Game Day St.Kilda v Collingwood, Marvel, Friday 18th March, 7.50pm

[PonsfordMagpie]

Clearly it won’t always hold up. It will have its ups and downs. But if it isn’t the Buckley game plan and it frees up more attacking play then it will at least give us something good to watch.

Agree 100%.

Can't wait for it to start.

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

DTM, Don't listen to these flogs!

 

[Mikevk123]

B Kelly Howe Quaynor
HB Ruscoe Moore Pendlebury
C J.Daicos Adams Lipinski
HF Sidebottom Miochek Henry
F Elliot Cox Ginnivan
FOLL: Grundy Crisp De Goey
INTER: Macrae, N.Daicos, Poulter, Noble
Sub: C.Brown

 

[Matt_352]

Just had to get to see game 1 of this new era live. Excited for the ride, there are going to be ups and downs but let's goooooo !!!!

 

[CaptainHowdy87]

Our main concern this year will be getting beaten up in the middle of the ground. Hopper, Coniglio, Taranto, Green, Kelly and co were just too big and strong for our mids.

Jack Steele is exactly the sort of player who will have a day out against our boys. Powerful, hard as nails, a contested beast. Brad Crouch, too, to a lesser extent. But after that, there's not loads of big-bodied depth running through the Saints midfield with their current injury list. So, if Adams can help us break even in the contest, we're a chance.

So much hinges on Adams for us this year. After him, our depth in big-bodied, contested mids is paper thin.

Seems you're forgetting about De Goey, who will be playing in the midfield.

Last year clearly showed he's far more suited to play in the midfield, and we need him there much more than we need him forward.

 

[Jen2310]

B Kelly Howe Quaynor
HB Ruscoe Moore Pendlebury
C J.Daicos Adams Lipinski
HF Sidebottom Miochek Henry
F Elliot Cox Ginnivan
FOLL: Grundy Crisp De Goey
INTER: Macrae, N.Daicos, Poulter, Noble
Sub: C.Brown

Lippa wont be on the wing. His role is primary inside midfielder, stints up forward, but primary mid. But otherwise not bad.

 

[magpies42]

I think the early part of the season will be very frustrating, new game plan will take time to bed down. This will cost us games, the element of surprises is however in our favour.

We were seldom beaten badly under Buckley with his pressure game plan…I big margin is prospect either way under fly. Skills generally aren’t as sharp in the early stages of the season.

On the balance of all that I tip a draw

 

[lenny20]

Seems you're forgetting about De Goey, who will be playing in the midfield.

Last year clearly showed he's far more suited to play in the midfield, and we need him there much more than we need him forward.

De Goo is a big body and can definitely win his own ball, but he operates in a much more offensive manner. I wouldn't back him in to get his nose dirty at the bottom of packs all day long, like I would with Adams.

Hope he proves me wrong and adds a hard defensive edge to his game!


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[Piesnchess]

Id love to be wrong, but i cannot see us winning this, we are now very young and inexperienced. This season will be a learning experience for our youngsters, and our new Coach, and we have to be patient, as this team rebuilds now. Saints by 14 points, but we will have a red hot go, no doubt of that, as we will in most games.

 

[Mikevk123]

B Kelly Howe Ruscoe
HB Pendlebury Moore Quaynor
C J.Daicos Adams Lipinski
HF Sidebottom Miochek Henry
F Ginnivan Cox Elliot
FOLL: Grundy Crisp De Goey
INTER: Macrae, N.Daicos, Poulter, Noble
Sub: Bianco

 

[Moore of the Same]

Every year the break between seasons seems longer and longer. Couldn't be happier to see the footy back tonight!

 

[Magnanimous]

Pies by 8


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[No SPIN]

De Goo is a big body and can definitely win his own ball, but he operates in a much more offensive manner. I wouldn't back him in to get his nose dirty at the bottom of packs all day long, like I would with Adams.

