Preview Round 9, 2023: Adelaide v St.Kilda - Adelaide Oval, Sunday 14th May, 1:10PM AEST *SINCLAIR 150TH*

[The Punter]

We're getting very close to a tough conversation about Membrey. He doesn't suit our mode of ball movement if he's getting his ball up on the wing.

 

[Oh When the Saints]

Lot of talk about the forwards but our midfield has basically been smashed for 3 weeks in a row, other than a quarter here or there.

Crouch was in AA form the first month and has dropped off and Steele was nowhere near it before HT yesterday. Ross had his quietest game but has otherwise been very good.

Would really consider playing the extra mid - Windy or Bytel for a full game. Reckon we are just missing something in there. Unfortunately neither of them are really impact players as sub, especially Bytel who is more of an accumulator.

 

[Red White Black]

 

[aussierulesrules]

Crouch was in AA form the first month and has dropped off and Steele was nowhere near it before HT yesterday. Ross had his quietest game but has otherwise been very good.

Those 3 all spent more time out of the midfield yesterday than they probably have all year.

Steele just 13CBA’s, Crouch 10 and Seb only the 8. It seemed like we pretty much treated the game like a glorified practice match, to experiment with the midfield.

 

[bird_man]

Lot of talk about the forwards but our midfield has basically been smashed for 3 weeks in a row, other than a quarter here or there.

Crouch was in AA form the first month and has dropped off and Steele was nowhere near it before HT yesterday. Ross had his quietest game but has otherwise been very good.

Would really consider playing the extra mid - Windy or Bytel for a full game. Reckon we are just missing something in there. Unfortunately neither of them are really impact players as sub, especially Bytel who is more of an accumulator.

I'd really like to see how Owens goes in there without having to ruck. Seems the most likely to have an impact in there.

Maybe it's worth giving Bytel a go but I just can't see him improving on what we have.

 

[aussierulesrules]

I'd really like to see how Owens goes in there without having to ruck. Seems the most likely to have an impact in there.

Maybe it's worth giving Bytel a go but I just can't see him improving on what we have.

Yeah an obvious move if we want to keep Membrey in there would be to start putting Mitch in the midfield rotation. Hard to imagine he wouldn’t have an impact in there.

 

[Anythings_sipposible]

Lot of talk about the forwards but our midfield has basically been smashed for 3 weeks in a row, other than a quarter here or there.

Crouch was in AA form the first month and has dropped off and Steele was nowhere near it before HT yesterday. Ross had his quietest game but has otherwise been very good.

Would really consider playing the extra mid - Windy or Bytel for a full game. Reckon we are just missing something in there. Unfortunately neither of them are really impact players as sub, especially Bytel who is more of an accumulator.

Cometh the moment, cometh the Mitchito

 

[Sully111]

Wilkie Howard Webster (if fit)
Stocker Battle NWM
Hill Steele Wood
Higgins Butler Sharman
Caminiti King Pou
Marshall Sinclair Owens

Clark Byrnes Windhager Crouch

Sub Billings

 

[my name was taken]

can't see them dropping Membery and it has to be remembered he has really only played 3 games this season and will only benifit from more games under his belt.

Isn't that just a nicer way of saying that he is not currently playing to the required standard? No doubt he benefits from more games but thats the reason the 2s exist.

 

[aussierulesrules]

So Jimmy has missed 5 games. Is that too many to come straight back in? If so, he’s potentially the best option for the sub.

If he plays, Pato probably goes back to sub duties.

 

[Future Fourth]

Isn't that just a nicer way of saying that he is not currently playing to the required standard? No doubt he benefits from more games but thats the reason the 2s exist.

But his best patch was the first quarter against Carlton in his first game back. His form has deteriorated since then.

I’d drop Skunk, which hurts to say.

He’s not bringing the ball to ground inside 50 like Hammer or Cordy do, he misses easy chances and if he plays high half fwd he slows us to a crawl.

 

[The Punter]

It had been at least a few weeks since we had some Seb Ross slander round these parts.

