You strive for consistency Consistency is not an attribute you would ever attribute to the AFL Umpires And, to the AFL, some sides and some players are more relevant versus other sides and players Look at the “wailing wall” Match Report on the AFL Website Really? This is the Official AFL Website It ...

King has his leg immobilised for a period of weeks to assist his recovery I would therefore suggest he is restricted to “home duties”, sitting on the couch Football games are won by team King is a first choice selection in the St Kilda team Simply, with the likes of King, Wanganeen-Milera, Owens, Ca...

Viewing the game summary on the AFL Website, the AFL are spitting chips over their whipping side beating one of their favoured sides

And Howard is vital including to structure

As the Coach informed, we select a side to win every week IF we could have achieved a 50/50 split on the games we have lost by less than a goal we would be right in the discussion for finals participation That is how fine the margins - offering again that some sides are favoured by the AFL There are...

Lyon (yes, the Coach of St Kilda FC) gave an interview where he referenced King

This included that his knee would be immobilised for a number of weeks

And then you read what is contributed by some on here

King is a required player at St Kilda

Full stop

No Stocker or Ross As Lyon said, each week they select a side to win the game That is the criteria I have no problem with Byrnes, who has pace and works up and down the ground also with 2 sided skills, nor with Paton given we lack a “small” defender to lock down on the most damaging small forwards a...

And support for Marshall With all due respect for Battle, his skills and competitiveness he is the same size as some of the midfielders currently in the AFL And St Kilda have tried him as a mid - and as a forward where, again, the result was problematic So versatility? Simply, he is a very competiti...

And just to add, the criteria was that when winning a premiership you then had to improve 10% to maintain your advantage because the other sides were targeting you That meant either or both of promoting juniors and recruiting from other Clubs There is always a turnover of players - the competition i...

ALL Clubs recruit players who do not progress to AFL careers - most then returning to their home Club at State League level and others being recruited at that level following delisting Those who do not progress to AFL careers include first round Draft picks So St Kilda is no different to any other C...

Leaving aside the usual garbage contributed to this site, Keeler to me has a point of difference given his height and his athleticism (so he can run and he can jump) In defence he jumps getting a fist in at least To me, he is a player who could play anywhere the proviso being as a forward with a ded...

At the risk of repetition, what we do require is support for Marshall, support for Howard and support for King Are they on the List and being developed already noting Keeler, Heath, and Van Es? Time will tell In terms of the midfield do we deploy Sinclair, Wanganeen-Milera and a fit again Crouch? Th...

And just to add, at this stage in a season, many players are playing thru injury in an attempt to still contribute.

With the chances of qualifying for finals now remote it is time to focus on 2025 with King.

Just goes to highlight "key board warriors" including by confirming that their opinions are nothing more nor nothing less than abject rubbish. They know nothing. In fact, for their mental health well being and the safety and integrity of those they actually come into physical contact with ...

And for all that we sit 3 games out of the 8

Having lost how many by less than a goal?

In fact, the Board could not distinguish responsibility between Ken and Peter So they moved both of them on Apart from what Allan Killigrew and the bevy of former St Kilda he bought to Norwood, including Brian Bowe and their stories when I was a kid, I knew nothing of St Kilda until into the 80’s Po...

Given this thread started on 1 July, did anyone actually listen to what the Coach said post match, including that Owens and Sinclair were deployed to the midfield with Clark back

Guess not

Well just as well St Kilda is going backwards as some describe

Because if they were not going backwards at a rate of knots then, instead of losing by very narrow margins (except for one game) St Kilda would be winning every game by 20 plus goals and there would be no competition

And Marshall can not play as a forward

Nuff said

Didn’t the unbeatable Sydney lose last weekend? And where are GWS, who were mooted to be a force this season, languishing noting their result last weekend Mind you, Sydney were one of the Clubs to lose by less than a kick over the weekend But, no doubt, Sydney and GWS will be called to question, rea...

Butler and the pressure he brings was evident today

Media, hey? With all the sackings at 9 Entertainment, 7 West, Murdoch and the USA owned 10 they are well on their collective way to oblivion Then they protest free to air sport Just a number of years too late!!!! The competition for sports coverage is Kayo - and that is not a recent development by a...

Remember that even Lockett had nightmare days - and sometimes slotted someone out of frustration then missing weeks

We are human beings - not robots

All we can do is persevere with effort

No doubt King had a nightmare game today - just nothing went right for him Even when you have such days - which is the fact for everyone - the first thing you respond with is to have an impact by endeavour, so you keep trying King today was being rag dolled therefore losing his feet and ineffectual ...

I would also add that when Sinclair was put into the midfield, Clark went to the defensive 6 where he continued to do well

That said hands on ball figures for some were not flattering