Pick your battles This one was a massive sook If this draft is as good as they say, then the compo for Battle is a battle you need to pick. I think all that his speech has done is to make it easier for the AFL to dud us on the compo. No-one will be on our side , in fact there will be every other cl...

B.M wrote: ↑Wed 02 Oct 2024 12:16am Pick your battles

This one was a massive sook

If this draft is as good as they say, then the compo for Battle is a battle you need to pick.

It's pretty obviously pointed at the AFL in preparation for the Battle compo pick selection. If it is not band 1, we can keep the tirade going. Basset is doing absolutely the right thing, which is to be the squeaky wheel. He is calling for sympathy knowing the AFL is a PR based organisation right n...

chook23 wrote: ↑Tue 01 Oct 2024 1:41pm We have a huge target on our back with our lack of premiership

Bassett has made the target bigger

We are being SMASHED everywhere

What an insipid viewpoint! Absolute victim mentality.

The way I judge a ruckman Would they be getting a game if they were 6”2’ or are they just playing AFL because of their height Great ruckmen are great footballers not just big and tall I think there's an assumption that Soldo will ruck and Marshall will play more as a forward. In reality, I doubt th...

King Max wrote: ↑Tue 24 Sep 2024 10:12am Phillipou v Swans and Sharman v Bombers: 10 coach’s votes, 0 Brownlow votes.

Phillipou was obviously best afield in the Swans game. The Coaches votes prove that.

This makes little sense to me. From Soldo's pov: The bloke has another year on his contract, yet, he wants out because he can't get a game. :? If that's the case, why would he come to St Kilda??? (Hint to you Ivan. How many games did Tom Campbell end up playing for us?) From St Kilda's pov: I'm not...

B.M wrote: ↑Mon 23 Sep 2024 12:47pm Who said Heeney was rated 1 or 2?

If so
Why wasn’t there an earlier bid on him?

We got a leg up in 2000-2001-2002
And either selected the wrong player or developed them poorly

That’s on us

Many at the time rated Heeney the best in the draft. I don't think early bidding existed then.

it is with great regret and a heavy heart that I must inform everyone of the passing of a fellow forumite and staunch Saints supporter. Asiu or Gaz who passed away 10 days ago. Those that knew him personally as I did found him to be a ripper selfless bloke. Condolences to family. Oh s***! Sad to he...

The Hillbillies have missed the finals only twice under Chris Kray, They are currently an ageing 6-12 on the ladder team. Yet, they finished top 4. (Would have been 2nd, if The Shockers hadn't lived up to their moniker.) And, they're now in a Prelimary Final. So what is their secret...? No doubt, l...

Scollop wrote: ↑Wed 11 Sep 2024 10:02pm Jai Newcombe and Lawson Humphries are embarrassing recruiters and list managers trying to improve their midfields with 30 year olds

So is/will Cooper Sharman to list managers desperate for big forwards. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

B.M wrote: ↑Wed 11 Sep 2024 9:43pm Do you think Ross Lyon makes him a better player?

He was rag dolled by Thilthorpe this year!

Thilthorpe is a huge unit these days. I'm sure there are many defenders he can occasionally rag doll.

B.M wrote: ↑Tue 10 Sep 2024 6:26pm Linked to us

Has requested a trade

Take on his salary, smooth it over 3 years, give the a future third!

He's a nice player, but is he really what we need?

Whilst Geelong have had midfield issues this year, a fit and firing Dangerfield makes a big difference. We haven't yet got a Dangerfield.

Finals also expose weaknesses. Port have a scarily good midfield, but they're not great forward of the ball and defensively suspect. That was badly exposed.

Prefer Mac Andrew. $12 million over 8 years is the rumour on the socials that one club has reportedly offered him. Mc Andrew is a gun and it appears he can play both ends. I suspect he'll end up a formidable key forward, not what we need. A gun who can play both ends isn’t what we need? :D Don't we...

SaintPav wrote: ↑Mon 02 Sep 2024 8:00pm Prefer Mac Andrew.

$12 million over 8 years is the rumour on the socials that one club has reportedly offered him.

Mc Andrew is a gun and it appears he can play both ends. I suspect he'll end up a formidable key forward, not what we need.

Saints want to try to get a 1st round compo pick, according to SaintsTV podcast. Depends on how much $$ Hawks offer him. The deal will be done on Oct 4 when trade window opens... Not just that - age comes into it, length of contract Hawthorn give him, and his performances - i.e. Top 5 in the B&...

The historical data says that key forwards have rarely influenced finals games in the last 15 years, if we could get a high first round pick for King I would jump at it. Does the same data indicate its easy to make finals without key forwards? That's right. To win a Premiership you need to get to t...

The mental gymnastics that are being attempted to try justify not drafting Petracca are starting to get embarrassing! At the time we made the obvious wrong decision, in hindsight we made the obvious wrong decision. Simple as that! Or is it the constant naval gazing over his non-recruitment that's s...

We dodged a bullet with Petracca 2 x B&F 5 times on the podium Premiership Norm Smith 190 games 185 goals 4 x AA Yep 👍 Dodged a bullet What he's showing now, indicates that he would have left us, probably around 2018. Before he even hit anywhere near his peak and was playing mainly as a forward...

B.M wrote: ↑Tue 27 Aug 2024 1:53pm We trade out Max King

We are stupid

Indeed. I'd only do that deal for Harley Reid.

Absolutely not!

silverhalo wrote: ↑Mon 26 Aug 2024 5:51pm Not his best game yesterday..... I'm sure his mind is on other things right now

Still a reliable game, as usual.

The_Dud wrote: ↑Mon 26 Aug 2024 11:03am I think both Jones and Membrey have done enough, which didn't look likely earlier this season

Membrey is back to his best and Jones has just demanded his spot.

I want to win. But Port will most beat Freo, and so the Blues will be playing finals even if they lose to us. So if that is your reason, then think again. If GWS win today, then Port need to win to get Top 2. If GWS lose, then Port still need to play well as if they lose to Freo they may also lose ...