2015 NAB Challenge - Essendon v St Kilda, Morwell, 4.40pm

[Devington]

Was filthy that we didn't make a big play for him at the end of last season

IMO would have been a good match for you guys. Might not be a superstar, but seems pretty consistent at AFL level.

 

[DrEvil_]

I'm glad our blokes are giving the Saints a contest.

Not sure if serious....

 

[Jobe Watson]

Hilarious that you ditched this thread once proven wrong.

In that scenario, it's believed top-up players from state-based competitions around the country would be allowed to fill the breach.

But Richardson and Riewoldt insisted that would not be St Kilda's preference.

When asked if he would rather play a full-strength Essendon team, Richardson said: "Of course you would. Absolutely. And if it's the Bombers, we hope that's the case ... We want it to be a really stiff competition so we can get as good a preparation as we can."

St Kilda veteran Leigh Montagna said it wasn't ideal for his team to be playing against lower-grade opposition.

"Obviously as a playing group you'd love to play against a strong opposition, but obviously we understand the circumstances," Montagna told Triple M.

 

[Boxhead_31]

IMO would have been a good match for you guys. Might not be a superstar, but seems pretty consistent at AFL level.

Plus he has proven to be reliable in getting out on the park week after week, something our current ruck stocks certainly aren't

 

[Jaeger]

Bang! Flog em.

 

[rdhopkins2]

WTF was that Essendon?
Gift of a goal to Saad.

 

[Devington]

Plus he has proven to be reliable in getting out on the park week after week, something our current ruck stocks certainly aren't

Solid would be the description I'd use for almost all of his qualities.
Were you in the hunt at all, or no interest whatsoever?

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

I always find betting on practice matches a bit of a puzzle.

You often have both sides that are not trying to win, but implement plans and test out players.

As a legitimate sporting contest it's probably only just slightly more credible than the result in an EJ Whitten game.

Bloody hell...I put a line through NBA regular season games, worrying that individually they just don't matter enough. If you're betting on NAB games, you deserve to lose your money.

 

[Boxhead_31]

WTF was that Essendon?
Gift of a goal to Saad.

Feeling sorry for one of their own?

 

[Confuscius]

Very very happy with Lonie

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Disappointing to fall away like but it was expected.

 

[Oscarman]

Where's Jayden Laverde?

 

[Boxhead_31]

Solid would be the description I'd use for almost all of his qualities.
Were you in the hunt at all, or no interest whatsoever?

Don't think they looked in that direction

 

[Jaeger]

Very very happy with Lonie

Steal at pick 40 something. You've drafted very well the last two years.

 

[DrEvil_]

Has Clint Jones hit a Saints player on the chest yet?

 

[Jobe Watson]

Has Clint Jones hit a Saints player on the chest yet?

He never did it as a Saints player so why would he start now?

 

[Simple Jack]

He never did it as a Saints player so why would he start now?

Because he's playing for the opposition. I was actually looking forward to seeing CJ hit a few of our boys on the chest for a change.

 

[Jaeger]

Heppell jr is a spud.

 

[I am Jack]

Brad Johnson is spot on there. I don't think the AFL will appreciate him voicing it though.
But the reality is that those at the bottom - are in for a world of pain.. Can they climb? Absolutely not.
The myth that Port Adelaide climbed from tears to glory - was masked by the fact they had a HEAP of high quality draft picks on their list.
St Kilda are screwed. Any side down the bottom in the new world of AFL is basically stuffed.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Was filthy that we didn't make a big play for him at the end of last season

Difficult one. You can argue that McIntosh and Simpson are always injured, but if either is not, I'm not sure Giles would be a certainty to start ahead of them. And, as a recognised ruckman, presumably he's on decent money. If Bellchambers has a relatively injury-free season, I could see Giles only getting half a dozen or so games. The McIntosh project was looking like a master stroke last season, until the last 2-3 games.

 

[westie]

Waiting for it to start. Huddos head looks bigger then usual.

Considering the bloke's affliction you'd think that they'd put up the end furthest from the camera.

 

[Devington]

Brad Johnson is spot on there. I don't think the AFL will appreciate him voicing it though.
But the reality is that those at the bottom - are in for a world of pain.. Can they climb? Absolutely not.
The myth that Port Adelaide climbed from tears to glory - was masked by the fact they had a HEAP of high quality draft picks on their list.
St Kilda are screwed. Any side down the bottom in the new world of AFL is basically stuffed.

Oh, they can climb, but unlikely to reach the 8. I suspect more changes to free agency are on the cards, to try and get quality to the lower clubs.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Plus he has proven to be reliable in getting out on the park week after week, something our current ruck stocks certainly aren't

Durability was Trent West's forte too. Until, suddenly, it wasn't.

 

[Jaeger]

Brad Johnson is spot on there. I don't think the AFL will appreciate him voicing it though.
But the reality is that those at the bottom - are in for a world of pain.. Can they climb? Absolutely not.
The myth that Port Adelaide climbed from tears to glory - was masked by the fact they had a HEAP of high quality draft picks on their list.
St Kilda are screwed. Any side down the bottom in the new world of AFL is basically stuffed.

I don't know about that. They've got quite a lot of promising young players coming through and they'll get good picks again at the end of the year.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Just blow the siren already.