Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
LIVE: St Kilda v Western Bulldogs - 7:30PM Thu
Squiggle tips Saints at 51% chance -- What's your tip? -- Team line-ups »
Nah, I've deleted stupid threads quicker than merging yours across. Deletion is a single step, merging is at least three.
Only 4 games to play till finals > Hawks, Dockers, Magpies, Eagles. Win all 4 and we will highly likely be top 4 with a rough chance of top 2.
Outs- Grant Birchall, Callum Ah Chee.
Ins- Jaxon Prior, Tom Berry.
I'd have Jaxon Prior as a straight swap for Grant Birchall, Birchall's supposed strength is his kicking... very rarely does he take on an attacking kick any longer, he just gets the handball received and goes long down the line, IMO Prior could do that just as well if not better, is strong in the contest and also has a deal more pace.I thought Ah Chee was okay. Done nothing the first half but no one did.
As bad as Birchall has been of late, he isn’t alone and with Gardiner and Adams out we are depleted down there. He is better then the other available options.
Hopefully someone performs well in the seconds and puts some pressure on the seniors now they have a bit more talent back around the ball.
Don't think we'll end up playing Freo in WA. Jon Ralph said the other night that Lions may stay in Vic if we can get there this week, but issue is we can't get back into QLD. I wouldn't be surprised if we play Hawks in either Launey or Metricon and then play Freo in a neutral venue or even Vic if we wind up there.If we get our s**t together then we can win all remaining games, Fremantle in Perth would be a tough one, our closest top 4 contender is Port who play the dogs in round 23 so if we don’t drop another there’s a good chance we could jump them on % to reclaim top 4 in the final round.
Don't think we'll end up playing Freo in WA. Jon Ralph said the other night that Lions may stay in Vic if we can get there this week, but issue is we can't get back into QLD. I wouldn't be surprised if we play Hawks in either Launey or Metricon and then play Freo in a neutral venue or even Vic if we wind up there.
As for next week, I agree with Jason. Would rather Birch out but don't think Fages second fav son will be dropped. HE probably deserves a go against Hawks if in Tas in his farewell game haha
Im uncertain on Ah Chees first game back forward. I think his forward pressure was decent and the two goals were decent but want to see him get involved more than that
He’s been doing it all year.Don't think Birchall or Ah Chee will get dropped. The worry with Birchall is that when the game was hot he kicked it straight to the opposition under no pressure three times. Something he never did.
Likely no change. I've been a defender of Birchall but I'm wavering.
When he was playing well.He’s been doing it all year.
He’s been kicking to the opposition when not under pressure all year, when trying to take the game on.When he was playing well.
That's been the issue in games where we've been under pressure . We try to slow it down from the backline but invariably turn it over when we're not precise with our kicking and./or when we're struggling at contested ball.He’s been kicking to the opposition when not under pressure all year, when trying to take the game on.
As I’ve repeatedly said, his first option is to almost always look for Rich first.
We rarely move the ball fast out of our defensive 50.
We wait for our mids and forwards to set up down the line, then feed Rich the ball for the kick down the line. We don’t need Birchall in the team if this is our go to set up.
That's been the issue in games where we've been under pressure . We try to slow it down from the backline but invariably turn it over when we're not precise with our kicking and./or when we're struggling at contested ball.
I thought Birchall was good last year, particularly in important games ,and reasonably good for quite a few games until the last 5 or 6 games where his precision kicking with any depth has gone missing. And as you say doesn't even try to do it mostly.
I live in hope that he might lift for his last few games. Until Adams and/or Gardiner come back he'll stay in , then we find out how sentimental Fagan is.
Adam’s will come back and lowly for Payne. Can’t see Gardiner back this year.
Sent from my iPhone using BigFooty.com
He's been getting up from the bottom of packs ever since he came to us.Ah Chee had 5 tackles, two goals and the third most pressure acts of any forward (only three behind Linc). He played his role and will hold his spot. I'm really not sure why people still want to drop him at every chance.