Claverino to debut

[saintsRrising]

Well win, lose or draw at least with Oscar debuting there will be something to watch in terms of seeing how he goes.

[Munga]

Recruiting Frawley was a huge mistake

Nah, it's understandable. Cost nothing, not long term.

Playing him is the mistake. He might come good in the latter half of the year though.

[minneapolis]

B Callum Wilkie Dougal Howard Jimmy Webster
HB Jarryn Geary Tom Highmore Jack Sinclair
C Jack Billings Brad Crouch Bradley Hill
HF Dan Butler Seb Ross Jack Higgins
F Josh Battle Max King Tim Membrey
R Paddy Ryder Jack Steele Luke Dunstan
INT Oscar Clavarino Nick Coffield Mason Wood
Ryan Byrnes
E Jack Lonie Ben Long Jack Bytel
Paul Hunter

Still not a bad side in the circumstances.

ST KILDA
In: L.Dunstan, O.Clavarino, N.Coffield, M.Wood
Out: J.Bytel (omitted), J.Lonie (omitted), J.Frawley (shoulder), S.McKernan (toe), H.Clark (groin)

So...

Dunstan for Bytel
Clavarino for Frawley
Coffield for Clark
Wood for Lonie instead of Long.

With nobody left impossible (and really stupid) to drop Hill/Butler etc as a statement...

We wanted Lonie, Frawley, McKernan out and we got that.

Too many changes to add Connolly.

Long the sub?

So all in all a fair result I reckon.

Now they just have to crack in for the whole game.

[saynta]

B Callum Wilkie Dougal Howard Jimmy Webster
HB Jarryn Geary Tom Highmore Jack Sinclair
C Jack Billings Brad Crouch Bradley Hill
HF Dan Butler Seb Ross Jack Higgins
F Josh Battle Max King Tim Membrey
R Paddy Ryder Jack Steele Luke Dunstan
INT Oscar Clavarino Nick Coffield Mason Wood
Ryan Byrnes
E Jack Lonie Ben Long Jack Bytel
Paul Hunter

Still not a bad side in the circumstances.

ST KILDA
In: L.Dunstan, O.Clavarino, N.Coffield, M.Wood
Out: J.Bytel (omitted), J.Lonie (omitted), J.Frawley (shoulder), S.McKernan (toe), H.Clark (groin)

So...

Dunstan for Bytel
Clavarino for Frawley
Coffield for Clark
Wood for Lonie instead of Long.

With nobody left impossible (and really stupid) to drop Hill/Butler etc as a statement...

We wanted Lonie, Frawley, McKernan out and we got that.

Too many changes to add Connolly.

Long the sub?

So all in all a fair result I reckon.

Now they just have to crack in for the whole game.

One would hope Bytel is the sub.

[saynta]

1283 days, that's how long Oscar has been waiting.

[flack]

It's been a long time coming and I hope he lives up to the expectations, my concern is the selection process in that video clip. One player picks another player and without explaining his reasoning why he picked him he's in the team. This could explain a lot of our current woes. I just hope he has a win in his first game, not just for him but for the fans.

[kosifantutti]

It's been a long time coming and I hope he lives up to the expectations, my concern is the selection process in that video clip. One player picks another player and without explaining his reasoning why he picked him he's in the team. This could explain a lot of our current woes. I just hope he has a win in his first game, not just for him but for the fans.

I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the process.

Just another ham fisted attempt to announce the first game for a new player.

[asiu]

lol

yep

like ... set up






somebody tell me its not this hard

[Saintmatt]

2nd Ruck?

Battle. ?

I'd rather that than McKernan. He was putrid as both a forward and a ruck.

[Saintmatt]

B Callum Wilkie Dougal Howard Jimmy Webster
HB Jarryn Geary Tom Highmore Jack Sinclair
C Jack Billings Brad Crouch Bradley Hill
HF Dan Butler Seb Ross Jack Higgins
F Josh Battle Max King Tim Membrey
R Paddy Ryder Jack Steele Luke Dunstan
INT Oscar Clavarino Nick Coffield Mason Wood
Ryan Byrnes
E Jack Lonie Ben Long Jack Bytel
Paul Hunter

Still not a bad side in the circumstances.

ST KILDA
In: L.Dunstan, O.Clavarino, N.Coffield, M.Wood
Out: J.Bytel (omitted), J.Lonie (omitted), J.Frawley (shoulder), S.McKernan (toe), H.Clark (groin)

So...

Dunstan for Bytel
Clavarino for Frawley
Coffield for Clark
Wood for Lonie instead of Long.

With nobody left impossible (and really stupid) to drop Hill/Butler etc as a statement...

We wanted Lonie, Frawley, McKernan out and we got that.

Too many changes to add Connolly.

Long the sub?

So all in all a fair result I reckon.

Now they just have to crack in for the whole game.

One would hope Bytel is the sub.

Spot on. In a season that's turned to utter dog shite - my one hope was that we'd get 20 games into Bytel and 15+ into Byrnes. I have no idea what we're trying to achieve by playing Dunstan. It's a known quantity.

[B.M]

Because Dunstan is better atm and we want to win

[shanegrambeau]

B Callum Wilkie Dougal Howard Jimmy Webster
HB Jarryn Geary Tom Highmore Jack Sinclair
C Jack Billings Brad Crouch Bradley Hill
HF Dan Butler Seb Ross Jack Higgins
F Josh Battle Max King Tim Membrey
R Paddy Ryder Jack Steele Luke Dunstan
INT Oscar Clavarino Nick Coffield Mason Wood
Ryan Byrnes
E Jack Lonie Ben Long Jack Bytel
Paul Hunter

Still not a bad side in the circumstances.

