Hypothetical 2008 team..

[saintsRrising]

If St Kilda get Schneider and Dempster for selection #26, then it is the greatest trade deal in the history of the St Kilda Football Club. Period.

OWTS.....I think that the King and Gardiner deal for Pick 90 trumps it

[Quixote]

All fit and available, and punting on player development, I hope to see this as our new best side:

B: Blake, Max, Goddard
HB: Gilbert, Goose, S Fisher
M: Gram, Hayes, Joey
HFF: X Clarke, Kosi, Fiora
F: Milne, Roo, Roy Schnieder
Fol: King, Ball, Dal
I: Harvey, M Gardiner, Armitage, R Clarke

EM: L Fisher, Geary, Allen


This is all of course PURE speculation

[SaintBot]

FB: S.Baker – M.Hudghton – L.Fisher
HB: J.Gram – M.Maguire – S.Fisher
CL: L.Montagna – L.Hayes – S.Gilbert
HF: X.Clarke – N.Riewoldt – R.Harvey
FF: S.Milne – J.Koschitzke – A.Schneider
OB: S.King – N.Dal Santo – L.Ball
IC: A.Fiora – M.Gardiner – B.Goddard – S.Birss

Reserves:
S.Dempster – Back Pocket/Tagger
J.Gwilt – Key Defender/Half Forward
J.Attard – Tagger
R.Clarke – Half Back
M.Ferguson – Back Pocket/Third Tall Defender
B.Howard – Wing/Half Back
D.Armitage – Centre/Half Forward
C.Jones – Half Forward
C.Gardiner – Half Forward/Third Tall Forward
B.Brooks – Full Forward/Ruck
M.Rix – Ruck
A.McQualter – On-Baller/Tagger
J.Blake - Tagger

[mad saint guy]

Best 22 for the bulk of 2008 (no Attard)

B: S.Fisher, Hudghton, L.Fisher
HB: Gram, Maguire, R.Clarke
C: X.Clarke, Hayes, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, Goddard
F: Schneider, Koschitzke, Milne

Foll: M.Gardiner, Ball, Dal Santo
Int: Baker, Fiora, Gilbert, King


Key defence backup: Gwilt
Medium defence backup: Dempster, Ferguson
Key forward backup: Brooks, Watts, Allen
Medium/small forward backup: C.Gardiner, Jones

Inside midfielder backup: Birss, Armitage, McQualter
Outside midfielder backup: Geary, Howard
Tagger backup: Blake

Ruck backup: Rix

[Oh When the Saints]

Dempster plays as a tagger in the midfield ... blanketed Cousins in the '06 Grand Final.

[rexy]

Will be disappointed if the likes of C Gardiner and Dempster are in our best 22 ahead of R Clarke and Armitage, it would mean that 2 top 10 selections have been squandered.

If the club thinks they are better depth players for a team that has maybe a 4 year window for a flag then I am happy to beleive that but not as best 22 in a fully fit squad.

[SaintBot]

Dempster plays as a tagger in the midfield ... blanketed Cousins in the '06 Grand Final.

some on bigfooty (yes i went there to see the swans fans moan about our brilliance) reckon he tried to play on Embley, who obviously towelled whoever he was on...norm smith medalist

[Oh When the Saints]

Actually, he did play on Embley in '06 ... played on Cousins in '05.

Got smashed by Embley in last year's GF ... unfortunately BigFooty is correct.

Has done some super jobs however.


You think BJ can kick ... wait until you see Dempster. Just as good.

[SaintBot]

You think BJ can kick ... wait until you see Dempster. Just as good.

Boy, doesnt he have a beauty!

One of the best long kicks ive ever seen. Could be used to take longer kickouts if needed.

How are his close skills (handballing, short passes, etc)?

up too scratch?

[fisher_fan]

B - Baker, Hudghton, L Fisher
HB - S Fisher, Maguire, Gram
C -Gilbert, Hayes, Montagna
HF - Schneider, Riedwolt, Fiora
F - Milne, Kosi, Gardiner

R - King, Dal Santo , Ball

Inter: Armitage, Harvey, Dempster, X Clarke

Emerg: Blake, Rix, Allen

Better line up than this years, extremly happy with trade week, hope that we can pick up another decent player in the Pre Season Draft...and maybe a young ruckman in the National Draft to fill King's boots....

In terms of line up in my opinion thats how it will stand...thats our best 22....To be honest I really had trouble doing that, we have a great amount of depth now all of a sudden which is great...well done RL, you are a legend

[brewski]

We still have a pretty good list even after some big names ending in 07

Heres my preferred team for what its worth

Roll on 08!

