Bring back Birss

fugazi · Post: # 641125Post **fugazi** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 2:19am

Better than Mini, good mark, finds space and makes things happen.

Armitage or Steven in for Gwilt too

saintsrus · Post: # 641137Post **saintsrus** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 8:19am

I agree, another guy putting in 100% is what we need/needed last week.

Superboot · Post: # 641228Post **Superboot** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 11:37am

This is not wise after the event.

A number of us were stunned by Birss' omission.

He's clearly the best of the fringe players.

We don't have the luxury at the bottom end of finessing with tactical selections. Just play him every time.

matrix · Post: # 641231Post **matrix** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 11:39am

he'll come in and tag swan, davis, thomas, or lockyer.....
swan for mine i reckon.
damaging player.

yipper · Post: # 641233Post **yipper** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 11:40am

matrixcutter wrote:he'll come in and tag swan, davis, thomas, or lockyer.....
swan for mine i reckon.
damaging player.

Agreed. Swan is the one who can take you apart.

Sobraz · Post: # 641236Post **Sobraz** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 11:41am

Birss should come on... Was good against the Dons and was a shock omission last week...

Wouldnt drop Gwilt tho... Had 3 good games before the Cats, and he wasnt alone in having a poor one there...

I'd drop Eddy and Charlie for Birss and Armo... If Blake isnt right, M.Gardiner maybe??.... Tough week for selections...

matrix · Post: # 641237Post **matrix** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 11:42am

yipper wrote:
matrixcutter wrote:he'll come in and tag swan, davis, thomas, or lockyer.....
swan for mine i reckon.
damaging player.
Agreed. Swan is the one who can take you apart.

then after that he can tag out sewell (sewl??) from the hawks.
or even hodge off the back flank.
and do his part in getting us to the dance

TriColourDisciple · Thu 11 Sep 2008 12:02pm

Surely the selectors would bring in Birss. He would have to be extremly unlucky not to get a call up this time. Whats more,with him being a Saints fan growing up, it would nice to think that above everything, He'll be playing for the jumper & everything it means.

sunsaint · Post: # 641407Post **sunsaint** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 4:08pm

Thanks for raising this Fugazi,
ever since Sinday I have been wanting start a Birss thread.
Initially I was happy that X was named, but it seemed that it was at the expense of Birss.
In the end this seems to have been a mistake, as I believed posters reports that X was carving up the VFL. But he looked rusty and not up to speed & I dont subscribe to the better for the run arguments.

So looking back at the year, what has Birss done? Is he a bad trainer? Bad clubman? Parks in Westaways carpark? Why is it that he constantly gets dropped after what I consider more than serviceable games???

Gilbert=Legend · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:24pm

what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake

yipper · Post: # 641460Post **yipper** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:26pm

Gilbert=Legend wrote:what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake

He didn't play in the VFL you twit. Maybe that's why he wasn't in the best!!

evertonfc · Post: # 641462Post **evertonfc** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:29pm

Gilbert=Legend wrote:what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake

And you would bring in...?

Your boy Gilbert will be lucky to keep his spot.

Beekay · Post: # 641463Post **Beekay** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:29pm

yipper wrote:
Gilbert=Legend wrote:what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake
He didn't play in the VFL you twit. Maybe that's why he wasn't in the best!!

Snap.

degruch · Post: # 641466Post **degruch** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:31pm

Gilbert=Legend wrote:what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake

I dunno mate...Heath Shaw barely got a kick on him last time he played against the Pies, so I'm sure forms got a lot to do with it. I know his no Greg Williams, but I'm not sure we're talking about the same Birss here???

Gilbert=Legend · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:37pm

I don't give a stuff about gilbert, he head was on the chopping block months ago. (name reflects a joke to a friend of mine)

Well of course he couldn't get on the best without playing, but lets see when was the last time he got in the best 5. Every week its armo, stevens and mac with Allen up there as well. Not birss.

Birss has the strength of a 5 year old and the sprint on a 80 year old.

Go back to the first magpie game. Shaw bumped him off it 5 times.
Essendon Game. bumped off by their first gamer!!!
Same aginst adelaide, port adelaide, and brisbane, and melbourne and that bulldogs game was a joke.

