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by Sanctorum
Sun 17 Mar 2024 11:19am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Lance Collard
Replies: 53
Views: 4042

Re: Lance Collard

What a s*** way to debut - sub vest for nearly 3 quarters, then couldn’t pick up the pace of the game. 0 possessions He will have that to remember for the rest of his life "the rest of his life"?? Fair crack of the sauce bottle BM, it's hardly momentous, it might even spur him on and I'm ...
by Sanctorum
Sun 17 Mar 2024 11:09am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Tarryn Thomas, anyone?
Replies: 175
Views: 12062

Re: Tarryn Thomas, anyone?

From what is reported in the press about Tarryn Thomas' serious indiscretions all matters related to domestic violence. It does not appear that any of these incidents, dreadful as they may be, has led to Thomas being charged with any criminal offence. There is every likelihood that now he has been s...
by Sanctorum
Mon 04 Mar 2024 1:13pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Schoenmaker
Replies: 48
Views: 4441

Re: Schoenmaker

I prefer him to Howard right now. A better mark and kick already. I agree. For a first game in a key defensive position he played quite well, 11 marks in windy conditions was outstanding, 3 more than Marshall who played all over the ground! That stat alone indicates he is better than Howard.... It'...
by Sanctorum
Mon 26 Feb 2024 1:20pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Saints shop Voucher
Replies: 6
Views: 1062

Re: Saints shop Voucher

For the first time in years I decided to use my $25 voucher to buy a member polo shirt - RRP $50 so with postage of $10.95 it cost me $35.95. The online Saints Shop does not offer the lightweight training cap the players wear, no idea why they can't make this available as an alternative to the felt ...
by Sanctorum
Fri 23 Feb 2024 5:58pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Match Sim 1 vs Essendon
Replies: 112
Views: 11459

Re: Match Sim 1 vs Essendon

There were a lot of positives out of this practice match. 1. Saints defence remains very solid, the back 6 regularly intercepted Essendon's entries, Howard started poorly but improved as the game progressed, interested to see Riley Bonner and Nasiah Wanganeen Milera taking most of the kickouts. Wilk...
by Sanctorum
Thu 22 Feb 2024 1:31pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Training Reports
Replies: 179
Views: 19153

Re: Training Reports

If history is anything to go by He is clearly our second best mid Equal with Crouch imo Criminally underrated by ignorant supporters Also criminally overrated by ignorant supporters. Not sure there's a metric that exists to back up the claim that he is currently equal with Crouch. Crouch AVERAGED 2...
by Sanctorum
Fri 16 Feb 2024 1:05pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Newman's Famous AFL Tipping Competition
Replies: 0
Views: 1061

Newman's Famous AFL Tipping Competition

Greg Newman, a passionate Saint living in Brisbane has launched his tipping comp for 2024, thought I'd pass on his email. The more the merrier, if the number of tipsters can be increased to 90 or 100 the prize money will increase substantially. Hello 'My Footy Tipping' AFL Tipsters! It's only a few ...
by Sanctorum
Wed 14 Feb 2024 5:42pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Bogy team(s)
Replies: 17
Views: 1652

Re: Bogy team(s)

Brisbane at the Gabbatoir for me because I have rarely seen them win when attending the match. But for a full record check this:

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/stkilda/byteam_wl.html
by Sanctorum
Tue 06 Feb 2024 3:01pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Mid-season trading - some misgivings
Replies: 15
Views: 1460

Mid-season trading - some misgivings

In today's Age, Jake Niall presents some persuasive hypotheticals against the proposal for the AFL to introduce mid-seaon trading: " Problems mid-year trading will face After 13 games last season, Carlton sat in the bottom four. They struggled to move the ball and Harry McKay couldn’t kick stra...
by Sanctorum
Tue 06 Feb 2024 1:39pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Will Ross Continue to Play the Kids?
Replies: 37
Views: 2769

Re: Will Ross Continue to Play the Kids?

I'd be surprised if Lyon does not continue as he did last year and give the kids plenty of games in 2024. He looks to me to have adopted a different strategy in his third crack at senior coaching, so relying on his previous stints at both St Kilda and Fremantle as an indication of what he will do th...
by Sanctorum
Tue 06 Feb 2024 1:11pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Marching in February
Replies: 0
Views: 461

Marching in February

Following article continues the positive reviews of what's happening at St Kilda, from today's Herald Sun: " MARCHING IN FEBRUARY Jon Ralph - Track Watch Ross Lyon’s toughest critics paint him as a power-hungry, Bill Belichick-style figure who rules with an iron fist. For all his successes, the...
by Sanctorum
Mon 05 Feb 2024 10:26am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Something Personal
Replies: 23
Views: 2804

Re: Something Personal

Even at the ripe old age of 84 I remain supremely confident that I will be around long enough to celebrate a second St Kilda premiership and am really glad that Ross Lyon is there to get the job done on his 4th attempt, if not this year than next. The same goes for my regular games of golf with my m...
by Sanctorum
Sat 03 Feb 2024 12:59pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Arie Schoenmaker’s club punishment
Replies: 51
Views: 6761

