St Kilda expects mature-age rookie Rowan Marshall to provide a key target in the air in his debut against Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night.
The 21-year-old has been used predominantly in
With Tim Membrey serving the second week of his two-game suspension and Paddy McCartin still sidelined due to
“Rowan Marshall is a mature aged for a first-gamer; he’s 21 years of age,” Richardson said at a press conference at Melbourne airport on Friday.
“He’s a tall forward that can go into the
“We’re certainly optimistic that he’s going to be able to give us a real contest in the air.”
Friday Microscope: Round 18 v Sydney
The match committee at Linen House Centre
Contested ball winners Blake Acres and Luke Dunstan have been rewarded for their strong form with the Zebras, ruckman Billy Longer has overcome a hamstring
Richardson explained that St Kilda made such a large amount of changes due to a variety of reasons, including form, the Swans midfield makeup and the small dimensions of the Sydney Cricket Ground.
“(The changes were due to) a bit about the opposition we play and it’s a smaller ground; we’ve brought in some guys that win contest; our team is a
It’s a slightly bigger forward line for the same reasons because of how small the ground is; it’s a wide ground but end to end it’s not a long ground. And some guys just didn’t quite get it done (against Essendon); they’ll go back to the VFL and work on their footy.”