Preview Rd 10, WCE vs Saints 4:40pm AEST Optus Stadium

[StFly]

He was running like he'd been riding a horse for 3 days. He wasn't right, we might have sent him on injured.

I'd say "sore" as opposed to injured, there's a difference.

By no means should anyone say we as a club are pulling and Essendon and voiding doctors orders on player safety by sending clearly injured people out for a full match.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Don't get me wrong... Keeping Nas is hugely important, so is getting a couple of signatures.

But if it comes to playing Travaglia or Jones.

Even though Jones is going to be more of a "sure thing" performance wise, I'm picking Travaglia with an eye to the next 40 games.

100% keep playing the kids, but you need to get the balance right.
We need to win at the same time as playing the kids - which we’ve done very well if you think of the games Owens, Windy, Pou, Wilson etc got early.
But the Saints cannot afford to drop down again - need every win we can get. We’re not a club who can get away with bottoming out again.

To quote the title of one of my favourite books, it’s “A Fine Balance”.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Shocking news on Howard. Lyon can GAGF with his smarmy comments about an adductor not being a real injury. Terrible decision making from the club.

What I want to see

Out: Howard (inj), Collard, O'Connell
In: Wood, Heath, Clark

B: Webster, Caminiti, Stocker
HB: Nas, Wilkie, Sinclair
C: Hill, Steele, Wilson
HF: Hall, Wood, Owens
F: Higgins, Sharman, Heath

Foll: Marshall, Malcrae, Phillipou
Int: Boxshall, Clark, Byrnes, Windhager
Sub: Garcia

 

[CaptainRisky]

Hope you're not taking any tips from that Muppet , Buter may replace Collard LOL , the way Collard is going i could replace him

 

[Train12]

Anyone at training today ?

 

[gringo2011]

I'd say "sore" as opposed to injured, there's a difference.

By no means should anyone say we as a club are pulling and Essendon and voiding doctors orders on player safety by sending clearly injured people out for a full match.

He literally couldn't get out of a fast walk. That looked well beyond sore considering that he would have had the injury juiced up.

 

[EddieMurphy]

Forgot completely about Paddy Dow

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Paddy Dow

Age

26

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

12.4

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

, worried he might just retire quietly at the end of the year like Crouch. Any actual updates on him?

 

[True Believer]

He literally couldn't get out of a fast walk. That looked well beyond sore considering that he would have had the injury juiced up.

I was right behind the goals Carlton was kicking to in the last quarter, and if Howard was a horse, they would have brought out the screen !!!! He was hobbling at a slow jog at best......

 

[TheJackal]

Anyone at training today ?

Hey! Yep I was there, not feeling 100% so thoughts may be even more dicey than usual

 

[Remboy]

Forgot completely about Paddy Dow, worried he might just retire quietly at the end of the year like Crouch. Any actual updates on him?

Last news was that he had started running on the anti grav machine. That was about three weeks ago.

 

[Imtellingya]

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Anyone at training today ?

Last news was that he had started running on the anti grav machine. That was about three weeks ago.

He was doing run throughs today at a fairly gentle pace

 

[gringo2011]

Forgot completely about Paddy Dow, worried he might just retire quietly at the end of the year like Crouch. Any actual updates on him?

I doubt it unless he's really cooked the leg. His footy at the end of last year wasn't elite but he showed he could contribute well. He's had a shithouse run at to since arriving.

 

[TheJackal]

Hastie trained well, hopefully he can start to replicate his training form in games.

I was on the Tauru train but now I'm on the Tauru might be a superstar train.

 

[SainterinSydney]

I can exclusively reveal that if the saints lose this weekend the club will announce Nas re-signing on Monday

You mean Nas "resigning"

 

[TheJackal]

Clark and Hall both excelled in a handball focused drill. Of course Macrae, Steele and Pou were good, but Clark and Hall were by far the best. If Hall isn't signed up he is absolutely the second most important signature for the club.

 

[javaguice]

What's the goss lads? You guys ready for the Mighty Eagles?

 

[gringo2011]

What's the goss lads? You guys ready for the Mighty Eagles?

Always. You guys actually look pretty good right now. It won't be a walk up.

 

[luca77]

What's the goss lads? You guys ready for the Mighty Eagles?

Not really!
Couple of small issues with our FB and FF atm, and the midfield might be another 3-5 years or so.
Our flankers and pockets should get it done though with a bit of RTB pressure.

 

[mighty_sainters]

What's the goss lads? You guys ready for the Mighty Eagles?

 

[TheJackal]

What's the goss lads? You guys ready for the Mighty Eagles?

We've already made you guys our bitches, you're on our jumper and everything this week!

 

[hayes]

This has banana peel game written all over it. Can see Ross playing it super safe with selection to make sure we get the job done.

In: Wood, Clark, Jones
Out: Howard, Boxshall, Collard

 

[Remboy]

I was on the Tauru train but now I'm on the Tauru might be a superstar train.

There's no 'might' about it.

 

[sauce_head]

There's no 'might' about it.

That’s grammatically awkward then.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Hope you're not taking any tips from that Muppet , Buter may replace Collard LOL , the way Collard is going i could replace him

I think rtb wants his car back.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Anyone at training today ?

Hope so they ****en need it.