Sometimes things just break your way. Having the height of a defensive player as the Medical Sub assisted when Battle was called upon to ruck. I agree that Lienert is a handy addition to our List, and with injuries to our first choice defenders giving him the opportunity, is performing well. Remembe...

Well presented, Older Saint When the likes of Billings, Jones, Ryder, Clark, Hannebery and eventually Coffield become available may we still be referencing very unlucky footballers then plying their trade at Sandringham awaiting further opportunity at AFL level, at which level they have shown they c...

Yes, against GCS, Ross was used in the centre square at commencements of plays But, if you note, Ross was deployed to use his body to block hence closing down one side of the contest This was in response to the reputation (and size) of the GCS rucks and their expected advantage So we forced the cont...

With all due respect, with 50,000 registered infections across the Nation today and St Kilda players unavailable because they are infected following on the Coach testing positive, the Pandemic impacts on society including St Kilda Football Club It is, and will remain, very relative As we now see wit...

Is this still going? The question is, as (all or any one of) of our emerging midfielders being (currently) Bytel, Byrnes, Windhager and Owens start demanding selection, whose place do they take? Steele? Crouch? Gresham? Jones? Sinclair? Ignoring Hanneberry at present. I repeat, currently Ross is in ...

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And on and on it goes, the catalyst being those defending Ross as a multiple Best & Fairest winner at the Club therefore above analysis of his status at the Club Ross is now 165 games into his career - so now one of our most experienced players I could be flippant and offer that Ross is St Kilda...

Lienert played 22 games for Port Adelaide. Howard was a first choice selection at Port Adelaide until certain events impacted (and not where he was deployed on the field) At least we get the Coach back!!! We still live in a World of a Pandemic so it is what it is. And will remain so. The Testing reg...

Who does Sharman play in front of? He is a kid, with a handful of AFL games to date (due to injuries across the St Kilda List). And he is being developed at VFL level - which you would expect. Remember he was basically playing Second 18's football at Woodville-West Torrens last season, appearing in ...

Prior to the Hawthorn game, all players and Club officials were tested as is (part of) the AFL protocol. Brett tested negative - as did everyone else. After the game, with Jo and some others of the Coaching staff and their wives, he went out to dinner. Brett awoke with a headache on the Monday morni...

Sometimes the interests of the player are put first - including opportunity to play at the level Hind, Parker, Young et al plugged a hole with the demographics of our List at that time Then there was Wilkie Ditto Acres where there was no reason apart from the view a return to his home State would be...

So, The Dud, what are those statistics? And how do they compare? Would you agree the synopsis that, whilst quick, Ross struggles running straight lines with ball in hand and disposing of the ball when running at pace? Hence how many goals across how many games? He does not challenge the goal front h...

On anonymous forums such as this it is folly to assume re the identities - and connections - of other contributors You just never know - and how could you because anonymity is the cloak There may even be contributors to this site who know the Ratten family (noting that you could safely assume that e...

The answer to the question of where Ross sits in 2022 is simple At the start of a game you have your premier ruckman and your premier mids in the centre square Ditto each quarter commencement Plus you have your premier wings on the centre square paint So, answer me this What numbers do the players c...

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How good is it with Ryder AND Marshall? I would not define Marshall as a ruckman. I would define him as a utility player courtesy of the skills as a footballer he brings to the contest. He is an amazing footballer. That he can go forward and drop back, also being an around the ground option, is a po...

Quick response. Currently first 22 IMO pending further junior development (Bytel, Byrnes, Owens et al) Has pace - in fact he is quite quick including chase downs (a marked improvement in his game). BUT, he does not have straight line quickness with the ball in hand and does not dispose at pace. As w...

Ross is actually quite quick And today he was able to swing onto his left foot and drill one But Where my concern is is that he can not run a straight line AND kick when running that straight line (at pace) He needs a turning circle onto his left foot - or he just stops This reduces his effectivenes...

I would make the point that my engagement was as a response to a contributor promoting no protocols in the face of a pandemic That is made plain in my opening paragraph The first defence, hey? Look over there It is not me, it is someone else Over 90% of eligible people are vaccinated People are self...

Sunny Ernie, you are a disgrace. I can inform as a fact that Zac suffers from a pre existing physical condition which impacts periodically. During the period of this disruption, Zac shed some 2 stone in weight. Zac is a committed and talented footballer and central to any success St Kilda may achiev...

Another thread high-jacked by Vortex Vortex is a danger to each and every one of us. Why is it that the dangerous opinions are tolerated on this site, but those challenging those dangerous opinions have their responses removed - and worse, banned from this Forum? But Vortex and his ilk continue. Alo...

I am uncertain as to why some contributors to this site say they are St Kilda supporters. They seem to continually criticize all aspects of the Club. Mind you, from the information I am privy to, they have no knowledge and therefore no credibility. This thread is to acknowledge James Gallagher, incl...

Hill is a class footballer Grand Finals are played at the MCG - where we played last Sunday Interesting is that Hill is playing minus bandaging on his calf - unlike 2021 In regard Acres, who I rate, there was no real reason other than there was a view a change to his home State may benefit his devel...

I would respond that I am referencing the period when we recruited Wilkie (who has remained and now an automatic selection), Parker, Young, Hind (and were there others?) Sharman and Highmore were both Listed in 2021 and Lienert in 2022. So, apart from Wilkie, not the players I was referencing. The p...