Absolute joke Carey won't get in. If we wanted a Hall of Good Blokes, we'd set one up. As it is, it's meant to represent the best footy [players the game has offered up, you need to get hold of the actual CRITERIA As there is a few more other than "the best footy players" the critical &qu...

sounds like he seriously underestimated the kid in the reserves named a. lockett

overestimated himself more likely!

Its a funny game footy.... in the finals come september...in with a show lots can happen B4 then, injuries to opp stars, form fluctuations, who knows we could have a full list minus Goose (even he's not totally out of the Q) and really up and firing its a funny game footy.... and your post makes it ...

Often a new coach will take over when a team is on the decline not on the rise. yeh my thoughts were about missing Ratten too He'd have to be still a P Plater Perhaps he took over a mob with good young talent and a side who had nowhere else to go but up (ie after they made sure they didn't win too ...

A team posted just above has L.Fisher and Dempster both in the team with Raph as an emergency. Gees. How often have either of those had 19 possessions and laid 6 tackles in a match for the Saints, like Raph did against the Tigers, and he is still getting crucified for his game. Come on. Be fair and...

agree we need more run and runners, and its the team thing thats important ie they have to run together in support more often I notice its almost instinctive, or like training drill when you watch the best of the rest doing it ...the Cats eg seem to know theres going to be support behind and to eith...

The vigorous Hawks takling was a subjest for discussion during their televised game last week , when someone commented that they were really good at hurting "players" Then a bit of reference to the interchange bench and the fact that it was an element now creeping in, wherby a team can be ...

With all the argy-bargy about Raph lately, this bloke Dempster remains a bit of a mystery to me, as I ponder the back half posabilities for this week I'm looking for a few learned opinions For starters I live in the bush and have only managed to watch our games so far this year on TV/Fox and you mis...

its definitely a long season and one can't predict the September action fully Top sides can have three or 4 of their a-graders out by then and that can make the world of difference. And some of them are due to cop their share! (cats eg) Hell knows we certainly have had ours! Often what comes around,...

thanks sRs for such good insight I think that throws a bit of light on the subject! and Nathan Brown is probably pretty near the mark at this paticular point in time ....but ....one would like to think we have the cattle to outperform his mob if we can play to our known capability, and often just 1 ...

good thinking buckets After getting over the initial trauma of the loss of Roo, I also tried to put a similar posative spin on it We have certainly been handicapped via our predictability going forwrd for ages, (highlighted by PA having always 2 and often 3 on the poor bugger) and now out of necessi...

According to documents in the State Library, St Kilda was actually called "Sakilda" or "Sakilder", a Scandinavian word for a row of shields, the archipelago's appearance as it was approached by sea. A Dutchman in the 1600s allegedly made a mistake in copying a map and mistook th...

Raph is a work in progress ! he has too much to offer in terms of natural ability and other posative aspects to his game for some to just dismiss and sentence to a life of VFL The continual baggers need to see this and join with a few of us who try and offer consructive criticism of his game and pos...

definte outs Roo Goose Max X and unavilable: King with those in the possable mix there appears heaps of possible line-ups which will make it very interesting now the picture hs become clearer We look like having a very full on thred here for the next 11 days! I'll give it a go soon at a side , but a...

Ripper!

why is no one calling for McEvoy to be brought in against collingwood

possably 'cos RL said yesreday he's in the mix and "ready"for inclusion

a bit early in the fortnight too, with cloud over Kozi, possable King return and an intresting situation as to the G selection

5. Milne
4. Harvey
3. Dal
2. Ball
1. Birss

Not potting you, or your OP, I just think the players would ge pretty let down by the so called supporters on this forum after playing their guts out last night. thanks Joffa, excellent post My OP was from a Devils Advocate stand point , and was hoping to also draw some comment from those who conti...

I'm exstatic that we WON! and i agree with the poster who said that c/f our previous few weeks... We did show more spirit. We were more attacking. We did dispose of the ball better. We were more accountable. but like Columbo....something bothers me.... cos I dont't think .... We showed MORE spirit t...

Raph was a good contributer in our gutsy team win last night Having said that I agree with many of the posters in this thread, in particular those who are genuinly offering constuctive criticism in some of the areas in RCs game needing improvement. At present he appears a liability in defence due to...

has won us three games this season. kicked two in the last quarter of the NAB cup final, which we won by about four points. kicked two in the last quarter against essendon to snuff out their chances. kicked seven tonight in a team that won by 3 points. who else is kicking goals? and I thought he wa...

Yet in immediate post game discussions Wallsey I got the distinct impression he was still pushing the saints bandwagon,4-3 and up there with still a good chance ( to be runner-up as I predicted ) etc, and added "I hope they persevere with Gehrig" I thought ...go easy Walls, we know you hel...

Do you think Mark Harding lost his money on the Tigers? The Saints left with four points - proof positive that sport doesn't have to be fair. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23642307-19742,00.html He ignored passing comment though on the "fairness" of the infringem...

y do we persist with
Raph "clanger"Clarke in the backline?

we have up the anti in the 2nd half or they will run over us

g kickers Milne Armo Del