Dropping him will only help his confidence if he monsters the VFL full backs, and then we're left with one tall forward in Stanley. The way he gets so easily pushed off the ball, I seriously doubt he could even beat any of the VFL full backs. His performance tonight was nothing short of pathetic. d...

Outstanding, very proud right now. Now if another steps up next week we will be hitting great form going to the freo and cats games. Maybe Dal Santo to annihilate the Tigers to complete the domination of the midfield. Hayes Joey Dal at their best simultaneously *drool* the tigres...riewoldt will be...

degruch wrote:

stinger wrote:dropped some easy marks though.....

In front, yes I agree...very frustrating as he seem to have good hands around the ground. Give it time I guess, he spends more time in the ruck than up forward. Very encouraging signs the last couple of weeks.

i liked the way he crashed the packs

I don't believe Stanley is currently capable of taking strong contested marks - the job that Kosi is supposed to be doing. Stanley is just not physically able yet - he needs a couple more pre-seasons to bulk up if that's ultimately his role. i agree love stanley but i believe he needs to mature...n...

what are his stats?

This will become a non-event, if he marries her! But a correction to some above, illegal if female 16 and under 18 if male is over 21. To my knowledge we did not have many players in Sydney under 21. 16 17, same thing. That doesnt even make sense on paper let alone in law. Mind clarifying that? Im ...

i'm a lot older now, but if i was the same age as the players concerned and an attractive girl told me she was 18 and wanted sex, i would have hesitated ... for about two seconds. the club ought to back the players on this. if they believed she was 18 there is no problem. she sounds like an immatur...

i'm a lot older now, but if i was the same age as the players concerned and an attractive girl told me she was 18 and wanted sex, i would have hesitated ... for about two seconds. the club ought to back the players on this. if they believed she was 18 there is no problem. she sounds like an immatur...

Footy has a funny way of hitting you with some pretty bad karma when you mess with the footy gods. I believe this to be the case with the Saints as we witness our team play with half the conviction that it had last year. Firstly, I have no doubt that the Saints messed with the soul and fabric of th...

Statsman wrote:

goods wrote:stanley presents often ..i like the signs

He's not having a huge impact, but certainly presenting and doing all the right things.

agree but with time he will improve

stanley presents often ..i like the signs

is it the conditions?

p.s I know Ross would not read this forum, though can you believe Terry Wallace used to have someone Listening to the radio game day and writing down key points so he could act on them!

Raf was dominant in the game against the doggies in the prelim last year, he is creative and should be played further up the ground, he also can turn the ball over so I would not have him in the backline, you need someone more reliable back there. i have seen his brilliance, though I have also seen ...

it was fairly obvious from watching jack in the vfl what he was made of it should be no surprise now

steven IMO could be an elite inthe future, I have faith.

peake will come in for pace and im sure he knows the ground

We will win because there is no way one man is the ONLY reason for our slump. We will find our form and we will come back stronger. Loosing 3 is enough.

No wonder MX is free, there is obviously no editing involved, the spelling is atrocious. No surprise Chips has been talking to Roo and no surprise Gram has had surgery on his groin, he's been carrying a groin injury for over a year. To be honest, I did touch type the article and checked for spellin...

So they are going to persist with tampering with the best statistical defence in the history of the game. Since Roo was out they haven't played the old '09,early 10' defence for an entire game,and as a result we are now barely a side. The defence is what made us a great side last year...don't F*** ...

I noticed watching last Saturdays game we over cooked the ball a bit when kicking and didn’t drill it directly into the chest. It’s a bit hard to mark the ball when it’s a foot out of your reach and you have to run back to position yourself which gives your opponent time to position himself. M...

markp wrote:The cats beat the pies, and the swans (at home) beat freo.... what will separate us from top spot?

And if we then go on to pump the crows and tigers, where could we be by the end of round 11?

Believe.

umm, geelong will separate us by 4 points

We do not need Rhys Stanley to be the answer at all. What we need from Rhys Stanley IMHO is 2 things: 1. Take a defender AWAY from Kosi to stop the double team efforts in the goal square. 2. Chase and tackle like a nutter when the ball hits the deck - pressure pressure pressure and tackle. Use his ...

Schnieder stays

Teflon wrote: that lot has us 10 - 5 at Rd 16??

Enter stage left... NICK R

Not Pleasing............pull your head out of the sand Ross. Changes need to be made......game plan .......personnel........something please. Knee jerk changes are what we dont need. Last night we had everything go wrong for us. 1)the ball never bounced our way 2)the umps made some decisions that w...