Preview 2nd Semi Final, 2020: Richmond v St.Kilda - Metricon Stadium, Friday 9th October, 7:50PM AEDT

[Browny2Carlisle]

Sorry b2c you were going 58 in a 60 but you could have been going 100 so you're going to lose your licence.

I was doing 58 but if my foot was depressed a few mm lower i'd be doing 200

 

[stavro#4]

When was the last time we actually won an appeal?

 

[StFly]

Is anyone else on Foxtel Go and suddenly got kicked out with random error messages?

I mean screw the company and all that, but what, deny me watching anything on you shit service whilst you take my money? can't even watch some geriatrics talk to Steele FFS.

 

[Grav]

How many games have we lost by a millimetre? If the ball was millimetre left or right, we may have kicked a goal instead of hitting the post.
Time to sue the AFL & get all our 4pts reinstated, could have won a premiership or two in that lot.

 

[PoppedCorn]

When was the last time we actually won an appeal?

1872

 

[Tommy Wigs]

If Macrae genuinely suffered whiplash he wouldn't have been able to play out the game, I suffered whiplash in a car accident and had a sore neck for weeks.

Macrae is also a serial offender when it comes to staging for free kicks so he no doubt put some mayo on this as well but I guess they can't use that argument.

And also picked up the ball, saw contact and dropped his knees a little bit to make himself shorter.

 

[lewdogs]

Is it the same jury?

 

[_Maximus_12]

If I killed someone, I’d be a murderer and I’d be in prison. But I haven’t and I’m not

 

[sammm]

Saints Training (Maroochydore) Wednesday October 7th
Who trained
- Josh Battle trained (lightly) He did the initial 30 minutes with the main group, then broke off to do sprints for 15-20 minutes. He then joined back in with the main group. He left training 15-20 minutes before the end. He was walking and running well, with no signs of a problem. He did however kick 99% of the time with his left foot only. He did do some very short passing on his right, but only a handful at most.
- He had to get through training today, which he did. He is having another scan tomorrow and a little training session (with all of the other players at Noosa) It will then be determined if he is fit to play or not. Based on his movement and sprinting as someone with no medical knowledge or idea at all, he looked 75%

- The only players in red injury tops were Gresham and Alabakis. Gresham spent a fair bit of time on the stationary bike and then walked a couple of laps

- Daniel McKenzie, Luke Dunstan, & Darragh Joyce did not train at all. Dunstan and Joyce ran a heap of laps and did sprints. Asked Dunstan if he was sore, and he said, no problem at all. So not sure why they didn't train but were moving ok. McKenzie didn't do much running at all

- All other players looked good. Lonie took about 30 minutes off in the middle of drills to run laps and do sprints. He was back and played in the scratch match.

Training Session
- Without doubt the most different training session we have watched here
- The session normally start around 9.15 am. Today most if not all had wandered on to the oval by 9.30 and were all done and finished by 11.00 (rather than the normal 11.30 am)
- Initially it was a large group of players in a circle with a soccer ball, with one player in the middle. It was a kind of keepings off, but only kicking, or head butting it to each other. Obviously hugely popular as loads of laughter
- Two 5 minutes sessions of running, stretching, movement etc
- With two teams, St Kilda and Yellow they played a game that appears to be a combination of soccer and volley ball. Each team has to take it in turns to kick, head butt etc and the other team has to go next keeping it in the air. This went for 4-5 minutes and was super loud and very popular. Doesn't matter what it is they are competitive
- Breaking into two groups to use either end of the ground, we were next to the regular forwards and some mids group. The noticeable difference today was that Max King was the primary target and he had Roughhead holding, pushing, shoving and trying to restrain him and mids were flying out of the centre, or from the wings putting the ball out in front of Max
- Other sessions there are times with the ball kicked high and deep in the forward line, but today they wasn't done once, but instead it was low and fast
- Roughead may indeed be the recruit of the year, as he is constantly teaching, advising, teasing and correcting. Once on the leading drill he was hanging off Marsh, who pushed off him and went one way for the lead. Roughy congratulated him but then spent time telling him what else he could have done and where else he could have run
- The two groups then came together and played a 15 minute scratch match. The emphasis as with last weeks scratch match was on speed and keeping the ball moving. Interestingly if a player took time with movement or making a decision, a number of players started yelling at him, for being too slow. No surprise that we are wanting to beat Richmond with speed
- The match stopped and they broke back into the two groups again and then had two teams of attack and defence, with mids bringing the ball in. With this there were 6 forwards, and 7 defenders, with one defender behind Max King and one 10 metres in front of him. Seemed like practicing what they believe the Tigers will try to do to curb Max
- When they swapped so that the defenders were attacking etc, Max King was told to stay as the key forward and was the primary target for the second group too
- The entire group then stopped and set up for Richmond kicking out from goals. Savage kicked out and Lade was happy and that was it from the one kick out.
- Seb Ross at one stage was in the forwards drill and was very vocal to Max King on where to stand, when to go towards the centre and when to go back
- Strikes us every session on how valuable the experienced players are
- Today was very vocal, but had this mix of extremely serious when doing scratch match and training drills and then light hearted fun and amusement with soccer, and kicking / soccer activities at the end
- Hind, Marsh & Roberton all trained very well and were super switched on. Savage was pretty good in the scratch match as well. Seems all that are a chance are highly motivated
- Early in session we commented on how impressive Jack Bell is and were told that he is very good, and is a work in progress and that we wont see the best of him for another two years. I do hope that he doesn't get cut (would seem not from the comment) as he is super impressive and works as hard as Max King during training. Roughy also puts nearly as much time into Bell as he does to King.

