Preview Round 21, 2018: Essendon v St.Kilda - Etihad Stadium, Friday 10th August, 7:50PM AEST *Ross' 100th*

[lenny_07]

At least we don’t have to worry about anymore Longer Hickey debates until the trade period comes around lol.


Go Saints

Longer’s injury is slow but good in the middle, however hickeys injury is like another midfielder

 

[stfan]

At least I saw a reaction from Sinclair to his efforts on Saturday night.

Club just ruled Josh Battle out this week - Marshall and Pierce would appear to be certainties.

Well the upside to that is that I am very curious as to where Pierce is at. So at least I will have something to focus on.


Well that plus Freeza's second game

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

From what I've seen of Essendon they are quick. We are, let's say, less quick. If they get open space, it will be goodnight Vienna.

Hopefully we get a response from the Bulldogs debacle and somehow keep the game competitive. As to the possibility of recalling Weller - no, just no.

They absloutly cut through Hawthorns defense like a knife.

 

[tomjoad]

At least I saw a reaction from Sinclair to his efforts on Saturday night.

Club just ruled Josh Battle out this week - Marshall and Pierce would appear to be certainties.

Good. I'm glad Sinclair had a reaction. It's about the only thing he's done all year with the exception of one or two games. He should be ashamed of his year...along with 95% of the others putting on their jumper each weak.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Goddard of the bj kind to get 35 touches, 30 of em kicks off the.....half back flank

 

[triggering bro]

Goddard of the bj kind to get 35 touches, 30 of em kicks off the.....half back flank

That’s ok Gears will also get 30

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Goddard of the bj kind to get 35 touches, 30 of em kicks off the.....half back flank

 

[RFCGloryJC]

Brilliant. It looks like the Coles finger.
Best wishes to St Kilda.
Saad is one of their improved players.
Also, Fantasia is in great form and must be stopped.
Heppell mentioned Essendon can play finals which is a sort of disrespect to St Kilda.

 

[tomjoad]

Brilliant. It looks like the Coles finger.
Best wishes to St Kilda.
Saad is one of their improved players.
Also, Fantasia is in great form and must be stopped.
Heppell mentioned Essendon can play finals which is a sort of disrespect to St Kilda.[/QUOT

It is a bit disrespectful...but then it can be argued that our team is presently devoid of any form of self-respect, so maybe it is deserved.

 

[RFCGloryJC]

Heppell seemed quite dismissive, as if St Kilda did not exist at all.
It should motivate the St Kilda players to dash Essendon's finals hopes.
Carlisle is a very good player and he can intimidate the Essendon key forward.
Essendon's slowness in defence is their Achilles heel with veterans like BJ and Hurley.
It should be an interesting match and belies the ladder position.

 

[Crusty Undies]

The amount of touches Geary gets is inversely proportional to our level of competitiveness and with that in mind I expect him to be the highest possession getter on the ground this weekend.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

What I want to see

Out: Hickey (inj), Battle (inj), Coffield (managed), Dunstan, Newnes, Lonie, Brown
In: Pierce, Marshall, Paton, Rice, Connellan, Goddard, Phillips

B: Webster, Goddard, Geary
HB: Rice, Carlisle, McKenzie
C: Sinclair, Steele, Freeman
HF: Billings, Marshall, Acres
F: Gresham, Membrey, Connellan

Foll: Pierce, Steven, Ross
Int: Armitage, Clark, Paton, Phillips

 

[gringo2011]

Heppell seemed quite dismissive, as if St Kilda did not exist at all.
It should motivate the St Kilda players to dash Essendon's finals hopes.
Carlisle is a very good player and he can intimidate the Essendon key forward.
Essendon's slowness in defence is their Achilles heel with veterans like BJ and Hurley.
It should be an interesting match and belies the ladder position.

I reckon there would be a few Saints fans agree.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Heppell seemed quite dismissive, as if St Kilda did not exist at all.
It should motivate the St Kilda players to dash Essendon's finals hopes.
Carlisle is a very good player and he can intimidate the Essendon key forward.
Essendon's slowness in defence is their Achilles heel with veterans like BJ and Hurley.
It should be an interesting match and belies the ladder position.

wow
Thanks

We should get this bloke on the coaching panel

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Heppell seemed quite dismissive, as if St Kilda did not exist at all.

Seen here on the way to his monthly MENSA meeting

 

[Masquerade]

I haven't read the thread. I probably won't watch the match. Friday morning I'm handing my PhD in for examination (Yay!). So that night, I'll go out with the wife, and have a lovely time out on a date - maybe see a movie, a nice dinner, etc. I'm sure as hell not going to let what is probably going to be a hundred-point drubbing ruin what should be a day celebrating the end of 8 long years doing a part-time doctorate.

One thing I will say, assuming others haven't brought it up. But apart from any other incentive the Bombers have to smash us, given their push for finals percentage, etc - they know that it was us beating them by 100+ points that was the coach-killer for Hirdy. I'm sure they are quite keen to do their best to reciprocate.

Congratulations mate! Have a good one.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Yeah good work Perse
Movie, food, a decent pass mark and some nookie from the mrs is gotta be way better than watching us v the bombers

 

[pebblesofsand]

At least we don’t have to worry about anymore Longer Hickey debates until the trade period comes around lol.


Go Saints

Ahh I don't know - I reckon Longers injury is worse than Hickeys!!!

 

[BigPowerForward]

Ahh I don't know - I reckon Longers injury is worse than Hickeys!!!

Yeah but Hickey got more possessions while he was injured
Hopefully we get to see a bit of Pierce this week and he can perform at the level required for AFL.
If we want to be a successful club then list management decisions need to be difficult to make, not easy.

 

[The Enemy Within]

What I want to see

Out: Hickey (inj), Battle (inj), Coffield (managed), Dunstan, Newnes, Lonie, Brown
In: Pierce, Marshall, Paton, Rice, Connellan, Goddard, Phillips

B: Webster, Goddard, Geary
HB: Rice, Carlisle, McKenzie
C: Sinclair, Steele, Freeman
HF: Billings, Marshall, Acres
F: Gresham, Membrey, Connellan

Foll: Pierce, Steven, Ross
Int: Armitage, Clark, Paton, Phillips

Lonie stays in he is playing some good footy.
Brown stays in has done nothing wrong.
Coffield we must persist with him in.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Lonie stays in he is playing some good footy.
Brown stays in has done nothing wrong.
Coffield we must persist with him in.

Coffield looks physically cooked to me, Lonie is getting involved lots but consistently screws up far too much to be an AFL quality player and Brown is getting beaten defensively so he's completely redundant. Our season has been dead for months; it's time we find out what our kids can do.

 

[theprospect]

Any chance Long comes back or needs more time in the VFL?

 

[BrutThough]

Any chance Long comes back or needs more time in the VFL?

needs more VFL time.

 

[gringo2011]

Coffield looks physically cooked to me, Lonie is getting involved lots but consistently screws up far too much to be an AFL quality player and Brown is getting beaten defensively so he's completely redundant. Our season has been dead for months; it's time we find out what our kids can do.

Lonies last three games have been very good, no way he gets dropped.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Lonies last three games have been very good, no way he gets dropped.

His numbers have improved in the last two games and I don't actually expect him to get dropped, I just don't think a tiny, slow small forward who can't kick more than 30m or make an effective tackle is ever going to get a game in a decent team and we should stop wasting our time.