That's the same rant I had last year too . . . ;) Because the AA selectors want glamorous ball-winners. They don't believe the AA fullback should be the best stopper in the league. Geez, Hudghton routinely towels up anyone he's put on, from goalsneaks to titans like Franklin, but they'd rather have ...

We lose our best outside midfielder and our full back and ruckman will be on the decline. Harvey's been better than anyone, but on his current/recent abilities, Ball, Dal Santo, Hayes, Montagna and Goddard are all better. King's not that old, and Hudghton, even if he declines, is still a worldbeate...

Can he invoke the "c'mon, everyone wants to whack Sam Mitchell" defence?

clarky449 wrote:Dont we say this every year though

We do, but three prelims in five years shows that we haven't been that far wrong.

A few things need to change, but we're on a good track, despite tonights hammering. We're no Geelong, but I think we're looking good for another top 4 finish next year. And the year after that. We're not an old side - we have a lot of players entering their prime or still developing. Coaching: Ross ...

Dan Warna wrote:kicked 7 goals with 2 plates in his cheek?

quick, someone break something else in his face - imagine what he could do with three or four!

Never forget, coaches can learn on the job. Dean Laidley used to be a spluttering idiot. Now he's got his team overachieving. The worst coach is someone who can't learn new things. Dennis Pagan didn't exactly set the world on fire at Carlton. Is Ross Lyon learning from his mistakes, or is he just bl...

Is there anyone left in west coasts midfield that's worth tagging?

I loved him first!! I loved him first!!

Go the mighty Blake!!!

Thanks everyone, especially Loris and Dan - I'm sitting here blushing . . .

And dcstkfc, thanks for on-sending it to the coodabeens - it's the same length as the original, I wrote it to map to the original precisely.

cheers,

Zippy

now that the court case is over... i think it will finally put this lengthy saga to bed... Excuse me while I laugh bitterly. I hope you're right, but am not so confident. Aside from anything else, without this saga, what would we have to flame each other about? Our caps lock keys would go un-used.

And since I can't compose music, I'll just have to use someone elses. This is to the tune of American Pie, and chronicles the darkness of the early season, and how much more hopeful I am about our year after Saturday. A long, long time ago . . . I can still remember How big Frasers Colemans made me ...

Full credit to Ross Lyon and the selection committee for having the guts to send NDS and Milne the kick up the arse they rightly deserved by sending them back to the Scorps for at least a week........... Or does this not get mentioned? Dal Santo had a big last quarter for us and Milne, well I recko...

I hope I see more people with a sig like mine in the future.

Go the mighty Blake!!

what did dal do to be brought back into the team. what was the point in dropping him :? We may never know. He certainly didn't deserve to be dropped on form. And he had less impact in the VFL than he does in the AFL. So it's all mysterious. Maybe it was always planned as just a quick shock to him a...

We could use him as a deeper leading forward now that roo has more of a licence to roam. He might be more comfortable there.

meher baba wrote: I think this forum should get over its obsession with the Blues and focus on our true enemy. But that's just the way I feel about it.....................

I would agree, except that our true enemy seems to be each other.

But IF your gonna bleat on about St Kilda's ordinary year so far AT LEAST have the ethics as a half decent Journo to point out Richmond as a basket case for the last decade FFS!! as opposed to getting on TV telling all "Terry Id like you to coach forever..." shyte. Don't complain - this i...

The funniest thing I've ever seen is Scott McLaren umpiring.

A few years ago we had a fundraising dinner. BackfromUSA managed to get JOhn Beveridge to come, and they auctioned a couple of signed items. I still have the cap I bought with most of the list from back then's signatures.

Blake, Dal Santo and Hayes

Believe me, I didn't want to see Dal underperform. I went because I wanted to see him tear coburg to shreds. I have no idea when/where he got half those possessions, unless it was in traffic in the opposite corner from where I was.

Ross Lyon made it clear in an interview. He requires Dal Santo to run HARD with the ball and run HARD without the ball. Then he probably won't be back. A lot of slow jogging up and down the centreline, not much hard running. A shame - we need him. And Dan, I'm just as big a wrap for Dal Santo as yo...

On that performance, he doesn't deserve to come back yet. But then, on his recent performances, he didn't deserve to be dropped in the first place. The reason he was dropped can't have had anything to do with disposals, tackles, or any other straight metrics, because measured on those he's been one ...