Game Day 2024 AFL Season, Round 17: St Kilda Saints v Sydney Swans, Sunday 7th of July 3:20pm AEST, Marvel Stadium

[StFly]

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I-t's sports night at the dome of many names that settled on a house with a mouse, with nary about, for it won't be grouse, in all likelihood anyway.

Yes, I did just copy paste the title header as why not, I wrote it before and it was a score, so why not more I say anyway. It'll probably end up as more of score than actual as it is, so I'll take the win having noticed the little s and rectified it like a boss!

The people who look up and go "oh, interesting, let me note this down" also known as a bureau indicate that roof or no roof, it'll be partially sunny with early frost and maybe a 20km wind so it'll just feel mote chilly than it is when it potentially reaches 15 degrees, so bring your warmer clothes.

In answer to the preview...

Crystal ball preview indicated it was cloudy still, I stated: no shit it's winter, tell me something I don't know, then pondered why I even used the crystal ball to begin with. I guess to make the original comment, and this one.

As indicated immediately upon creation of that thread, I shall steal that line as always intended for this anyway;

This one, is going to hurt.

 

[Fehring]

Sydney about to feel the pain...of being dragged into a 6 goal to four slugfest. No need to thank us, neutral fans.

 

[Miha]

We are St Kilda

 

[Coconut_twirl]

Sydney about to feel the pain...of being dragged into a 6 goal to four slugfest. No need to thank us, neutral fans.

Ross sure does love saving a goal.

 

[tomjoad]

Meep meep

 

[Sully111]

woo







hoo

 

[puntking]

If would be such a stkilda thing to win this

 

[Saintbloke]

Can't really get enthused about Saints games at the moment, first time I think that fixing some brickwork in the garden might be more interesting.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Forward line looks pretty uninspiring you'd have to say. Long bombs in today will kill us being a bit undersized. Gonna need huge games from Snags and Butler, looking forward to it. Interesting too to watch the Pou in his return game, and Arie might get the ball in his hands a bit more with Howard back and Bonner out. Windy to Warner? Wang GOTY contender? Sharman to kick five? Heeney to go goalless? The Frilly Neck doing his finest Tom Wanks and screaming out "Wilson!!!"? Garcia suspiciously looking on from the outer?

 

[Cairnsman]

I'm looking forward to seeing if our forward line chemistry changes with Max out.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Forward line looks pretty uninspiring you'd have to say. Long bombs in today will kill us being a bit undersized. Gonna need huge games from Snags and Butler, looking forward to it. Interesting too to watch the Pou in his return game, and Arie might get the ball in his hands a bit more with Howard back and Bonner out. Windy to Warner? Wang GOTY contender? Sharman to kick five? Heeney to go goalless? The Frilly Neck doing his finest Tom Wanks and screaming out "Wilson!!!"? Garcia suspiciously looking on from the outer?

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Well if Pou, Owens and Sharman look uninspiring we need a full rebuild so I hope you are wrong.

 

[gringo2011]

Well if Pou, Owens and Sharman look uninspiring we need a full rebuild so I hope you are wrong.

Phillipou is 19 and Sharman and Owens are inexperienced. If they are already at their peak we should delist them now.

 

[moirae42]

Yay team!

Do all the things.

 

[marcus1232]

No Midfield
No true key forwards
Slim chance of Success
What are we waiting for

 

[Saintos The ITK]

What would we class as a Maximum Haul? ???

 

[Jade Buddha]

So are people saying without Max we only kick a low score because Max has been so prolific?

 

[StFly]

So are people saying without Max we only kick a low score because Max has been so prolific?

He's our usual forward we target in that F50 and it's a known thing that we royally suck at entering out I50. As such, when you remove the core focus and you royally suck at something, chances are high you'll suck that much more when you remove the one thing that was serviceable.

Though I do suppose this allows Higgins to play that dual role of KPF that leads everywhere, roves his own ball, and snaps at goal for people to be shitty with him being our active forward.

 

[stfan]

What would we class as a Maximum Haul?

At present he is a Sandy level player for us.....

???

#40...

 

[Dr Spaceman]

He's our usual forward we target in that F50 and it's a known thing that we royally suck at entering out I50. As such, when you remove the core focus and you royally suck at something, chances are high you'll suck that much more when you remove the one thing that was serviceable.

 

[stfan]

I'm looking forward to seeing if our forward line chemistry changes with Max out.

Me too. Though with a lack of any true talls, apart from when Marshall goes forward, it is a vastly different structure than we have been running.

I am also very much looking forward to seeing how Pou goes as a mid after a steady run at it at Sandy where he steadily improved. Massive test though against an on fire Sydney midfield group including Grundie as their ruck.

 

[PoppedCorn]

saints to score 120 so the trade king talks hit fever pitch

 

[Cairnsman]

Me too. Though with a lack of any true talls, apart from when Marshall goes forward, it is a vastly different structure than we have been running.

I am also very much looking forward to seeing how Pou goes as a mid after a steady run at it at Sandy where he steadily improved. Massive test though against an on fire Sydney midfield group including Grundie as their ruck.

yeah the different structure and mix of players will be a fascinating watch for mine, has Max been too much of a central focus for players to default to when looking to enter F50?, and I'm also wondering if the players become more energised without him being that central figure and create a different connection/synergy. It's hard not to think he's somehow effected the players around him this season.

Really hoping Pou turns a corner for the remaining games and starting today, our club desperately needs him to be a player.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

At present he is a Sandy level player for us.....



#40...

you get me

 

[Jade Buddha]

He's our usual forward we target in that F50 and it's a known thing that we royally suck at entering out I50. As such, when you remove the core focus and you royally suck at something, chances are high you'll suck that much more when you remove the one thing that was serviceable.

Though I do suppose this allows Higgins to play that dual role of KPF that leads everywhere, roves his own ball, and snaps at goal for people to be shitty with him being our active forward.

I think the opposite. Without the blanket Max strategy we become less predictable to plan against.
We’ll be looking at different options on entry. I think it makes us actually a dangerous proposition.

 

[Circus]

Anything less than a 50point margin I'm taking as a win!