 

[Sainter1873]

Membrey must remain in the team for his direct ball movement. Cordy comes straight back in to give us some much needed speed and agility.

I’d be putting out an SOS for Dean Kent

25

Dean Kent

Age

30

Ht

181cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

10.4

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.0

4star

G

1.2

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.6

3star

in the mid season draft too as our small forwards aren’t taking enough chest marks.

 

[TheNewEnsign]

“The top seven are set”: Are five teams playing for eighth place?

“They're going nowhere on the ladder.”

www.sen.com.au

We're making finals

I know it's Derm, but we should. We still have eight games to come against the current bottom six sides and four of those games (North, Hawthorn x 2, West Coast) you can put in the book right now; I reckon we should win 6 - 7 of that group at a minimum.

If you re-adjust the draw for 2023 form we actually have a pretty soft draw.

 

[TheNewEnsign]

We're getting very close to a tough conversation about Membrey. He doesn't suit our mode of ball movement if he's getting his ball up on the wing.

With all of Wood, Sharman, Hill and Byrnes in the side and able to run the wings (and Wood / Sharman being good overhead marks for outlet kicks) I don't see why Membrey isn't permanently played very deep forward.

 

[bird_man]

I know it's Derm, but we should. We still have eight games to come against the current bottom six sides and four of those games (North, Hawthorn x 2, West Coast) you can put in the book right now; I reckon we should win 6 - 7 of that group at a minimum.

If you re-adjust the draw for 2023 form we actually have a pretty soft draw.

It's a ridiculously easy draw. It would be a disaster to miss finals this year.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

I know it's Derm, but we should. We still have eight games to come against the current bottom six sides and four of those games (North, Hawthorn x 2, West Coast) you can put in the book right now; I reckon we should win 6 - 7 of that group at a minimum.

If you re-adjust the draw for 2023 form we actually have a pretty soft draw.

North Hawks and west coast need to be percentage boosters. We still haven’t had one yet. If we nail all those chances it’s worth an extra win!

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

It's a ridiculously easy draw. It would be a disaster to miss finals this year.

Gil giving us a cheeky one for our 150th

 

[TheNewEnsign]

North Hawks and west coast need to be percentage boosters. We still haven’t had one yet. If we nail all those chances it’s worth an extra win!

Our % from yesterday was 188...

 

[The Punter]

North Hawks and west coast need to be percentage boosters. We still haven’t had one yet. If we nail all those chances it’s worth an extra win!

We have the 2nd best percentage in the league! Yesterday's win boosted our percentage more than a 10 goal win 140-80 would have.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Those 3 all spent more time out of the midfield yesterday than they probably have all year.

Steele just 13CBA’s, Crouch 10 and Seb only the 8. It seemed like we pretty much treated the game like a glorified practice match, to experiment with the midfield.

Were only 16 in total though since no one could kick goals. Percentage wise that's not out of the ordinary for Steele/Crouch (a bit on the low end for Crouch, but such an unusually small sample size). Ross was given a bit of a different role in that game though.

 

[NextYearPlease]

Didn't know that , only knew we picked up from some sth Australian side.

Only went to SA to get a game during Covid


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[aussierulesrules]

Were only 16 in total though since no one could kick goals. Percentage wise that's not out of the ordinary for Steele/Crouch (a bit on the low end for Crouch, but such an unusually small sample size). Ross was given a bit of a different role in that game though.

True. Crouch started the game forward though from memory and stayed there for a while, Steele was playing deep forward for a while and Seb was playing off half back at times, so I think we definitely experimented more than usual, and it was noted in the commentary.

 

[bergholt]

It had been at least a few weeks since we had some Seb Ross slander round these parts.

He should be above criticism when he has only 12 touches in an entire match? His quietest game since July 2014 - almost 9 years.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Our % from yesterday was 188...

We have the 2nd best percentage in the league! Yesterday's win boosted our percentage more than a 10 goal win 140-80 would have.

Was hoping for 90-10 or something like that.