Preview 2024 AFL Season, Round 19: St.Kilda vs WCE, Sat 20th of July 1:45pm AEST, Marvel Stadium

[Miha]

**** **** **** ****

 

[CaptainRisky]

Allison is an elite athlete for his size and very skillful but he just has no AFL craft or footy IQ. Doesn't understand positioning at all, so if our forward coaches can't even teach Max King how to lead properly, he's even more finished. All of his goals are very lucky goals - bad opposition, counter attacks that result in gimme goals, silly free kicks - I've never seen him take a contested mark before

However

You can tell I hate Allison as a player, but I am still willing to play him over Membrey for one week. Membrey is way past his best - a lot of people saying he's still a capable AFL player are living in the past. He is fumbly and can't take simple chest marks these days. His weapon was his two foot jump - name one instance this year where we've seen that? He is gone at season's end so why persist with him in a young team that's in the bottom 4 and no chance of finals? There's no benefit to playing Membrey over Allison. Conversely, Allison over Membrey at least explores our list before we make a final decision. Who knows, maybe he's one of those that performs better AFL level than VFL.

One thing is for sure, Allison is more likely to be in our next premiership team than Membrey

Not a chance either will be on the list, and Allison will be 50 buy the time we win our next flag if we are lucky

 

[CaptainRisky]

That's the best game he's (Allison) played by a long way, he actually moved and attacked the ball with some purpose. If he could do that each week he might save his AFL career. It would be worth giving him a couple of games to see what he can do at the next level. Even if it is to raise some trade interest, because he will be delisted at years otherwise. If we could get a 3rd round for him it would be better than nothing...

Trade interest, maybe we could get 8th round pick for him.
We are talking about a bloke that can barely get his hands on the ball most weeks

 

[StCicatriz]

Allison is the most inform tall forward on our list at the moment that’s available to play… kind of have to play him

tend to agree. reward form. i'd rather see him exposed to the highest level to understand where he is at. i feel everyone knows the answer but with our season being shot to pieces it can't hurt!

 

[StCicatriz]

Not a chance either will be on the list, and Allison will be 50 buy the time we win our next flag if we are lucky

you never know.

i feel we need to have an open mind on everyone on the list until the final siren this year.

he's kicked 5. give him a debut and see what he's got.

 

[SteeleSaints]

It looks like we start and end the season with one of the biggest injury lists? Is it any wonder the season is shot...we simply dont have the depth to carry that many missing.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Trade interest, maybe we could get 8th round pick for him.
We are talking about a bloke that can barely get his hands on the ball most weeks

True but did you watch last weeks game, he was a different player.

 

[akaifu]

Well at least Caminiti's potential availability puts this Allison vs Membrey debate to bed

 

[Ads734]

With out pou struggling to get excited to watch us.

Keeler or Owens full time on ball could change it

 

[Browny2Carlisle]

Owens full time mid make it happen

 

[PoppedCorn]

what an absolute cluster **** of a season this has ended up being
fmd

 

[saintkildaman]

Owens full time mid make it happen

Please Ross should’ve been thrown on ball in the wet last week

 

[sauce_head]

The way things are going we going to get done here

It won’t feel nice at the time but cousin do with shoring up pick 4. I’d happily lose the rest except the Essendope match…!

 

[Sully111]

what an absolute cluster **** of a season this has ended up being
fmd

Yep. Absolute shocker.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Allison is an elite athlete for his size and very skillful but he just has no AFL craft or footy IQ. Doesn't understand positioning at all, so if our forward coaches can't even teach Max King how to lead properly, he's even more finished. All of his goals are very lucky goals - bad opposition, counter attacks that result in gimme goals, silly free kicks - I've never seen him take a contested mark before

However

You can tell I hate Allison as a player, but I am still willing to play him over Membrey for one week. Membrey is way past his best - a lot of people saying he's still a capable AFL player are living in the past. He is fumbly and can't take simple chest marks these days. His weapon was his two foot jump - name one instance this year where we've seen that? He is gone at season's end so why persist with him in a young team that's in the bottom 4 and no chance of finals? There's no benefit to playing Membrey over Allison. Conversely, Allison over Membrey at least explores our list before we make a final decision. Who knows, maybe he's one of those that performs better AFL level than VFL.

One thing is for sure, Allison is more likely to be in our next premiership team than Membrey

Playing Allison over Membrey means he'll get a good defender which means he'll get towelled up. All he needs to do is offer a lead whilst Coops and Membrey do their stuff. Given a simple role that he can execute might give him a chance.

 

[beside the seaside]

Going to a rare game this weekend and the main thing I was looking forward to was watching Pou.

**** this, hope there's a debut or something else to pique the interest.

 

[BrutThough]

Well at least Caminiti's potential availability puts this Allison vs Membrey debate to bed

Was it ever a genuine debate?

 

[StJHD]

Back in Australia for 2 live games. Don't really mind if we lose to WCE but would love to beat Ess, even if it costs us one spot in draft. With 2 Saturday games, when are StK likely to train in between? Thanks

 

[SaintersUnite]

I find it funny how most on here are always defending our young players when they hit a rough patch (most recently Collard), yet everyone is all in on hating Allison (despite him also being a kid).

Pretty harsh for someone who hasn’t even debuted yet, and is touted as one of our hardest trainers. Give him a go FFS, the season is shot anyway, what is there to lose from it.


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[stfan]

Pou out for a month. Why cant we have nice things

Yes definitely an Annus Horribilis for us this season.


We just get Pou starting to deliver on his promise, and it gets snuffed out after only 2 games.

 

[Saintbloke]

what an absolute cluster **** of a season this has ended up being
fmd

Seems like the year that the Saints disappeared from the radar- people are losing interest in us, my mates from the country can't be bothered coming down to watch what will be potential crappy game, and probably a loss. I've seen a lot of bad seasons over the years, but I can't recall having so little interest in games as this year, and sick of Lyon la la-ing his way through pressers- his intensity from the old Saints and Freo days is not there.

Bassat and his mob need to have good think about where they have placed the club in the scheme of things. Might as well try a couple of new faces against the WCE- no player needs to escape scrutiny after that effort last week.

 

[Klaatu]

I find it funny how most on here are always defending our young players when they hit a rough patch (most recently Collard), yet everyone is all in on hating Allison (despite him also being a kid).

Pretty harsh for someone who hasn’t even debuted yet, and is touted as one of our hardest trainers. Give him a go FFS, the season is shot anyway, what is there to lose from it.


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If you read Batchelor’s match report he never pushes his players up for promotion & always says must improve on something. I would like a little more positivity from him writes like a suburban coaches match report.


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[SG34]

I have never seen Allison play (perhaps snippets a practice game)..so can I ask this of this fine forum.?

Could Allison - in his own humble way - become a Mason Cox

46

Mason Cox

Age

33

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

of sorts?

 

[sammm]

I find it funny how most on here are always defending our young players when they hit a rough patch (most recently Collard), yet everyone is all in on hating Allison (despite him also being a kid).

Pretty harsh for someone who hasn’t even debuted yet, and is touted as one of our hardest trainers. Give him a go FFS, the season is shot anyway, what is there to lose from it.


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That's because Allison is now not a kid,. Been on the list for nearly 4 years, had maybe 2 good games in the VFL.

 

[Plugger35]

Pou out for a month. Why cant we have nice things

Yeah that news sucks, his return and reinvention as a gun midfielder was one of the few things making our games worth watching