Preview Round 3 v St Kilda Marvel Stadium Saturday March 29th 4.15pm

[SouthernStripes]

Really want to see sonsie get some midfield time this weekend.

 

[copthat]

If they give Sonsie a run through the middle and give Smith a full game then changes are fine.

"What more does McAuliffe have to do" he's played 1 VFL game coming off an injury. Calm down.

 

[db26]

Bauer should have been out for me and leave the tap in. McAuliffe in for the added pace with Sonsie. A few senior players on notice to.

 

[tigerfan1961]

McAuliffe got a perfect 10 in the coaches votes, Sonsie got 4.

Have you read the VFL report TT? Reads like Sonsie was our best, and looking at clearance numbers and contested ball, he was damn good.
I just pray they actually play him on ball for once where he was outstanding as a junior. His clearance work was sublime

 

[UncleBob]

Sonsie to come in and show he's little more than a wet noodle

I hate to say it, but This week will be the final nail in the coffin I reckon.

 

[Coach_Required]

Yze carries on about rewarding form and then pulls this shit.

Getting over his team selection. And the midfield structure is still horrible

his love affair with Dow is getting under my skin.

the current midfield setup does nothing to improve our side going forward.

I wouldn't care if we are getting wiped off the park if we just saw a different set up but it's just the same old crap every week. Taranto, Hopper, Dow setup with Nank as ruck and then Ross, McIntosh rotating isn't going to cut it.

Now we have named Sonsie, well ill be interested to see if he gets actual midfield minutes, i have my doubts.

 

[Del65166]

Yze carries on about rewarding form and then pulls this shit.

Getting over his team selection. And the midfield structure is still horrible

Sonz played a very good game in the middle in the VFL too. Last year Sonz got games at half fwd. I hope he starts in the middle, Kmac to wing. Dow bench.

Bench [34] Harry Armstrong [31] Luke Trainor,[40] Tyler Sonsie,[49] Kaleb Smith,[5] Jack Ross
2 defenders

Sub might be Trainor ~ cos Saints aint tall fwd. or Ross.

 

[tigerfan1961]

Sonsie to come in and show he's little more than a wet noodle

I hate to say it, but This week will be the final nail in the coffin I reckon.

If they actually gave him a run of games in his best position, onball, he might actually be more effective!

 

[prodigy]

Guys it's purely positional. I'm sure if Ross was injured McAuliffe would have come in instead of Sonsie.

Sonsie will not be playing on ball, there's nothing surer. It drives me insane but he will play Banks' role which McAuliffe can't do.

 

[docko911]

Guys it's purely positional. I'm sure if Ross was injured McAuliffe would have come in instead of Sonsie.

Sonsie will not be playing on ball, there's nothing surer. It drives me insane but he will play Banks' role which McAuliffe can't do.

I think it’s probably more likely he’ll be sub and Smith will play a HB/wing role like Banks. I don’t think they’ll make Smith sub two weeks in a row.

 

[Barnzy]

his love affair with Dow is getting under my skin.

the current midfield setup does nothing to improve our side going forward.

I wouldn't care if we are getting wiped off the park if we just saw a different set up but it's just the same old crap every week. Taranto, Hopper, Dow setup with Nank as ruck and then Ross, McIntosh rotating isn't going to cut it.

Now we have names Sonsie, well ill be interested to see if he gets actual midfield minutes, i have my doubts.

It's definitely the most bland midfield of all the time. No one it has any sort of acceleration or speed lol.

Kane would be a point of his difference with power, burst and speed out of the contest.

 

[prodigy]

I think it’s probably more likely he’ll be sub and Smith will play a HB/wing role like Banks. I don’t think they’ll make Smith sub two weeks in a row.

I'd be shocked if Sonsie was the sub.

 

[tiger_tough]

Have you read the VFL report TT? Reads like Sonsie was our best, and looking at clearance numbers and contested ball, he was damn good.
I just pray they actually play him on ball for once where he was outstanding as a junior. His clearance work was sublime

Yes, I posted it. And I don't see how you're getting that opinion from it, but regardless of the interpretation of the report, Batch voted McAuliffe as BOG and Sonsie either 3rd or 4th best on.

 

[tiger_tough]

Guys it's purely positional. I'm sure if Ross was injured McAuliffe would have come in instead of Sonsie.

Sonsie will not be playing on ball, there's nothing surer. It drives me insane but he will play Banks' role which McAuliffe can't do.

Ross has been playing more half forward. Has hardly attended a centr bounce in both games.

 

[tiger_tough]

I'd be shocked if Sonsie was the sub.

I wouldn't

 

[Coach_Required]

It's definitely the most bland midfield of all the time. No one it has any sort of acceleration or speed lol.

Kane would be a point of his difference with power, burst and speed out of the contest.

Even physical presence for a rookie, none of our mids look like matching him for strength and im not sure why so many think he is slow, Kane isn't slow at all.

Really over seeing Dow crap himself every week and McIntosh do 1 good thing then 1 bad thing straight after. I understand we have to play Taranto & Hopper, they are our mature mids we paid a packet for, but can't the club try to add a few newer faces as well?

What's going to happen when Smillie & Hotton are fit? Who is going to make way for them?

 

[Mr Unbelievable]

Can we sit someone in NWM’s back pocket all day. Steely Green for example.

I’ll piss on my dog if he runs around unopposed and has 35.

Is your dog a golden retriever ?

 

[Wooden Robot]

I have an inkling that I rarely do and think we can win this one.
St Kilda is the proverbial mystery wrapped inside a riddle inside an enigma.
I picked the Aints purely based on the fact I have not got any team wrong in my tipping over the last three years as much as them.
World beaters one week, also rans the next.

 

[tigs2010]

Have you read the VFL report TT? Reads like Sonsie was our best, and looking at clearance numbers and contested ball, he was damn good.
I just pray they actually play him on ball for once where he was outstanding as a junior. His clearance work was sublime

Think Batch forgot he voted McAuliffe best on on Sunday when writing his report on Wednesday.

 

[docko911]

Even physical presence for a rookie, none of our mids look like matching him for strength and im not sure why so many think he is slow, Kane isn't slow at all.

Really over seeing Dow crap himself every week and McIntosh do 1 good thing then 1 bad thing straight after. I understand we have to play Taranto & Hopper, they are our mature mids we paid a packet for, but can't the club try to add a few newer faces as well?

What's going to happen when Smillie & Hotton are fit? Who is going to make way for them?

I really hope this is a bit of an early season last chance saloon for some of these guys.

Hotton, Smillie, McAuliffe and HRS should all come into the team later this year, and Prestia is probably still our best midfielder when fully fit. Then there’s Clarke who could easily find a place in the senior team sooner rather than later.

 

[Rubber Hips]

 

[Rubber Hips]

In Lynch Sonsie
Out: Banks Fawcett

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Kano v stiff…he was excellent..very strong

but Sons was good last week

 

[sanaya]

can't wait til 2 months have gone by and prestia is back in the midfield alongside taranto, hopper, kmac & dow while smillie, lalor, hotton & kmac2 are getting weekly BOGs in the vfl

 

[tiger_tough]

can't wait til 2 months have gone by and prestia is back in the midfield alongside taranto, hopper, kmac & dow while smillie, lalor, hotton & kmac2 are getting weekly BOGs in the vfl

 

[Wavvey]

Perfect team selection in my opinion and a great showing of selection integrity and rewarding VFL form. Well earnt Sonsie.

Could obviously argue Kaneo should be included but I’d guess they are still trying to build his match fitness up after missing so much preseason. Watch him be BOG again and force his way in next week.