We've been crying out for this kind of conversation for years.. He should've also spoken about our lack of proper blockbuster games but maybe thats for next time. We're treated like a welfare/minority group that gets drip fed materials whilst the rich get richer instead of allowing us the build and ...

Have other departing players attended the B & F after announcing their departure?

Maybe how Battle handled negotiations was a factor?

I think he's excess to needs.

We need some mid age depth but we've already got Dow, Jones. Thats enough. We need to keep grooming potential midfielders aswell otherwise you end up with too many aged list cloggers.

Sure, pick him up, but not for anything more than 50+ draft pick.

The conversation should be about recruiting. Wtf are our recruiters doing? Why is Ross Lyon potentially sabotaging our future once again? What is St Kilda ultimately trying to achieve with the current list and especially our younger players? Do we want them to take on leadership roles or are we onl...

It’s a salary dump for them, give us something with him to take him off their hands. We don’t need him and he is not going to make us infinitely better. Give us McRae and #32 for our #35. Or pay half his wage and a future 4th. They obviously want him out as he is not in their best team and has a 3 ...

The thing that has annoyed me most about this… so often, you hear players say when they move clubs that they want the incumbent to be taken care of during the trade. I know it’s FA but Battle could at least insist that Hawthorn structure the deal so that we get a pick 6 or whatever. Then everyone w...

Lets look at the bigger picture... the only way we take Shiel is if they give us their 1st Rounder as well. So we get Shiel, pick 7 & his massive salary and give up a 3rd or 4th round pick. This is a salary dump for the Bombers like what Gold Coast did when Bowes went to Geelong. That would be ...

We won't win this week. We might beat the Blues but it won't matter whether we win or lose both. We need to have a really good pre-season and nail our pics It kind of does matter, we can still overtake Melb or GC or we could still finish below Adelaide. Finishing with the 6th pick or the 4th pick c...

Which players go back to Sandy for Matteus and Marcus? First guess: Stocker, Zac ? Zac is going so well....almost spoilt for choice with all fit. Still don’t reckon Zac is going well. Always getting caught in a tackle in the centre. Not using his best asset which is speed and run and spends most of...

Id love to keep Battle but at the same time, if he wants to leave the club, his mates and a decent contract offer to go elsewhere he can get stuffed and leave. He'd only goto Hawks because they're paying the most. We cant beg or overpay players to stay. and If he leaves i'll probably boo him a coupl...

And we're not appealing why?

If this is now the standard suspension for these kind of things then clubs are going to need more players on their list because we're going to have a number of players missing a 3rd of a season due to suspension..

There's some seriously harsh judges on here. Excellent performance for his first AFL level hit out. Disposal was fantastic in the windy conditions, regularly looking to switch play or kick through the lines with purpose. Nothing like Dougal Howard in my opinion. Yet to read anything harsh at all......

I dont disagree, Mnarshall is a gun, i dont think anyone has questioned who was the better player. For this discussion maybe we need to look at what the Ryder/Marshall tandem offered compared to the Marshall/?? tandem. When Ryder played well, St.kilda played well, missing the Richmond final in 2020 ...

I think it was one of those situations where it might not have been always as good for Marshall but having Ryder was better for the team...

You'd also think those years playing alongside Ryder taught Marshall a thing or two..

No! Why mess with a player’s strength? Jack needs to remain at HB for the majority of games. We need his rebound there. Jake from SaintsTV is a bit of a Saints Pollyanna and sometimes not that realistic. Agreed. He's a 2 time AA half back. He only went through the midfield because we didnt have oth...

At 29-30 next year is this what we really need a injury ridden player again. Wouldn't Brynn Teakle be better he is 24 204cm and 102kg played 6 games for Port he has been delisted as well. The club has decided that Dougal Howard is not the guy they want for full back, taking the oppositions tall for...

In my opinion, lack of selection integrity is the main contributing factor as to why certain players want out. If you are repeatedly one of the best players for Sandringham and not getting a game when certain coaches 'pets" get picked week in and week out, it's no wonder you are looking for gr...

Ths is the craziest trade proposal ive ever heard.. No way on earth would we give up Gresh AND pick 13 for Shiel. Surely they give us an extra pick if anything. Andwhay do we care what compo pick we get if we just giving it back anyway, as if Essendon complain whatever pick it was.. And then we also...

My understanding is this (no ITK just intuition and reading between the lines): Shiel is on a big deal and Essendon need cap space chasing McKay. We take Shiel for pick 30'ish Essendon offer Gresham a deal worthy of first round compo. We get Shiel and Pick ~15, and give up Gresham and our second ro...

I dunno about this... autobiographies can be pretty self serving and/or dry at times..

Matthew Hardy is involved and he's great so hopefully it's properly fleshed out..

If North get pick 4 for McKay then Saints should look foreard to a 1st round pick for Gresh if he leaves...

AFL, what a totally corrupt, compromised organisation.

So what did he discuss exactly?

So w

Depends what you're listening to.. On this weeks Realfooty podcast she said that the end justified the means in regards to sacking Ratts for RTB and thinks we're in a good position for future success. The fact that its about the 2nd time st.kilda has been mentioned on the podcast all season besides ...