Interesting
- At the start of the session we asked Max King that at last Fridays game, we saw that as he came off the ground after the siren, he stopped at the boundary line, looked up to the crowd, pointed, then pointed at his jumper, pointed back at the crowd and then grabbed and lifted the top of his jumper out. We said at the time that he was saying to a family member, that here he was living out his childhood dream. Max said it was exactly that, he had pointed to his brother, Ben, and was saying how good is this, living out our childhood dream. He was surprised that we had picked that out on game day. We had a laugh as to what a lovely moment that was.

- I mentioned earlier that Roughead is such an asset to the club. In the drill where he was doing everything possible to restrain and confine Max King, Jack Bell and Membrey so they he couldn't run or lead. He was really giving Max King the most treatment and doing everything possible to stop him. Gresham was walking around the boundary line with Saints Runner & Welfare Manager Tony Brown. Gresham kept yelling Roughy let him go, let him go, stop holding on to him, etc etc. After Max got loose and took the mark on the lead, Roughead yelled out to Tony Brown "Book me in with two Auskick sessions with him (Gresham) will you" Said in good fun and taken as such

- We commented to Brendan Lade when the group were off getting drinks how well training sessions go. He said that this group has a very very positive energy.

- And we thought we had seen every bizarre little kicking game possible as directed by Lade. For the final activity of the day, today he had the forwards on the far side of the ground:
- kicking into the interchange shelter to try and land the ball in a certain spot in there
- kicking around the light tower on the wing
- kicking the ball up on to the terraces, having it roll down and stop on a certain terrace
- huge amount of laughing and positive vibes. They are indeed a group of big kids

- Whilst this was going on, on the opposite Rowan Marshall was kicking the soccer ball to Geary who was head butting it towards the gap in the fence that was being defended by Tony Brown

Random observations for what they are worth.

really love your observations. thanks

 

[Pardon me]

Is it the same jury?

Surely not, they would have pre conceived bias.

 

[Mat Mann]

also talk about us not getting out of lock down on 19 october.

noone should get their hopes. up don't trust dan

yup cos Dan drove from Chadstone to Kilmore so he could sit outside and drink a coffee

Is it the same jury?

no


AFL Appeals Board

• Chairman: Peter O'Callaghan.
• Members: Brian Collis QC. Brian Bourke. John Schultz. Michael Gree.

 

[Joffaboy]

If I killed someone, I’d be a murderer and I’d be in prison. But I haven’t and I’m not

But because you are a functioning human, you have the potential to, so we should lock you up, just in case.

 

[lewdogs]

yup cos Dan drove from Chadstone to Kilmore so he could sit outside and drink a coffee

no


AFL Appeals Board

• Chairman: Peter O'Callaghan.
• Members: Brian Collis QC. Brian Bourke. John Schultz. Michael Gree.

So there's hope.

 

[12Chill]

Jury been deliberating for 20 minutes now. Why do I get the feeling they’re just dragging it on to act like they’re considering our case but already decided coming into the night (or the AFL had advised them of their decision already).

A win for Long here will make the MRP and Tribunal look like a bunch of clowns. I don’t think they let that happen.

 

[sammm]

I’m pretty sure we were all super excited to learn we’d landed him last year.

I absolutely love hearing him refer to st kilda as “us” and “we” - he is fully invested in our team and it’s fantastic!!!

I agree, however to be practical, it would be a rare assistant to not remember to say we, us.

 

[Mat Mann]

just as an aside Rush who is representing the Saints here is Charmain for the AFL grievance Tribunal, talk about an inbred industry

 

[Joffaboy]

Jury been deliberating for 20 minutes now. Why do I get the feeling they’re just dragging it on to act like they’re considering our case but already decided coming into the night (or the AFL had advised them of their decision already).

A win for Long here will make the MRP and Tribunal look like a bunch of clowns. I don’t think they let that happen.

Tom Morris spilt the beans. AFL already decided the outcome briefed Morris snd he stuffed up.

 

[_Maximus_12]

But because you are a functioning human, you have the potential to, so we should lock you up, just in case.

Functioning is generous...

 

[12Chill]

Tom Morris spilt the beans. AFL already decided the outcome briefed Morris snd he stuffed up.

I missed this, what happened? Morris tweeted a result while it was still going on?

 

[lewdogs]

Good to see they're at least thinking about it this time.

 

[Joffaboy]

I missed this, what happened? Morris tweeted a result while it was still going on?

45 minutes ago. St.Kilda have failed in their appeal.

 

[Joffaboy]

Jury.

Hey guys we will wait 30 minutes then give the pre arranged verdict.

 

[Plugger35]

just as an aside Rush who is representing the Saints here is Charmain for the AFL grievance Tribunal, talk about an inbred industry

 

[Mat Mann]

? / ? / Gil

 

[Joffaboy]

? / ? / Gil

Hame, Mum