Preview Round 8, 2024: St.Kilda v North Melbourne - Marvel Stadium, Saturday 4 May, 4.35pm AEST

[Hubnester]

Game Day - Round 8, 2024: St.Kilda v North Melbourne - Marvel Stadium, Saturday 4 May, 4.35pm AEST

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5961 Autopsy Thread Now Open: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/round-8-2024-st-kilda-v-north-melbourne.1380538/

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[CursingFijian]

Just needs the baby shark sound track now.

 

[Ads734]

Really excited to see big Haysey . He does team lifting things and for a while it feels we’ve missed that without him or Wood.

Also it’s almost like a sneaky debut for Gus. Good luck to him too

 

[austinnn]

Even with detached retinas he'd probably be our best player.

Just give him the CoxGoggles and he's good to go

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Pretty unbalanced list still. Poor midfield with Steele and Marshall banged up and no real established high quality mids. Windhager and Sinclair probably.

Small and pressure forwards are a worry too. Hugo and ?

Stocker?

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

I'm thinking the opposite way to most on here - make the minimum number of changes - King for Higgins. Move Stocker into the midfield rotations, Hugo takes Higgo's spot in the forward line playing a pressure forward role.

Everyone who played at Sandy stays there to keep building form, with the aim of bringing the cavalry in starting with the Freo game once they've got some quality game time under their belts. I think we'd just be robbing Peter to pay Paul if we started bringing in guys on the strength of one game at Sandy (or none in the case of Webster and Mason), so we should back our current team - which almost knocked off Port - to get the job done against the two bottom teams. If we succeed with that strategy, then our season is well and truly set up for a second half run with relatively match-fit players.

Port proved tonight, that they were poor last week & we were terrible.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Marshall & Steele, late outs.

B. Webster Howard Wilkie

H.B. Hastie Battle NWM

C. Hill Ross Wood

H.F. Garcia King Wilson

F. Collard Hayes Owens

Foll. Campbell Windhager Sinclair

I/C. Byrnes, Membrey, Phillipou, Stocker, Bonner-sub

 

[Ads734]

Marshall & Steele, late outs.

B. Webster Howard Wilkie

H.B. Hastie Battle NWM

C. Hill Ross Wood

H.F. Garcia King Wilson

F. Collard Hayes Owens

Foll. Campbell Windhager Sinclair

I/C. Byrnes, Membrey, Phillipou, Stocker, Bonner-sub

What the ? Where you hear they’re late outs ?

 

[tomjoad]

We need to start well and get some confidence up. It's our best chance at having a decent win.

Otherwise, it will be one of those close at 3/4 time before Steele and Sinclair put us on their backs to get us over the line.

I'd love to see a game where we dominate from start to finish...I know it's asking a bit due to the relative inexperience of the list (plus injuries/suspensions etc) But it would be nice to watch a game and just be sure for once...I honestly can't remember the last time that's happened...2009 probably

 

[moirae42]

I'd love to see a game where we dominate from start to finish...I know it's asking a bit due to the relative inexperience of the list (plus injuries/suspensions etc) But it would be nice to watch a game and just be sure for once...I honestly can't remember the last time that's happened...2009 probably

That doesn't happen here.

Move along.

 

[jwint43]

Could Byrnes be playing the forward pressure role?


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He definitely could do it. North's backline is obviously shocking but to not have a recognised small is concerning. King should feast in this game though.

 

[Mav3rick]

Could Byrnes be playing the forward pressure role?


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Probably won't happen but I wouldn't mind seeing a Byrnes defensive forward role on Sheezel, our lack of actual small forwards has opened up that possibility. He is by far and away their most damaging player right now, stop him and even we couldn't find a way to lose this game.

 

[wannabewinner]

If we can score 10 goals it will be a miracle.

Helps if there is a target up forward.

Twice King has gone out, both times to be replaced by a mid.

