Preview Round 1, 2020: North Melbourne v St.Kilda - Marvel Stadium, Sunday 22nd March, 1:10PM AEDT *HILL 150TH, KING DEBUT*

[plugger66]

Yep, Shithouse.

I really hope king doesn’t have a shocker on Sunday. You will want him traded

 

[Johnnyrayflamingo]

I really hope king doesn’t have a shocker on Sunday. You will want him traded

Depends how bad he plays.

 

[plugger66]

Depends how bad he plays.

You are right. We need to decide how good a player is after one game because it will most likely be the only game.

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

You are right. We need to decide how good a player is after one game because it will most likely be the only game.

As the saying goes, he's here for a game, not a career.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Battle might fit in the trade.

Bing anda second for Battle and a first

or maybe, just maybe ( ducks for cover) we don’t need Ming at all?



Edit..... Bing, I mean Bing....no more death threats please

 

[ScrappyDo]

Battle might fit in the trade.

Bing anda second for Battle and a first

Yep.. that's how it goes.
You want something good, you have to give something good up in return.

 

[Johnnyrayflamingo]

You are right. We need to decide how good a player is after one game because it will most likely be the only game.

Probably will be only one game for everyone this year.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

or maybe, just maybe ( ducks for cover) we don’t need Ming at all?

Wash your mouth out, you mean Bing

 

[saint66au]

Bloke called Rowan Marshall didnt make the ROund 1 side last year..that worked out OK

Calm your farm people

 

[Diehard Saint]

Wash your mouth out, you mean Bing

OMG...cabin fever has got to me..... 12 Hail Marys ( have no idea what they are ) and I should be forgiven???

 

[plugger66]

Yep.. that's how it goes.
You want something good, you have to give something good up in return.

Totally agree. Not sure we need Ben King over Josh Battle though.

 

[plugger66]

Tackle counts way down in the first 2 games. Just about certain its lack of a crowd. If we out tackle North by a margin I think we win Sunday. The hard part is getting the players up as if there was a crowd out there.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Tackle counts way down in the first 2 games. Just about certain its lack of a crowd. If we out tackle North by a margin I think we win Sunday. The hard part is getting the players up as if there was a crowd out there.

Not sure you can judge it from the first game. Blues could barely get near enough to the Tigers to lay a hand on, never mind a tackle.

 

[BrutThough]

Tackle counts way down in the first 2 games. Just about certain its lack of a crowd. If we out tackle North by a margin I think we win Sunday. The hard part is getting the players up as if there was a crowd out there.

Having so many new inclusions and King's long awaited debut should help create some extra excitement within the group.

And having someone so vocal like Hanners out there should help the group as well.

 

[Squirtles]

Just a random thought here, did anyone see how Grundy dismantled the Dogs last night? But how we pretty much made in ineffective down at Morwel? Really good signs for our ruck department!

 

[plugger66]

Not sure you can judge it from the first game. Blues could barely get near enough to the Tigers to lay a hand on, never mind a tackle.

Last night was low as well. Maybe reading to much into it but I think the crowd is a huge factor.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Totally agree. Not sure we need Ben King over Josh Battle though.

Absolutely.
But, the reality is that if Ben eventually asks for a trade to StKilda then it'll be facilitated by hook or by crook.
For marketing purposes alone it would get done, and IMO it's the driver behind maintaining our 1st round pick this year, just in case.

 

[L_W_P]

North have brought up Sam Durdin as an emergency. Might be making a late change for an extra tall? Try and stretch us.

 

[plugger66]

North have brought up Sam Durdin as an emergency. Might be making a late change for an extra tall? Try and stretch us.

The more the merrier. Could be wet and also we should be faster.

 

[BrutThough]

North have brought up Sam Durdin as an emergency. Might be making a late change for an extra tall? Try and stretch us.

Daw didnt train today. Covering themselves if he is a late out.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

or maybe, just maybe ( ducks for cover) we don’t need Ming at all?



Edit..... Bing, I mean Bing....no more death threats please

Wash your mouth out, you mean Bing

Well we definitely don’t need Ding

 

[Dard Ball Get]

OMG...cabin fever has got to me..... 12 Hail Marys ( have no idea what they are ) and I should be forgiven???

A Hail Mary is the method we use to enter forward 50

 

[pebblesofsand]

Totally agree. Not sure we need Ben King over Josh Battle though.

Surely you're not serious?

Do it in a flash - Bing has it all over Battle both as a forward and as a defender and is a genuine "tall".

 

[Dr Spaceman]

OMG...cabin fever has got to me..... 12 Hail Marys ( have no idea what they are ) and I should be forgiven???

I believe the term “Hale Mary” was coined during the 1966 Grand Final when the Saints, having lost champion ruckman Carl Ditterich, turned to Brian “Mary” Mynott to successfully save their premiership dreams

 

[plugger66]

Surely you're not serious?

Do it in a flash - Bing has it all over Battle both as a forward and as a defender and is a genuine "tall".

I know you love your genuine talls but there is still no proof that 200cm plus players make star or even very good forwards or backs. The best still seem to be around 194 to 196 mark. Im sure you will find one to prove that it works for the fair few who don't. To even say Ben King has it all over Battle as a back is genuine guess work. Not even sure he has played an AFL game there where as we know Battle had a bloody good year as a key back last year. We don't need him anyway. We have Brown and Marsh as tall forwards and backs.