Given those stats I don't quite understand the rush to put Owens in the centre. He clearly would be very good as we have already had glimpses, however the stats below suggests he is doing something remarkably well but which he woudnt be able to do as a pure mid. Here is a question - if we play Owens...

Right now I would rather have Glouftsis umpire a Saints game over Fisher, Chamberlain or Whetton.

(Fisher a very good umpire in non-Saints games)

True. With the amount of rule changes we have seen in recent decades comparing historical stats with current day stats is meaningless.

"Who are we booing at? Oh cool. Boooo"
"Why?"
"I dunno! Booo!"

I don't think that the bulk of footy fans expect umpires to be "perfect". Most of us would be able to tolerate "reasonable". Take the free kick in the Carlton game I think against Wilkie for the slightest grab of the jumper that did not impede the Carlton player in any way. Compa...

WellardSaint wrote: ↑Sun 07 May 2023 10:27am A google search shows Fisher owns a restaurant in Hampton called 'Cornerstone & Co' plus an Italian restaurant.

Heard that they get frequent complaints about maggots.

Now, now. That could affect revenue.

Are you still gunna faark off when they come in?

Best line up? Depends on who we are playing, who is fit, who is on song with game plan, team rules, and with the ball that week/month. (throw in a sprinkle of social engineering

Its a moving tapestry!

Add to that the countless hours of match up analysis the coaches/selectors have done.

Hopefully they get it right. They do have a bit of experience..

I dont understand the debate. (hyperbole?) Cordy was important stop gap during dire fwd line (injury) situation.

Sharman being given a go now after meeting certain criteria.

Billings just started into training 3x per week so building toward capacity to run flat out for 4 quarters.

All good?

If you crumple and scrunch it up it works better. (The paper not the money)

"I am not going to bomb it without looking" "I am not going to bomb it without looking" "I am not going to bomb it without looking" "I am not going to bomb it without looking" "I am not going to bomb it without looking" "I am not going to bomb i...

8 years at demons (inc with misson), started at bombers late October 2021, Saints supporter.

I don't get it. Why did we seem cooked? Not being able hold a tackle was alarming. Also some uncharacteristic gaping holes in the zones (grid?) on more than a few occasions. As far as the slipped tackles go it might also have been the players worrying about slinging; maybe that is part of what RTB ...

Otiman wrote: ↑Wed 03 May 2023 9:33am But who does he displace?

This would be a a good dilemna to have but depth and competition for a spot in the twenty three shadows selection issues!

Status has been updated from indefinite to 3-4 weeks.

I sincerely hope that this is realistic. He was an automatic in for me last year. His intensity was way and above most other players.

Or Rowville

Saintmatt wrote: ↑Tue 02 May 2023 1:10pm
When did KIng do a hamstring? FFS - surely not?

Early March

Players looked shagged in Round 7.

Hopefully still good mates with Simon Lethlean? Will take that!

But for what reason, other than being a North supporter, is there to boo him? One might speculate that the reason for the booing is that there is an expectation for a first round draft pick not to bail at the first opportunity, let alone conspire to bail from day one. And so supporters at other clu...

Otiman wrote: ↑Fri 28 Apr 2023 11:03pm Philippou too many half grabs. Needs to stick a couple of those a game.

A bit like Owens last year...

An opportunity to rip it up in the VFL and reset his mojo

With a team bolstered by youngsters attempting to play key roles it feels odd but true to say that Caminiti was a big out tonight.