This Saturday sees St Kilda colleagues Aaron Hamill and Adam Skrobalak go head to head when their respective VFL sides, Sandringham and Frankston, face off on Sunday afternoon.
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Usually seated in the same coaching box at St Kilda matches, the pair will find themselves on opposite sides of the ledger for the very first time.
The ‘Sammy’ vs ‘Skrob’ showdown has led to some mischief at RSEA Park between the two coaches, whose desks are immediately beside each other.
“We crossed paths on Monday morning, and I just had to keep shielding my computer away from him,” Sandringham’s Aaron Hamill told saints.com.au.
“He told me that there’s no vision from last week’s game, and I said ‘OK, no worries’, so I think the games started pretty early.”
“Game-day will be interesting, I might actually walk over to his huddle and just have a little chat about the rucks.”
But Hamill was full of praise for his Frankston counterpart’s work in his first year in charge of the Dolphins, one of only four remaining standalone VFL clubs.
“He’s certainly done a bloody good job with Frankston, considering the circumstances and where they’re at,” Hamill said.
“He gets them to compete. And if they can compete for long enough, they’re a chance against anyone.”
Aaron Hamill’s first year at the helm at Sandringham has been an interrupted one, as the sizeable injury list at St Kilda has resulted in an ever-changing outlook for the Zebras.
“We just need to get back to what we do best,” he said.
“If we can compete well, and
Meanwhile, Frankston Dolphins head coach Adam Skrobalak has also not been without his own injury woes, losing St Kilda-listed ruckman Lewis Pierce to a hamstring issue.
“Unfortunately, Lewis won’t be playing because of his hamstring, so that’s a shame,” Hamill said.
“It would have been a good battle with him and Longer and given ‘Richo’ something to think about, so I think he was looking forward to that.”
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