I was howled down when I posted the following on 10th April this year regarding Ross Lyon... Not only do I think Lyon should resign, I think he will. The current playing list have shown, with their off field behaviour, that they dont have the discipline required to succeed at AFL level. As coach Ros...

Gardiner McQualter Baker Eddy Blake Gamble Polo Trade Gilbert for an acceptable Draft Pick, maybe pick 20. I reckon we should try and get a top 5 pick for Gilbert. Also Polo doesnt deserve to go at all. If we could get a top 5 pick for Gilbert even better. But I seriously doubt it. Regarding Polo, ...

Ross Lyon was quoted as saying it was the "End of an era".

Coach speak for "I'm going to coach Melbourne next year"?

Would not surprise me in the slightest given his mood after the game last night.

Our best FB goes foward because we have to many bakman. How about our best FB stays there and either another backman moves somewhere else or is dropped. Don's start me on this argument! The question is what is optimum for the team? Blake was almost bog - so I cant see him going out. Gamble is injur...

I think Riewoldt has proved that he is an above average finals player. Twice in as many years he has pulled us across the line in a prelim through sheer will power. He also played an amazing game against Collingwood in the 09 Qualifying final from memory. He is marked harshly on his GF performances...

The first line in the article says it all...

"ROSS Lyon has refused to be involved in rumour and innuendo concerning his playing future..."

It's clear that this article relates to his PLAYING future and not his COACHING future.

Apart from a key forward who cant kick nothing much has changed... commentators still bemoaning the play on rule and also remarking that the Saints look so much better when the go up the middle rather than fiddling around.

Dr Spaceman wrote:

plugger66 wrote:

saintspremiers wrote:Discuss.

I was clearly better at Shot Put. Discus wasnt a strength for me but it is for others.

Just a glorified frisbee really.

Well... not really... just ask my dog!

One could also put forward the argument that we could have taken Luke Molan (7) ahead of Nick Dal Santo (13) in 2001, or rather than take Leigh Montagna at 37 we could have taken Ashley Watson (14) Daniel Elstone (20) Rod Crowe (30) Simon O'Keefe (34) or Jarrad Wright (35) Likewise in 2002 we could ...

BigMart wrote:I dont BS...

I only state FACTS

Ant the fact is.. YOU'RE A TOSSER!!!!

No surprise at decision. The criminal legal system requires an acquital if not beyond reasonable doubt. Therefore Lovett does not have to prove innocence but rather that there was a plausable explanation of events which MAY be true. The victim in this case was drunk and therefore it was always goin...

Here is a little piece of information that people should write down on a bit of paper and stick on their computer, so that they don't forget. The author of any article published in our newspaper NEVER writes the headline. There are overpaid sub editors who are employed to do this. They often try to...

So let's sack the lot of them and start again because an Age reporter considers our premiership window closed. :roll: I disagree with him also that the list is a dog's breakfast. Lousy article. About the only thing it has right is that we should re-sign Ross. Yes - it was a poor article. Badly writ...

stkildathunda wrote:Are we going to have a team left next year? Gram, Goddard, Riewoldt, Armitage plus others have all "signed" at GWS according to people.. I guess at this rate we will have the entire list covered for someone to brag about being correct......

You forgot Gilbert!

Sobraz wrote:
Has not got the tools to play backline anymore...

he IS the tool that plays in the backline...!!

He is s***......well maybe not s***, but only just a player....will get founder out by bigger defenders Arryn or johnson would have kicked 4 against that rabble... Nick running around unfit and at 70% kicked 4.... What... like all those goals Johnson kicked agains Carlton's seconds on Saturday? I'd...

Arent we paying him? that too, but wait Riewoldt goes onto the vet list so therefore all the problems of the world are solved? Yep because the club would not have known that when doing other players contracts. Agreed, the amount of planning gone into the contract lists and obligations mirrors John ...

Agreed, the amount of planning gone into the contract lists and obligations mirrors John Beveridge's real idea of the football talent of Justin Sweeney...none. On the contrary, Justin Sweeney had loads of talent. Unfortunately his head wasnt in the right space for AFL footy. When you look at this V...

If Jarred Waite can get off after kicking a guy in the nuts the Roo has nothing to worry about. At most he may get a reprimand and have few points hanging over his head...

Whilst he is fantastic at getting the clearances, he unfortunately tends to butcher the ball both by hand and foot. A number of times tonight he was nowhere near hitting a teaget and turned it over too many times.

Needs to improve this part of his game.

Sainternist wrote:

perfectionist wrote:No way will he kick 7. Six tops.

At this stage, 3 goals is a good game for him.

At this stage 3 POSESSIONS is a good game for him!!!!!!!!!

Risk taking was the difference between Geelong and St Kilda in 2009 GF. Where Scarlett toe poked to Ablett, a St Kilda player will most likely have dived on the ball and caused a stoppage or picked up the ball and passed backwards to a player in the clear...

plugger66 wrote:

FortiusQuoFidelius wrote:I'm going to make a bold prediction and say that Gram has played his last game for the Saints...

Im going to say you will be proven wrong in about 9 days. Hope Grammy come out and proves many of you wrong.

If I am proven wrong then I'm happy to admit it... I guess time will tell!

Ahhhh.... Soul.....

I'm going to make a bold prediction and say that Gram has played his last game for the Saints...