Lyon said in his press conference a bit of cramp and fatigue plus some tightness meant they took him off, but doesn't think it will be any more than a week at this stage ...

We need to all vote this week to get Milney's goal up as goal of the week on the AFL website.

All the Bombers fans will vote for Lloyd .... we need to vote for Milne, and get everyone we know to vote for him too ...

Not his job to be defensive.

Part of the reason we won was Dal's willingness to take risks.

He was tagged all day, and I thought he at least broke even.


He is still only 24 years old ... hasn't missed a game for three years ... and is improving all the time.

Really, I thought Fiora's game for us today was close to his best for the club. He put his body on the line, ran hard offensively, won the footy and disposed of it well ... Took a couple of great grabs and could easily have had 3 goals. Full credit must go to Fiora for turning himself into a consist...

I agree with you Life Long Saint.

I hope it continues ... best game we have played since '05 IMHO.

5. L Hayes (brilliant)
4. X. Clarke (brilliant)
3. F. Gehrig (benefited from Lenny and X's work)
2. A. Fiora (best game for the club)
1. S. Fisher (killed Pavlich when the game was in the balance)

Umpire #3 paid 8 free kicks to Fremantle and 2 to us ...

All the other umps were about 50/50.


#3 was an absolute disgrace.

Was smiling after the game, and was reported on three different media sources that he had tightness and should be right for next week.

Certainly was walking around fine ... didn't look hindered.

Nick Riewoldt said on SEN after the match that NOTHING had changed in terms of gameplan and structure during the week, and that the players had just worked on executing what Lyon wanted. It paid off ... Decision-making, disposal and kicking for goal are three things that make any gameplan work well ...

Here's an interesting one.

What common (and unique) honour do both Ross Lyon and Michael Voss share in terms of their playing careers?

We need to convert our opportunities in front of goal, especially in the first quarter. A+. Exactly right. Fair dinkum, if we kick 14.2 and lose, I will go home happy. I HATE inaccuracy with a passion - bad kicking for goal is BAD football. Most basic skill of football, and we are the worst in the ...

Reported in Perth that Ben Cousins would miss this week with hamstring soreness, but Chris Judd would play.

Apparently Judd will be rested next week against St Kilda, and Cousins is 50/50 to play against us.

Could even it up a bit ... would be nice to get a win against the Eagles in Melbourne

The Sainters don't need more honest, hardworking, defensive players like Ferguson in the top 22 right now. We have them in abundance. Don't know if you've ever watched Ferguson at Casey, but he's hardly an honest defensive player. More like an attacking, gut-running half-back flanker who breaks the...

All posts not related to Andrew Thompson are about to be removed from this thread. On topic or the delete button will be used. Thommo is a champion of our club, and one of our most consistent and loved players over the past decade. He was the heart and soul when we were down the bottom, and carved o...

Destroyed Fevola in the second half. Destroyed Johnson to the point where he limped off in tears. Destroyed Hall and kept him to zero impact. Maxie is the most in-form player at St Kilda at the moment, and has lost none of his closing speed or spoiling ability. I reckon he has a solid 12 months left...

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Listen to his press conference from Tuesday.

He was funny, relaxed, confident, lucid and sounded strong and enthusiastic.

Really, compared to Mark Thompson he is an absolute star performer in the media.

No, Clint Jones is his whipping boy 66au

Agree with the OP.

On form, talent and coach, Fremantle should beat us by around 30-40 points.

But if playing the sh|thouse brand of footy "well" wins you a premiership, would you complain? I am yet to meet a Swans supporter who didn't love their '05 season. And BTW, we have been averaging 14 goals per game since the break when we have had most of our players back ... we averaged 15...

A little concerning.

I'm reasonably confident that with a full pre-season under their belts with Lyon in control, we will see a much better St Kilda in 2008.

Having said that ... RB will be gone at season's end IMO ... from what I hear there are few who want him around anymore ...

They should have given X a chance to regain form at Casey. He has lost all confidence and could be a liability. Had he kicked straight, he would have been the sole reason we were in front at half time. Played a terrific first half, and was good the week before. Did a good lockdown job on Kenelly in...

On Kosi ... doubt he'd go. He's a Victorian, and Adelaide's premiership hopes are no better than ours (probably worse). So there would be no real reason (certainly not financial) why he would leave ... On S. Fisher ... I must have left my rose-coloured glasses to gather dust today! I reckon Chips is...

As much as I love him, structurally Chips is one player we could afford to lose. Don't take this the wrong way, but with Gilbert, Goose, Allen, Gram and BJ all young and capable of providing run from the backline (as well as playing tall), we certainly have the depth in this area. Knights + 2nd roun...