Autopsy Match Simulation, 2024: St.Kilda v Essendon

[PlayerNumber9]

“Snt”.

And St Kilda is reputedly named after Thomas Acland’s ship, The Lady of St Kilda, itself named shenanigans that took place on the Scottish archipelago of the same name, which is itself famous for no one having any solid idea of why it’s called that.

St Kilda, Scotland - Wikipedia

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There is not, and never has been, any saint by the name of Kilda.

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

 

[Dard Ball Get]

 

[George]

Ahahahahahaha

 

[George]

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

Are you the dog on the pokies? Ffs Buster

 

[Dard Ball Get]

 

[Saint Ray]

Maybe I'm missing something here but isn't the St. just short for Saint? How are we meant to say it? Snt? Sunt? Sant?

snt

 

[Tyrian Lonestar]

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

 

[ScrappyDo]

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

I agree.

 

[littlecreatures]

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

is it still silly season?


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[Diehard Saint]

He's got some really good traits, he's quite quick for his size as well as a decent kick but it's those times that he sells himself into trouble that turns people against him. He was good in his first couple of seasons as a Saint but has lost a bit of confidence or roles haven't suited as well.

Main problem is he tries to take on the tackler.
If he would just release the ball at the first opportunity; it’s frustrating every time he gets caught.
His on field kicking is not the issue.
( Aside from the kick ins)

 

[PlayerNumber9]

The worry for me, is that they're liable to play Geelong into form for Round 1 ...

Just gotta hope they get a big rev up and come out going hell for leather and inflict a few injuries on the OAPs.

 

[PlayerNumber9]

is it still silly season?


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How many time have you watched the replay of yesterday's game? You betcha its still silly season.

How much longer do I have to wait to see us beating up Geelong's senior citizens?

 

[Otiman]

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

I don't know if you're trolling or just didn't read the wikipedia page linked, but the story of St Kilda's name is quite an interesting one, and even comes from a history of miscommunication/errors, so the history continues!

From the wikipedia article, for those too lazy to click and find the relevant parts:

Maclean (1972) further suggests that the Dutch simply made a cartographical error, and confused Hirta with Skildar, the old name for Haskeir island much nearer the main Outer Hebrides archipelago.[19][note 3] Quine (2000) hypothesises that the name is derived from a series of cartographical errors, starting with the use of the Old Icelandic Skildir ('shields') and appearing as Skildar on a map by Nicholas de Nicolay (1583). This, so the hypothesis goes, was transcribed in error by the Dutch cartographer Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer in his 1592 charts without the trailing r and with a full stop after the S, creating S.Kilda. This was in turn assumed to stand for a saint by others, creating the form that has been used for several centuries, St Kilda.[22][23][note 4]

 

[George]

snt

Dard Ball Get

 

[Barrels]

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Good save, BetaBarrels

Gifs wouldn’t load. Like you, they’re lazy and don’t do their job.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Dard Ball Get

Razor all over it as per

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Gifs wouldn’t load. Like you, they’re lazy and don’t do their job.

George has a job??

 

[Barrels]

That may all be true but what does the St mean then? It's clearly an abbreviation of Saint, or are you saying it is just "st".

The pronunciation is clearly Saint Kilda, more commonly abbreviated to Snt Kilda.

What you are so hung up about is where the emphasis lies, and that's a strange hill to die on!

That’s a lot of words to say “I don’t get it and can’t admit I’m wrong”.

 

[littlecreatures]

How many time have you watched the replay of yesterday's game? You betcha its still silly season.

How much longer do I have to wait to see us beating up Geelong's senior citizens?

can’t say I did watch the replay, but I have enjoyed the highlights reels for a fan base that’s perennial waiters, I think it’s safe to say we will all be able to wait until round 1


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[LennyHayes77]

I don't know if you're trolling or just didn't read the wikipedia page linked, but the story of St Kilda's name is quite an interesting one, and even comes from a history of miscommunication/errors, so the history continues!

From the wikipedia article, for those too lazy to click and find the relevant parts:

Maclean (1972) further suggests that the Dutch simply made a cartographical error, and confused Hirta with Skildar, the old name for Haskeir island much nearer the main Outer Hebrides archipelago.[19][note 3] Quine (2000) hypothesises that the name is derived from a series of cartographical errors, starting with the use of the Old Icelandic Skildir ('shields') and appearing as Skildar on a map by Nicholas de Nicolay (1583). This, so the hypothesis goes, was transcribed in error by the Dutch cartographer Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer in his 1592 charts without the trailing r and with a full stop after the S, creating S.Kilda. This was in turn assumed to stand for a saint by others, creating the form that has been used for several centuries, St Kilda.[22][23][note 4]

You left out one part of it;

Various theories have been proposed for the origin of the word Kilda, which dates from the late 16th century. No saint is known by the name.[17] Haswell-Smith (2004) notes that the full name St Kilda first appears on a Dutch map dated 1666, and that it might have been derived from Norse sunt kelda ('sweet wellwater') or from a mistaken Dutch assumption that the spring Tobar Childa was dedicated to a saint. (Tobar Childa is a tautological placename, consisting of the Gaelic and Norse words for well, i.e., 'well well').[3] Martin Martin, who visited in 1697, believed that the name "is taken from one Kilder, who lived here; and from him the large well Toubir-Kilda has also its name".[18]

St Kilda - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of St Kilda in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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This site also cites both pronunciations of St Kilda (Saint and Snt)

The town of St Kilda was named after the ship Lady of St Kilda, which in turn was named after the island archipelago. It seems that a lot of people historically thought it was named after a saint and thus pronouncing it that way is perfectly acceptable.

 

[sobraz]

I think Mitchito could be AA, Jake Stringer was AA in his third year

Mitchito I initially compared to Kouta.
After deeper thoughts, he plays exactly like Phil Carmen from the Magpies.
For those old enough to remember I’d like to know if the comparison rings true.


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[George]

This joint is fukn insane

 

[falkstar]

Re Phillipou, there is one thing he could do to improve drastically as a mid and that’s get on the move at stoppage. He is flat footed at times. That was his problem in the final last year. He has the attributes to be a mid, but can look slow as not on the move

 

[Barrels]

This joint is fukn insane

I mean, sheeeit… look at the mods…

 

[Saint Watto]

I was super impressed by Tim yesterday. Getting a fit and happy Membrey back is like finding Jack Darling down the back of the couch.

How good was it seeing him mark strongly and move so well yesterday.

It's like having a new player.

Fingers crossed he has a great year.