Watched the video footage several times. Brad Hill actually pushed Macrae into Max King who just happened to be in the vicinity. King had his arms tucked in and elbow was not raised, and I don't think the contact was even high. Macrae fell to the ground, Max instantly gestured an apology and the ump...

Just play Keeler .. swapping forward & ruck with Marshall ..

Unfortunately the St Kilda midfield I saw on Saturday night makes me very nervous .. Jack Steele is an AFL standard midfielder, not exactly the best in class, but within the top 20. Good teams need 3-4 quality mids, and I fear we are well short of the required standard. We must now hope for the 'mag...

If anything, I reckon Dangerfield jumped into Stocker knees first, which I consider both dangerous and un-sportsman like, causing injury to the player going for the ball.

The rule, or the interpretation simply goes against the spirit of the game. A disgrace.

We had one AFL standard onballer in the middle for most of the game. Carrying Pou at half forward is one thing but having him play the entire first half as a starting mid was a terrible decision if we're trying to win games and make finals this year. Windy and Owens would have been far more competi...

can't believe how lucky we are to have Henry. [/quote He'll prove to be the steal of the draft period. A potential gun. Bookmark it. Collingwood made a big fuss getting Schultz, and paid a couple of decent draft picks. By comparison Henry was a low key acquisition at a lesser cost. From what I've s...

Bookies say Geelong, they are $1.50 favorites, Saints $2.60 outsiders.

But I think we'll win, we finished above the Cats last year and we've got natural improvement, whereas Geelong are clearly on the slide.

Thanks CURLY, you historically post the an opinion I generally agree with, albeit with a colorful flair. It was my view that the AFL 'penalty model' suggests this incident is worth 3 weeks .. high contact, careless .. force .. etc .. the De Goey penalty a reflection of this policy. But Webster gets ...

Otiman wrote: ↑Mon 04 Mar 2024 12:33pm Might start on the bench as the tall back rotation. But our guys usually play 90% TOG.

Depends if both of Battle and Cordy play.

Round 1 vs Cats & Tom Hawkins .. if we have no Battle and no Howard ... it's either Cordy or Schoenmaker ...

If Byrnes is playing round 1 we haven't improved. Geez man, it's early 2024 and you are already into Byrnes. Give bagging the players a rest, at least until the season starts. What if we find a compromise. If Byrnes hasn't improve and is playing round 1, we haven't improved. Ross likes players who ...

... not that I'm necessarily in favor of mid-season trading .. but .. It's a thing in major league baseball in the USA, and it's not necessarily a bad thing .. Typically a 'contender will be keen to trade in players who will assist in the run home and the playoffs, and will be prepared to trade out ...

A neighbor friend of mine who is the doctor at an AFL Club told me that players tend to lose a bit of agility, fitness, form and confidence in their bodies every time they get an injury, especially the soft tissue type. He suggested that injury prone players are unlikely to have long and successful ...

I don’t think the Swamp Fox needs special recognition, but I disagree that he was a dud. In 1977 under Ross Smith we won 3 and drew 2 matches. In 1978 , Patterson was coach and we won 11 and drew 1. It was a fun season. He got us playing a very very tough brand of footy - the Baby Bombers still whi...

I’d be surprised if Collard plays It’s a long way from WAFL colts to the AFL - he is wafer thin still getting afl fitness In match sim he does some nice things, but is still learning how to find the ball more consistently Butler will be hard to replace with his pressure and speed/endurance From wha...

A very important start to the season, we have Cats and Tigers.

Both opponents appear to be on the slide, and we probably need to win both to get our season off to a positive start.

It begs the question .. were the test umpires better in the day before the 3rd umpire and slow=mo replayes .. Off the cuff ... I don't recall too many 'howlers' in the days of Lawry, Chappell and Lillie ... I can remember the 50/50 decisions generally favoring the home team though .. especially in E...

Seriously doubt Sharman will ever be the 'Greatest of all time', but I'd be delighted if he became a GAP (good average player) and finished top 10 in our B&F.

The sats are fair enough, but their formula is heavily weighted to 'top 10' players, with less emphasis on team defense.

We all know that St Kilda lacks a couple of 'quality mids', and our forward line rates very poorly for effectiveness.

He’s not in the best 10 players at stk Nor should a forward pocket be Sinclair Marshall Steele King Wilkie Crouch Owens Wanganeen Milera Hill Would be my best 10 Outside of that Wood Membrey Ross Clark Webster Higgins Butler Battle Henry Howard Fringe Windhager Dow Stocker Byrnes Sharman Not sure h...

Really had little expectations from Caminiti this season, he was a afterthought draft choice made in desperation, young and green with no pre-season. Ultimately his contribution was far in excess of expectation, but as the season wore on his effectiveness declined and he struggled to demand a role i...

The kid hasn't even cemented his spot in the best 22 and you guys are acting like he is a God He did play every game last season, so he's obviously quite cemented in the eyes of the selectors. Although to be fair, I may have personally rested him a few times in favor of Billings. Phillipou reminds ...

Reading this post makes me think if we really want both Kings. There are days we love Max, and there are times he frustrates us. On balance he's a great asset. But could we justify both Kings in the same forward line? Sure it would be exciting if they were both 'on' at the same time, and they worked...

Hope you're right about Keeler, we desperately need that type to support Rowan and Max.

A skilled big man with grace and athleticism will will go close to complete the squad.

Not so confident with that forward line-up. Wood, Caminiti, Sharman & Byrnes probably not the answer, well possibly not all of them. Suggest Higgins or Butler should be there, and not so sure with both Wood & Caminiti, I'd prefer a healthy Membrey on that 1/2 forward line. The rest of that l...

Barring injuries, the only space that has opened up is Grehsam's small forward role. We finished 6th, and lost our first final. That team isn't going to improve in 2024 without some serious change of cavalry. The "possession is 9/10 of the law" matters in season, but pre-season it's all o...