Preview 2024 AFL Season, Round 20: St.Kilda Saints v Tullamarine Dodo Enjoyers, Saturday 27th July 4:35pm, Stadium of Marvel

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Saints v Essendon, Marvel Stadium, 4:35pm Saturday 27/7

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In what is normally a "who can cheat and get the easy ball first" sort of set up, born from the days of Matty Knights only knowing how to go forward, we have the fast finishing holy shit we're making finals mob in Essendon being core tenant, facing the now in form ladder toppers would be tenant but actual bankroller of stadium Saints in not a Sunday match.

Where we have largely been in matches, narrow loss territory, taking it to big boys and losing v Brissie but beating Swans, the Dons have decided to shit the bed.

Hard victory v Eagles, loss to Cats, win v Pies and losses to both Dees and Crows have them on the precipice as the Hawks, Dogs and Dees swooping to take their finals place.

Will pick 4 be too strong?
Will the Dees look at Carlton and go "oh yeah, we can play footy also"?
These questions and more as we run for days on Saturday.

 

[littlecreatures]

Difficult game to predict this one.

Essendon are up for copping a lot of criticism if they fall out of the 8 (Deja vu). Surely they come out fighting.

However, our form has looked strong in the last 5 games particularly our contested game, ability to find a leading an option and halve a forward contest resulting being the 1st ranked crumbing side while there has also been some improvements across our forward efficiency.

In: Dow
Out Henry

 

[TheNewEnsign]

Don't mind losing every other game this year as long as we win this one.

 

[Broski]

The Planes are a bunch of frauds. It's clobbering time.

 

[chris_h_11]

Essendon fans are worried - I've spoken to 2 this morning and they both think we're going to knock them off.

If there's a footy god.....this is the week to show yourself.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Such a shame Pou is not available to show them what they missed.

 

[Miha]

This is an absolute win/win. Lose the game and you know it’s Welcome to St Kilda Dylan Shiel

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Dylan Shiel

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.6

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

23.4

5star

K

13.6

5star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

6.4

5star

D

19.8

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

11.4

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

3.8

5star

, he’ll show us what we’re getting

 

[The Jack]

Pity we have so many important players missing. Would love to touch them up. Still not sure how they beat us earlier in the year tbh.

 

[saintal]

First game against a Victorian based team since May 26

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

This is our grand final for the season….. Well for me anyway. Love to beat the Bombers, especially when it wrecks their season.

 

[The Punter]

Who is playing in Henry's role? No easy like-for-like replacement available

 

[StCicatriz]

i'd love us to upset them here

 

[SaintersUnite]

Who is playing in Henry's role? No easy like-for-like replacement available

Garcia in for a full game I would think.


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[Saints4ever]

Garcia in for a full game I would think.


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Hope so.
I really love the energy Garcia brings.
He’s such a bull and tackles and pressures and harasses.
A real Ross Lyon player.

 

[PoppedCorn]

This is an absolute win/win. Lose the game and you know it’s Welcome to St Kilda Dylan Shiel, he’ll show us what we’re getting

If it’s welcome to st kilda Dylan Shiel
It’ll be welcome to the microwave PCs memberships

 

[moirae42]

We have to do our duty to the rest of the football world.

 

[Saint Watto]

We have to do our duty to the rest of the football world.

Amen.

 

[Murraj1966]

 

[gubby88]

ooff those bombers supporters are sweating harder than Stringer at the local high school

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[Mat Mann]

what's old is new and what's new is recycled, but Essington are always late-season chokers.




pity Heb seems to have stopped making these

 

[Saint Watto]

For anyone contemplating going to training tomorrow.......it's off site.

It's at the Trevor Barker Oval ....Beach Rd Sandringham about 10.30 ish.

There's nothing like the "Sandy Doctor" blowing in from the bay some mornings.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Who is playing in Henry's role? No easy like-for-like replacement available

Hotton maybe?

Be nice to see Keeler come in also, possibly give Owens a rest.

 

[JG22]

Garcia in for a full game I would think.


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They are nothing alike

 

[Klaatu]

Hotton maybe?

Be nice to see Keeler come in also, possibly give Owens a rest.

Not sure Keeler works hard enough without the ball if you look at the Sandy game he get's pushed off/bumped off the contest to easy at VFL level, bigger stronger backman in AFL.

Kicking 3 goals is a positive no doubt but he has too many lapses through the game needs to keep engaged for longer.

 

[BrutThough]

For anyone contemplating going to training tomorrow.......it's off site.

It's at the Trevor Barker Oval ....Beach Rd Sandringham about 10.30 ish.

There's nothing like the "Sandy Doctor" blowing in from the bay some mornings.

Any reason why we are training there? Or just mixing things up?