Recent content by SaintKing23

I was slightly (key word slightly) nervous of the tigers beating the swans, but it was more the swans playing pretty poorly. Also, ross won't allow to crap results in a row. No Lynch, no Balta and no Baker, King back (Windy out, not ideal). We have them on the wings, fwd and def. Pure mids...

5 Nas 5 Windy 3 Henry 2 Steele 1 Marshall

Yeah, I don't want Ross starting in general, but given it's the first match and Pou has only played their during the pre-season, they might try for the 'safe' option. Going forward ross is not in the best team, but the position we find ourselves in with injury, he probably starts.

Stocker Cordy Battle NWM Wilkie Bonner Hill Ross Wood Henry King Owens Membrey Sharman Higgins Marshall Steele Crouch Wilson, Byrnes, Pou and Garcia, no idea who to sub. This obviously assuming Sinclair and Windy are unavailable.

Fully fit he's 65+

A bunch of Hawthorn players (1st to 4th years) watched Boys in the Boat, which is an inspirational movie about a team/bunch of boys who are heavily doubted, who end up becoming champions, perhaps the young Saints lads should do the same.

I feel like I'm rare for having Butler ahead of Higgins. I know Butler has a setback at the moment, but he was better than Higgins in 2023 imo. Higgins was the leading goal kicker but Butler wasn't too far off and he has much better pressure and impact imo.. Higgins had a great start to the year...

I hope Zak Jones plays plenty more footy. I don't mean getting picked for the sake of it, but rather, he earns his spot back and makes it his own. When he's breaking tackles, slicing through traffic, he can be fantastic. He needs to lower they eyes and it looked like he'd improved in that area...

They're both very quick for their size though. Not one-dimensional players.

I find it hard to get my head around people not having Sharman in their best 22. I know the team depends a bit on who we are playing against but I'm extremely bullish on him and at the end of the season he was back to great form. Clean mark, clean kick, lock him at FF. King at CHF because he...

I'd be digusted if Clark doesn't come in. Keen on Hayes, if he's ready for senior footy again right now. Peris has to stay. Also barring last game, Steele and Gresham lifted heavily for a couple of weeks.

Cordy in allows Wilkie to play his natural game. Cordy will have to take Grundy/Gawn when forward and Howard on Brown. Or vice versa.

I wonder who Battle will play on. Wilkie should play on Zurhaar and Dougs' obvious match up is Larkey. Maybe Battle takes on a Jayden Stephenson type? Also I don't think Cordy will be out unless Sharman is in. No point having zero height up forward.

Only scoring 10 is fixed if Gresham starts being more unselfish. He squandered a handful of gimme opportunities (more so ignoring teammates and blazing away.)

Wilkie 4 Sinclair 4 Byrnes 3 Wood 2 Crouch 2