It was a long time ago - round 1 last year and they got us with a team that was short for rucks and KPP's. Riewoldt starred after TMac went off.

ST. KILDA

B: Sean Dempster, Luke Delaney, James Gwilt
HB: Nathan Wright, Dylan Roberton, Jimmy Webster
C: Jack Newnes, Luke Dunstan, Farren Ray
HF: Clint Jones, Nick Riewoldt, Josh Saunders
F: Rhys Stanley, Beau Maister, Eli Templeton
FOLL: Tom Hickey, David Armitage, Shane Savage
I/C: Jack Billings, Thomas Curren, Jarryn Geary, Sam Gilbert
EMG: Trent Dennis-Lane Tom Lee Sebastian Ross

NEW: Jack Billings (Oakleigh Chargers), Luke Delaney (North Melbourne), Luke Dunstan (Woodville-West Torrens), Shane Savage (Hawthorn), Eli Templeton (Burnie Dockers)

MELBOURNE

B: Dean Terlich, James Frawley, Jack Grimes
HB: Lynden Dunn, Tom McDonald, Bernie Vince
C: Jimmy Toumpas, Jack Watts, Dom Tyson
HF: Rohan Bail, Jack Fitzpatrick, Daniel Cross
F: Shannon Byrnes, Cam Pedersen, Jeremy Howe
FOLL: Jake Spencer, Nathan Jones, Jack Trengove
I/C: Viv Michie, Matt Jones, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Alex Georgiou
EMG: Daniel Nicholson, Sam Blease, Michael Evans

NEW: Daniel Cross (Western Bulldogs), Alex Georgiou (Norwood), Jay Kennedy-Harris (Oakleigh Chargers), Viv Michie (Fremantle), Dom Tyson (Greater Western Sydney), Bernie Vince (Adelaide)

Who could forget this one.

looking at the 25 listed there there were quite a few VFL players and then we lost Fitzpatrick before half time as well as McDonald.

Six no longer at the club and Trengove as we now know on one leg.

Surely we can win this one!

We had a fair few more scoring shots as I recall, and Riewoldt only cut loose after T Mac got injured

Gotta win this

They have a better midfield. Everywhere else, we win IMO.

chance to even our amount of wins for the entire season last year before the BYE. Big opportunity. But unlike all other big opportunities we have had in the past, we can't let this one go

Id think we have a better/deeper midfield than the saints

It's hard to believe that only 14 months ago we put out a side with Byrnes, Georgiou and Trengove in it. It feels like several years since Jack played, and the other two have been long banished from my memory.

We should win this, but it all depends on whether we decide to play for four quarters or two.

If we lose this our players will definitely suffer from mental issues.....

Start of the year I would have marked this as a win, I'm no where near as confident anymore.

It would be disastrous if we lost this.

Another loss to the Saints.

Another loss at Etihad.

If we have "improved", then we should win.

If we don't win, I can't see how anyone could possibly argue that we've improved.

It would be disastrous if we lost this.

Another loss to the Saints.

Another loss at Etihad.

If we have "improved", then we should win.

If we don't win, I can't see how anyone could possibly argue that we've improved.

100% correct praha

the BS stops next sunday night

I'm 100% certain we will lose this. My wife is a saints supporter and this last 8 years has been hell. I've given up on getting one up on her with the footy.

I'm 100% certain we will lose this. My wife is a saints supporter and this last 8 years has been hell. I've given up on getting one up on her with the footy.

Sorry mate, I hate to tell you but I think Mrs Pipefitter will be rubbing more salt into your wounds on Sunday night.

Damn Etihad curse!

I have a feeling we are going to win this..

It would be disastrous if we lost this.

Another loss to the Saints.

Another loss at Etihad.

If we have "improved", then we should win.

If we don't win, I can't see how anyone could possibly argue that we've improved.

Would have to agree, if the players are to show improvement and the club is to sell hope then we need to be beating the teams around us in the bottom four. For me this is the most important game of the year so far...time to beat them and move forward...

Time to slay the Etihad dragon.....

Twelve out of the twenty-two who played in Roos' first game, still in the team now and a few of them are lucky we have injuries.