Scott nearly got North into the GF. He can coach. Yes, he is a bit of a wanker at times but I reckon he would lift our list to another playing level plus bring in 2-3 good players. Maybe we need a hard arse. That's my view as well, I'm confident that Brad Scott will be very successful wherever he e...

I think they are pondering if we get rid of richo now they would have to get Rats to coach out the year ....but if he wants scott to coach next year he will want richo to see out the year cause he wouldn’t want rats to turn us around in the caretaker mode I reckon it’s all about the money. Can’t sa...

Following a major fade-out in the last quarter, after giving it a red hot crack in the 1st and 2nd quarters, I'm not sure how today's performance will be perceived by Lethlean, Finnis and the Board. I guess the overall result, a loss by a big margin when they were in the contest for much of the game...

.... the team that runs out today is more than capable of taking the game up to the Tigers and cause an upset win.... Serious question: Why do you say that? What evidence exists over the past 5 seasons to suggest that this Cho led team is capable of winning? Just go back over the wins that the team...

Fact is that selecting the early round draft picks is a lottery, St Kilda is not the only team that has failed to identify a draftee that has slipped through to a later pick and become a champion player - it is just that we are so focused on our own players that we ignore that this is also true for ...

I gather that on Monday the players conducted their own review on the embarrassing effort against the Brisbane Lions last week. They will undoubtedly be aware that a lot of commentators have stated that the club has placed Alan Richardson on "death row' - if the team fails to show marked improv...

I agree Saintmatt that Seb Ross probably has the tools but he's not elite level, badly needs to have some elite talent around him to play his role more effectively. Even with Jack Steven and Jack Steele around the clearances he does much better, but can't do it on his own, which is why we groan when...

All of what's being said on this post is correct. By nature I am always optimistic and genuinely believe that St Kilda will start to improve, in fact in the first 5 rounds I really felt that the team was on course for a good year, because a lot of players were showing strong signs of improvement and...

Yes but if those connections start to overrule common sense such as hiring a TEN YEAR FAILED COACH on the back of a SIX YEAR FAILED COACH because he is buddies with the football manager, then something has to give. The way the club has been tracking over the past two years you have to question the ...

Now, after all that ranting you may say that I'm being "disloyal".... I would disagree. I ACCEPT the club for what it is..... a consistent struggler, disadvantaged by forces often outside of it's control, but way too often a victim of its own incompetency, and a failure to learn from its ...

Following is quote from Simon Lethlean on AFL.com: "Lethlean was later asked the follow-up, that being if improvement didn't occur, would that result in Richardson being sacked. "I think that's a fair assessment for anyone involved in a football club. If their areas aren't improving, no on...

Matthew Lloyd (Channel 7) raised speculation about Alan Richardson's future as St Kilda coach after the loss to the Lions yesterday, confirming that if the Saints win a finals game this year that AR's contract will be extended for 2020. It is no surprise that following the woeful performance by the ...

My mail is, and I very rarely ever get actual goss from the club, that Ratten and Lade have very big roles this year. Bigger roles than Cho when it comes to the on-field stuff. Both have expressed professional frustration at how over-coached they've been, and how they're trying to coach some autono...

Yesterday's win over the GC Suns was hardly convincing and has done nothing to ease the pressure on Alan Richardson, but looking back on the game I was certainly impressed by the way that this team not only got back into the contest after being down 31 points, but wore the Suns down and relatively e...

There is a school of thought that suggests that St Kilda should be more "mature" about the senior coach tenure and delay a change until the end of the season. After the debacle in Shanghai, where the club's President and directors would have felt quite humiliated by the poor performance of...

If you haven't read it, check out the following article on the St Kilda website: https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-06-09/midseason-report-card In essence the club believes that the team has performed reasonably well overall, considering the problems covering long term injuries to a number of impor...

I think the Saints are entering a potentially very exciting era so many would or should want to be a part of it IMO. The club has to keep trying, the Saints will not get anywhere by being negative and giving up on this front. You just keep plugging away. This has been the forlorn catch cry of a lot...

tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Wed 05 Jun 2019 3:27pm
Is that the same "Snapper" who used to call up SEN all the time?

That's right Ted, his other mates are Whale, Flattie, Sharkie, Trout, Coddie and Mullet. but definitely not Goldfish....they also used to feature in talkback with the Coodabeen Champions back in the 90s.

I heard they had burgers. Not fish and chips Not sure where you got that info from Scollop! My younger sister that lives in Wallan rang me in Brisbane last night to tell me that she was at her aquarobic class and her best friend told her that her neighbour's grandson whose mate "Snapper",...

I have remained relatively neutral so far on the question of Alan Richardson's performance as senior coach, mainly because I am not privy to what goes on in the rooms before and after the game, or during the week. Nor do I know what the players think of their coach, who ultimately have the biggest s...

I posted on this forum earlier in this season, with the "subject" being: "Cautiously Optimistic" :D After ten rounds, and almost 1/2 way through this (injury-riddled) season, I feel no reason to change my view. I base this on a comparison with last season (from Hell) 2018: Playe...

It has been the source of much frustration this year to see forwards kicking for goal from forward pockets ON THEIR WRONG FOOT! Dean Kent is a prime offender. A left-footer, Kent almost always is positioned in the left forward pocket and then when he kicks for goal more often than not he kicks the b...

No point getting so worked up about our footy team ss1986 because it will only make you bitter and twisted, as is evident from your post. I've been a supporter/member since the late '50s and in the intervening years there have been many highs and lows, and sure, I get no joy when the team is not win...

Luke Dunstan is like a lot of up and coming players at St Kilda that are taking a long time to become consistently good - Ross, Billings, Acres, Long are all in this category, Gresham is about the only exception and now maybe Marshall as well. From what people say Max King is also likely to be an ea...

We threw everything at them - out-tackled them and busted our guts for 3 quarters - but their class and elite kicking skills prevailed at the end. You can't compare Collingwood's midfield with ours - even with Steven in it. 10 of their neatly-placed inside 50's are worth 25 of ours. Richo could hav...