Ok Brendan Goddard has officially gone. The Saints aren't going to match the Essendon offer. Wanted the money and to play in a premiership team. Clearly BJ doesn't see the Saints as contenders. He's entitled to his opinion. I say he is wrong. So what happens now? Presumably we get a first round draf...

I am on the record for singing the praises of Scott Watters. I think he is an astute coach and he has changed the team game plan for the better in my view. But it is interesting to see who has flourished and who has fallen by the wayside, players I mean, in his first year as coach. He has certainly ...

Forget about Harvey or Rooey. Think of all of those loyal, long suffering fans of this football team who live in a constant state of disappointment. Let me remind you the last time we won a flag was 46 years ago. That is an absolute disagrace but I also live in constant hope. That is the upside of b...

As we turn our attentions to who is coming and going from St Kilda, what do we make of Watters first year as coach of the Saints? Ross Lyon was a good footy coach no doubt about that. Look at what he did for the Dockers this year. They are barely recognisable on last year's form. But I'm happy to sa...

With the greatest respect I thought we had a good game plan this year, a fit team, discipline and belief. Maybe not momentum because we lost too many games. Granted the margins were not big but wasn't it obvious that we just didn't have the talent? I mean we are not playing in the finals.

If the St Kilda Football Club needs a key, tall defender and another ruckman as the coach seems to think, who can the club realistically expect to recruit? Does it hinge on losing BJ to be able to afford to recruit well? Please don't interpet this as a desire on my part to offload Brendan Goddard. I...

Not wanting to get carried away but this was a win to get excited about. Finally we showed something of what the team can do, what Watters can do and more importantly what he brings to the table for this team. There have been signs of it even in the losses but I feel more confident in saying that th...

Not wanting to get carried away but this was a win to get excited about. Finally we showed something of what the team can do, what Watters can do and more importantly what he brings to the table for this team. There have been signs of it even in the losses but I feel more confident in saying that th...

So season 2012 is over for the St Kilda football club? Judging by what I have read on this forum that's certainly the opinion of some of you. How you can you make such a bald claim on the basis of a handfull of games is stretching credibitlity IMO, but I get the feeling a lot of "supporters&quo...

Hang on. Let's not get carried away here. The police are not re-opening the investigation. It is simply a case of the police investigating themselves. The Office of Police Integrity is wanting to satisfy itself that the original investigation was conducted impartially and without fear, favour or adv...

A lot of BS has been written on this forum of late on the Wilkes substitution c**k up. Some of the crap I have read has even questioned the credentials of Scott Watters as coach. I mean really.The guy has been in the job for five minutes. He has publicly admitted he made a mistake. Are you telling m...

I guess the usual suspects - the naysayers who rarely have anything good to say about the St Kilda football club yet call themselves supporters on this forum- will be lining up to take potshots after we struggled to see off the Dees. But they are wrong yet again. This was a tough game of football. T...

For those who might be interested like me, James Gwilt had a very successful outing in his first game back after his ACL injury. He picked up 16 disposals for the Zebs against Williamstown, eight of them in the first quarter. The medical staff restricted his game time to 80 minutes. Great to see he ...

And Curren?

How did the Gwilt go?

I guess it's good to have a forum where we can rant and rave about our football team especially when we lose. God knows over the years the Saints have given us much to be disappointed in. So we go down to Freo by 13 does it mean our season is over? I don't think so and neither should you. We have a ...

Plenty. Forget the margin or the scoreboard. It was how we went about it. Last week was a great step in the right direction. This was a small leap. We smashed the dish lickers in the midfield and in contested possessions. Lenny was sensational. What a recovery from doing your AC? How stupid was Lake...

I personally think it is a case of Watters not wanting to talk it up. He knows the history of the club only too well. He also knows that the Saints have in the past promised a lot and failed to deliver. That seems to be the club legacy post 1966. It is very safe for him to talk about a five year pla...

We have a very smart coach who pretty much tells it like it is. We live in the age of free agency. When players come out of contract and get big offers clubs are going to struggle to hold on to their stars. St Kilda is no exception. We might lose BJ or Sammy Gilbert or whoever else is out of contrac...

Great analysis and some great comments as well. I will try and resist the temptation to get carried away with the Saints.One minute exhiliration and the next maximum disappointment. But I have a feeling about this new crop and the coach. If you are right and it is a feeling I share, the 2012 Saints ...

Probably to give Ledger a run and see what he could do. Have no real idea. Just guessing.

Forget the scoreline what excites me about this victory is the way we went about it and the way the new boys played. Milera, Cripps drifted in and out Newnes yes even Ledger. Clint Jones showed a marked improvement as a tagger. Sure Ablett was magnificent but to my mind Jones did alright. What I lik...

If we didn't just lose to last years wooden spooners, then i would agree. But reality is if we are fair dinkum then we should be PUMMELING sides like port. You make a good point, However, the NAB cup form was a sign that Port are big improvers on last year's form. They were also good out of the blo...

Today's press reports say Ledger was not fit so that's why he didn't play. He is a definite for next week based on Watter's post match remarks. I reckon there is going to be a few blokes like Peake, Ray, Polo and Jones who will struggle to get a game this year because they refuse to do the hard stuf...

A lot members of this forum have some harsh things to say about the team and today's effort. Many of the criticisms are justified and insightful in that they have identified problems with the way the Saints have been playing their footy for at least the past 12 months or more. But IMHO don't write S...