Round 20 2012 Preview (Saints vs Demons)
Posted by Football NationAug 9. 2012 6:39 pm
St Kilda Saints
vs
Melbourne Demons
WHEN: Saturday August 11, 1.45pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: St Kilda 12.12 (84) defeated Melbourne 10.6 (66), round five, 2012 at MCG
LINEUPS:
St Kilda
B: Jarryn Geary, James Gwilt, Tom Simpkin
HB: Sean Dempster, Sam Fisher, Sam Gilbert
C: Farren Ray, Lenny Hayes, Brendon Goddard
HF: Ahmed Saad, Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo
F: Stephen Milne, Justin Koschitzke, Sam Dunell
Foll: Ben McEvoy, David Armitage, Leigh Montagna
I/C: Jason Gram, Clinton Jones, Jack Steven, Beau Wilkes
Emg: Jamie Cripps, Tom Ledger, Dean Polo
In: Beau Wilkes
Out: Dean Polo
Melbourne
B: Joel Macdonald, James Sellar, Tom McDonald
HB: Lynden Dunn, James Frawley, Colin Garland
C: Jack Trengove, Brent Moloney, Sam Blease
HF: Neville Jetta, Jared Rivers, Rohan Bail
F: Jeremy Howe, Brad Green, Colin Sylvia
Foll: Jake Spencer, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones
I/C: James Strauss, Jordie McKenzie, Luke Tapscott, James Magner
Emg: Matthew Bate, Jordan Gysberts, Michael Evans
In: Neville Jetta, Jordie McKenzie
Out: Cale Morton (Shoulder), Jordan Gysberts
Milestones: Jack Grimes – 50 games
What our experts say:
St Kilda vs Melbourne
With just four matches to go it’s starting to look like St Kilda will need a miracle to make the finals. This match against Melbourne comes at the right time and they will take the points, but they need results falling their way to make the finals.
Melbourne finally notched its third win of the season over Gold Coast last week but it wasn’t entirely pretty. The Demons are simply waiting for their season to end now, and hopefully they can do so on a competitive note, with Brad Green announcing his retirement.
St Kilda by 35
SC – Brendon Goddard, Brad Green
Read more Round 20 previews from Daniel here.
St Kilda ($1.05) vs. Melbourne ($11.00):
Hard to see the Demons staying with the Saints here. They’ll be buoyed by their win last week and they found a way to goal via great midfield pressure, but I can’t see the Saints back half allowing them to hit the scoreboard like that this week. Could the fact that the Saints cannot make the finals curb their enthusiasm?
Suggested bet: None
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