IluvHarvey wrote: ↑Fri 25 Aug 2023 12:36pm Getting Finals experience into this kid now could prove invaluable.

Playing in a premiership Saints team would be great for a young first-year player..we can only hope

Pou is doing what the coach wants of his senior team regardless of age, and is not carrying injuries- if it was just all about blooding a young player, then Pou would have spent time at Sandy as well. If Sandy Saints such as Billings, who have more experience and plenty of skill, can't get into the ...

At some stage, there will be a team in the eight, that has a huge task ahead, but will go on to win the premiership- maybe it will be us?

Would personally replace Ross with Paton for the Brisbane game. Charlie Cameron is their most dangerous forward. Paton will keep him to 2 goals or less. Without Paton, he may get off the chain like Breust did a couple weeks ago,. Move Windy up the ground to cover Ross Paton is probably worth a look...

Hayes kicked 6 goals at VFL level, which is a good sign but still doesn't look at peak fitness yet for senior selection, nor does Coff. I would say Byrnes, Bytel and Billings will be the next to come in if required.

King Max wrote: ↑Mon 21 Aug 2023 10:40am

Saint2 wrote: ↑Mon 21 Aug 2023 10:25am We have made the finals twice in three years under different coaches- Ratts and Lyon. I wonder if that's a first for the club?

2006 Thomas
2008 Lyon

Cool

We have made the finals twice in three years under different coaches- Ratts and Lyon. I wonder if that's a first for the club?

I can't see Lyon changing much- we don't want to go into the finals after a flogging in the last game

If we end up playing finals, then yes a better season than last year, we are playing more consistent footy and improved in a lot of areas no doubt, but otherwise if we don't make the finals, then we end up in a pack of ten clubs all in the same boat- trying to get it together for the next season to ...

Scott is a good coach eh...

I could definitely see Paton playing 150 very solid games in his best role of shutdown small defender at another club. That is unless he's genuinely still compromised from the broken leg. Quite a strange fall from grace - he was an absolute lock in our starting 18 pre injury. Paton played some pret...

The Fireman wrote: ↑Sun 13 Aug 2023 7:56pm Was good to see seb and members back

And to see Sharman cement himself into the side

I reckon Sharman was rested and I bet Lyon is planning to use him on Cameron next week.

He's not coming, so forget it.

A better team effort..
5. Marshall
4. NWM
3. Sinclair
2. King
1. Cordy
Honorable mentions to Ross, Stocker, Wood, Steele(played as a tagger all day I think?)

It's not only about the quality of your midfield. They need to gell and play for each other. They need a game plan and system they believe in. Melbourne last night had a midfield of Gawn, Grundy, Petracca, Brayshaw, Oliver ...all of them All Australians ... Up against Carlton's TDK, Pittonet, Cripp...

I don't think things are totally hunky-dory between some in the playing group and Lyon. The jury is out for me. Ratts probably would have had us in the finals last season if it wasn't for injuries. Things do change rapidly in pro sport.

As if we will beat the tigers ,cats and Brisbane ...we are totally shot ..100%...proof Is in the pudding ..that last half against the blues was the end ..it's obvious . Ross has lost the players. At 3qtr time, as the huddle dispersed, Steele had this look on his face that said 'I have no idea what ...

I like cooper and has a lot of potential but he needs to know about working hard in AFL He is soft when it comes to tackles we was watching as Caminiti and Poo were all over players and they are kids, Sharman was a spectator he wasn't the only one but talk about bruise free footy. Well he is still ...

How is Sharman still in after last week every time he got close to a contest he would not tackle and couldn't hold his marks. At least caminiti will tackle and puts in and do some ruck work Sharman is a passenger. Caminiti didn't put any physical pressure on his opponent in the Carlton game and in ...

Unless we find a way to kick bigger scores, we won't go much further.

Saints horror- playing a team below us on the ladder

Players and coaches all need to take a share of responsibility for losses. There is something not right when senior experienced players don't get hands on ball, especially a captain- even if you're not having the best game, it is more than unusual to barely get involved. I don't know if some of thes...

The biggest umpiring clanger was when Byrnes got pushed under the ball in a big way - in the open, umpire watching- we were waiting for the free.

Would have been nice to see a couple of our midfielders or a forward do enough to get a vote apart from Wood. Poor team effort, poor coaching.

Vote for Saints who tried hard for the four quarters would be:
5.
4.
3. Wilke
2. Battle
1. Wood (though he pretty much helped Carlton get two goals with his horrible turnovers)

-5. Captain (terrible game)