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

[Mowman]

Who will turn the Ball over more
Gilbert
Wright
Geary
Dunstan

I got $20 on Gilbo with 3 out on full

 

[LeonardHayes87]

I'll never degrade or badmouth a player for having the heart to put on a St Kilda jumper.... but in what world does this match committee think that Nathan Wright will make it as an AFL player?

I'd prefer to throw Connellan a chance and see what the kids got, not give poor Nathan Wright his 9th crack at it.

I'm angry and it's not even Friday fmd.

 

[St BKD]

Pretty happy with the Nathan Wright inclusion. Has an abundance of raw potential, has shown plenty in the games he has played, high end talent and is a great selection with an eye to the future.

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[triggering bro]

I’m just melting for the lols. I couldn’t give a rats about the changes #eco

 

[StKing11]

I don't care if they play different roles, Wright getting a game while Coffield is bizarrely stuck in the VFL pisses me off big time

 

[triggering bro]

Pretty happy with the Nathan Wright inclusion. Has an abundance of raw potential, has shown plenty in the games he has played, high end talent and is a great selection with an eye to the future.

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Mav & Wright in the same fwd line = deadly

 

[bergholt]

Gone small up forward. Was either that or being Marshall but he is probably a bit slower than Battle so can understand why Wright is in. Not a hell of a lot they can do really. Injuries have definitely cruelled us.

Could have brought in Paton or Freeman or Coffield or Minch, I would have preferred any of them given I'm convinced Wright is finished at AFL level.

 

[Marlo]

If Armo backs up last week, then clearly the cheeky kent has been feasting on embryos to wind back the clock to disappoint us for another decade.

 

[holllywood]

Cold and rainy forecast for Adelaide on Saturday.

Footskills and height not going to be paramount to winning.

Well, here’s hoping.

 

[sunny3193]

Incidentally, is Adelaide the only city in the world that has a half hour time difference? I could just look myself, but this is one for all those pub quiz type people who have this type of fact rattling around in their heads.

Trivia Fact: my local state member of parliament is known as “Adelaide”
Because he is half an hour behind everyone else.

 

[Sainttony]

Nate Wright this is your day. He’ll know he has to perform. Let’s hope he does a DMac with ten tackles and two goals.


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[Verdun66]

Our outs are Stevens, Roberton, Acres, Carlisle, Brown, Battle, Bruce and Minch. Probably others. Quite a bit of experience out the window.

Port in Adelaide not a time to give first games. Or to too many kids with few games.

Good luck Sainters!

 

[triggering bro]

Cold and rainy forecast for Adelaide on Saturday.

Footskills and height not going to be paramount to winning.

Well, here’s hoping.

Brings us 5 goals closer imo.

Port by 100

 

[aussierulesrules]

Cold and rainy forecast for Adelaide on Saturday.

Just like when we played them over there last year where we could do easily have won (without any of the 5 oldest on our list).

 

[tim_saints]

Christ when Nathan Wright gets picked you know we are stretched...

 

[Browny2Carlisle]

Wright in as back up ruck obviously

 

[saintmagic]

TLDR: decent selections. Wright a bit frustrating but we need to reward VFL form (still hope he is delisted at the end of the year)

Gilbert - Need experience given Brown and Carlisle are out
Austin - Handy recall - hope he plays a bit more defensively
Webster - Been our best ball user coming out of defence so glad he is in the team
Wright - 3 goals, 6 tackles and plenty of pressure in the VFL so can see why they brought him in - not sure we have better options in the forward line (maybe lonie) - there is no point guys playing well in the vfl and then not rewarding them, we need to be sending the signals that if players play well then they will be picked so not too unhappy.

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Goddard - would be dissapointed but i can see why we didn't bring him in. Already have joyce in the side and don't think it is a good idea playing too many guys with not much afl experience. Also there is no point letting joyce debut and then dropping him straight away, need to give him a few games to get aclimatised. I think if Goddard keeps playing in the vfl and steps up a bit he will get a few games near the end of the season.

Freeman - really hope he plays well this week and is picked against carlton!
Coffield - i hope he plays well and we bring him in for mackenzie. i hope he is developing into a mid in the vfl but his most recent game didn't look too promising, though he is still very young,.
Marshall - not as mobile as battle and i think a combination of him and mccartin is a bit too slow.

 

[Longmembrey]

I didn't think I'd ever say this but...put Watts down for 6. That backline is ****** against Gray, Wingard, Westhoff, Dixon, Watts even Lindsay Thomas.

We will make Watts look like Harmes FFS

 

[Sippa]

Selections are a joke .. rice omitted is a disgrace bloke waited patiently for his turn and when he got it he’s performed

 

[Quixote]

Just like when we played them over there last year where we could do easily have won (without any of the 5 oldest on our list).

That game #ECO'd me.

I'm fine with 3 of the 4 changes. Be good to have an inkling of what's happening with Goddard. Hope he's around for another year as he's clearly not going to get much of a look in this season.

The Wright change is not melt but it's definitely meh.

I've stuck up for Cats Head for a long time and at one stage held high hopes for him. Parting is such sweet sorrow however, and I've since moved on.

Would prefer a re-shuffle and have a Coffield or Freeman or Irish running around, TBH.

Unless Richo thinks Wrighty is a big part of our future? He must buy the worms when Alan and Dave go fishing!

 

[Joffaboy]

Ridiculous that Brown and Carlisle are both our and Goddard STILL can’t get a look in.

We’re playing that Irish spud however.


Good luck Goddard at the Hawks smh

Why would anyone take Goddard?

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[triggering bro]

Funnily enough Wright for Battle makes complete sense. As does Austin for Jake & Webster for Rice. Gilbert for Brown though....

Goddard hasn’t proven much if anything at VFL level however the cupboard is totally empty. He should’ve come in for Brown IMO. Austin, Irish & Gilbert as key planks...FMD.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

oh shit wtf josh bruce broke his leg1?!? this is insanity. bedlam. fk me. thank god we've still got dolphin jimjams waitin in the wings

 

[Quixote]

We could conceivably have this chain of ball movement on the weekend:

Geary (kick in)
Gilbert, marks in the pocket, kicks down the line to,
Longer.
No ****ing idea what he does with it but if it manages to hit his shoe, it could perhaps head in the direction of a leading,
Nathan Wright.
Wright spots up Mav Weller, who marks, plays on,
Out of bounds, on the full.

 

[George]

Still persisting with Wrighty...

Stunned really.