We didnt approach a new coach to "tweak" Thomas style - we got a nedw coacjh cause the game plan wasnt standing up when it mattered AND the ENTIRE footballing Dept needed outside help...which Thomas wouldnt have a bar of. That's not what our president said when interviewed on Fox Footy. H...

I don't think we can carry Matthew Clarke in this game. He is not suited to play on Cox/Seaby. I feel dirty as I type this but I think Rix is a better match-up for Cox. And is not because they both have three-letter surnames ending in "X". This is a game that Rix could get his teeth into. ...

You expect a new coach with his own style of play to be mastered from Rd 1? If you make the assumption that Ross Lyon was brought in as coach to take us to the next level where Thomas could not, then our plan needed a tweak not an overhaul. The general feeling on this forum was that we lacked a pla...

Glad you got your jollys cause I couldnt see the whole game today LLS - nice to have my own stalker. What did you think of our Sydney game plan today?????? oh let me guess.......Ross changed the entire game plan JUST before the start of play.....OR maybe...just maybe......we finally executed as a p...

The big difference was that we took risks when we had the ball today. Something we haven't been doing at all this season. We were accountable when we didn't have the ball. We did not stop attacking either. That is a change from previous weeks even when we've won (despite what any player says)...The ...

Definately two holding-the-ball rules out there today.

Every time we were tackled after having a prior opportunity and hand-balled the ball away we were pinged. The same incident with dockers player and it was play-on.

Very ordinary...

Today showed what we can do when given a little licence to take some risks. 19 goals! Two key players out so injuries can't be used as an excuse. This is the way we should have been playing all season. This is what I expected. Take some risks when we have the ball and be accountable when we don't ha...

i think when u start attacking someone about their grammer it shows that you're starting to grasp at straws...... Thanks for your input... :roll: I just think that if you're going to refer to people that disagree with your point of view as "stupid" then you need to be above reproach. That...

High hit on a Melbourne player (Daniel Bell) with their head over the ball. One of the worst I've seen. Bell was stretchered from the ground. He must and will go for weeks! He was also reported and pleaded guilty last week so he will have residual points. Not that we play Collingwood between now and...

Nah but you are stupid enough to spend time and go back to correct it? Kudos to you you've mastered proof reading....meh... who honestly gives a toss on a footy forum???.....time better spent elsehwere....and you clearly still got my point so need I do anymore? u need to get out more. I need to get...

jackal wrote:Milne doesn't strike fear in opponents, I'm certain of that.

Maybe a fear that they might die laughing.

I agree Leo and its true most people are generally stupid and dont look to the reasons why we may not be paying the way we did in 04....Im not going into these in detaisl ( its been done to death) suffice to say: We have a new coach, The game has changed markedly since Lions won 3 in a row, Weve ha...

hrmm funny that 2006 form slump fell into finals ?!?!? Not at all similar. We were running at full strength but the players were not playing for the coach. After round 14 (we had just beaten the Bulldogs) we were 11-3 and the doggies were 10-4. We then went L-W-L-L-L-L-W-L to limp into 6th spot wit...

The St Kilda decision to sack Thomas came totally out of the blue. What football club sacks a coach that has taken the team to three consecutive finals, has the support of the players and has been very innovative in his approach? Classic St Kilda sacking IMO....we did it to stan alves too...we are ...

Milne would have been swapped for some older player from the Dons.. When, in the last five years prior to this one, have we recruited someone older than 26? Milne >>>>>>>>>>>>>Johnson Agree with that but do we have any Johnsons on our list? (no siggering, please) Trade talk and trade action are ALW...

The St Kilda decision to sack Thomas came totally out of the blue. What football club sacks a coach that has taken the team to three consecutive finals, has the support of the players and has been very innovative in his approach? Speculation surrounding Sheedy's future happens every time he is out o...

On A minor tangent. I would argue that the 5 players on this list are the greatest players these clubs have had in their respective histories. Would the rest of the forum agree with this or suggest a superior player? All of these players would be regarded by their respective club's supporters as be...

Milne would have been swapped for some older player from the Dons.. When, in the last five years prior to this one, have we recruited someone older than 26? Sugar would possibly be our ruck.... RL still wanted Sugar...But Sugar wanted more money...This was NOT a Ross Lyon decision for Ackland to le...

Thankfully we have Rix to give us those extra 3

Lyon defended Gehrig, who has struggled in the past fortnight. "The fact is he's 31 and, in talking to him, it's not easy for a power forward these days. "You used to be able to play one-on-one footy inside 50 and isolate, but you see Jonathan Brown, you see Nick Riewoldt, (Matthew) Pavli...

crowjelly wrote:That would be a "bowell" as distinct from a bowl!

Do I know what the collective noun for turds is? No!
Can I guess one? Yes. It would be a "steaming pile".

Should we have a "talk like Ross Lyon thread?" Yes!

Experience isn't the problem. We had one player under the age of twenty in our side, and he was one of our best. The problem as I see it is that we have too many guys - of all ages - who aren't pulling their weight . Good point The obvious question is "why aren't they pulling their weight?&quo...

saintsRrising wrote:The key issue is that GT wants $200,000 out of my club....

Should not matter if it is GT or JC...if the club owes somebody money then they should pay.

Is it wrong to want both GT to stop "telling tales" in the media and the StKFC to stop "telling tales" to the media?

Good analysis OWTS but your finding out that its all Ross Lyons fault....hes had 18 games ya know... :roll: Honestly... Where have I said that it is all Ross Lyon's fault? Slight correction BTW...He has had 19 games and a pre-season! My only concern with his style is the game plan. It does not play...