Preview Round 1 vs St Kilda @ MCG – Sunday 15 March 2026, 3:15 pm AEDT

[Topkent]

Loving everything about the club that ive seen this preseason:

SKing and PGuerra not accepting any bullshit.
The players seem to be having a blast.
We are playing some genuinely exciting football.

While the talent on paper might not be as strong as previous years I think the players enjoying themselves will take us a fair way and surprise some people, feels like a weight has been lifted on the entire club with the killjoy's and sad sacks gone. Can see us finishing 8th - 10th.

Thanks again for those involved in getting my account back.

Welcome back

 

[Toump Ass]

Missed you too A11dAtP0w3R!

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Missed you too A11dAtP0w3R!

Missed you too Toump. And everyone else.

 

[Topkent]

Missed you too Toump. And everyone else.

Demon trucker1000

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Demon trucker1000

Especially Trucker.

 

[Topkent]

Especially Trucker.

Did you know he has a SuperCoach league?

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Tholstrup even looking alright, its amazing how much a difference it makes when a coach opens up the play hey.

Josh Schache

19

Josh Schache

Age

28

Ht

199cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.8

4star

should sue Goodwin for crimes against footballers, he'd have won a Coleman with SKing.

 

[TheBoss]

Josh Schache should sue Goodwin for crimes against footballers, he'd have won a Coleman with SKing.

No chance of that happening when we had Grundy at full forward!

 

[MarcMaverick]

sKing rolls of the tongue OK.pGuerra, not so much.

 

[Lord Nev]

Trelly confirmed for debut!

 

[Proper Gander]

I feel we will be rolled big time but the pressure is v much on St Kilda for this one

 

[schmuttt]

Did that post about Windsor get deleted?

 

[Scythe]

Did that post about Windsor get deleted?

Nah, it's in the media thread for some reason

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

I feel we will be rolled big time but the pressure is v much on St Kilda for this one

Steele first player since Peter Moore in 1982 to debut for his new club v a club he captained in his/their most recent game. Has humiliation for either side written all over it, esp on the back of the Saints comeback win last year

 

[Scythe]

Steele first player since Peter Moore in 1982 to debut for his new club v a club in his/their most recent game. Has humiliation for either side written all over it, esp on the back of the Saints comeback win last year

First captain, you mean? Players debut for their new club vs their old club all the time (i.e. Curnow last week)

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

First captain, you mean? Players debut for their new club vs their old club all the time (i.e. Curnow last week)

yeah was meant to say 'v a club he captained in his/their most recent game', good pick up. Will edit thanks

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

I wonder how many players have debuted for a club against the side they captained to a record fourth quarter comeback victory in their last match v the new club

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Feeling weirdly nostalgic for R1, 2014. Fittingly Trac and Steele's draft year. Similar vibes of neither side going into this one with a huge amount of realisti chope for the season, just wanting to see some kind of improvement but also perceiving the potential of a R1 loss to the other as disastrous based on how shit each team is meant to be.

 

[mrmonkey]

Feeling weirdly nostalgic for R1, 2014. Fittingly Trac and Steele's draft year. Similar vibes of neither side going into this one with a huge amount of realisti chope for the season, just wanting to see some kind of improvement but also perceiving the potential of a R1 loss to the other as disastrous based on how shit each team is meant to be.

We never got another chance at St Kilda as well. Just looking back at the season saints started the season quite well were 3-2 by round 5 and percentage out of the 8. After that it was a dreadful season. Only 1 win for the rest of the season and a wopping 145 point loss to hawthorn.

 

[Jamurp]

I’m pretty delusional but I reckon that actually looks like a half decent side we’re putting out.

Excited about this season, less pressure and just hoping for some improvement. Let’s spoil some parties for better sides and hopefully sneak into 10th.

 

[Lord Nev]

MELBOURNE
B: H.Petty 35 J.Lever 8 B.Howes 22
HB: C.Jiath 14 D.Turner 10 C.Salem 3
C: J.Culley 13 J.Steele 9 E.Langdon 15
HF: K.Pickett 36 J.van Rooyen 2 L.Pickett 33
F: B.Fritsch 31 B.Mihocek 28 K.Chandler 37
Foll: M.Gawn - C 11 C.Windsor 6 H.Langford 4
I/C: X.Lindsay 5 K.Tholstrup 12 T.Rivers 24 H.Sharp 30 T.Sparrow 32

Emerg: J.Melksham 18 T.McDonald 25 M.Heath 27

TEAMS: Star Eagle snubbed, Power forward to miss, young Sun left out

The teams are in for Sunday's games

www.afl.com.au

 

[schmuttt]

Shortest team we've picked in years I reckon. It's all about run run run.

 

[NorthcoteDee]

Shortest team we've picked in years I reckon. It's all about run run run.

Size isn't everything ...

 

[Demon Attack]

JVR backup ruck?

 

[Proper Gander]

Steele first player since Peter Moore in 1982 to debut for his new club v a club he captained in his/their most recent game. Has humiliation for either side written all over it, esp on the back of the Saints comeback win last year

This is an excellent little fact, Gys