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

[George]

Keep blooding the kids

 

[puppy_dog7]

Nothing more than a 40 point win will suffice. Blues very ordinary and we should get a few handy soldiers back.

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

King to kick ten, pencil it in now.

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[aussierulesrules]

Is McKay expected back for them?

They might even get Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

back.

 

[BrutThough]

Likely to be moved to Friday night - Marshall slipped it into the half time interview he did on Fox and Tom Morris is now reporting it.

AFL releases Round 20 fixture... but two games TBC amid Covid chaos

AFL releases Round 20 fixture... but two games TBC amid Covid chaos

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Murraj1966]

Start the surgeries, rest anyone less than 100%

2022 is now the goal.

Part of me wants Marshall, Steele, King etc to just not play the last 4 games to avoid an ACL or something equally crushing.

 

[Minga]

- King and Weitering will be a big match-up.
- Who goes to/tags Walsh?
- Will McKay and/or Curnow get up for them?
- Do we get Marshall, Higgins, Clark back?
- Will Ratts end Teagues career?

Who knows! Seems like a perfect game for entertainment, given that most of us have resided finals expectations now. Give me that Friday night slot baby!

 

[tomjoad]

This won't be a day out for us. Firstly we will be tipped and expected to win...not something the team deals well with.
Hope Crouch & Steele come out firing after a quiet game out West because they'll need to be ON.
Hope King kicks a couple and can hold those marks like he did Saturday...Higgins hopefully comes back, and Butler keeps his mojo running.
Saints by anything from a 10 point loss to a 45 point win.

 

[BrutThough]

- King and Weitering will be a big match-up.
- Who goes to/tags Walsh?
- Will McKay and/or Curnow get up for them?
- Do we get Marshall, Higgins, Clark back?
- Will Ratts end Teagues career?

Who knows! Seems like a perfect game for entertainment, given that most of us have resided finals expectations now. Give me that Friday night slot baby!

Either Dunstan or Ross to Walsh - Dunstan would test him more physically but Ross is the better runner so he might be needed to keep up with him.

Steele to go head to head with Cripps again.

 

[Saintbloke]

Can't afford another game like last night where Kent, Membrey, Long and Billings just didn't get into the game enough- these guys should be producing more goals basically. Is DMac ready to return?

 

[Ducky Tie]

Should have some handy inclusions.

Marshall, Highmore, McKenzie in for Hunter, Clav, Kent. Higgins if he’s back too.

 

[Strahany]

Agree with sentiment here. Any established senior players undergoing stricter load management or awaiting surgery should be pulled. Fringe and junior players should be given the option, preferably playing on to get a bit more experience. Not only does this ensure an uninterrupted preseason (and holidays - bonus for the player) but also frees up some spots for development, or to allow a potentially delisted player a chance to show what they can do.

 

[g_TRAIN]

Hope we get a few back.. Higgins, Highmore, Mckenzie, Marshall, Clark should all be there or thereabouts for a return now.

We have a handful in our team at the moment who are not quite up to the level.

 

[puppy_dog7]

Yep, if players like Billings are playing injured than give him the rest of the year off. His trade value is only dropping by the week anyway.

 

[Jade Buddha]

I don’t advocate for chucking games to give kids a run around. Sorry that sends a really poor message inside and outside the club.

 

[SaintersUnite]

In: Marshall, McKenzie, Sharman, Highmore
Out: Hunter, Long, Kent, Clavarino

Long to be medical sub.


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[sauce_head]

Can we still make the finals?

 

[Diehard Saint]

Can we still make the finals?

Would be handy if Swans, Cats and Giants get up.

 

[Jade Buddha]

In: Marshall, McKenzie, Sharman, Highmore
Out: Hunter, Long, Kent, Clavarino Long to be medical sub.

Would Higgins be available?
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[SaintBilly]

Massive danger game. Will be tipping Carlton.

 

[Remboy]

Blues just lost to North.
Saints by eleventy hundred points.

 

[SaintersUnite]

I’d rather give him the rest of the year off (unless we make finals) if he has a back issue. We saw what it did to Snake.


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[gringo2011]

Can we still make the finals?

Getting really hard now. Would have to win every game and hope others fall over. Ver very unlikely.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Footy gods take the rest of the season as sacrifice but please let us absolutely put the Blues to the sword. I want a coach killing performance. Perfect spot in the fixture to have this game, put a pin in their finals hopes and close enough to the off season that their fans won't chirp up against us from recency bias. They're a youngish side I want to see some physicality.

Steele to make Cripps his bitch like he has the last few times, 30 and 2 goals please while keeping Cripps below 20. Dunstan to rack up his 25 and closely checking Walsh, even rotate him and Dmac to just run him into the ground with physicality. Dougal Howard

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Dougal Howard

Age

28

Ht

199cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.9

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

3star

MG

176.2

3star

D

9.9

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.7

4star

T

0.6

1star

MG

171.9

3star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.8

5star

MG

133.8

3star

to keep Mckay so quiet that one of the other forwards like Tex or Bruce pip him for the Coleman. De Koening for them is a pretty good but young ruck. I want to see Paddy and Ro show no mercy and embarrass him like they did to Samson Ryan against Richmond, just put body into him and dominate in the ruck contests.

I'd be a happy man for the rest of the year

 

[George]

Can we still make the finals?

Yep