Preview Round 4, 2024: Richmond v St.Kilda - Norwood Oval, Sunday 7th April, 3:20PM AEST *GATHER ROUND*

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Game Day - Round 4, 2024: Richmond v St.Kilda - Norwood Oval, Sunday 7th April, 3:20PM AEST *GATHER ROUND*

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5931 Gather round in Adelaide. Time for a Candy Strike Comeback after a disappointing performance last week

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[Saint12]

You can tell that from 1 quarter?

Seen more than one quarter for us...has played juniors

 

[The Jack]

Is it just me or does Kai Lohman look like he belongs in Pseudo Echo.

 

[CHBench]

They've gotta stop with this merch I just bought a candy stipe and now there's this!?
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Since switching to New Balance, specialty merch has been on point . Can't resist, I'm buying.

(Where's the members Saints shop dissy code btw?)

 

[stavro#4]

Not a lump by any means but I just think we need more runners. 3 targets that can take pack grabs (including Owens) should be enough.
You may be right but looking at the interchange I think I’d like to see something different. Max brings the connection to the forward line.

9.7 between Daniher Gardiner and Hipwood.

Richmond’s back 6 will be similarly undermanned

 

[pebblesofsand]

Caminiti for ruck chop out, Sharman to fill the wood role some more makes sense, allows Ming to slot back in to F50 and duals to leave that F50 for quick get outs without sacrificing too much in that F50.

Small ground, absolutely zero midfield rotations on the 5 man bench but two extra tall(ish) fwds when we already have King, Membrey, Owens and Phillipou

Strange selection.

 

[botts]

Geez it’s hard work listening to the commentators on seven talk about how good the dons were last week. They literally stumbled over the line again a team missed 8 starting players. Spare me

 

[Miha]

Geez it’s hard work listening to the commentators on seven talk about how good the dons were last week. They literally stumbled over the line again a team missed 8 starting players. Spare me

The media blow a collective load in their pants when the bombers win

 

[stavro#4]

Small ground, absolutely zero midfield rotations on the 5 man bench but two extra tall(ish) fwds when we already have King, Membrey, Owens and Phillipou

Strange selection.

It’s literally Owens for Windy and King in the forward line for Owens.

 

[StFly]

Small ground, absolutely zero midfield rotations on the 5 man bench but two extra tall(ish) fwds when we already have King, Membrey, Owens and Phillipou

Strange selection.

Similar to but less wide than Geelong, so length, given we tend to kick long, it's still acceptable to go in as we have. I'd have lold if we brought in Arie instead as he'd have a real chance at kicking it to the centre circle, hopefully Bonner can fill that gap.

 

[pebblesofsand]

It’s literally Owens for Windy and King in the forward line for Owens.

Except that Owens doesn't play as a mid.

 

[Saint12]

is it season over if we don't win one of the next two? As in making top 4

 

[ScrappyDo]

is it season over if we don't win one of the next two? As in making top 4

Depends on one's expectations l suppose. We have a good run home and troops will be back by then.

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

They've gotta stop with this merch I just bought a candy stipe and now there's this!?
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Literally just did the same.

Ordered the Candy Stripe late this arvo... a few hours later this gem pops up. Fortunately had a few gift cards left over from Xmas that I hadn't used.

The RWB wardrobe continues to grow...

 

[stavro#4]

They've gotta stop with this merch I just bought a candy stipe and now there's this!?
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$160!

 

[tomjoad]

Keep your hair on, you may as well tag me in the post since you meant me. I don't think Hastie is anywhere near Sharman but development wise I don't like this idea of naming kids as sub in their first few games at the level.

Note that I said 'give Hastie a proper taste' not 'Coops is a spud' (and said I am a Coops fan). Better to give the kid most of a game to get a feel and then he can go back to the VFL and develop for a bit.

I kind of sit in the middle on this one. He's only getting a gig because of our injuries, but he's got skills and is apparently composed, which is something that needs to be both nurtured and tested. He's also probably less raw than the other draftees too, so why not now (?) Our opposition are around our mark sitting in that 5th to 13th the spot on the ladder, so it's good to give him a run against that calibre of team. I reckon he's the sub because he's physically under developed, so purely as a needs be basis, it's probably better to drip feed Hastie in at the moment. It's a delicate balance.

 

[Ads734]

Hope you're right....but im not confident, he looks a long way off afl standard to me. Seen plenty better young footballers than our boy.

Really don’t know how after last week he showed anything to suggest he wasn’t good enough? I thought he put his body on the line when needed and made the right decision every time.

 

[tomjoad]

is it season over if we don't win one of the next two? As in making top 4

Were we ever in consideration for a top 4 finish?
I wouldn't have thought we're there yet.
5th to 13th...depending on injuries and form.
Obviously happy to be wrong.

 

[Cairnsman]

Everyone piling on the Bonner lynching either clearly have little grasp of AFL at any level and/or haven't watched the replay intently whilst sober and also doesn't have a clear understanding of how echo chamber work.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Shiny new toy syndrome.

Same with a few goals at VFL level and people are wanting to see collard in and 3 small forwards - and not one can play midfield minutes.

idk, I think collard will be a star and we should pump games into him ala wilson, also means he's both more likely to stay and will demand more on the trade table

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

You replied to me like 15 mins ago, on this thread, where there are only a handful of posts on this page, directly about the thing you were kibitzing to Stavro about.

gonna need more info

 

[Joffaboy]

Anyone who thinks 17 turnovers by one player is acceptable knows zero about football.
I like Bonner, but another game like that and he can go have a stint in the magoos.

I mean everyone wanted Higgins dropped after R1.

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[austinnn]

They've gotta stop with this merch I just bought a candy stipe and now there's this!?
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I think that's one of the few times I've actually liked the look of our branded jackets and would possibly buy it. I never thought this day would come

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Similar to but less wide than Geelong, so length, given we tend to kick long, it's still acceptable to go in as we have. I'd have lold if we brought in Arie instead as he'd have a real chance at kicking it to the centre circle, hopefully Bonner can fill that gap.

That’s why I’ve selected him

 

[stavro#4]

idk, I think collard will be a star and we should pump games into him ala wilson, also means he's both more likely to stay and will demand more on the trade table

He may be.

But him earning those games in a side that will benefit himself in the long term is better then throwing him into a side with 2 other small forwards and they are all feasting in the same balls.

You end up like north with not many players contributing if we are just pumping games into the next kid off the ranks without a care for structure and build for the weekend

 

[stfan]

Were we ever in consideration for a top 4 finish?

Not with our current midfield.

Then with Dow and Crouch with both missing quite a few games, it only became even more of a reach for us to make Top 4 this year.