Preview Round 1, 2024: Geelong v St.Kilda - GMHBA Stadium, Saturday 16th March, 7:30PM AEDT *COLLARD, WILSON DEBUT*

[PoppedCorn]

He is seriously good. You can just see it makes it really difficult for defenders.

Was stoked when we got him
Absolute gives his all and if he is fit he is the perfect back up ruck who can go fwd and can play CHB

 

[hotdish]

Teams out 625pm on the dot on AFL.com (saints will post on twitter at about 623pm I reckon)

 

[beside the seaside]

Didn't mind the little stab from RTB in his press conference, "We've heard from them all pre-season that they're flying."

 

[hotdish]

 

[Gresham2King]

Lance Collard debuting

 

[Armoooo]

Didn't see that coming tbh

 

[MordySaint]

Wow - good luck Lance

Hope you play a ripper and have a long and succesful career.

 

[FQFjt]

Collard must have had a damn good training session because I reckon he would have been about 4th in line at the end of the two practice matches.

 

[hotdish]

Lance Collard debuting

Must be the sub...

 

[SteeleSaints]

Congrats Lance boy, hopefully its the first of many at the mighty Saints!

 

[CursingFijian]

Well done Lance Collard.

Another tip of the hat to Toce with both first round draft picks selected for Round 1.

 

[seesalswigs44]

Love it lancy boy! Ross hiding him in the praccys for some surprise value haha

 

[FQFjt]

Well done Lance Collard.

Another tip of the hat to Toce with both first round draft picks selected for Round 1.

Yes it is very much the elephant in the room with how good all our youngsters are looking.

 

[MordySaint]

Yes it is very much the elephant in the room with how good all our youngsters are looking.

I have no problem in letting the old campaigners know that they aren't an instant startup every week.

RTB looks like he has learnt a trick or two.

 

[beside the seaside]

Collard from the clouds! That's wild, must have had an amazing week on the track.

 

[Mavefromdelburn]

Yes, Lance! Hope to see him run amok, show some of that flair and hopefully a bit of defensive pressure inside f50.

 

[beside the seaside]

Yes it is very much the elephant in the room with how good all our youngsters are looking.

The 2022 crop by comparison is looking fairly average though. Pou the only one to debut yeah?

 

[Saint Kidding]

Lancey Boy!
Feel free to jump on some heads young man!

 

[Klaatu]

Ross Lyon mantra 2 smallish forwards per side, forward pressure is what he wants


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[akaifu]

The 2022 crop by comparison is looking fairly average though. Pou the only one to debut yeah?

All of them had injury-ravaged 2023s though. Keeler was always going to be a slow burn, while Van Es would take time. Hotton has been disappointing so far but way too early to write-off. Re-assess at the end of the season

 

[DougalHoward]

Hope he's not the sub with his family coming over

 

[Murraj1966]

Windy and Battle playing so that's worked out ok.

God I'd love an explosive debut for Lancey

 

[Joffaboy]

From the Pre season thread if you didn't see it. Was asked why I said his skills are insane at training today.

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Match sim, forward flank just outside the fifty, receives a handball from Arie, cuts inside confronted by two defenders, Arie doubles around him on the outside, Collard has taken the two defenders out of play so Arie is running into space, he then handballs over his head onto Aries tit, who is running at full pace.
Arie centres the ball, it falls off the pack, who is at the feet crumming? Of course Collard who snaps truly from 35 metres.




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[Remboy]

Ross Lyon mantra 2 smallish forwards per side, forward pressure is what he wants


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Yep, and with Butler out it's a perfect opportunity to give Collard a game.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Lance Collard debuting

Wow Wee did not see that coming. What a wild card.