Preview 2024 AFL Season, Round 14: Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Saints, Friday 14th of June 7:40pm AEST, Gabba, Brisbane, Yugerra, Toorabul

[StFly]

Surely we are due for a kid to just come in and star right?

If you can't go through a zone defense, get over it.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Surely we are due for a kid to just come in and star right?

Darcy almost qualifies.

Pretty rare for 194cm players to have much impact in their first year.

 

[_Maximus_12]

I have this sickly feeling that Rossco is going to deliver another one of those masterclasses this weekend where we win with our backs against the wall and it’s going to renew hope into all saints supporters that finals is a possibility just as we were getting excited about pick 4 & 5.

 

[EddieMurphy]

Seems a long way from the pre season when stories appeared in the media reporting Arie being sent to train with the Sandy boys.

Our club played it with a straight bat however that didn’t stop certain parts of the media, and many opposition supporters, from speculating. Apparently he had messed up again, or was unfit or whatever. Some further opined that he was probably on his way out of St Kilda before a game had been played.

Many opposition supporters simply didn’t want to see the Saints score a win with a late draft pick.

Anyway the young Tasmanian has been very impressive on the track and in all games since the VFL season began.

His debut is very well earned indeed.

Respect


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Was looking like a top 15 pick early I think? Slid way down to 62. Probably took a while to mature as a person but let's hope he has a great Saints career.

 

[PoppedCorn]

if any of us are getting excited about pick 4 and 5 i feel we should take a lie down and work on some breathing

 

[stfan]

Darcy almost qualifies.

Pretty rare for 194cm players to have much impact in their first year.

Indeed. Justin Koschitzke 2001 at CHB.

Superboot may well line up there too.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Pumped for Arie, looking forward so seeing him nail some 60m passes. Hopefully his inclusion means Bonner is out. Defence would seem pretty vulnerable with both of them playing.

 

[EddieMurphy]

if any of us are getting excited about pick 4 and 5 i feel we should take a lie down and work on some breathing

But there is a third McCartin!

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

B. Wilkie Cordy Jones

H.B. NWM Battle Sinclair

C. Schoey Clark Hill

H.F. Butler Caminiti Henry

F. Wood King Higgins

Foll. Marshall Steele Dow

I/C. Bonner, Owens, Wilson, Windhager, Garcia-sub

 

[Significant]

Webster out as the Charlie Cameron

23

Charlie Cameron

Age

30

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

match-up would hurt. Hope it's just precautionary.

I hope Arie isn't sub, but based on available evidence it might be a strong likelihood.

Brisbane do have a first year third tall forward match-up that would suit him well (Morris) so would love to see him play a full game with Cordy (Daniher), Battle (Hipwood), Wilkie (Cameron if Webster is out) around him.

Agree with a few posts ago. Don't want to see Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

kicking 5 goals on Jackson Ferguson

Jackson Ferguson

Age

32

Ht

194cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

3.0

1star

K

0.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

0.0

1star

T

0.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

3.0

1star

K

0.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

0.0

1star

T

0.0

1star

in the first quarter again.

 

[sauce_head]

Webster out as the Charlie Cameron match-up would hurt. Hope it's just precautionary.

I hope Arie isn't sub, but based on available evidence it might be a strong likelihood.

Brisbane do have a first year third tall forward match-up that would suit him well (Morris) so would love to see him play a full game with Cordy (Daniher), Battle (Hipwood), Wilkie (Cameron if Webster is out) around him.

Agree with a few posts ago. Don't want to see Ben Brown kicking 5 goals on Jackson Ferguson in the first quarter again.

Dunno. Zac Dawson ended up pretty good for us…

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Seems a strange game for Arie to debut considering the other potential outs. Cordy in I'd have thought was a no brainer for Howard with their two talls. If Webster misses Paton is probably a good option for Cameron. Arie could most easily (imo) play the Bonner role but can't see them dropping him. Hard to know what they're thinking right now, roll on six o'clock!

 

[saintbill]

Great to see Arie in. We are in for some real thumpings the next month.

The club needs to give us a look at the kids to keep us interested. Give us something to be excited for next year.

 

[saintbill]

Seems a strange game for Arie to debut considering the other potential outs. Cordy in I'd have thought was a no brainer for Howard with their two talls. If Webster misses Paton is probably a good option for Cameron. Arie could most easily (imo) play the Bonner role but can't see them dropping him. Hard to know what they're thinking right now, roll on six o'clock!

We may just have thrown the towel in now. Got Lions at home, Sydney, Port and Crows in Adelaide the next month.

Only chance of a win is Crows. I am more interested in how we play as opposed to the win/loss ratio.

Can Lyon actually get us to play a semi watchable brand of footy?

 

[Saintbloke]

We may just have thrown the towel in now. Got Lions at home, Sydney, Port and Crows in Adelaide the next month.

Only chance of a win is Crows. I am more interested in how we play as opposed to the win/loss ratio.

Can Lyon actually get us to play a semi watchable brand of footy?

We should know by now that Lyon football in 2024 is virtually unwatchable.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Great to see Arie in. We are in for some real thumpings the next month.

The club needs to give us a look at the kids to keep us interested. Give us something to be excited for next year.

Watching a team full of kids get smacked doesn't interest me at all.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Watching a team full of kids get smacked doesn't interest me at all.

The kids don’t always get smacked

 

[tony74]

NWM wasn’t seen yesterday

 

[TassieSaint]

Looks like your gut feel was incorrect

Might be up there with my worst calls haha. Very happy to be wrong though, always good to see a Tassie boy gets the chance to shine.

Do hope we aren't planning to play him as a pure KPD though

 

[gringo2011]

Surely we are due for a kid to just come in and star right?

If you read his stats in the VFL he looks like one who actually could. He's had a great year and the best first year kid we've had in ages. Probably unlucky to not find a spot for a debut yet.

 

[gringo2011]

if any of us are getting excited about pick 4 and 5 i feel we should take a lie down and work on some breathing

Oh man. That's all I'm looking forward to out of 2024.

 

[gringo2011]

The kids don’t always get smacked

My son played an under 15 friendly against the vic women's under 18s and beat them by heaps too. There is still a very big gap between the women's game and the men's, the physicality and depth isn't there yet but it's getting better. We know a girl who played in the Dutch youth team and she can match it with most of the boys. She strikes the ball as well as most men.

 

[gringo2011]

Might be up there with my worst calls haha. Very happy to be wrong though, always good to see a Tassie boy gets the chance to shine.

Do hope we aren't planning to play him as a pure KPD though

I don't think he's a KPD. More like a cross between Webster, Battle and Daniel Rich. Long kicking third tall type. They seem to like to isolate him in space and get the ball in his hands. Probably plays similar to Bonner in a way at VFL level.

 

[g_TRAIN]

NWM wasn’t seen yesterday

Reported as personal reasons. Any insights?

 

[Sainter1873]

I don't think he's a KPD. More like a cross between Webster, Battle and Daniel Rich. Long kicking third tall type. They seem to like to isolate him in space and get the ball in his hands. Probably plays similar to Bonner in a way at VFL level.

Not sure why people get hung up on this. He’s a big bloke who will probably play on another bloke a similar size, like most defenders. He won’t be lining up on Cameron or Lohmann, will he? Maybe he’s allowed to float, but even then, he’ll still need to defend someone, and that probably won’t be the really quick forwards. That probably makes him a key defender, but it’s a bit irrelevant at the end of the day.