Preview Round 7, 2020: Adelaide v St.Kilda - Adelaide Oval, Monday 20th July, 7:40PM AEST *BYRNES DEBUT*

[ScrappyDo]

I'm so sick of waiting, this is bloody ridiculous.
Ross, OUT
Bytel or Kyrnes IN

 

[plugger66]

I'm so sick of waiting, this is bloody ridiculous.
Ross, OUT
Bytel or Kyrnes IN

Won’t happen Byrnes will play for marsh which is correct.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Won’t happen Byrnes will play for marsh which is correct.

We'll see. .

 

[kernelT]

Gee whiz, de goey would be handy instead of a retired paddy right now.

 

[Palantine]

I’d like to think this is Byrnes’ first week of never not being in the firsts.


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[mad-saint-guy]

Gee whiz, de goey would be handy instead of a retired paddy right now.

The obvious number one pick isn't going badly either. 23.6 disposals (10.8 contested), 2.8 clearances, 4.4 marks, 3 tackles and a goal a game (in shortened quarters) would be handy

 

[Enclosed_Animal]

The obvious number one pick isn't going badly either. 23.6 disposals (10.8 contested), 2.8 clearances, 4.4 marks, 3 tackles and a goal a game (in shortened quarters) would be handy

Watched their games last couple of weeks (against Rich & GC).

One of those 23.6 touches almost hit a target too!

 

[plugger66]

Watched their games last couple of weeks (against Rich & GC).

One of those 23.6 touches almost hit a target too!

He has been fantastic. You can find fault if that’s your bent but we should taken him. Exactly what we need now. We were never taking degoey but we should have taken petracca. It was obvious even back then the midfield lacked and we also didn’t have a medium forward.

 

[OxSaint]

As J-Webs advocate I feel it would be extremely poor form not to bring him in for Longs role.

Out: Ross, Long, Marsh, Kent
In: Webster, Hanners, Byrnes, Hind.

 

[Southseas]

Had a quick look at the Noosa RACV resort website...not sure it gets any more QLD than a bar called "Dazza's Bar" https://www.racv.com.au/travel-leis...tions/noosa-resort/dining-bar/dazzas-bar.html

 

[#gosaintas]

As J-Webs advocate I feel it would be extremely poor form not to bring him in for Longs role.

Out: Ross, Long, Marsh, Kent
In: Webster, Hanners, Byrnes, Hind.

Lonie has to be out before Kent is

 

[lewdogs]

He has been fantastic. You can find fault if that’s your bent but we should taken him. Exactly what we need now. We were never taking degoey but we should have taken petracca. It was obvious even back then the midfield lacked and we also didn’t have a medium forward.

I think what really hurts is at the time most people could see that Petracca was the right choice. I remember hearing on the radio the day of the draft that we were going to take McCartin and feeling really bad about it.

The recruiters stuck their necks out but in that case got is so, so wrong. And to this day we are still crying out for a midfield bull. That's actually what hurts the most.

 

[lewdogs]

A bit surprised by the odds. Adelaide 3.00 us 1.36

Haven't seen much of the crows this year but they must have been terrible given our record at the ground.

 

[plugger66]

Lonie has to be out before Kent is

Not sure how you come to that conclusion. Kent was dropped already and since he has been back lonie matches or beats him in most stats. And to me adds more but that could be biased. All I know is the facts of stats and one has been seen not to be good enough previously

 

[#gosaintas]

Not sure how you come to that conclusion. Kent was dropped already and since he has been back lonie matches or beats him in most stats. And to me adds more but that could be biased. All I know is the facts of stats and one has been seen not to be good enough previously

I have no idea of the stats but watching the games, Kent seems occasionally dangerous and Lonie very rarely. Neither are great and one of them needs to go

 

[cooperrules]

The obvious number one pick isn't going badly either. 23.6 disposals (10.8 contested), 2.8 clearances, 4.4 marks, 3 tackles and a goal a game (in shortened quarters) would be handy

Its just a little embarassing. Clearly the best player of the draft. So what do we do take an undersized slow full forward with concrete hands.

 

[plugger66]

I have no idea of the stats but watching the games, Kent seems occasionally dangerous and Lonie very rarely. Neither are great and one of them needs to go

Like I said I see it the other way that’s why I’m going on what has happened this year.

 

[plugger66]

Its just a little embarassing. Clearly the best player of the draft. So what do we do take an undersized slow full forward with concrete hands.

