Saints team for round one

[saynta]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-03- ... on-round-1

[Saint wagga]

I’d like to see Mackenzie in the side very quickly if he doesn’t make the cut this weekend! Thought we could have gone with Marshall and pierce (might still happen as it’s only the squad). Guys like dunstan, newnes, Sinclair, Lonie, savage really playing for their careers early this season!

[SaintPav]

Thanks for posting

[The_President]

Bench better look like
Steven
Clark
Long
Marshall


Will be shocked if any of those 4 miss (unless Steven isn’t quite ready)

Shocked that Marshall doesn’t get first crack

[SaintPav]

Interchange has to be Steven, Marshall, Clark and Phillips.

[Cordz2]

How does f'n Lonie get a gig???

[Aussie Jonestown]

Lonie ahead of Long = Mistake

[portosaint]

We're not exactly spoiled for choice, but that starting midfield is, collectively, as one dimensional as you will ever see in the AFL.

[SaintPav]

Here we go.

[vacuous space]

Shocked that Marshall doesn’t get first crack

I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.

[diddley]

Bench better look like
Steven
Clark
Long
Marshall


Will be shocked if any of those 4 miss (unless Steven isn’t quite ready)

Shocked that Marshall doesn’t get first crack

That’s exactly who I would like to see picked, but reckon they won’t, purely because I don’t get to have nice things.

[saintsRrising]

Shocked that Marshall doesn’t get first crack

Witts is very tall and a beast in the ruck tapwise. So you can see why they want the slightly taller and more robust Pierce whi is also probably the better tap ruckman at present.

PIerce / Marshall tag teaming him could be a good more.

It would not surprise me if Pierces TOG is low, with Marshall used more around the ground an up forward, with Pierce's second position to be "on the pine"

[saintsRrising]

Interchange has to be Steven, Marshall, Clark and Phillips.

Unless it is Steven, Marshall, Clark and Long.

[spert]

I didn't think that Pierce was fully over his knock to the head- possibly he might not line up?

[saintsRrising]

I didn't think that Pierce was fully over his knock to the head- possibly he might not line up?

So you think the club is playing funny buggas this early in the year?

If Pierce is still not passing the concussion tests they would know by now, and concussion is not the type of thing that if you had it that long would dramatically improve in a day.

[chook23]

A very disappointing team on paper........

[guitars4]

A very disappointing team on paper........

Yeah I agree but we do have a few injuries & the Gold Coast team doesn't look that strong either so it might be a close game

[perfectionist]

B:Jarryn Geary Darragh Joyce Shane Savage

HB:Jimmy Webster Josh Battle Jack Newnes

C:Jack Sinclair Sebastian Ross Jack Billings

HF:Dean Kent Josh Bruce Matty Parker

F:Jack Lonie Tim Membrey Jade Gresham

FOLL:Lewis Pierce Jack Steele Luke Dunstan

I/C: Jack Steven Hunter Clark Rowan Marshall Ben Long
Ed Phillips Daniel McKenzie Nick Hind Callum Wilkie

[chook23]

A very disappointing team on paper........

Yeah I agree but we do have a few injuries & the Gold Coast team doesn't look that strong either so it might be a close game

Really a reflection of the dropping standard of lists in AFL

Both are very ordinary looking teams

[spert]

I didn't think that Pierce was fully over his knock to the head- possibly he might not line up?

So you think the club is playing funny buggas this early in the year?

If Pierce is still not passing the concussion tests they would know by now, and concussion is not the type of thing that if you had it that long would dramatically improve in a day.

Yeah footy clubs never play funny buggas at the selection table do they

[StPeter]

Interchange should be Steven, Marshall, Long and Clark but I would have liked to see Hind in the team. He really impressed me in the pre-season matches.

[saintspremiers]

If we can win 2 JLT’s we can beat GC at home regardless of how rubbish the team is.

How we fare against the Dons in round 2 will tell us something

[The Fireman]

If we can win 2 JLT’s we can beat GC at home regardless of how rubbish the team is.

How we fare against the Dons in round 2 will tell us something

can I tell you now ?

[Jacks Back]

B:Jarryn Geary Darragh Joyce Shane Savage

HB:Jimmy Webster Josh Battle Jack Newnes

C:Jack Sinclair Sebastian Ross Jack Billings

HF:Dean Kent Josh Bruce Matty Parker

F:Jack Lonie Tim Membrey Jade Gresham

FOLL:Lewis Pierce Jack Steele Luke Dunstan

I/C: Jack Steven Hunter Clark Rowan Marshall Ben Long
Ed Phillips Daniel McKenzie Nick Hind Callum Wilkie

That's a very bad (and short) defence and the forward line is also very short.

[Yorkeys]

2 points. 1. For all the off season deck chair shuffling and hyperbolic use of "unacceptable" the team looks tre white bread, so much for lifting expectations; and 2. Harbrow will top super coach points this weekend. 3. We couldn't actually lose could we?