Team is Up

dcstkfc · Post: # 1050915Post **dcstkfc** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:51pm

Difficult to copy and paste but

http://www.afl.com.au/newsviews/teams/t ... fault.aspx

lurker#134 · Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:52pm

Raffattack up forward. Interesting.

saintlee · Post: # 1050918Post **saintlee** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:53pm

lurker#134 wrote:Raffattack up forward. Interesting.

Doubt he'll play up forward. Named positions mean nothing.

lurker#134 · Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:54pm

Blake, Dawson, Baker

Goddard, S Fisher, Gilbert

Montagna, Hayes, Dal Santo

Milne, Riewoldt, McQualter

Armitage, Gamble, R Clarke

McEvoy, Gram, Jones

Bench: Gwilt, Dempster, Ray, Peake

Emergencies: Geary, Cripps, Archer

plugger66 · Post: # 1050920Post **plugger66** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:54pm

lurker#134 wrote:Raffattack up forward. Interesting.

Please take no notice of where they are picked. Only one ruckman. Blake will have to back up Ben.

saintlee · Post: # 1050922Post **saintlee** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:56pm

No real surprises in that team IMO.

Gamble to debut for Saints against his old team, big game for him personally you'd think!

Devilhead · Post: # 1050924Post **Devilhead** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:57pm

No surprises whatsoever

Disappointed Peake is in would rather see a youngster

Mr Magic · Post: # 1050925Post **Mr Magic** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:58pm

plugger66 wrote:
lurker#134 wrote:Raffattack up forward. Interesting.
Please take no notice of where they are picked. Only one ruckman. Blake will have to back up Ben.

Haven't seen the Geelong team but I would expect they are likely to only go with one ruckman and use Hawkins as their second ruck - Blake should be able to handle him.

Quixote · Post: # 1050926Post **Quixote** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:59pm

Bloody Peake!!

Spinner · Post: # 1050927Post **Spinner** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:59pm

Devilhead wrote:No surprises whatsoever

Disappointed Peake is in would rather see a youngster

Yep.

St Chris · Post: # 1050928Post **St Chris** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 4:59pm

Same old, same old......

I was really looking forward to seeing something new this year.....

Oh well.....

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:01pm

Chapman emergency. Sure he is.

saintlee · Post: # 1050935Post **saintlee** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:04pm

St Chris wrote:Same old, same old......

I was really looking forward to seeing something new this year.....

Oh well.....

Its only round 1! Bit early to make these sorts of complaints isn't it? Still plenty of chances for the new boys to get a crack.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1050936Post **dcstkfc** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:04pm

Fforgive me for over-simplifying but Gamble better be a 10-goal a game player to make up the difference on the Pies!

gringo · Post: # 1050937Post **gringo** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:05pm

Peake had a s*** couple of GFs but did alright against Geelong from memory.

He is becoming the new whipping boy this season, I hope he gets that little bit of improvement and he will be a handy second tier player at worst.

I'm pleased to see Armo get a starting gig, Steven gave him a spot, he was good against the cats last year- I wonder who put sleeping tablets in their beer?

bobmurray · Post: # 1050938Post **bobmurray** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:06pm

St Chris wrote:Same old, same old......

I was really looking forward to seeing something new this year.....

Oh well.....

I agree...we haven't been able to go all the way with that lot 2 years running but that's irrelevant. Ross wants to give them all another go....

hopefully the team evolves as the season does....

SainterK · Post: # 1050939Post **SainterK** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:06pm

Hardly same old same old...

Gamble Raph and Armo are ins from the grand final.

Archer will probably play.

Oh and Steven, Lynch and Ledger are injured aren't they?

EDIT Geelong's team

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FB Corey Enright Matthew Scarlett Josh Hunt
HB Andrew Mackie Harry Taylor Tom Lonergan
C James Kelly Mitch Duncan Joel Corey
HF Travis Varcoe Cameron Mooney Mathew Stokes
FF Daniel Menzel Tom Hawkins Steve Johnson
Followers Brad Ottens Jimmy Bartel Joel Selwood
Interchange Darren Milburn David Wojcinski Taylor Hunt Cameron Guthrie

Emergencies Paul Chapman Allen Christensen Josh Cowan

Eastern · Post: # 1050940Post **Eastern** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:09pm

This is good. We can make up our lists of players names/numbers and avoid paying the $137 for a Footy Record !!

Quixote · Post: # 1050941Post **Quixote** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:10pm

Forward line looks suspiciously like Kick It Too Roo. And Ryan. Would have liked a Stanley type in there.

Looks to me like a team of a tagger, 1.5 rucks, a couple of forwards and a chite load of mids. Let's hope they're fit!

As for bench, no way Gwilt Demp or Ray will be the sub for mine. All will be needed down back/on a wing at some stage, as Blake/Gilbert/Raph drift around the ground.

So it looks like for Ross's first go at the SUB rule, he's elected to bring in PACE over versatility.

Run Brett Run!

Other thought is Dempster sub for Baker. Protect the older players, tell Bakes to go hard for a half then take him off. But that would seem very defensive.

SainterK · Post: # 1050942Post **SainterK** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:11pm

No Ling, expect a big night from Dal and BJ

BJ will play forward I reckon

Armoooo · Post: # 1050944Post **Armoooo** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:12pm

Disappointed to see Peake in the side, he had an awesome prelim, but his two GF's were just embarrassing. Would much rather see a youngster, it's a shame Ledger got injured or he would probably have played. Steven should have been playing, were it not for his stupidity, Rhys would have at least been thereabouts...

Not a bad side to start out with, it still looks like a top 4 team with guys like Gardiner, Kosi, Schneider, Stanley, Steven and a couple of our other promising youngsters,

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:12pm

saintlee wrote:
St Chris wrote:Same old, same old......

I was really looking forward to seeing something new this year.....

Oh well.....
Its only round 1! Bit early to make these sorts of complaints isn't it? Still plenty of chances for the new boys to get a crack.

But round one is a chance to make a statement. To say this is the way we're going to go this year. That it's not just going to be the same old stuff that left us short the past two years.
I was hoping that statement would not be as uninspiring as this. If we're not bold, we have as much chance of winning this year's premiership as we do of going to the moon on our end of season trip.

kosifantutti23 · Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:13pm

dcstkfc wrote:Fforgive me for over-simplifying but Gamble better be a 10-goal a game player to make up the difference on the Pies!

I could have sworn the Grand Final was a draw. The Pies are 10 goals better in replays, unlikely to be one of those again.

saintlee · Post: # 1050948Post **saintlee** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:16pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:
saintlee wrote:
St Chris wrote:Same old, same old......

I was really looking forward to seeing something new this year.....

Oh well.....
Its only round 1! Bit early to make these sorts of complaints isn't it? Still plenty of chances for the new boys to get a crack.
But round one is a chance to make a statement. To say this is the way we're going to go this year. That it's not just going to be the same old stuff that left us short the past two years.
I was hoping that statement would not be as uninspiring as this. If we're not bold, we have as much chance of winning this year's premiership as we do of going to the moon on our end of season trip.

Why does it have to be Round 1? Why not give some of the youngsters a go a bit later, when we're not playing a hard-bodied team like Geelong?

I think some people expected too much change too soon. RL has been extremely conservative in team selections since day 1. Can't see him changing that philosophy any time soon.

gringo · Post: # 1050949Post **gringo** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 5:19pm

I don't think we can afford to drop games. Going in against Geelong with a bunch of kids only serves to dent the confidence of the whole team if we lose.

Geelong have lost Gary Ablett and otherwise they nearly beat us in the finals. I don't see the reason for serious change for the sake of it.