Apparently confirmed. As I suspected, teams will be selected in accordance with who we play. Doggies have a smallish, pacy forward line - so Raph goes out. If it had been the Hawks - maybe he stays in?? Anyways - as close to full strength as I can remember. Only Bakes and Goose still to come in. Do...

Source ? I believe it and it is obviously the correct inclusion but before i get to happy that Raph has made way, would just like to be sure.... I have just logged in after hearing SEN confirm the Saints in and out after the 5 news. BJ in Raph out. Thank you. To me that's the right move by RL. To b...

Source ? I believe it and it is obviously the correct inclusion but before i get to happy that Raph has made way, would just like to be sure....

He was up in the air by himself with two clear fists to the ball. He could have marked it! I don't see how you can defend that point.

Did anyone go to game and see the stupid things Raph did. 3 times he was in the clear and he punched it, why not mark it. Gilbert did a good job on the week end and has earned a spot on the team. The two handed punch would be a deliberate tactic that he practices at training. Unless he has a team m...

The change that should occur this week is a no brainer... In: BJ Out: R Clarke R Clarke has been horrible the last 2 weeks and to be honest, it has been a lot longer than the last 2 weeks. He is way out of his depth atm & i struggle to believe all the praise ppl in other threads have been heapin...

Was great last night. Got wacked a fair few times and just got straight back up again. He deserves praise for his durability and resiliance. Beautiful foot skills, as always, too.

Max and Sam Fisher were our best players tonight. Bally was sad. Enough said on that matter. Our first 15-20 mins was great tonight and I though to myself - 'How much are we going to win by?' Unfortuately we hardly scored thereafter and I refuse to lay the blame solely at the feet of Roos. Our coach...

Bartel?

WE alone have at least two midfielders better than him - Dal and Lenny.

Dal's awesome - everytime he gets the ball his disposal is perfect...calculated and superb. Certainly not overrated!

Seeing glimpses of how Judd played the other night suggests he must be in contention.
Regarding Dal, it is interesting that the umpires see him so differently to St Kilda people (I don't mean us, i mean those in the inner sanctum), as he has never come a place in the club B&F.

Dal is a very good bet, however if Lenny plays well he will certainly attract umpires' attention so you just never know.

Lenny Hayes is the most important player on our team. He is in top form even after two games - most courageous and best leader. Also more likeable than Roo IMO.

I love Schneider! He is such an asset to our club. What a steal!

Is it set in concrete that the game will be at AAMI if both the Saints and Crows win?

Mine does say Foundation Social Club Adult on the back and like saint24601 mine had to be activated too so maybe it was only on the cards printed later because we didn't sign up straight away?

It would have been more laughable had they not picked Judd. He is the best player in the league - everyone knows that and it would have been a big slap in the face to him. His leadership will be invaluable to Carlton.

Riewoldt and Hayes are both great but imo i believe that Lenny is the one that flies the flag for the team. If one of our players goes down he is straight over to the opposition to give them a bump that makes them hurt. I just think he is what we need right now. He's physically and mentally tougher ...

Would have preferred henderson - we just missed out!

Take that bet any day! PM your credit card details and i'll put my $1 on that for my big $1000 return!

Great post...thanks! Disappointing that we didn't take Goldsack when we had two chances to do so. Also, it is clearly evident that it was a romantic decision to take raph clarke when we could have had beau waters or brent stanton who could possibly be a brownlow medallist one day.

The selectors will look seriously foolish if the cats don't win the premiership - 9 players in the so-called best team puts the pressure on. It is an absolute travisty that Riewoldt and Fisher didn't make All-Australian. Fisher has had barely any support throughout the season and has done a great jo...

Although Judd is a champ, could we really justify giving him that much cash if some of our other elite players have had to sacrifice financially over the years to stay together? How do you think they would feel about that?

I can't handle the thought that saturday will be our last game! Go pies!!!! If the pies win our boys will kill the tigers because we will want it so bad!

I don't know - but i'm feeling sick just thinking about it! I can't believe i'm going to be barracking so hard for collingwood! I just want it to be over. And if adelaide wins saturday will be ordinary because we will be playing for nothing.