Preview Round 20, 2021: St.Kilda v Carlton - Marvel Stadium, Friday 30th July, 7:50PM AEST

[The Jack]

jeez imagine if moving the game up a couple days meant we couldn't play Marshall. That would be one of the most unlucky things we've copped all year

It would be so St Kilda.

 

[lewdogs]

Do you think Cavarino will get another run.

Probably not, will depend on match-ups I guess. I think either Clav or Leo will probably come out.

 

[AirWinmar]

Good to have some genuine competition for spots with the youngsters showing a bit and some players coming back in. May even get to have a decent selection melt

 

[Jade Buddha]

Charlie Curnow is set to return this week

Good he can be Max’s step ladder

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Plus sounds like Clark has been working on his tank!

Dunstan’s been giving him a hand

 

[tomjoad]

In fairness to Lloyd, he did take a moment to call out what Max was doing right - after the Brisbane game I think - spoke about how his head was back over the ball, wasn't leaning back, shoulders in the right position, etc., which had brought his accuracy back.

Yeah, just caught that (I get things a bit slower here in Ireland) Fair play.

 

[gringo2011]

Good he can be Max’s step ladder

Wrong end, Highmore's step ladder.

 

[NextYearPlease]

If Highmore is fit and not picked you just have to laugh at this point. Took Ratten so long to trust the bloke and he showed he is potentially a very good AFL player. Would be crazy if he wasn't selected.

Didn't he play round 1?

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[Highlander35]

I'm fairly willing to forgive the delay Highmore claiming his place in the side tbh. It's pretty clear that they planned to be running Frawley-Howard-Wilkie as the tall defence axis in Preseason, then took some time both to adjust structure and figure out which one of the other four options was fit and best suited to join Howard and Wilkie after Frawley went down.

 

[Ducky Tie]

Buggger. Sinclair out.

Marshall, Highmore, Clark and Higgins in for Hunter, Clavarino, Sinclair and Kent then I guess. Still a very good net result.

 

[George]

McKay out?

 

[Sully111]

Buggger. Sinclair out.

Marshall, Highmore, Clark and Higgins in for Hunter, Clavarino, Sinclair and Kent then I guess. Still a very good net result.

Had a feeling Clark would be coming in for Sinclair.

 

[KingsRansom]

So you're saying you have a different option but infer anyone with a different opinion hysterical and irrational? I'd say if you look at the history of this club the Henny Penny types have probably got it right more than the cheer leaders. This place flip flops by the week, if we have a loss to Carlton everyone will be back on the Ratts hate train and everything will be sh*t again. People will vent and the show will go on. It's all just opinions.

It's all George's fault for opening the autopsy at 3 quarter time

 

[Remboy]

McKay out?

Seems to be the consensus.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Carlton being belted from pillar to post in the media ….sheesh! I suppose it does heap extra pressure on them. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen.

 

[Max the great]

Max had a great game against WCE, but his form wasn't great for many games this season, so he did deserve some criticism. Needs to follow up this week with a big game.

Some criticism yer. But dropping the future of the club sounds as stupid now as it did then.

 

[Max the great]

Don't apologise for an opinion. Plenty of people give opinions and when proven wrong they don't write an apology letter. Graceless even asking for one. Plenty of people went on about how perfect everything was going for the last 10 years and if they had to acknowledge all their miscalls they'd clog up threads for weeks.

Max has been good since the bye and last game was exceptional. I don't know why there is anything wrong with trying everything possible to improve him. The club gambled and stuck with what they were doing. It was possible no intervention was needed and it was a temporary yips and if Lloyd had come along it would have looked like he'd done some magic.

I wrote my apology letter to the forum and Dunstan a few weeks ago.

 

[sammm]

jeez imagine if moving the game up a couple days meant we couldn't play Marshall. That would be one of the most unlucky things we've copped all year

Along with all the other unlucky things we have copped.

 

[sammm]

Didn't he play round 1?

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Yes or close to it. Had a bad game or games. Went back to Sandy. Worked on what he needed to and then Ratts brought him back. Seems to me Ratts did the right thing

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Carlton being belted from pillar to post in the media ….sheesh! I suppose it does heap extra pressure on them. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen.

 

[Joffaboy]

I wrote my apology letter to the forum and Dunstan a few weeks ago.

Nobody ever needs to apologise for getting opinions wrong.

The thing with football is that an expert is someone who gets things wrong less often than the rest of us.
I actually enjoy getting it wrong about Saints players or opinions I have. I get stuff wrong all the time, so does every single person on here. Oh well, too bad, its only footy.

 

[puppy_dog7]

Took a little while last time he had concussion and suffered migraines when he was younger

It’s actually a little bit concerning if he misses another week. He’s had a history of concussions.

We’ve really had terrible luck, without doubt the worst in the AFL when it comes to concussions. We’ve had 4 blokes in Dempster, McCartin, Stevens and Longer all have to give the game away due to concussions. Pierce had issues, McKenzie has had issues, and even Kent this year has had a few setbacks.

 

[kernelT]

Buggger. Sinclair out.

Marshall, Highmore, Clark and Higgins in for Hunter, Clavarino, Sinclair and Kent then I guess. Still a very good net result.

Season defining?

Losing to the crows after being 6 goals up defined our season.

 

[OxSaint]

Out: Sinclair, Hunter, Coffield, Kent
In: Higgins, Marshall, Highmore, Clark.

If we decide to go back to our old structure in defence with Howard, Wilkie, Highmore the I wouldn’t be surprised to see Clav out for Sharman or Bytel. We always look a marking target short when a ruckman is off the ground. Will also allow us to manage Paddy’s minutes a bit more.

 

[HunterClarksHeadband]

No Sinclair is actually huge loss, he’s pretty vital for our ball movement when we’re on. More pressure on Hill or do we try put Leo in that roll and say go for a run kid. I don’t mind Butler utilising his pace to transition forward with someone like Sincs unavailable.