I think degoey would argue and win that argument. Anyway there is no point worrying about it

 

[BrutThough]

Its just a little embarassing. Clearly the best player of the draft. So what do we do take an undersized slow full forward with concrete hands.

The clear 3 best players from that draft are all either father son or academy players.

 

[#gosaintas]

Like I said I see it the other way that’s why I’m going on what has happened this year.

Just looked at their comparisons this year and Kent is slightly ahead which backs up the view when watching on TV. Having said that both of them are pretty poor so one of them should go.

 

[OxSaint]

Lonie has to be out before Kent is

I disagree. Kent has been improved the 2 weeks prior, but his other games have stunk. Still struggles in front of goals and ball use isn’t what we recruited him for.

Lonie hasn’t been great but far from awful. Wasn’t impressed with his tap on to the corridor late in the game that resulted into Freo kicking the winning goal. Outside of that he had his hand in a couple of goals and kicked one himself. Pressure was good.

 

[Ducky Tie]

We're splitting hairs with Lonie and Kent. Neither are great, both are capable of having good days. Kent's kicked 4 in 3 since returning. Lonie has kicked 3 in those games. Lonie wins a touch more footy. Kent has more pace, Lonie is less prone to shocking clangers.

If there was only room for one, I'd pick Lonie, mainly due to his age. At 23 he could still become a more consistent small forward.

 

[wayneolsen]

You were wrong and unwarranted

On a cold wet night in 2013 saints smashed by cats and Steven collected 36 possessions. I was there unfortunately. Just one example. Correct and warranted.

 

[plugger66]

Just looked at their comparisons this year and Kent is slightly ahead which backs up the view when watching on TV. Having said that both of them are pretty poor so one of them should go.

I think you will find lonie is ahead in most departments since Kent came back. What lonie or kent did before that is irrelevant as they decided lonie was better than kent previously. Not much in it but kent is surely gone before lonie again based on previously.

 

[#gosaintas]

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Player Statistics Comparison​
	Jack Lonie​ Name​ Dean Kent​ St Kilda Saints​ Team​ St Kilda Saints​ Forward​ Position​ Forward​ 69​ Career Games​ 80​ Dandenong Stingrays​ Origin​ Perth​ August 13, 1996​ Date of Birth​ February 24, 1994​ 23yr 11mth​ Age​ 26yr 4mth​ 175cm​ Height​ 180cm​ 70kg​ Weight​ 85kg​ 2014 National Draft​ Last Drafted In​ 2012 National Draft​ Round 3, Pick #41​ Last Draft Position​ Round 3, Pick #48​ St Kilda Saints​ Last Drafted By​ Melbourne Demons​ 2020​ Stats for Season​ 2020​ 6​ Games​ 4​ 8.2​ Kicks​ 7.5​ 3.0​ Handballs​ 3.0​ 11.2​ Disposals​ 10.5​ 3.8​ Marks​ 4.0​ 0.7​ Goals​ 1.0​ 0.7​ Behinds​ 0.8​ 2.3​ Tackles​ 2.5​ 0​ Hitouts​ 0​ 2.2​ Inside 50s​ 1.8​ 0.3​ Goal Assists​ 0.5​ 0.8​ Frees For​ 0.8​ 0.7​ Frees Against​ 0.5​ 3.3​ Contested Possessions​ 4.2​ 7.7​ Uncontested Possessions​ 6.2​ 6.2​ Effective Disposals​ 6.8​ 55.4%​ Disposal Efficiency %​ 64.8%​ 1.8​ Clangers​ 3.0​ 0.2​ Contested Marks​ 0.2​ 0.7​ Marks Inside 50​ 1.2​ 0.5​ Clearances​ 0.2​ 0.5​ Rebound 50s​ 0.5​ 1.0​ One Percenters​ 0.5​ 0.2​ Bounces​ 0​ 84.0​ Time On Ground %​ 79.8​ 0​ Centre Clearances​ 0​ 0.5​ Stoppage Clearances​ 0.2​ 3.7​ Score Involvements​ 5.5​ 158.3​ Metres Gained​ 177.2​ 2.0​ Turnovers​ 3.0​ 1.5​ Intercepts​ 1.2​ 1.8​ Tackles Inside 50​ 2.0​ $501,000​ AFL Fantasy Price​ $491,000​ 54.8​ AFL Fantasy Score​ 56.5​ $338,700​ Supercoach Price​ $354,500​ 61.3​ Supercoach Score​ 70.2​

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