He is weak and a massive liability.

'evertonfc' "who would i bring in" armo, stevens.

Sam23 · Post: # 641474Post **Sam23** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:39pm

Gilbert=Legend wrote:what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake

haha, how ironic is your username after reading that.

degruch · Post: # 641475Post **degruch** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:41pm

Gilbert=Legend wrote:Birss has the strength of a 5 year old and the sprint on a 80 year old.

Thought he runs more like Donald Duck to be honest.

Anyway...bumps or not...pantsed Shaw in that earlier game, and has a lot of upside. Generally good (confident) disposal, can kick a goal, and I agree, better than Armo

Gilbert=Legend · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:41pm

Sam23 wrote:
Gilbert=Legend wrote:what is f*** is wrong with you people?

birss is a weak piece of crap and gets knocked off the ball, week in week out, why the hell should he be brought back

he wasn't in the best for the VFL. The VFL for christ sake
haha, how ironic is your username after reading that.

Read above you idiot!!!! What have you been on

Gilbert=Legend · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:43pm

degruch wrote:
Gilbert=Legend wrote:Birss has the strength of a 5 year old and the sprint on a 80 year old.
Thought he runs more like Donald Duck to be honest.

Anyway...bumps or not...pantsed Shaw in that earlier game, and has a lot of upside. Generally good (confident) disposal, can kick a goal, and I agree, better than Armo

Who have you been watching??? good disposal? crap! kick a goal? every so often! better than armo, he has played 14 games to 84!!

Winmar7Fan · Post: # 641479Post **Winmar7Fan** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:44pm

I definately agree this guy is my favourite of the lower end he has a big heart plenty of guts and one of very few in the whole side that I don't have to sh-t my pants when shooting for goal.

degruch · Post: # 641482Post **degruch** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:45pm

Gilbert=Legend wrote:
degruch wrote:
Gilbert=Legend wrote:Birss has the strength of a 5 year old and the sprint on a 80 year old.
Thought he runs more like Donald Duck to be honest.

Anyway...bumps or not...pantsed Shaw in that earlier game, and has a lot of upside. Generally good (confident) disposal, can kick a goal, and I agree, better than Armo
Who have you been watching??? good disposal? crap! kick a goal? every so often! better than armo, he has played 14 games to 84!!

I've been watching Birss...only on a lot less drugs than you, obviously

perfectionist · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:46pm

His lack of pace is well suited to a number of Pies players, especially Swan. Swan is a deceptive player however, he has a very good second effort when he looks buggered.

Gilbert=Legend · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:48pm

degruch wrote:
Gilbert=Legend wrote:
degruch wrote:
Gilbert=Legend wrote:Birss has the strength of a 5 year old and the sprint on a 80 year old.
Thought he runs more like Donald Duck to be honest.

Anyway...bumps or not...pantsed Shaw in that earlier game, and has a lot of upside. Generally good (confident) disposal, can kick a goal, and I agree, better than Armo
Who have you been watching??? good disposal? crap! kick a goal? every so often! better than armo, he has played 14 games to 84!!
I've been watching Birss...only on a lot less drugs than you, obviously

Drugs, im not the one who lives in 'Radelaide' i know who would have more drugs in them!!!

degruch · Post: # 641488Post **degruch** » Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:49pm

perfectionist wrote:His lack of pace is well suited to a number of Pies players, especially Swan. Swan is a deceptive player however, he has a very good second effort when he looks buggered.

That's the match I was looking at...Swan chops us up time and again. Birss has been a reasonable stopper against the Pies, that's where his value is. If he can do that and push forward for a goal (as he's done in the past), why not??? Can't see many other possible inclusions suiting this game as well.

Gilbert=Legend · Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:50pm

degruch wrote:
perfectionist wrote:His lack of pace is well suited to a number of Pies players, especially Swan. Swan is a deceptive player however, he has a very good second effort when he looks buggered.
That's the match I was looking at...Swan chops us up time and again. Birss has been a reasonable stopper against the Pies, that's where his value is. If he can do that and push forward for a goal (as he's done in the past), why not??? Can't see many other possible inclusions suiting this game as well.

Tell me which game your talking about? if you can remember in your speedy mind