B.M wrote: ↑Fri 27 Sep 2024 10:21pm Both bog average

Wouldn’t give a cup full of cold water for either

That describes the Soldo's

What about Lanhams ....lol

We need someone if Marshall goes down. Our back ups just aren't back ups. They are part time fill ins. Owen's is a future star. Can ruck for a quarter here or there. But you don't want him thrown to the wolves. What if Rowan does a knee in Round 1. Season over for the saints? Hayes is a crystal vase...

Do kid yourself. We are not a destination club. What do we offer? Not prime time ( yippee Sunday twilight on foxtel) No big crowd Lots interstate travel No surf lifestyle No 'Cotton On' Managerial jobs for the other half No living away - cost equalisation allowance Let's be honest No winning culture...

Joe is 30. He could go again but many big men are done around 30.
Max. Long history of injuries. Signed until he is 32 ....
I hope there is some clauses in that contract.

So is the signal that Crouch is done? Macrae is a has been. 1 year cover at beat. Other than that his days are done. Inside mids fall off the cliff faster than any other position. Ryder was bought in for a purpose to protect and develop Marshall and it worked perfectly. Very different scenario to Ma...

Definitely missed Crouch grunt around the clearances. His big body helps. The inclusion of Clarke I believe helped. Not like for like but the Saints definitely improved when Clarke came in. Is he essential... probably not Dies he add yes Is he better than the alternative... yes today. By August 2025...

Problem with Membrey is that King will be back.
Therefore Membrey with hamper the growth of Sharman and Caminiti....

A lot to be said about timing. Sydney Essendon and Carlton all playing dreadfully when we played them. All going through a rough patch with there game plans worked out. I believe that 10% down v 10% up. Top v bottom of the ladder is anyone's game. We'll I would back the bottom of the ladder. There i...

Does he have the tank for CHF ?

He doesn't strike me that he would have the tank to play CHF. CHF is one of the more demending positions in regards to run and sprint distances. Chop out in the ruck will be OK. But his second efforts and running power in the forward line could have some improvement.

If the cripple ever gets out on the field he will look great in brown and gold stripes.
Not sure whether he will see red white and black.

Mason has been going well. Body holding up well. He is as good as he ever will be ( players don't get better after 30). His best is really good. Leadership around the club is good. Butler has evolved as a player. 2 is long in my opinion. In 18 months it would not surprise if he was pulling on the Sa...

Awesome. Now i read the saints are into Adam Tomlinson.
A broken 31 year old that can't hold a place in the Melbourne team. He did play well against the saints however so makes sence.
That will probably drop the saints compo to Band 2 or 3.

It all started with low ball offer. Then the saints insulted him by chasing Weitering on double what they were prepared to offer him. Yes it is about family. It is about future. The saints are run by muppets. There was no surprise when the Hawks came knocking he accepted the call. A long successful ...

Saints were willing to pay $1.3 for Weitering. So the money should be there somewhere.

Byrne's still young. Can't delist too many players. There is only a 4-5 draft picks (after top 25 it is a complete lottery) and player swaps are often a balance.
More than 8 player turnover is alot.

Offer Battle more.
We had loony tunes amounts for Weitering.

Offer him what is required for first round compo. Force Hawks.to pay it.

Give him Hannebery old position. We havent had a charity case for a while.
Medical ward. ... our Doctors fix anything... old bodies, Fat unfit and Diabetic, stuffed hamstings ...

Don't we have a war chest?

Didn't we offer Weitering $1.3m a year ? (for Battles spot)

Key position players don't come along easily.

From what I can see we only have Arie coming through and Webster's only got a year or two left.

No way.
Pettracca is done. Mentally it will take too much. Dusty didn't recover.
However it is the sort of stupid move that stkilda would do.

We can get him right ....

He was holding his wrist but from what I could see (sitting next to the bench) he poped his shoulder.
They did try some overhead work to see if it was OK. However he knew immediately he was gone (the youngen next to me learnt some new words).

Definitely long term view. 2 games left. He needs some game time. But absolutely cannot be over exposed and get injured.

He needs a full preseason uninterrupted to get fully match fit and to have a few more years of playing

Absolutely unbalanced the team. Therefore it is up to the coaches to right the ship. Power forwards days are not over. Jeremy Cameron, Hogan, Hawkins, Curnow, Tex etc. These players have been influential in the last few years. They are a focus not the be all and end all. However the word is POWER fo...

Saints need to work out where they are. If they are contending - Battle is a required player. Can't swap him for a pick (say pick 6-10) and expect the saints to be better next year (or within 2 years). If they are rebuilding - swap him for improvement in 3+ years. Battles loss will make Saints a wea...

Due diligence... what a joke. It hasn't even got to court yet. He hasn't done his suspension. It wasn't a one off. He has gone through the rehab. The counciling. The psychologists. The well-being. He rejected the lot He didn't learn. North gave up. Saints will be in perpetual under performance until...

In May this year all the players 'Took a stand against gender based violence " Essentially the players, clubs and officials took a pledge. It wasn't a pay thing, it wasn't a sponsorship thing. A willing commitment. Andrew Dillion said "When it comes to violence against women, the only acce...