Pre-Match. Pies v. Saints. All comments.

[Donny]

Sunday July 4.

Collingwood v. St. Kilda.

MCG. 3.20 start.

(subject to possible changes)

B: Noble, Roughead, Maynard
HB: Quaynor, Madgen, Mayne
C: Hoskin-Elliott, Crisp, Sidebottom
HF: Bianco, Cameron, Thomas
F: De Goey, Mihocek, Elliott
FOLL: Grundy, Pendlebury, Adams

I/C: Cox, Daicos, Murphy, Poulter,

EMG: Macrae, Lynch, Brown, Ruscoe

IN: De Goey

OUT: McCreery (injured)

Let's hear ya !!

[ronrat]

On the weeekends form Saints would be favs but you never give up hope, especially against St Vomit.

[K]

[Alex]

In: De Goey Out: McCreery - De Goey to play in the middle
In: Keane Out: Madgen - We aren't gonna make the finals, lets see what Keane can do.
In: Kelly Out: Cox - We needed another marking option in our forward 50, but Cox wasn't the answer. Our forward line is too slow if both he and Cameron are in there so in comes Will Kelly.
In: Wilson Out: Mayne - Controversial. Some like Mayne, others, like me, think his kicking absolutely ruins our ball movement. I understand his role is to get it to our damaging Half-Backs, but does he really need to take 10 seconds, then chip it to them at the boundary line, then go backwards only to lose the ball or kick it to a 50/50? For me, Wilson or even Ruscoe comes in, again, not making finals, so play the kids instead of the mediocre role players. Its not like we have no experience, Maynard, Roughead, Crisp, WHE, Grundy, Adams, De Goey, Elliott, Sidey, Pendles, and Thomas all have played 100+ games, +Noble, Quaynor, Daicos, and Mihocek all know what they are doing and have played in multiple finals. Thats 15/22 players that I have just named, and only Keane, Bianco, Kelly, Wilson, and Poulter have played less than 10 games.

Saints are in form, should win in a close one, but we will show promise on what may lie ahead.

[RudeBoy]

While I would drop Cox, it seems that Harvey wants to stick with him for a while yet. I reckon it makes our team too slow and top heavy, but then again wtfwik?

For those critical of Madgen, I expect him to retain the CHB spot for the remainder of the year. He'll never be a great player, but he is quite a good mark, reasonably mobile and gives his all. Furthermore, we don't have a better key defender in the ressies to take his spot.

I would drop C. Brown, but I don't expect that to occur.

Out: McCreery

In: De Goey

Pies by 5 points.

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

Imo a pretty winnable game for us, the Saints are obviously still very vulnerable imo... but then again, so are we.

I'll tip us by a goal but I'm far from confident.

[Pies2016]

We’re just about at that fork in the road regarding future team selections.
The club can either continue to pursue a “ best team “ policy or it entertains a selection policy around development and the future.
I have no doubt any selection that includes Mayne, Thomas, Brown and ( to a lesser extent ) Madgen will give us an improved chance of a win on the day over the likes of Wilson, Keane, Rantall and MacRae or Henry ( examples only )
Conversely, the experience that comes with playing young men at the elite level is the best teacher for what’s required to take the next step.
I’m ok whichever way they go but if posters are going to push the “ development “ path, then that should also come with even further reduced expectations on the day …. just saying.

[Magpietothemax]

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[RudeBoy]

Rantall, Macrae and Henry are not yet physically strong enough to compete confidently at the AFL level. They need to play consistently good footy in the ressies and use the forthcoming pre-season to add muscle and aerobic strength, so they can have a great impact in the seniors next year.

[Piesnchess]

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