Preview R1: Changes for 2025

[cleanhands]

*NICKS

Yeh ok minor detail

 

[Trigger13]

Remember Laird was AA prior to 666. Played the spare 7th which even Brent Reilly looked good in for half of that one season. Not sure that role is as relevant now.

Laird himself has said the 666 rule basically ruined him in that position. He was talking about it last year at a function. Really interesting. He certainly doesn’t want to play there. And it’s showing.

 

[Cromulant]

Laird was an AA level defender. He is nowhere near that level now. Do you see the weaknesses I mentioned as being there?

I think hes still a metres gained player, but then ive never really given much credence to that stat. I do think he's slowing down a touch for sure but think he's still got enough in him to play a decent role at half back. More than happy for him not to be in the side mind you as I rate Bond.

 

[1970crow]

Remember Laird was AA prior to 666. Played the spare 7th which even Brent Reilly looked good in for half of that one season. Not sure that role is as relevant now.

He was also fearless and hungry, he’s very comfortable these days.

 

[Samcro24]

NICK

NI

 

[1990crow]

Remember Laird was AA prior to 666. Played the spare 7th which even Brent Reilly looked good in for half of that one season. Not sure that role is as relevant now.

It's a good point. I seem to recall Lairds form nose dived after the change.

 

[Velvet George]

It's a good point. I seem to recall Lairds form nose dived after the change.

It did and it’s why he was moved to the middle plus our midfield sucked

 

[1990crow]

It did and it’s why he was moved to the middle plus our midfield sucked

Has our club just entirely forgotten its own failures? Surely not.
Someone email Balme the tapes

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Draper MUST be in the Rnd 1 team by any means necessary... He played against men in the SANFL last year, doesn't need to waste time there... Just manage his minutes in the AFL side.

Class natural footballer, just needs to play full stop.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Yeah but not many teams have the luxury of fielding a walks, a Curtin, a RT and a Fogarty all at once, I'd say even none. If one of them goes down then we can cover as you don't really need 4 talls....

Yeah, I'm certainly a bit confused with this talk of not having any KPF depth when we have 3 quality ones and a very promising 2nd year player at 197cm (Curtin). Toby Murray also developing nicely and obviously just got in Welsh. How many more KPFs do people want?! Most sides will be lucky to field 2 quality ones and have pretty thin depth behind that.

 

[Cromulant]

Yeah, I'm certainly a bit confused with this talk of not having any KPF depth when we have 3 quality ones and a very promising 2nd year player at 197cm (Curtin). Toby Murray also developing nicely and obviously just got in Welsh. How many more KPFs do people want?! Most sides will be lucky to field 2 quality ones and have pretty thin depth behind that.

3 quality, ones about to retire.... Curtin may not yet be a KPF (imo he wont), and Murray/Welsh are a way off

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

F Rachele Walker Fogarty
HF Keays Thilthorpe Neal-Bullen
C Soligo Peatling Cumming
HB Hinge Murray Michalanney
B Worrell Keane Laird
R O'Brien Dawson Rankine
I Crouch Draper Sholl Nankervis
Sub Curtin

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

3 quality, ones about to retire.... Curtin may not yet be a KPF (imo he wont), and Murray/Welsh are a way off

That's more than most clubs in the comp and Murray isn't a mile off, would certainly be able to play AFL footy this year if he absolutely had to.

Brisbane - lost Daniher, so now it'll be Hipwood, Morris and Day
Collingwood - Mihocek, Membrey, McStay
Carlton - Curnow, McKay and then it really thins out
GWS - Hogan, Cadman and then thins out
Bulldogs - Darcy, Naughton, JUH (if he plays) - strongest trio if they actually all play
Hawks - Chol, Gunston... anyone else?
Geelong - Cameron, Neale and not much else
Port - Luko, Marshall (injured), Georgiades
Sydney - McCartin (only being tried forward now as they have no one else), Amartey
Suns - King, Walter, Himmelberg

I could go on, but I think you get the point.

 

[dogs105]

NI

 

[Stephen2]

Should be in our team, Nix is a dunce. Young talent here have to jump thru so many hoops it ain't funny. Unless your a top 10 pick and even then......

I don't think it's possible to name an R1 team that includes Dowling without being pretty silly with who you leave out.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

St Kilda looking very average against the pears atm.

 

[whitey_1975]

I don't think it's possible to name an R1 team that includes Dowling without being pretty silly with who you leave out.

Laird, not silly, smart.
Not too hard really

 

[BRL121]

St Kilda looking very against the pears atm.

How could you disagree with that?

 

[Eagleboy2011]

missing word

St Kilda looking very average against the pears atm.

 

[Cromulant]

And looking at it, im playing a smaller forwardline.... Curtin sub

 

[Burtonsgottago]

That front half has been a strong point for a while, but it does look a bit thin on the ground now. Luckily most of them are young, but we'll need to keep an eye on that.

Lets not let it spiral like we have with the ruck situation.

You forget that we can swing players around though. For instance we have 3 starting talls - Thilthorpe, Fogarty, Tex, with Curtin as cover. Could also move Murray or Worrell forward as marking options as we have cover for KPD’s. Then there is also the Burgess option which I don’t think is as bad as most say. Welsh and Toby will develop also.
3 starting smalls - Rachele, ANB, Keays with Pedlar as the main cover. Could also move Rankine and Draper forward. Taylor and Dowling both handy infront of goal, and we invested a bit of Cook also. Peatling up forward as part of the rotations is an option. Milera could also be a handy FP. I don’t think it’s anything to stress over tbh.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Laird himself has said the 666 rule basically ruined him in that position. He was talking about it last year at a function. Really interesting. He certainly doesn’t want to play there. And it’s showing.

He can always leave

 

[Burtonsgottago]

That's more than most clubs in the comp and Murray isn't a mile off, would certainly be able to play AFL footy this year if he absolutely had to.

Brisbane - lost Daniher, so now it'll be Hipwood, Morris and Day
Collingwood - Mihocek, Membrey, McStay
Carlton - Curnow, McKay and then it really thins out
GWS - Hogan, Cadman and then thins out
Bulldogs - Darcy, Naughton, JUH (if he plays) - strongest trio if they actually all play
Hawks - Chol, Gunston... anyone else?
Geelong - Cameron, Neale and not much else
Port - Luko, Marshall (injured), Georgiades
Sydney - McCartin (only being tried forward now as they have no one else), Amartey
Suns - King, Walter, Himmelberg

I could go on, but I think you get the point.

Naughton is incredibly overrated. Wouldn’t hear about him if he played for a non- VIC club

 

[Alwaysacrow]

You forget that we can swing players around though. For instance we have 3 starting talls - Thilthorpe, Fogarty, Tex, with Curtin as cover. Could also move Murray or Worrell forward as marking options as we have cover for KPD’s. Then there is also the Burgess option which I don’t think is as bad as most say. Welsh and Toby will develop also.
3 starting smalls - Rachele, ANB, Keays with Pedlar as the main cover. Could also move Rankine and Draper forward. Taylor and Dowling both handy infront of goal, and we invested a bit of Cook also. Peatling up forward as part of the rotations is an option. Milera could also be a handy FP. I don’t think it’s anything to stress over tbh.

Don't forget Pedlar.

 

[dogs105]

Laird himself has said the 666 rule basically ruined him in that position. He was talking about it last year at a function. Really interesting. He certainly doesn’t want to play there. And it’s showing.

He can always go and support someone else