Re: Arie Schoenmaker’s club punishment

Webster was apparently an unruly kid who had a reputation for settling his arguments with fisticuffs, but Richo managed to channel that aggressive energy in a positive way, that benefitted both Jimmy and the team. Yes I was told by a very reliable source years ago that Jimmy was on his 3rd chance a...
by Sanctorum
Fri 02 Feb 2024 12:06pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Arie Schoenmaker’s club punishment
Replies: 51
Views: 6761

Re: Arie Schoenmaker’s club punishment

It's hard to say what brought on this little story in today's paper, but apparently it was nothing terribly serious. The following story appeared in today's Hun by Josh Barnes: " St Kilda says no off-field incident has led to draftee Arie Schoenmaker being sent to trainwith VFL side Sandringham...
by Sanctorum
Thu 01 Feb 2024 12:31pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: “Get up, get up. We don’t f***ing do that here”
Replies: 26
Views: 3408

Re: “Get up, get up. We don’t f***ing do that here”

It was always on the cards that someone would derail the discussion of Ross Lyon blasting a player who had thrown in the towel during a training session into a question about the effect this might have on the team's destiny under this style of management. Like all of these conversations, it depends ...
by Sanctorum
Thu 01 Feb 2024 11:46am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Injury update
Replies: 124
Views: 12210

Re: Injury update

It's reported that Paddy Dow suffered bone bruising in his knee so it's not a serious injury. Subject to the severity, he may well make a much speedier recovery to full fitness. If he is ruled out for the early games it gives opportunities for Darcy Wilson to make his debut as well as Marcus Windhag...
by Sanctorum
Wed 31 Jan 2024 4:30pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Bet the house on Ross
Replies: 50
Views: 5858

Re: Bet the house on Ross

The changes that have occurred at St Kilda FC since Ross Lyon's return as senior coach, culminating in Simon Lethlean departing last week, were always going to attract a lot of media attention, speculation and suspicion. Our footy club has always courted controversy and sceptical commentary whipped ...
by Sanctorum
Tue 30 Jan 2024 10:30am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Bet the house on Ross
Replies: 50
Views: 5858

Re: Bet the house on Ross

The Clubs assessment that the List is not up to contention level This is correct - we need more work bringing class players in and trusting in the development of youth This was Rattan’s assessment when called in by the President and asked to audition for his (then) job The President and the Board a...
by Sanctorum
Mon 29 Jan 2024 4:58pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Bet the house on Ross
Replies: 50
Views: 5858

Re: Bet the house on Ross

Interesting article, but I still consider Lyon has had his chances and I'm not keen on trying to re-live the past as Bassat seemed to do by pushing through Lyon's appointment. I hope every Saints coach has success, but I have my doubts about the ultimate prize coming our way under Lyon. There will ...
by Sanctorum
Sat 27 Jan 2024 11:49am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: DFC
Replies: 69
Views: 6153

Re: DFC

I'm guessing you didn't know that it attracted more than $20m in funding including over $15m funding from state and federal government, so we can train there. Without the DFC, that wouldn't have happened. Your inane questions and petulant repetitions of the same questions is very amusing. Perhaps y...
by Sanctorum
Fri 26 Jan 2024 2:08pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: DFC
Replies: 69
Views: 6153

Re: DFC

Just becaue you haven't seen something doesn't mean it doesn't exist, point one. Bassett said: as a result of the 2022 Football Program Review which highlighted the need to elevate our Football Department and place football at the heart of everything we do, which we hope will see St Kilda competing...
by Sanctorum
Fri 26 Jan 2024 2:00pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Who is the most power weilding person at a footy club and why.?
Replies: 22
Views: 2381

Re: Who is the most power weilding person at a footy club and why.?

By attrition, it's not the CEO or the coach, per se. Perhaps it's a personality thing. I imagine Mr Bassett and Ross at the moment, a couple of sponsors, Lindsay Fox, Nick Reiwoldt. Trying to think of a current player that might, Callum Wilkie seems a strong clever mind. Behind the scenes I expect ...
by Sanctorum
Fri 26 Jan 2024 1:18pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: DFC
Replies: 69
Views: 6153

Re: DFC

It's quite irrational to suggest the DFC to somehow in some mysterious fashion have an impact on the St Kilda team's on-field performance, they are two separate entities occupying the Linton Street oval, nothing more. You clearly you don’t understand the contribution to our on field fortunes and if...
by Sanctorum
Thu 25 Jan 2024 4:48pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: DFC
Replies: 69
Views: 6153

Re: DFC

It's quite irrational to suggest the DFC to somehow in some mysterious fashion have an impact on the St Kilda team's on-field performance, they are two separate entities occupying the Linton Street oval, nothing more. You clearly you don’t understand the contribution to our on field fortunes and if...
by Sanctorum
Thu 25 Jan 2024 12:20pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: The X-Factor that ultimately wasn’t!
Replies: 11
Views: 1291

Re: The X-Factor that ultimately wasn’t!

If Xavier Clark had remained injury free he would have played like Bradley Hill, maybe even better, and been an absolute gun! Raph on the other hand was frustrating to watch, obviously very gifted. I wasn't aware he suffered from epilepsy, it certainly explains why he never made it to the top. It's ...