Preview Changes vs Saints May 4th 4:35 at Docklands [out: Stephens/Laz/WiPhi/Biggie / In: Sleevo/Pink/Arch/Shiels]

[DrZaius]

I want to drop all our under 21's. Let the senior players bear this embarrassment all on their own.

Then we can get some joy from watching VFL.

Honestly I could get behind stacking the VFL team at the moment.

Internally we don't care about our AFL results this year - fine, let's have our young players developing together in a competitive system. No point subjecting them to smashing after smashing during their most crucial development years.

Inb4 more thinly veiled swipes from other posters about being stupid or impatient or something.

 

[Muscles Thommo]

Thank goodness for the "exciting urban development" that will keep the fans nourished

 

[giantroo]

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

So LDU playing under duress it seems.

Brilliant.

 

[DrZaius]

So LDU playing under duress it seems.

Brilliant.

Does it really matter though?

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

What's everyone's thoughts on trialling Simpkin and Durs down back..think they'd be perfectly suited and much better defensively than the others..with arch included would be a better set up without losing much offensive drive

Probably worth trying at some stage but the coach has said that Sheezel must be given time in the one position. When to do it?

 

[giantroo]

So LDU playing under duress it seems.

Brilliant.

Cork.

 

[apollo_creed]

concerned by the comments re the defence.
It’s not contest work when most of their possessions and goals are coming uncontested. Structurally we’re a mess back there. That is the biggest problem. So much space, so many free players. It’s why our inside 50’s against to scoring shots ratio is so high.

 

[giantroo]

Who takes on the Roos? Lyon ponders options as reinforcements close in

Max King and Mason Wood will enter the selection frame should they get through today's training unscathed, while Jimmy Webster is also available after serving his seven-game suspension.

www.saints.com.au

 

[Topparoo]

"We're philosophical enough to know we're playing a young group and the consistency of that stuff will be up and down."
Would someone please let me when the up stuff starts

 

[DuckYeah]

Hot tip, mate rings me and says he’s put a few hundred on us to win

Not a north supporter

 

[Sillygit]

Hot tip, mate rings me and says he’s put a few hundred on us to win

Not a north supporter

Tell your mate ill give him even better odds than the TAB

 

[muttley45]

Someone has to play close to Wanganeen-Milera all game, apart from Sinclair, he is their main distributor, but who is suitable for the job ? stuffed if i know at the moment.

 

[Chadwiko]

Jimmy Webster

29

Jimmy Webster

Age

30

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.7

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

288.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

gonna play?

 

[DuckYeah]

Tell your mate ill give him even better odds than the TAB

Pretty much what I said

 

[davefromjerra]

Honestly I could get behind stacking the VFL team at the moment.

The problem with this approach is that our AFL listed spuds aren’t any better than our VFL players.

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

St Kilda v North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, 4.35pm AEST

ST KILDA

In: J.Webster, M.Wood, M.King, J.Hayes
Out: Z.Cordy (managed), J.Higgins (suspension), A.Caminiti (omitted), C.Sharman (omitted)

R7 sub: Angus Hastie

NORTH MELBOURNE

In: T.Pink, L.Shiels, J.Archer, J.Stephenson
Out: C.Lazzaro (omitted), B.Nyuon (omitted), W.Phillips (omitted), D.Stephens (omitted)

R7 sub: Zac Fisher

 

[Chadwiko]

All 4 inclusions named on the bench. Wonder who is going to be the sub out of Drury, Jaidyn, or Shiels.

 

[Disco Dew]

Archer in is about all I like.

 

[viccles]

Bleh

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Honestly I could get behind stacking the VFL team at the moment.

Internally we don't care about our AFL results this year - fine, let's have our young players developing together in a competitive system. No point subjecting them to smashing after smashing during their most crucial development years.

Inb4 more thinly veiled swipes from other posters about being stupid or impatient or something.

I was thinking about this. The big, successful clubs like Collingwood and Geelong - who have been living off the repercussions of priority picks or a bevy of FS selections for 20 years - have almost always been patient with their young ones, content in having a structure of competitive mature players and developing their kids in the VFL until they have the confidence, strength and knowledge of the game plan to compete.

We have a NM vfl side now. Play the kids in the 2s and give them and us something to cheer about, developing a brand and game plan that can weird results, even in the 2s.

We might as far in as we are out of our rebuild, which means we could have another 2-3 years of getting absolutely mauled by teams.

Protect the kids. Crucify the few veterans we have. There will be no hiding behind the effort of the younger players either. We need the harsh light of day to cast itself across every element of the club.

 

[RossHenshaw]

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St Kilda v North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, 4.35pm AEST

ST KILDA

In: J.Webster, M.Wood, M.King, J.Hayes
Out: Z.Cordy (managed), J.Higgins (suspension), A.Caminiti (omitted), C.Sharman (omitted)

R7 sub: Angus Hastie

NORTH MELBOURNE

In: T.Pink, L.Shiels, J.Archer, J.Stephenson
Out: C.Lazzaro (omitted), B.Nyuon (omitted), W.Phillips (omitted), D.Stephens (omitted)

R7 sub: Zac Fisher

1 cat out
1 cat in

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

What was the point of playing Phillips for two games?

 

[RossHenshaw]

Did I read correctly that not only Jy has a fitness test tomorrow but so does LDU ?