I decided to copy this article on the forum in the hope that supporters who are upset with the lack of progress this year get a clear undertanding that the Board is totally committed to the process set in train in October 2022 with the controversial reappointment of Ross Lyon as senior coach. It sho...

Following is transcript of Mark Robinson's extensive interview published in Saturday's Herald Sun: " MR: Is St Kilda flying under the radar or is the club irrelevant? AB: We try not to be irrelevant – we absolutely want to be a club that is respected and feared. I know we need to do some work o...

We love Josh because he seems to be a heart and soul player, who is a consistently good player However in reality players leave clubs and if we get a good compensation pick then that is ok with me. Why? 1 in Arie we seem to have a ready made replacement, who may be a better kick 2 Where does Josh a...

Calling Jack Steele pathetic is contemptible....

Steele had quite a good game overall, but I was deeply disappointed in his failure to kick goals with two set shots from straight in front 50 m out that didn't even make the distance. No doubt he is too!

Thread closed due to stupidity Truth hurts Teflon. Are Port such a good team that it’s realistic that we haven’t beaten them at our dungheap since 2010 and in Adelaide since 2011 (unless the count the fake COVID season). Why is it that their players, despite no Dixon or Pepper to name a few, can ra...

Why is it making up s***? Because you don't like what the journo has actually said? Have you actually read the article or just the headline? All Morris is saying is that Marshall isn't 100% happy atm. Nil mention that Marshall is going to try and leave or that he's on the market. But there is menti...

It's happened a few times this year, St Kilda facing an opponent that has come under heavy fire following a series of losses and putting intense pressure on players and coaches to turn the team's fortunes around. It usually results in players rallying around their coach, taking responsibility for th...

I haven't see any good arguments put forward as to why St Kilda should make a bid for Rory Lobb. As someone has pointed out, he has a contract with Footscray and would come at a considerable cost if indeed he did ask to be traded to another team. And as Scollop said, the club is on a journey to deve...

Windhager's problem wasn't that he came through the area. It was because he was about 3m in front of where the ball was marked and only took half a step back which made it pretty obvious he was over the mark. I don't think that is paid every time without a warning but he gave the umpire the option ...

As Ross Lyon said, you can't isolate 1 free kick and make a judgement call on it. There are countless decisions. IF you want to assess one free, then assess them ALL. The AFL need to run a spread sheet on each and EVERY FREE paid or free NOT PAID that looked 50/50 and was called play on. Same with ...

Let me tell you, as a die hard, go every week with my family and sit on the fence watching the reserves, fanatic of the old Fitzroy FC, that my entire family of 6 no longer follows the Lions and could care less about them. It was a takeover and all mergers are and imo anyone who believes otherwise ...

Am I right in saying Will Phillips was doing a good job on Nick Daicos until HT Kangaroos by 48 For some strange reason he was subbed off Clarkson put his old mate Liam Sheils on Daicos who then went berserk and took over and won Collingwood the game?! Clarkson - just show a coach without a good te...

This was arguably the best game they've played this year, including earlier win against Collingwood. I saw a couple of things that I hadn't seen much of recently, like: * Jack Higgins snapping a goal from his non-preferred left foot * Max King leading to take a chest mark * Key tall defender (The Sh...

The code is about to expand to 19 teams. There isn’t enough AFL quality talent to even fill 18 teams. Since GWS and GCS entered the comp, we have failed to build a competitive lineup worthy of challenging or even being a consistent finals performer. While the AFL won’t admit it, the code can’t sust...

... The 50m penalty against Windhager was the one that was not umpired in the spirit of the game. All night they gave warnings and gave instructions to players to go back 2 metres. That killed our momentum I'm not sure that the 50 against Windhager was because he went over the mark. He came from be...

I can't recall the last time, certainly beyond living memory, that St Kilda had a first gamer who did so well - 74 fantasy ranking points for a debut game is very rare - Nick Daicos certainly did that but he played on the ball unlike Arie who played in defence. Schoenmaker showed incredible maturity...

You're a bit premature to condemn Clark and Dow based on just 3 and 5 games respectively in the firsts following injuries BM.

As someone else pointed out, St Kilda has won the clearances in the last 2 games which suggests the midfield is winning a fair bit of the ball.

Mentioned on TV last night that North Melbourne's # 3 draft pick in 2020, Will Phillips, can't get a game even though doing quite well in the seconds. Main reason for missing out on selection is that North have a bevy of strong young mids who are obviously considered better. He's played 35 games in...

Mentioned on TV last night that North Melbourne's # 3 draft pick in 2020, Will Phillips, can't get a game even though doing quite well in the seconds. Main reason for missing out on selection is that North have a bevy of strong young mids who are obviously considered better. He's played 35 games in ...

I can't think of too many teams that employ an "enforcer" as such, but I certainly agree that the good teams have players who will run to remonstrate with an opponent who's flattened a team mate. With four field umpires it is now more likely that players who obstruct a forward before the b...

I'm kind of sick of people making excuses for King- he got flogged last night and only looked slightly better when he went up the field. He is one of our luckiest players in that regards being the constant and readily available supply of excuses. He just doesn’t use his tools to work hard enough to...

Wilkie should become the team skipper next year, he has probably been the best on field leader for quite a while. He marshalls the back 6 incredibly well, and would do that all over the ground if given the role. Conversely Jack Steele, while a fabulous player, does not seem to possess the personalit...

Webster was well beaten by Long tonight Slipping over constantly He’s a good player but I think we need to find a better one Long had 10 and a goal was being pumped up for chasing people. I wouldn't say Long beat Jimmy last night, let alone comprehensively, as you suggest BM, he had 13 disposals an...

Why can’t they get it right?! How about trying this Hold forwards - don’t congest the ground Allow mids time and space with the footy Then you don’t have to kick to an outnumber We focus on team defence - 15 behind the ball It does not allow you to score Easier said than done BM, teams only play as...

I agree Max should be a not negotiable But Nick was a CHF with a Coleman Medallist in front of him at that age (and he played a bit of CHB in his second season Measuring Nick in goals alone is not a reasonable comparison In his 4th season 22yo Nick was. Dual B&F winner AFLPA MVP He took a leagu...