 

[Saintbloke]

It might sound like we should beat North, but the way our tackling quality and the inability to get hands on the ball has fallen away, it may be a very tight game

 

[Sully111]

Probably won't happen but I wouldn't mind seeing a Byrnes defensive forward role on Sheezel, our lack of actual small forwards has opened up that possibility. He is by far and away their most damaging player right now, stop him and even we couldn't find a way to lose this game.

Byrnes needs to start sticking tackles. Falls off a tackle far too often

 

[The Boar]

It might sound like we should beat North, but the way our tackling quality and the inability to get hands on the ball has fallen away, it may be a very tight game

If we continue to tackle ineffectively, not being able to break tackles consistently, and over-committing numbers to the opposition ball carrier, we'll struggle against all teams.

They're hallmarks of a young team, really need improvement in those areas.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Well unless we come out and play a style of football we haven't seen for 12 months, I'm expecting a dour low scoring struggle which we win by a couple goals.

 

[austinnn]

I'd love to see a game where we dominate from start to finish...I know it's asking a bit due to the relative inexperience of the list (plus injuries/suspensions etc) But it would be nice to watch a game and just be sure for once...I honestly can't remember the last time that's happened...2009 probably

I mean, we have done that from time to time. Even in the last year of the Ratts, we pummelled Hawthorn by around 70 points. Last year, we donked the Bulldogs to the tune of 51 points and the Suns by nearly 60 points. Those were all nice and comfy. Right now we need something like that, we're out of luck, form, and confidence. I have a feeling something like that is coming.

 

[Remboy]

Cant see

So he’s going to become an umpire?

 

[pebblesofsand]

If Garcia is going to play a small fwd role, we've got 3 actual mids in the selected team.

Going to rely on the likes of Stocker, Byrnes and Sinclair to spend a fair amount of time as mids.

Very surprised that neither Dow or Jones were selected especially if Steele comes out with his knee in plaster like last week.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Jeez Some people love a good wallow ffs. Looking forward to Sat old school footy time slot.
Truck load of experience coming in.

 

[gringo2011]

Port proved tonight, that they were poor last week & we were terrible.

The thing that pisses me off most about this year is that it's a soft flag and we aren't going to be there to Bradbury it.

There is no clear dominant side this season. A side like Sydney or the Dogs could easily win another flag from 6th to 8th spot. Geelong the top side looks like a worse side than their premiership side a couple of years ago. Anyone one from 1st to 14th could knock each other off on any given week.

Whoever wins the flag this year won't have had to be that brilliant, just need to stay on their feet and have a bit of luck. It's so Saints to miss the soft year and end up challenging in the era of a superpower side.

 

[gringo2011]

He definitely could do it. North's backline is obviously shocking but to not have a recognised small is concerning. King should feast in this game though.

You never know which King will turn up. It could be the 5 goal King but could be the 1.3 sulky guy who stands around looking shitty as the ball goes end to end under no pressure.

 

[gringo2011]

Probably won't happen but I wouldn't mind seeing a Byrnes defensive forward role on Sheezel, our lack of actual small forwards has opened up that possibility. He is by far and away their most damaging player right now, stop him and even we couldn't find a way to lose this game.

Byrnes only real POD is his high speed end to end running. I think he's only in the side due to work rate. He's expected to help cover in defence so doubt they stick him in a pocket.

 

[gringo2011]

Port proved tonight, that they were poor last week & we were terrible.

To be fair to Adelaide, they have some really good youth coming through. In a couple of years they'll be a very good side.

 

[gringo2011]

I mean, we have done that from time to time. Even in the last year of the Ratts, we pummelled Hawthorn by around 70 points. Last year, we donked the Bulldogs to the tune of 51 points and the Suns by nearly 60 points. Those were all nice and comfy. Right now we need something like that, we're out of luck, form, and confidence. I have a feeling something like that is coming.

We'd have to have a massive turnaround in form. We look like a bottom 4 side right now.