His continued knee and shoulder injuries are a real concern. I'm hoping he doesn't go the way of Xavier Clarke, whose body just couldn't stand up to the demands of AFL footy after his first few years.

Out: Caminiti (inj), Dow (inj)
In: Howard, Garcia

B: Wilkie, Howard, Webster
HB: Sinclair, Battle, NWM
C: Hill, Steele, Wood
HF: Higgins, King, Garcia
F: Butler, Marshall, Sharman

Foll: Campbell, Windhager, Owens
Int: Bonner, Clark, Schoenmaker, Garcia
Sub: Wilson

I think we've seen the best of Steele. At his peak he was an absolute gun but now I think he's more just a serviceable midfielder in the rotation. I don't think he can be "the man" anymore. We're crying out for a Petracca/Reid/Horny Francis explosive type.

He is contracted Nearly half of the traded players are contracted - it's becoming a non issue. Contracted til 2027 and very much a required player though. It's not like he's got one year left and then could walk out as a FA. If a team manages to pry him out of St Kilda we will need to be very, very...

Ratten doesn’t have to be loyal to StK They sacked him under contract As far as he is concerned StK can get fkd I reckon Obviously. Brett can act as he chooses. I just don't appreciate it as a Saints supporter. Vindictive behaviour is unbecoming and toxic. By the way, Brett was well paid by us wasn...

Ratten doesn’t have to be loyal to StK They sacked him under contract As far as he is concerned StK can get fkd I reckon Obviously. Brett can act as he chooses. I just don't appreciate it as a Saints supporter. Vindictive behaviour is unbecoming and toxic. By the way, Brett was well paid by us wasn...

A few others who might have German heritage

Jeff Fehring
Steve Gaertner
Sean Dempster
Jarrod Lienert
Beau Maister
Dylan Pfitzner
Daniel Wulf

Windhager certainly seems German. Should be pronounced Markoos Vindhahger

Changes I'd want to see Out: Ross Membrey Allison Bonner Jones McLennan Byrnes Re-sign Campbell, Hayes and Webster as depth for one more year unless we're picking up readymade replacements. Van Es gets one more chance at getting his body right. Give Hotton a chance to show something after a horror r...

B.M wrote: ↑Sun 09 Jun 2024 7:23pm We don’t get any say in Battle

He’s out of contract and an unrestricted free agent

We do. Just need to pay him what he wants.

I also think Crouch is done ✅ Jones is done ✅ Campbell is done ✅ I think it's premature to write off Crouch. He was our best midfielder last year and has had a season ruined by injury so far. Putting up huge numbers in the VFL at the moment and realistically should be in the 22 right now. Jones I a...

SaintPav wrote: ↑Sat 08 Jun 2024 11:47pm King free kick was just a tangle according to Ling but free kick against Henry which reversed Wood goal was there.

Dingbat.

According to Ling, Ben Long played one of the best games of football anyone will ever see. Absolutely dominated with his 10 disposals, 1 goal and 3 shots that didn't score.

Ross and Skunk are thoroughly cooked. Jimmy can still play a role to a reasonable level but I'd prefer that we give Paton a month in the seniors to see if he can still play the small defender role and potentially earn another contract. Agree that there's not much point in playing Webster since final...

Gresham has been ok but hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. Hardly value for money. He’s also lost a bit of pace the last few because of his leg injuries which means he’s not as damaging as he was in the first 5 years of his career. Out of curiosity I just checked his stats and after kicking 9 go...

So Ross has decided that Seb offers us more this week than Crouch would. He's probably the only person who follows football with that opinion. Not just Ross. Boris Banger BJ Damian Carroll maybe Jake Batchelor might have a voice in Match Committee as well. Something weird is going on. Do they expec...

I can’t believe no crouch. You need an older fella in the 2s to teach the way and I thought it would have been Ross getting dropped, Crouch in. Bonner out for Arie. Arie has been tearing it up and smashing the door to be selected. Needs a game. 💯💯 Bonner got the DCM from Port because although he ca...

So Ross has decided that Seb offers us more this week than Crouch would. He's probably the only person who follows football with that opinion.

Worked out brilliantly for us with BJ, Dal and McEvoy. Looking forward to replacing a consistent top 10 B&F player with the next Tom Lee. I love Battle but to put him in the same category as the 3 above is ridiculous. Also this is about free agency which wasnt really a thing. We don't want to l...

Worked out brilliantly for us with BJ, Dal and McEvoy. Looking forward to replacing a consistent top 10 B&F player with the next Tom Lee.

I was concerned when Walsh was gone within weeks of Lyon's appointment. And also when Lethers was suddenly pushed out. We had two leaders who should have been able to stand their ground and keep Lyon in check. Instead we have his yes men Mission and Sos running the show with him. I'm not sure if the...

He has been excellent this year. Hopefully that's not just a contract year bounce. Does seem like a great guy to have around the club

Amazing game from Wilson

We didn’t deserve to win. The game was always played on Port’s terms. However, on this occasion, we got absolutely reamed by the umps. Was it a conspiracy, no? Did it cost us the game, unlikely. But did it affect the final margin being even closer and our chances of snatching an unlikely victory. A...

Margin was probably right. Port wasteful at times. Umpiring disgusting. Yes those balance out, but ports kicking was their own doing. I'm not one to log on after every loss and blame the umps but they did determine the outcome tonight. The outcome should be determined by the players. Port's inaccur...

Geeze he's got intensity and tenaciousness in spades. Imagine if Jack Billings that those qualities - would be a Brownlow medalist. Garcia clearly needs a couple of pre seasons in the gym but I think the small forward pressure role suits him well for now in Butler's absence. Then in a year or two he...