B - Baker Hudghton Gilbert
HB - Gram Maguire S.Fisher
C - Montagna Harvey Hayes
HF - Fiora Roo Goddard
F - Kosi Watts Schneider
R - King Dal Santo Ball
Int- M.Gardiner Armitage X.Clarke Allen

emg- Pick 9 Jones Dempster

Should be exciting year if we can get our s*** together

[sax]

B: Dempster, Hudghton, Gilbert
HB: Gram, Maguire, S. Fisher
C: Montagna, Hayes, X. Clarke
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, Schneider
F: Milne, Koschitzke, Goddard
R: M. Gardiner, Dal Santo, Ball
IC: King, L. Fisher, Baker, Fiora

EMG: R.Clarke, Blake, Armitage

[bigcarl]

B: Baker, Hudghton, L. Fisher
HB: R. Clarke, Maguire, S. Fisher
C: Gram, Hayes, Gilbert
HF: Goddard, Riewoldt, Dal Santo
FF: Milne, Koschitzke, Schneider
Foll: King, Montagna, Ball
Inter: Fiora, M. Gardiner, X. Clarke, Harvey

[awesome_days]

Updated version of mine:

B: L Fisher Hughton Gilbert
HB: R Clarke Maguire S Fisher
C: Goddard Hayes Gram
HF: Dal Santo Riewoldt Schneider
F: Milne Koschitzke Allen
R: M Gardiner Ball Montagna

Int: Harvey Dempster King X Clarke

Emergencies
Inside mids: Armitage Baker Birss
Outside mids: Fiora Geary Howard
Defenders: Ferguson Gwilt Blake (Attard(noting injury - probably not main list))
Forwards: C Gardiner C Jones
Rucks: Rix

- 5 man forward line with Dal Santo/Schneider/X Clarke rotating as part of the midfield
- Dempster/L Fisher to play the negating midfielder/backman roles
- Gilbert R Clarke & S Fisher to be zonal deferers/3rd man up. Always ensure one of these three is not man marking

[midas_touch]

Round 1 side (not containing Attard or Baker)

B: L Fisher Hudghton S Fisher
HB: Gram Maguire R Clarke
C: Montagna Hayes Gilbert
HF: Goddard Riewoldt Harvey
F: Schneider Koschitzke Milne
Foll: King Ball Dal Santo


IC: Fiora M Gardiner X Clarke Armitage
Emerg: Blake Allen Birss Dempster

[dunny17]

I think the next three years look quite promising at the club,
with the recent trade success I think we can only look forward to 2008.
My team for 2008 would be:

FB. Hughton S.Fisher S.Baker

HB. Goddard McGuire Gilbert

C. Montagna Hayes Gram

HF. Harvey Riewoldt Schnieder

FF. M.Gardiner Kositzke C.Gardiner

Inter. Milne Dempster X. Clarke
Armitage

[dunny17]

FORGOT THE RUCKS!!!

Ruck. King Dal Santo Ball

[woooosaints]

guys i hate saying this but there is no way dempster can hold a spot over jason blake in this team 0

[Barney2]

where is the bangster. what are yoo doing? Slow side.

[Barney2]

Baker Max S Fisher
J Gram Goose Attard

Monty Hayes Harvey
Goddard Roo Schneider
Milne Kossy M Gardiner(gardiner can kick goals)

Followers
King Del Ball

Interchange X, Blake, Fiora, L Fisher

Emergency Armitage, dempster, C Gardiner,

[Barney2]

I forgot Gilbert. Take out Blake. Sorry.Attard on bench and Gilbert Half Back

[fonz_#15]

so is attard goin to play on 1 leg?

[Pureoctain]

B: S.Fisher, Hudghton, L.Fisher
HB: Gram, Maguire, Gilbert
C: Fiora, Ball, Montagna
HF: X.Clarke, Riewoldt, Goddard
F: Schneider, Koschitzke, Milne

Foll: M.Gardiner, Hayes, Dal Santo
Int: Baker, Harvey, R.Clarke, King

Emg: Armitage, Blake, Allen

The reason I am most excited about 2008 =

Lyon and Misson get a whole pre-season to themselves with the players...no interuptions, no delays.

Now that Lyon has his first year under his belt... LOOK OUT!

[samoht]

Pureoctain - your team looks good.

but what happens on the injury front will determine how we finish in 2008 - the 95%.

the rest (including the coach) amounts to 5%.

As Lyon said (during the season, following Riewoldts return from injury) he's a better coach with Riewoldt in the team and he will be an even better coach with a fully fit Luke Ball (if that's possible) etc...

so Misson might make the real difference with injury prevention - let's hope so.

[terry smith rules]

You think BJ can kick ... wait until you see Dempster. Just as good.

Boy, doesnt he have a beauty!

One of the best long kicks ive ever seen. Could be used to take longer kickouts if needed.

How are his close skills (handballing, short passes, etc)?

up too scratch?

don't you mean malceski

never thought dempster was a great kick