Watters, by contrast, is just looking to tinker. Part of that tinkering involves returning our pressure levels to those of 2009, not teaching us anything new. The other part involves continuing what Lyon began in the second half of last year when we became, at some cost to our defensiveness, one of...

SAme as excuse in '07. Settling in new coach/gameplan. That is a false analogy and a lame excuse. Lyon radically overhauled our game plan to turn us into premiership contenders and taught our players the forward press when no-one had ever heard of it. Beginning in 2010, Worsfold studied St Kilda's ...

we are due a rebuild What do you mean "due"? Last year we finished 6th - with Kim Duthie. Without Lenny. With Riewoldt a broken man. This year Lenny is back. Riewoldt's feeling better. Goddard's hip is fixed. Ledger Crippa and Sipa are into their second year. There's Ross, Saad and Milera...

"My stats" mean nothing? They mean nothing to you mate, because they don't suit your argument. Why do you reckon we have started up the acadamy? What has the club decided we are struggling with? DEVELOPMENT. .... Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood don't have our problem. Why? Lyon is a ver...

"My stats" mean nothing? They mean nothing to you mate, because they don't suit your argument.

clarky449 wrote:Cant recall ever seeing Crocker play. Whats his weakness and strengths?

Was the best kick in the TAC. An elite left footer and smart.

Lyon genuinely loved playing Ledger Cripps and Siposs and, but for their injuries, would have given them more games.
Those three had a great start last year.

i would never ban anyone if that has happened but that doesnt mean I miss certain posters. I do know though that I left this site that it may close down as i provide the most information, comedy, serious aspects to footy and life and above knowledge of the game. If I happen to pass away can someone...

play kids while they are still surrounded by class...and we still have class. ... we are gonna have to go back to go fwd.....sadly for us and Watters it will be at the expense of time that our current top end dont have. .finally ... some sense. ... and as usual , we are a year late getting started....

Con Gorozidis wrote:I am very comfortable with getting games in to winmar and cripps.
cripps is a good player already.

Glad to hear it, Conster.
Gotta start having faith in Crocker. His kick's a cracker.

bobmurray wrote: couldn't handle the thought of having to find a new spine

Good luck finding a new spine with a head of football who clings to Polo Peake and Ray in preference to a 25 year old Key Tall Backman and then tops it off by saying "we've kept everyone we wanted to keep".

Agreed fireman, we will know round 4 whether we are ok......as I posted I have concerns, they will either be confirmed or denied after a few real games Why Round 4? Why not Round 3? Or Round 5? Or Round 10? What portent of doom, what dire calamity, what prophecy of approaching apocalypse does playi...

If our backline is stuffed, why is it stuffed? To paraphrase Spinner - it's because Pelchen decided that keeping all of Polo, Peake and Ray was more important than ditching one of those to pay market value for Dawson. Gwilt missed the last 8 games of 2011. Yet no-one said our backline was stuffed. ...

Why is always AD and Trigg that are telling us all over and over again that Mifsud was greatly offended... They keep speaking on behalf of him... Every time they bring it up, they make out as if he's more offended that the last mention of it... He must've been so offended that he's since fallen int...

If our backline is stuffed, why is it stuffed? To paraphrase Spinner - it's because Pelchen decided that keeping all of Polo, Peake and Ray was more important than ditching one of those to pay market value for Dawson. Gwilt missed the last 8 games of 2011. Yet no-one said our backline was stuffed. T...

Once the season clicks in, it's about the teammates buying in, the defence working hard for one another. Type Dawson into AFLPHOTOS and you get mostly this kind of thing (click on the links and a photo should come up) http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Zac+Dawson+AFL+Rd+21+St+Kilda+v+Collingwood+YA...

I was thinking more along the lines of a tasty mouse or two, Whiskers. There are a couple of little cuties in the back garden munching on some avocado as we speak. Some confusion there': I am Whiskers, my cat's name is Whiskas. Please refrain from mentioning rodents as I may seize the opportunity t...

I was thinking more along the lines of a tasty mouse or two, Whiskers.

There are a couple of little cuties in the back garden munching on some avocado as we speak.

whiskers3614 wrote:Crippa 2Sipa writes beautifully

Whiskers, you are my fave! I've said it before and I'll say it again...

Another hilarious thread. As I have said many times, dont leave our club controversial or you will suddenly be poor at what you did. Doesnt matter that those same people said this guy was the god of coaching even last year. Exactly Plugger. What frustrates me. People just cant accept the fact that ...

Con Gorozidis wrote:i just tried to watch ross lyons press conference from today

You sound seriously in love, mate. Still stalking his press conferences?

Shaggy wrote:RL’s record is that of a GOP coach.

Shaggy, I'm afraid that is not the view of the wider football community who were willing to put their money where their mouth is.

stats show lyon paid nothing but lip service to these little quotes you seem to think are gems. Can someone wheel out the stats please? Happy to do so. Ross made those statements in May 2011. In 2011, the Saints blooded 8 - equal 4th most of any side. During the previous years, Lyon placed us in a ...

subtle swipe at his predecessor. but lets not open that can of worms again. Fair point by Watters. When he wants to be sure he's making a "fair point", Scotty loves quoting Rossy: Rossy: "I think people are naive to think I just sit there and prepare on a weekly basis, and don't plan...

Saintspremiers,
Where have you been? I've been missing you.
Keep the ad hominems coming old chum.
C2S xxx