Game Day Round 1: St Kilda vs Melbourne - Etihad; March 22 @ 7:40pm

[Manimal_Dunstan]

GAME DAY - FOOOOOTY ISSSSSSSSSSSSS BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK FOR THE MIGHTY SAINTERS!





Time; 7:40pm
Etihad Stadium
Channel 7

Team:
St Kilda:
FB: Sean Dempster, Luke Delaney, James Gwilt
HB: Nathan Wright, Dylan Roberton, Jimmy Webster
C: Jack Newnes, Luke Dunstan, Farren Ray
HF: Clinton Jones, Nick Riewoldt, Josh Saunders
FF: Rhys Stanley, Beau Maister, Eli Templeton
R: Tom Hickey, David Armitage, Shane Savage
INT: Jarryn Geary, Jack Billings, Sam Gilbert, Tom Curren
EMG: Seb Ross, TDL, Lee

Or even better: (I mean goodluck beating this effort effort by me.)


Even if we are without some of our best midfielders, we can still do it lads! GO SAINTERS!!!!

Good luck for your first games in the mighty red, white and black:

 

[SaintLex]

If Gilbo's not right, hope Seb's the late in. Need as many mids as we can get.

 

[karaoke]

Savage to step up with the opportunity in Steven's absence to play a key role in the midfield,

 

[Murraj1966]

Get fired up!

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[Saints_MarchingIn]

A new season is starting and anything could happen. Stanley could kick 5 tonight, savage could have 30+ touches, eli could kick 10 (no hands). lets see which of are kids steps up. Bring It On!

 

[saintkildaman]

Billings to start sub and come on for Eli in the 3rd and kick 4.

 

[saintsrfreak]

Savage to step up with the opportunity in Steven's absence to play a key role in the midfield,

Calling it now, will be a lock in our midfield this season

 

[Tank Girl]

Billings to start sub and come on for Eli in the 3rd and kick 4.

Why would you take Eli off when he has had 30 touches and kicked three goals?

 

[Highlander35]

Why would you take Eli off when he has had 30 touches and kicked three goals?

Mercy rule?

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[Defacto]

great images stanley!!!

 

[goodie23]

Why would you take Eli off when he has had 30 touches and kicked three goals?

Will he use his hands for any of those touches?

 

[Kilroy]

I can see the headline - "Look mum, no hands!"

 

[Plugger35]

The day has finally arrived we get to see the Saints go into battle again (NAB preseason bullshit doesn't count).

I hope the boys are fired up to prove everyone wrong, all the clueless nuffies that have picked us for the spoon and say we're a rabble with no good young players.

Melbourne have been made favourites on our home ground FFS, that should be enough to fire them up.

 

[bird_man]

So excited to see the 3 youngsters, thinking I might even jump in the car and make the drive from Albury so I can say in 10 years I seen their first game live.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Billings to start sub and come on for Eli in the 3rd and kick 4.

As others have more subtly pointed out , the guy getting subbed off chooses himself. No coach would select them in advance.

 

[Plugger35]

As others have more subtly pointed out , the guy getting subbed off chooses himself. No coach would select them in advance.

Yeah you can't plan the sub too much, someone could go down with an injury in the first quarter and you need to use the sub early for someone you didn't plan on subbing off.

 

[Ekomaira]

****in night game. COME ON BOYS

 

[Strahany]

Whilst we need as many midfielders as possible, due to the rotation cap, let's not forget that Jones is currently on the forward flank (as is Saunders), so losing Gilbo does not necessarily mean Seb has to come in; Lee could slot into that HFF spot and allow one of the two aforementioned more midfield time. Such a move may seem like we are going in with too many tall forwards, but Maister is really the only "traditional immobile tall" out of the three currently named KPF's (and even then, he's not too bad), so Lee's inclusion wouldn't really make us "too tall".

 

[Manimal_Dunstan]

Lee, Stanley, Maister and Roo might stretch the Demons back line a bit. (If they all fire would be a bit of concerns for Melb.)

 

[stkildathunda]

Seb Ross only emergency not playing VFL today, which is normal as always hold one back. Hints at unchanged lineup though

 

[thomas_m18]

If Maister snags one in the first quarter he will kick a bag.

What's the Saturday night @ Etihad record again? Was probably broken recently but I can't recall us playing many games at that time recently.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I'm thinking the best tactics may be for Hickey to just grab the ball and bomb it forward.

 

[saintersown]

Last look at the team.

Really going midfielder heavy, I assume we're gonna try do what 1 or 2 other teams have done so far in the opening round and run over our opponent. Will be interesting to see how we do it considering our sides youth.

Quite an offensive team if you think about. Yes we do have CJ in the forward line along with Saunders, but that's obviously to help with clearances, and as mentioned above, more midfielders = less fatigue per player (hopefully). Really those two "midfielder" slots int he forwardline can be rotated with Ray being a great contested marker for his build and size, and you never know what some of the youngens my show in the forward 50.

The defensive line looks quite offensive aswell, with virtually our entire half-back line being are bound defenders, in Wright, Roberton and Webster. Aswell as having Dempster in the back-pocket who can help with the quick mark and switch/play on.

Still would prefer to give Gilbo an extra week or two, and have Seb Ross come in, with Billings as the sub.

Overall a young side but really, one filled with players that can play multiple roles.
-Newnes listed as on the wing, yet played quite a bit on the HB line last year and did well. Gears is the same, can play defense/mid.
-TC, throw him in the guts or put him as a SF.
-Saunders is the same as TC.
-Fazza Ray, shown he can have an effect on small/mid sized forwards, but can play in the midfield if required and kick a goal if he's asked to.

Good that the main focus is on the youth to develop the ability to play multiple roles, and can't wait to see them in action tonight!

 

[Q TRAIN]

Ive been pretty reserved leading up to this game cos deep down I know its "new coach, few players out, very young inclusions, new game plan, so I shouldn't expect too much and should be happy with us just being competitive"
BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! now its actually got to game day and I just cracked my first beer open F**K all that common sense shite!!!!!
C'MON SAINTS LETS KICK THEIR RANGE ROVER DRIVING, SKI LODGE HOLIDAYING ARSE!!!!!!!!!!
GO SAINTERS!!

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Saa pumped. Feeling oddly confident. But also not much weight of expectation.

Let's see what happens!