Changes for next week

[nobhead]

Billings in for butler
Highmore for webster

[SunnyErnie]

I would also drop Windhager forByrnes. I would like to see Sharman come in as well but not sure who he replaces

[bergsone]

out Paton Butler Wood
in Billings Clark Sharman

[nobhead]

Highmore Howard paton
Wilkie battle Sinclair
McKenzie Ross Hill
Nwm Marshall billings
Higgins King long
Ryder Steele crouch
Gresham windhager Jones
And one other change is Byrne's for wood

[Devilhead]

Sharman Clark Billings in

Butler Nasiah Long out

[bergsone]

I think we need Sharman in cause we dont get reward for effort in our forward half . We know he kicks goals,replacement for Wood who seems to spend time forward.We need to hit the scoreboard

[Saints58]

in Lienhart for battle,in Byrnes for Patton Campblell for Nasish Billings for Butler but I really like butler perhaps he plays midfield with his pace. sharman for wood
Webster Howard Wilkie
Sinclair Lienhart McKenzie
windhager steel Hill
Billings Marshall Jones
Higgins King Sharman
Ryder Crouch Gresham
I/C ross, Campbell, Brynes, Long

[bigcarl]

Hope we don’t drop Wanganeen-Milera. He is starting to really show something imo.

If he is dropped it is just a matter of time before he comes back and becomes a star. IMO

[bergsone]

in Lienhart for battle,in Byrnes for Patton Campblell for Nasish Billings for Butler but I really like butler perhaps he plays midfield with his pace. sharman for wood
Webster Howard Wilkie
Sinclair Lienhart McKenzie
windhager steel Hill
Billings Marshall Jones
Higgins King Sharman
Ryder Crouch Gresham
I/C ross, Campbell, Brynes, Long

Would you drop Membrey too

[saynta]

Out: Butler, Webster, Windhager and Wood.

In: Billings, Clark, Owens/Byrnes and Higmore

[JR23]

Out : Butler, Wood, Webster
In : Clark, Billings, Owens

[saynta]

McKenzie and Long also on shaky ground.

[chook23]

Out : Butler, Wood, Webster
In : Clark, Billings, Owens

Clark will prob be in 2nds again

[saynta]

Out : Butler, Wood, Webster
In : Clark, Billings, Owens

Clark will prob be in 2nds again

Yeah, maybe. Coach said he looked a bit rusty.Said the same thing about Jones who I thought was really off today.

[Cordz2]

Outs -
wood - soft
Butler - needs to get more of it.injured
In - Clarke, Billings

[saynta]

Outs -
wood - soft
Butler - needs to get more of it.injured
In - Clarke, Billings

Clark.

[BadRossco]

Certainly need to get some better decision makers and ball users in, Webster, Paton, Butler and Wood should all go, Billings, Connolly and Highmore have been going OK at Sandy and although not setting the world on fire Sharman could add a bit more up forward than Butler. Owens may offer a bit more in the midfield and could replace Windhagger. It would be nice to have a tall on the bench Lienert would be my choice but Long would probably have to make way for him. Clark needs another week at Sandy and Byrnes is going well so some of the ball butchers in Ross, Gresham and Jones should be nervous although the last two add a bit of needed pace.
I don’t expect there will actually be many changes but we should reward good form not mediocrity

[meher baba]

I don’t expect there will actually be many changes but we should reward good form not mediocrity

Important to remember that you are talking about good form against the 19th best VFL team as opposed to "mediocrity" against a team that is the best in the AFL by a fair margin.

[saintkev]

King wasn’t that flash. He’s easily moved off the ball. He won’t chase when it hits the ground and is cleared away by the opposition.
Howard guards space and needs to clunk contested marks.
Maybe swap roles?
We’re too predictable!!!

[Sainter_Dad]

Outs -
wood - soft
Butler - needs to get more of it.injured
In - Clarke, Billings

Did Clark pilfer the E from Steele?

[meher baba]

Billings for Wood.

Byrnes for Butler if Butler is still on the injury list. Otherwise poor Byrnes will need to be medical sub yet again.

I wouldn't be making any other changes. I can see why many posters think that Sharman would add something (at least on his 2021 form: he hasn't really shown enough in the VFL so far this year). But, unless we were going to drop one of Membrey or King, we don't need three tall forwards plus both Ryder and Marshall.

Highmore seems like a good player, but our backline was the best-performed part of the team today. I wouldn't be mucking around with that.

Connolly and Bytel and all the other favourites of a large group of posters on SS will just have to wait for their chance. Who would we drop to make way for them? Jones wasn't great today, but needs another game at AFL level to see if he can regain his form. Gresham hasn't been much chop in the last three games, but he's an essential player. NWM too is an essential player in my book.

The road to success is to keep picking our best players and keep trying to improve their combined performance as a team. If, through their performances in the pre-season or at VFL level, a player can demonstrate that they are definitely one of our 22-25 best, then by all means give them a chance in the AFL. NWM did that in the pre-season. Windhager did it in VFL games. Byrnes is incredibly close. The others not quite so much, and they'll have to wait.

[meher baba]

King wasn’t that flash. He’s easily moved off the ball. He won’t chase when it hits the ground and is cleared away by the opposition.
Howard guards space and needs to clunk contested marks.
Maybe swap roles?
We’re too predictable!!!

Remember that game when Fevola played at full back on Gehrig. That was unpredictable. How did it go, can you remind me?

[Sainter_Dad]

The road to success is to keep picking our best players and keep trying to improve their combined performance as a team. If, through their performances in the pre-season or at VFL level, a player can demonstrate that they are definitely one of our 22-25 best, then by all means give them a chance in the AFL. NWM did that in the pre-season. Windhager did it in VFL games. Byrnes is incredibly close. The others not quite so much, and they'll have to wait.

Shut Up and stop making sense - this is Saintsational!

[ace]

King wasn’t that flash. He’s easily moved off the ball. He won’t chase when it hits the ground and is cleared away by the opposition.
Howard guards space and needs to clunk contested marks.
Maybe swap roles?
We’re too predictable!!!

Remember that game when Fevola played at full back on Gehrig. That was unpredictable. How did it go, can you remind me?

I remember stirring the Carlton supporters by shouting when the runner began running to Fevola.
"Telephone, telephone, telephone for Mr Fevola".
Can't imagine Voss giving up 4 points just to prove a point to player whose head got oversized.

[ace]

The Saints will need their best team to beat Geelong at Docklands.
You can never count on effort but you can always count on quality.
If that quality comes with effort then the saints can win.
The problem is that quality is more likely to provide less effort.