely have Peake over Clarke, surely?!

Peake offers genuine speed and I think once he settles into our system, he'll be a really handy player.

Clarke needs to do so much work on his game. Not saying he doesn't have it in him, but I can't find a spot for him in our 22.
Totally disagree, personally I think Raph can offer more than Peake.

whatever. raph has a hammy and has no match practice. so its not relevant. hes not even up for selection. why are people on here so obsessed with raph!

Con Gorozidis · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:45pm

SainterK wrote: I am happy for Peake that he has his opportunity, it's not that surprising, as it's not unusual for Ross to persist with someone for a couple of weeks.

He always gives ample time and opportunity for a player to make a spot their own before trying something else, I hope he takes his chance and becomes a great player for us.

Yeah no surprises. Peake will get every opportunity this year.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:47pm

battye wrote:
No Raph Clarke?

Very glad about that. I wouldn't want to see him playing senior AFL, after not having played more than a few minutes of an intra-club match all pre-season.
Hopefully he'll work his butt off and dominate in the VFL and push someone out of the seniors.
Very glad to see Gwilt there, but I'd certainly prefer to see him across half back and BJ across half forward. Jimmy has has his chances to show something up forward and does better down back.
Bring it on!

Con Gorozidis · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:47pm

saint66au wrote:Is King under an injury cloud?

i think from now on kingy is under a permanent injury cloud to be honest.
and im not knocking him- been an incredible warhorse. got more than we ever expected from him.

Stephen Theodore · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:50pm

I cant see why people are querying Raphs non-selection. He has had no pre season and I doubt would have even been considered.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:51pm

Sydney are not to be underestimated. We usually struggle to beat them and they're apparently a lot more forward in their preparation than they usually are at this time. Plus it's at a ground that we may not have played on before.
Their team on paper looks perfectly capable and well balanced, with no obvious weaknesses.

IluvHarvey · Post: # 896404Post **IluvHarvey** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:54pm

Con Gorozidis wrote:
IluvHarvey wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
battye wrote:I'm pretty shocked that Peake got selected.

The pressure is surely on him now to perform!

No Raph Clarke?
Definitely have Peake over Clarke, surely?!

Peake offers genuine speed and I think once he settles into our system, he'll be a really handy player.

Clarke needs to do so much work on his game. Not saying he doesn't have it in him, but I can't find a spot for him in our 22.

Totally disagree, personally I think Raph can offer more than Peake.
whatever. raph has a hammy and has no match practice. so its not relevant. hes not even up for selection. why are people on here so obsessed with raph!

Whatever!!! It's not like Raph is a Saints player.

Solar · Post: # 896405Post **Solar** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:54pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:Sydney are not to be underestimated. We usually struggle to beat them and they're apparently a lot more forward in their preparation than they usually are at this time.
Their team on paper looks perfectly capable and well balanced.

very much so, nice midfield they are building up with some good ex hawks and a big forward to kick to. Will be a tough game but I will back the boys to grind it out. Wont be a fun game to watch but take the points and it wont matter

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:58pm

Not just one big guy up forward to kick to (Jesse White), but some bloke called Goodes, another called Bradshaw and classy guys like Ryan O'Keefe, Jetta and Jack up there as well. That's a fair forward line, if they're all fit and in form.

ytw · Post: # 896407Post **ytw** » Thu 25 Mar 2010 5:59pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:
Very glad to see Gwilt there, but I'd certainly prefer to see him across half back and BJ across half forward. Jimmy has has his chances to show something up forward and does better down back.
Bring it on!

Agreed. Seems a little strange that Jimmy was named as forward considering he played (and stood out) on the half back line throughout the preseason.

But then again, theres never much significance in the positions they release.

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