ST KILDA
In: L.Dunstan, O.Clavarino, N.Coffield, M.Wood
Out: J.Bytel (omitted), J.Lonie (omitted), J.Frawley (shoulder), S.McKernan (toe), H.Clark (groin)

So...

Dunstan for Bytel
Clavarino for Frawley
Coffield for Clark
Wood for Lonie instead of Long.

With nobody left impossible (and really stupid) to drop Hill/Butler etc as a statement...

We wanted Lonie, Frawley, McKernan out and we got that.

Too many changes to add Connolly.

Long the sub?

So all in all a fair result I reckon.

Now they just have to crack in for the whole game.

One would hope Bytel is the sub.

Spot on. In a season that's turned to utter dog shite - my one hope was that we'd get 20 games into Bytel and 15+ into Byrnes. I have no idea what we're trying to achieve by playing Dunstan. It's a known quantity.

It’s being present.
Focusing on the moment you are in right now.
Not projecting, not thinking about the past.

Who will give us the best chance to win tomorrow afternoon?

Players do meditation now.
It’s about mindfulness.

That’s why I am calm as I watch the team that beat us by 110 points last week get a belting tonight.

[saynta]

B Callum Wilkie Dougal Howard Jimmy Webster
HB Jarryn Geary Tom Highmore Jack Sinclair
C Jack Billings Brad Crouch Bradley Hill
HF Dan Butler Seb Ross Jack Higgins
F Josh Battle Max King Tim Membrey
R Paddy Ryder Jack Steele Luke Dunstan
INT Oscar Clavarino Nick Coffield Mason Wood
Ryan Byrnes
E Jack Lonie Ben Long Jack Bytel
Paul Hunter

Still not a bad side in the circumstances.

ST KILDA
In: L.Dunstan, O.Clavarino, N.Coffield, M.Wood
Out: J.Bytel (omitted), J.Lonie (omitted), J.Frawley (shoulder), S.McKernan (toe), H.Clark (groin)

So...

Dunstan for Bytel
Clavarino for Frawley
Coffield for Clark
Wood for Lonie instead of Long.

With nobody left impossible (and really stupid) to drop Hill/Butler etc as a statement...

We wanted Lonie, Frawley, McKernan out and we got that.

Too many changes to add Connolly.

Long the sub?

So all in all a fair result I reckon.

Now they just have to crack in for the whole game.

One would hope Bytel is the sub.

Spot on. In a season that's turned to utter dog shite - my one hope was that we'd get 20 games into Bytel and 15+ into Byrnes. I have no idea what we're trying to achieve by playing Dunstan. It's a known quantity.

It’s being present.
Focusing on the moment you are in right now.
Not projecting, not thinking about the past.

Who will give us the best chance to win tomorrow afternoon?

Players do meditation now.
It’s about mindfulness.

That’s why I am calm as I watch the team that beat us by 110 points last week get a belting tonight.

It was f****** good to see. Certainty to lose after thrashing us. There is a pattern.

[asiu]

That’s why I am calm as I watch the team that beat us by 110 points last week get a belting tonight.

yea , i experienced that (ish)

that’ll be a good loss for the Doggies
... i can see em nailing things
come finals time

burn boys burn
learn boys learn

[freely]

Interesting reaction. I found it pretty dispiriting to know that they could beat us by 110 when they're actually not that good.

[saynta]

Interesting reaction. I found it pretty dispiriting to know that they could beat us by 110 when they're actually not that good.

Worse thing for me is that I hate those down hill skiers more than I detest the doggies.

My missus asked me before the game who I was going for. I told her I was hoping that there was a way both sides could lose.

s*** team from a s*** suburb.

[asiu]

Interesting reaction. I found it pretty dispiriting to know that they could beat us by 110 when they're actually not that good.

even though , they tend to despise us
and would have set themselves
to smash us
and to enjoy smashing us

they are still my 2nd favourite team
(just to piss em off)


though , i do generally like the way they go about things
on the footy field

(and a little bit of despisation
is a good thing to experience
for a Saints tragic)









+
they are the only other mob
i can practice humbleness on

[Vortex]

How did everyone think he went?

Didn’t really do anything overly impressive for mine, maybe that tackle early but looked shaky mostly

[Vortex]

How did everyone think he went?

Didn’t really do anything overly impressive for mine, maybe that tackle early but looked shaky mostly

[SaintPav]

How did everyone think he went?

Didn’t really do anything overly impressive for mine, maybe that tackle early but looked shaky mostly

He took a lovely intercept mark and nearly took another.

I didn't see enough of the game to make an assessment.

Needs another few weeks to know for sure.

[Wayne42]

Oscar now has the first one over and done with, hope he builds on it against Sydney.

[bangaulegend]

First game I will cut him some slack wasn't great IMO but I'm happy to keep playing him to give him a chance to see if he has what it takes . We need to see if these blokes can get to the next level no point being on the list if you can't deliver . Our season is pretty much done so lets just see who has it & who doesn't

[SaintJohno]

He had 1 more possession and 3 marks more than Hill. He needs a pay rise.

[CURLY]

Better than Highmore who arguably play the same role.

[suss]

Even though he moves like a new born giraffe I thought he went okay. I’d much rather him play than Frawley. He’s raw but could make it.