Game Day 2nd Semi Final, 2020: Richmond v St.Kilda

[Saintos The ITK]

 

[George]

Me too strangely. Remember that awful article by Mike Sheahan with his lips puckered on Monday after that game “can we make up?”

Ew still turns my stomach.

Still is the best win I've seen in my lifetime. Even better than the '09 prelim (which is probably 2nd best).

Huge final against the top side away from home, hostile environment. Coming of age victory for the club that night, lets hope tonight has a similar effect.

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Still is the best win I've seen in my lifetime. Even better than the '09 prelim (which is probably 2nd best).

Huge final against the top side away from home, hostile environment. Coming of age victory for the club that night, lets hope tonight has a similar effect.

the scores level ten minutes into the final quarter after Adelaide kick the first three of the last. Harvey coolly slotting the sealer from the pocket. I feel like it was raining too?

the old saints radio going off its head that weekend. Good times.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

 

[CaptainRisky]

Got some '05 QF vibes about tonight

Underdogs , backs to the wall , never give up

 

[St Kilda Death]

D Barrett sliding doors
Writing us off.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

I reckon we will start off with Marsh on Riewoldt to allow Battle forward (where he is more damaging), but will switch Marsh and Battle if Marsh is struggling.

Yep seems to be the more natural role to have Marsh lockdown. Question might be whether we need Battle to lockdown plus add some intercept, as we are down on that without Snake

 

[Joffaboy]

Ok my take

We appointed an excellent coach.

We brought in five top 22 players (four are in our team tonight)
We have drafted well over the past three years with Hunter, Coff, Paton and Max in the team
We have taken some good moneyball players like Marshall and Marsh

We have had a good regualr season (can't call it H&A as it was almost universally away)

We made the eight for the first time in 9 years

We won our first final in 10 years

All through this we have had a team making a good account of themselves both on and off the field.

We will make a good account of ourselves tonight. Win or Lose I am proud and fortunate to be a member and supporter of this very special football club.

 

[BrutThough]

Pretty exciting to see our age profile for tonight. And one of the 150+ games players is Savage whose played 1 game before tonight.

The future is very very bright.

 

[The Punter]

Go the Mighty Sainters.

Have fun tonight everyone.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Booked my table at the pub in front of the screen and ready to go (off)

 

[StickyMick]

10 hrs......

Works dragging like a dogs ass on the carpet

I avoided this scenario and decided to book off sick for this arvo. Ain't missing this.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

D Barrett sliding doors
Writing us off.

Embarrassing. Add it to the motivation bank

 

[stavro#4]

Here we go again sainters.

 

[KingsRansom]

Here we go again sainters.

That gives me inches...

 

[CaptainRisky]

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Nice and warm up there mate ?

 

[stavro#4]

So all of Battle, Marsh, Membrey and King forward?

Hmmmmm

I see Battle playing on Jroo TBH. We need to keep Coffield, Clark and Savage free as much as possible to get the ball rolling with pace and distance.

Marsh will be the back up ruck - so he will probably play 80-20 forward where he has trained all year.

Battle probably links our sides transition through a wing or flank. He won’t sit forward and hasn’t been really used as a key back this year. Even when we dropped Carlisle.

I can’t remember against who. But in the last 5-6 games of the home and away matches Coffield played on a few talls. Got smashed in one match. Might have been Geelong?

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Nice and warm up there mate ?

No it’s only like mid thirties. Nice time of year in the north.

 

[LennyHayes77]

Love seeing this!

 

[stavro#4]

Still is the best win I've seen in my lifetime. Even better than the '09 prelim (which is probably 2nd best).

Huge final against the top side away from home, hostile environment. Coming of age victory for the club that night, lets hope tonight has a similar effect.

A few key players missing that night. It forced us into having Ferguson play CHB undersized.


A lot of similarities

 

[Joffaboy]

A few key players missing that night. It forced us into having Ferguson play CHB undersized.


A lot of similarities

Some spud call James Gwilt kicked two goals. Huh, don't think he ever played again

 

[Dr Spaceman]

When we gave up a huge lead over an average side in Round 1 we totally stuffed our season.

We recovered; but when we gave up a huge lead over an ordinary Freo side playing outside of the comfort of WA, we totally stuffed our season again.

We recovered again, but when we lost a game in the middle of Australia against a disappointing and demoralised Demon side, we again totally stuffed our season.

Yet here we are in a Semi Final having won our first final in a decade.

How could you not be happy regardless of the outcome of tonight’s game?

Go Saints! ️️

 

[stavro#4]

Some spud call James Gwilt kicked two goals. Huh, don't think he ever played again

So what your saying is that we should roll out Byrnes for his second game?

 

[mighty_sainters]

Go the Mighty Sainters.

Have fun tonight everyone.

Yea?

 

[pebblesofsand]

Marsh will be the back up ruck - so he will probably play 80-20 forward where he has trained all year.

Battle probably links our sides transition through a wing or flank. He won’t sit forward and hasn’t been really used as a key back this year. Even when we dropped Carlisle.

I can’t remember against who. But in the last 5-6 games of the home and away matches Coffield played on a few talls. Got smashed in one match. Might have been Geelong?

Yeah I think that's how it will pan out. Maybe start will Battle in defence and then depending how the first quarter goes shift him around. If we are standing up in defence he's much better value as a swingman essentially playing off the wing.