Team vs Geelong

[Bluthy]

http://www.saints.com.au/news/2016-06-2 ... -v-geelong

Round 14 Team v Geelong
Etihad Stadium
Saturday 23, June at 7.25pm

B: J. Geary, L. Delaney, D. Roberton
HB: J. Newnes, S. Gilbert, J. Webster
C: L. Montagna, D. Armitage, S. Savage
HF: M. Weller, N. Riewoldt, J. Gresham
F: D. Minchington, J. Bruce, T. Membrey
R: T. Hickey, S. Ross, J. Steven
Interchange: L. Dunstan, B. Aces, P. McCartin, N. Wright
Emergencies: J. Lonie, J. Sinclair, L. Pierce

IN: N. Riewoldt, P. McCartin
OUT: T. Lee (knee), L. Pierce (omitted)

Milestones: J. Webster (50 games), S. Ross (50 games)

[MC Gusto]

Tough on Lewis but who else could have made room?

Feel for lee too - terribly unlucky

Anyway stoked to see paddy and roo back!

Reckon billings may have been told he was going to spend at least a couple in the magoos

[Jacks Back]

No defender in for Lee - Obviously we're going all out attack.
And no Billings not even as an emergency.

[Bluthy]

Boy its gonna be all hands to the pump on the backline. How funny that Delaney has now become our key big man there. Perfect guy to shut down Hawkins. Really interested to see if Robbo can step up again and play more of a key defender role. Hopefully Roo helps out down back a bit. I don't mind them playing Billing, Lonie and Sinclair in the 2's still. Its a cautious move to let these smaller guys get their mojo back and build their bodies up a bit. I think Wright is playing for career - needs to make every post a winner. Great to McCartin and Roo right to play - need big games from both if we want any chance of getting the chocolates.

[saynta]

Eli very unlucky.

[Linton Lodger]

No defender in for Lee - Obviously we're going all out attack.
And no Billings not even as an emergency.

The Gilbo will rise to the occasion. He likes playing against Geelong.

[footynut]

So do we send Geary to Stevie Motlop to shut him down, let Ross go head to head with Selwood (see how far he actually has developed). Then who plays on danger? Do we implement a hard tag?

[coopergrech]

Billings is not named in the VFL..... Secret injury are they hiding again?

[WellardSaint]

So do we send Geary to Stevie Motlop to shut him down, let Ross go head to head with Selwood (see how far he actually has developed). Then who plays on danger? Do we implement a hard tag?

Maybe, after Danger gets >10 touches in the first stanza, Geary goes to him?
He can be tasked with a shut-down role, so maybe he goes to the Dangerman.
I can't see us winning in clearance, Danger+Duck Selwood and the others are very clean and precise.

[bergsone]

Can see Roo spending a bit of time in the back half

[linz]

Weller on Dangerfield.

[WellardSaint]

Weller on Dangerfield.

My first thought was the Mav, but I wonder if he's more value getting free,
to feed it to #notjackstevens and Tim Watson's cousin.

[SainterK]

Footy related posts get less and less attention...

Welcome back McClunkin, may you continue on your progression upwards.

Just someone shut down Danger, over him flexing his footy muscles.

[BackFromUSA]

We can win this one.

We can cover their strengths.

Then we have weapons.

[WellardSaint]

Weller on Dangerfield.

Maverick going to the Danger Zone.
A Top Gun of the comp.
"The pattern is full, go around!"

[BigMart]

Weller has barely played in the midfield this year... He will play as a pressure player across HF on a rebounding defender like Guthrie.We have no one who can tag Danger... nor does anyone

Steven will get Danger imo

Dunstan/Armo will be likely opponents for Selwood

Ross will get the other - Blicvas... Newnes will be with Duncan

Stanley (Gilbert) will be fwd, as will Menzel (Webster/Roberton)

[Long Term Injury]

Weller on Dangerfield.

Ross on selwood
Toweled him up last year

[bigcarl]

We can win this one.

We can cover their strengths.

Then we have weapons.

Well we drew with them last year at Etihad and should have won. They've improved, of course, with the addition of Dangerfield ... but so have we.

I see we haven't beaten Geelong since the 2010 qualifying final. We hadn't beaten Collingwood since 2010 until this year either, so it would have a nice symmetry if we could achieve it. We're a chance if we turn up.

Go Saints

[Bernard Shakey]

Weller on Dangerfield.

Maverick going to the Danger Zone.
A Top Gun of the comp.
"The pattern is full, go around!"

Wilco Goose!

[degruch]

Steven will get Danger imo

I wouldn't be surprised...the team this week seems to indicated Richo's sure we can win this game on our own terms (not sure we've got much choice with a depleted backline anyways). It may start this way at least, we'll see what happens if we start to bleed F50 entries.

Mav would seem a natural choice after that, Geary's been on that many Saints teams that were pushed aside by the Crows, with Dangerfield collecting ~30 possessions and kicking 3 goals, I'm sure he's not the answer.

[magnifisaint]

I wonder what is up with Billings?
Are they just giving him an extended break? Maybe his ankle hasn't healed as well as the club would have thought. Hopefully not another "2 week" injury.

[degruch]

I wonder what is up with Billings?

AFL site says injured.

[magnifisaint]

I wonder what is up with Billings?

AFL site says injured.

How come Jamie Cox didn't mention it in his weekly review?

[The Fireman]

soap

[longtimesaint]

I wonder what is up with Billings?

AFL site says injured.

How come Jamie Cox didn't mention it in his weekly review?

Ankle still not right according to Richo.