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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Sounds like you are talking about the 2009 trip, Saintersown. Since then we've lost in 2010, and had a easy win last year.
Reading both previews: macca seems to place a lot of emphasis on the port midfield beating ours, personally cannot see that happening however a good write up nonetheless
TSW is quite possibly David wildey from 5aa, and more possibly an entertaining madman. And more possibly both
Our Tall Defenders will probably be Chaplin, Carlile and Paul Stewart may move back (he has been playing in our midfield this year.)
We may also bring in our mature recruit Nathan Blee.
But yep, if you play a few tall forwards we could be in a bit of trouble.
Great postHead To Head
Port 12
St Kilda 10
Last 5 Games
LLWLL
Highest Score
2002 – 20.19 139
Biggest Winning Margin
2002 – 83 points
Last Time against St Kilda
R16 2011 – 8.5 53 to 17.7 109
Most Goals vs St Kilda
28 – W Tredrea
18 – P Burgoyne
13 – S Dew
St Kilda will be a tough opponent, make no mistake. The Saints are one of the great unknowns of 2012. People seem to have it marked down as a given that they will continue to fall down the ladder. ‘Aging’ list, on the wrong side of the premiership window, new coach, new ideas, teething problems, but im not so sure that they should be written off so early. Any squad that boasts the likes of Goddard, Riewoldt, Fisher, Montagna, Dal Santo, Hayes, Milne & McEvoy will continue to win plenty of games. Throw in a large number of very good 2nd string players in Gilbert, Dempster, Schneider, Gram, Jones and it is still a first 18 to be reckoned with.
The main question mark will be over how the playing group reacts to the new coaching group. Scott Watters is a talented coach – he proved it with premierships at Subiaco in the WAFL and in charge of Collingwood’s defensive group under Mick Malthouse. Joining him is a man we know all too well in Dean Laidley who will look over the clubs midfield group.
The main change to St Kilda on the field that has been noticeable over the pre season is they have put the defensive, uber structure based game style on the back burner and have been looking at moving the ball long and quick, particularly out of defence. Its all about defeating the zone and getting the opposition flustered. On 83% of kick-ins through the NAB Cup they either went short to the pocket followed by a very quick, very long kick down the wing, or played on from the kick in and went long. In either case, it was all about getting the ball out of defence and hitting hot spots up on the defensive side of the wing. This then usually followed up with more quick movement to an open forward line with marking targets and plenty of small firepower.
On the negative side, in a couple of the NAB matches they struggled with their defensive structures and were well beaten by Sydney and West Coast. Too often they had holes deep in defence with the opposition able to play on quickly themselves and break down their defensive structures. Get the ball in quick and you have the opportunity to score plenty of goals.
KEY PLAYERS
Nick Riewoldt – 2011 wasn’t kind to St Nick. He started showing signs of decreasing output and seemed to struggle with his body throughout the year. But, as the Saints stormed home, so did Nick, with a number of big games to finish off the year. It would be folly to write him off and what better time for Nick to come out fit and firing than Round 1. Not to mention the fact that Nick has often enjoyed feasting on the carcass of our team over the last few years. He hasn’t dropped below 3 goals since 2007 and often our tall defenders have struggled to keep him in check on the lead. It will be the perfect test to see how far Trengove has come in the off season in becoming a premier defender.
Brendon Goddard – Shocking pre season form aside, Brendon is one of St Kildas prime movers. Like Riewoldt, 2011 saw a drop in form from his previous heights of 09 & 10 but Brendon has always enjoyed playing against the Power. He has scored Brownlow votes in the last two meetings between the clubs and averages just under 20 disposals a game against Port Adelaide. Will be interesting to see how he goes in Round 1 given that his pre season form wasn’t great at all.
Nick Dal Santo – Dominated the last meeting between the clubs with a massive 36 disposals and a goal. Nick is the danger man in the midfield, capable of winning it in tight and using it with class and precision on the outside.
YOUNGSTERS
Tom Simpkin – Looks to have beaten Beau Wilkes to the vacant Full Back position. Not the tallest KPP around at 191cm, but he has plenty of smarts uses his body well to take contested marks and also is good on the rebound. Will watch his development this year with interest.
Tom Ledger – Such an interesting prospect. Sub 180cm but a walking ball of muscle and capable of using the ball effectively. Will get plenty of chances this year to cement himself in the side, but expect to see him come off the bench against us.
Jamie Cripps – A first round pick who missed a lot of last season with injury, he has spent plenty of time in the pre season as the link man coming out of defence and will be given every chance to settle in the side as the season progresses. Like Ledger, Im expecting he will come off the bench and look at delivering the ball to the midfield and half forward line.
Jack Steven – Looks capable of moving into the top bracket of St Kilda players this year. Almost Dane Swan like in the way he moves across the turf, with a strong body, plenty of pace and able to win plenty of clearances and hard ball gets
Prediction – I think we have a real good opportunity to start the season off with a win. St Kilda will want to get off to a winning start under a new coach but I think we have the chance to match up against them pretty well. Their pre season form wasn’t great, they can leak goals against good forward lines and they will be trialling a new game style for the first time for premiership points. It will all come down to the midfield battle. If we can at the very least break even in the midfield, then I think we have the defence and the forward line to win the match. If St Kilda get on top in the middle like they did against us last year, then I can’t see us being able to get a positive result. But, it’s a new season so im going to start the year optimistic
Port by 13 points
I thought I would try and whack a team together for you
FB: Logan, Calile, Surjan
CHB: Pearce, Trengove, Chaplin
C: Hartlett, Boak, Paul Stewart
HF: Gray, Butcher, McCarthy
FF: Wingard, Schulz, D Stewart
Ruck: Redden, Cassisi, Brad Ebert
Int: Westhoff, Broadbent, Pfieffer, O'Shea.
I'm sure I have missed someone
Every time we play at Football Park it rains,
The Port Adelaide/Leigh Whicker curse.
Seeing Blakey sit out the last quarter of the Zebs game makes me think he's right in the mix - and any additional spur from him playing 200 would be welcomed (as opposed to GC at Etihad).
Saad struggled against the filth, and he was no more than solid against Box Hill (given the amount of good forward entries we had).
If it's wet, I wouldn't want Sippa to play.
Good team..isn"t it a crime to gor around impersonating a cricketer?I'll be one unhappy former Australian Captain is Arryn Siposs doesn't play.
Dempster Blake Cripps
Gilbert Fisher Geary
Dal Santo Goddard Montagna
Siposs Riewoldt Schneider
Stanley Koschitzke Milne
McEvoy Hayes Steven
Jones Armitage Peake Saad
I know Siposs' run through the midfield was purely experimental in the NAB Cup, but if we were to play a game in the wet, his kicking would be invaluable for wet weather football.