Preview Round 9, 2020: St.Kilda v Sydney - Gabba, Saturday 1st August, 5:10PM AEST *PRIDE GAME*

[BrutThough]

Rampe named. Apparently they have one of the shortest backlines in history, while we have Roma, King, Battle, Skunk and Parker up front!

Id expect him to go to Membrey, so a good chance for King or Battle to kick a few.

Will be interested to see if Battle runs through the midfield a bit this game - looked like against Adelaide, him and Hill were going to rotate on the wing.

 

[The_Steadier]

I’d say no major changes to last weeks team, best 22. Battle in for Parker, barr any other injuries we don’t know about (Kent, Ross)

Nailed it.

Good to see we are still pretty healthy and staying full strength after a 7 day break.

Plenty of guys will get a run after this game I'd expect though- robbo, savage, webster, bynes, bytel, etc etc.

 

[StFly]

Rampe named. Apparently they have one of the shortest backlines in history, while we have Roma, King, Battle, Skunk and Parker up front!

So, spoiling with left hand, every disposal to right side, if you're pinning an arm in a tackle it's his left arm and he doesn't return after quarter time and has to go back in for surgery?

That's not a glove, that's a cast.

I mean, massive kudos for what he did in that match, big ups for doing his best to play, but frig me, how many bones are in your hand and you want to play an impact sport after breaking one of them and having it wrapped like above.

Brave stupid man if he plays.

 

[kernelT]

 

[Parkysp]

Do we really think that Lonie was dropped for

1) taking a free kick that the umpire incorrectly paid to him.
2) shanking a shot at goal from a range that he's kicked before

or

Simply being out of form.

Nope the one handed effort against Freo at the end wouldn't have gone well at the review either I'd have thought

 

[PostmanBish]

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I mean, massive kudos for what he did in that match, big ups for doing his best to play, but frig me, how many bones are in your hand and you want to play an impact sport after breaking one of them and having it wrapped like above.

Brave stupid man if he plays.

Bring back Stevie Baker for the day ... if you're picked, you're fit ... right?

 

[stfan]

Well Blues lost, and Dons will.

So in terms of terms of it making us more likely to play finals both results are good ones. Remember too that the Dons still have the make up game against the Dees up their sleeves.

Saints have to just do the deed now and win.

 

[Sheepey]

Feels eerily like the Freo game. Off the back of two good wins, key injuries to the opposition which is around the bottom of the ladder and salivating over how short their defence is. Hopefully we've learnt our lesson.

 

[Prochard123]

Hey, Geary to play a defensive role on Lloyd?

 

[The Jack]

Danger game

 

[BrutThough]

Feels eerily like the Freo game. Off the back of two good wins, key injuries to the opposition which is around the bottom of the ladder and salivating over how short their defence is. Hopefully we've learnt our lesson.

This will be the true test on whether we have learnt anything from the Freo game.

Put in another insipid performance and make everything we did in Adelaide is worthless.

Win it and not only would have have shown real improvement and growth as a side, but we would also have another monkey off our back and have positioned ourselves in front of a few other mid-tier teams.

I'm confident we won't be taking the swans lightly.

 

[Air King]

Amazed Coff and Paton kept their spots

In: Battle
Out: Kent ( knee)

 

[Roddy Grant]

Hey, Geary to play a defensive role on Lloyd?

I reckon so - he will prob start there and may move to Papley if he is more damaging.

 

[Roddy Grant]

Danger game

Any game we start as favourites at the moment is a danger game.

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

Nope the one handed effort against Freo at the end wouldn't have gone well at the review either I'd have thought

The one where he tried to tap the ball on after Geary’s mongrel kick in hope?


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[Plugger35]

In - Winmar




Out - Parker

 

[Diehard Saint]

I'm confident we won't be taking the swans lightly.

Really, we can’t afford to be taking ANY team lightly.
The Freo game was not so long ago that they would’ve forgotten it.

 

[BrutThough]

Really, we can’t afford to be taking ANY team lightly.
The Freo game was not so long ago that they would’ve forgotten it.

So true. It's one thing to let a large lead slip once. But to do it twice - both times against low opposition - just shows how vulnerable we are as a side when we dont give our opposition enough respect.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Danger game

BUTLER BUTLER BUTLER!!!!!

 

[lewdogs]

So excited to get to see us play again. Loving our side at the moment. Who will step up next?

 

[Verdun66]

Not playing golf in the morning. Haven't seen us beat Sydney for an age. So, staying in. Fingers crossed. Hope I haven't put the mockers on to it, but we really ought to finally get over them.

 

[Plugger35]

As David King says

Shop early and get a lead then relax.

We can't relax though, that didn't work against Freo.

We need to kick their heads in early and then keep kicking their heads in.

No remorse.

 

[Plugger35]

Out Geary C

In Paton C

Out Paton VC

In Geary VC

 

[George]

Game Day - Round 9, 2020: St.Kilda v Sydney *PRIDE GAME*

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