Hope he proves me wrong and adds a hard defensive edge to his game!


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Adam’s Crisp Lipinski Maynard T. Brown and JDG all have enough size to negate your fears.

 

[D_M_4]

Hey guys,
Im going to the game on Friday with a few mates. I don't go to marvel very often. I got general admission tickets, on the ticket it says GA5, does that mean the whole of gate 5 is open to general admission tickets?

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

I"ll feel a lot better if Kelly is playing back over Madgen

Not suggesting Kelly is some great backman or anything, but we need height back there. It can't just be Moore. I think Keely should be able to hold his own with experienced heads around him, which is what he'll have in Pendles, Moore and Howe.

 

[Moore of the Same]

I"ll feel a lot better if Kelly is playing back over Madgen

Not suggesting Kelly is some great backman or anything, but we need height back there. It can't just be Moore. I think Keely should be able to hold his own with experienced heads around him, which is what he'll have in Pendles, Moore and Howe.

I just want to see Kelly given a run of games down back, especially whilst Roughy is out. If he's going to make it as a footballer, that's his position.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

I just want to see Kelly given a run of games down back, especially whilst Roughy is out. If he's going to make it as a footballer, that's his position.

Agreed. While his debut showed promise as a forward, every subsequent appearance in that position indicates he's not suited to the position.

While his appearances down back haven't been showstoppers by any stretch, he definitely has the physical attributes and demonstrated an ability to perform more competently down there.

We're also crying out for depth with key position backs, which I'd argue is a more important position to have depth in.

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[peter9789]

B. Howe - Kelly - IQ

H.B Pendles - Moore - N Daicos

C. J Daicos - Adams - Sidebottom

HF Elliot - Mihocek - Henry

F. Ginnivan - Cox - WHE

Foll: Grundy Lipinski DeGoey

Inter: Noble Crisp Poulter McCrae


I think this will be pretty close to the selected side for Friday night. I expect the selection committee will err on being cautious and will hold back some of the younger guys but our cupboard is pretty bare.

Looking at our list and going through this exercise I see our list as pretty thin on the ground. Cox ad Mihocek as key forwards aren't going to cause to many sleepless nights for opposition backs

I'm looking forward to the season even though I see us as a bottom 4 or 5 list

 

[Moore of the Same]

B. Howe - Kelly - IQ

H.B Pendles - Moore - N Daicos

C. J Daicos - Adams - Sidebottom

HF Elliot - Mihocek - Henry

F. Ginnivan - Cox - WHE

Foll: Grundy Lipinski DeGoey

Inter: Noble Crisp Poulter McCrae


I think this will be pretty close to the selected side for Friday night. I expect the selection committee will err on being cautious and will hold back some of the younger guys but our cupboard is pretty bare.

Looking at our list and going through this exercise I see our list as pretty thin on the ground. Cox ad Mihocek as key forwards aren't going to cause to many sleepless nights for opposition backs

I'm looking forward to the season even though I see us as a bottom 4 or 5 list

This is how I've been feeling all pre season. I'm genuinely excited, even though I believe were likely to be a bottom 5 team. It's something of a relief to go into the year with no expectations and just wanting to see some kids get a crack.

 

[LarryKinn]

B. Howe - Kelly -Crisp

H.B Quaynor - Moore - N Daicos

C. J Daicos - Pendles - Sidebottom

HF Elliot - Mihocek - Henry

F. Ginnivan - Cox - DeGoey

Foll: Grundy Lipinski Adams

Inter: Noble McCreery WHE McCrae

Without Maynard and Roughy we need Crisp down back to start, then switch with Pendles
But I think that McRae will go with Madgen over Kelly and Tyler over Finn

 

[Maggie5]

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[Cousin of Daicos]

Haven't kept up, but surely no one actually doubted Daicos would be playing Round 1?

They've been saying he's ready to play senior football since he was 16 lol

 

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