Preview Round 16, 2018: Port Adelaide v St.Kilda - Adelaide Oval, Saturday 7th July, 4:05PM ACST

[Barrels]

- Goddard as a forward
- Joyce stays and Austin plays tall
- Webster in
- maybe White in

Done.

 

[triggering bro]

- Goddard as a forward
- Joyce stays and Austin plays tall
- Webster in
- maybe White in

Done.

Gilbert will come in

 

[Persevering Saint]

Gilbert will come in

Almost certainly. At this point, I don't even mind that much (and I am not in any way a Giblet fan). He's crap, but we need SOME tall experience down back.

 

[FQFjt]

What a goddamn train wreck.

If Goddard can't manage to get selected with Brown, Carlisle, Bruce and Battle injured then he might as well quit now. He may regret doing SFA in the VFL for the last month...

 

[toxic]

Freeman to play CHB??

Cmon it has a good ring too it

 

[Saint Shags]

Ffs can we take a trick with the injuries?

 

[Joffaboy]

Carlisle only expected to miss this week

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[Persevering Saint]

At this point, we have two choices: We can replace Battle with Marshall or Goddard, and try to keep the same tall forward structure; or we can restructure the forward line so it's just Paddy and Members.

Given we've finally had some semblance of coherence down there, I think I'd go with the first option. The idea of Paddy being the lone tall is just, ugh... As to whether to go with Marshall or Goddard... I dunno... I just don't know.

 

[hayes]

Marshall easily. Goddard can barely even crack double digit possessions anymore.

 

[Saint Shags]

Webster Gilbo Marshall in.
Battle Carlisle Brown out.

Nearly need to take Rice out as well and place Austin down back as well.

Gilbo in only because we go from really experienced down back to losing a shit load of it in 1 day.

 

[Saint Watto]

Ffs can we take a trick with the injuries?

Short answer...NO...

I remember in the last few rounds in 2005 we were going down like 9 pins......can anyone recall a season since then to know where we're been hit this hard?

 

[ScrappyDo]

i swear to god we are cursed

Rubbish. The Footy gods at it again. Battle and Paddy play all year, fantastic! Hugh gets an opportunity, fantastic! Austin gets a go as the intercepting defender, fantastic!
We're getting all the list questions answered this season, so Liba can know where he stands and what needs doing. We just need Bleach and Newnes to go down for a few weeks and then we're sorted moving forward...

 

[Saint Shags]

Almost certainly. At this point, I don't even mind that much (and I am not in any way a Giblet fan). He's crap, but we need SOME tall experience down back.

Yep we go from having lots of experience to very little. Jeepers what did the club do in the off season? Walk under every ladder past ever back cat and break every ****ing mirror in sight?

 

[The Punter]

Marshall is no plodder, and gives us chop out in the ruck. He should come in to replace Battle. The question is now do we go shorter in the backline or replace a small to bring Webster back.

 

[Pbft]

Rubbish. The Footy gods at it again. Battle and Paddy play all year, fantastic! Hugh gets an opportunity, fantastic! Austin gets a go as the intercepting defender, fantastic!
We're getting all the list questions answered this season, so Liba can know where he stands and what needs doing. We just need Bleach and Newnes to go down for a few weeks and then we're sorted moving forward...

Sorry bro....but even in jest I can't cop blokes wishing injuries on our own.

Poor form.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Oh no what will the Brucey haters make of this!!

"Set to return to the senior side after recovering from a back injury, Bruce suffered a fractured fibula after colliding with a teammate in a marking contest at training. The injury is likely to keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season. "

No more trade auditions either.

Out - Brown, Carlisle, Battle and Rice

In - Gilbert, Goddard Webster Marshall

EDIT Looked at the backline and think Joyce may also have to sit this out out for Austin.

 

[coachnoodles]

In terms of structure I assume Webster takes Carlisle’s floating role, Gilbo to the Hoff and Austin to Dixon? I’d be inclined to drop Joyce from the back six.

Gears Austin Rice
Savage Gilbo Webster


If Marshall comes in for Battle he can slide back if one of those 3 taller backs get hurt

 

[SufferingS8INT]

Marshall is no plodder, and gives us chop out in the ruck. He should come in to replace Battle. The question is now do we go shorter in the backline or replace a small to bring Webster back.

Weather dependant. If it rains we should go small forward and back.

Then again apparently Marshall loves the wet??

 

[Diehard Saint]

Sorry bro....but even in jest I can't cop blokes wishing injuries on our own.

Poor form.

I very much doubt he is wishing injury on anyone, but trying to at least find a silver lining. And what he says is true... injuries are a bitch, but we are not contending, need to do a lot with our list and at least it is giving us the opportunity to look at our depth.

 

[The Punter]

Marshall was a late withdrawal there last year.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Sorry bro....but even in jest I can't cop blokes wishing injuries on our own.

Poor form.

Who's wishing? I'd love zero injuries personally, but it's not the reality.

 

[FQFjt]

Wouldn't be surprised if Acres suddenly overcomes his need for 'reduced minutes' at Sandy.

 

[Saint Shags]

Wouldn't be surprised if Acres suddenly overcomes his need for 'reduced minutes' at Sandy.

Doubt they would take that risk.
Be extremely stupid if they did.

 

[triggering bro]

At this point, we have two choices: We can replace Battle with Marshall or Goddard, and try to keep the same tall forward structure; or we can restructure the forward line so it's just Paddy and Members.

Given we've finally had some semblance of coherence down there, I think I'd go with the first option. The idea of Paddy being the lone tall is just, ugh... As to whether to go with Marshall or Goddard... I dunno... I just don't know.

Paddy & either Marshal or Goddard in the forward line is too slow. Injuries are bad but we still need to replace Battle for a like for like. I’d play Gilbert forward.

 

[VDS66]

Short answer...NO...

I remember in the last few rounds in 2005 we were going down like 9 pins......can anyone recall a season since then to know where we're been hit this hard?

2007