Phillipou

[B.M]

Everyone is leaving StK are they

Let the big clubs feed off our carcass

[Teflon]

SEN via 'Rumour Ron' on Dwayne's World (Duane Russell) - Although Phillipou is under contract he is going back to Adelaide this year. He said that Saints want top pick for him.

Hope I haven't upset too many people dropping stuff on here that was found floating around in the gutter.

Same Rumour Ron who said he was leaving week before he signed a new deal?
Get off it Ron you’ll go blind…

[SinCitySainter]

He has just signed a new deal so I find it hard to believe this is true.
However, if it is we should be saying top 5 pick minimum or top 10 with a second round pick as well.
We don't need to trade him so we should be asking for well over the odds.

[Yorkeys]

He has just signed a new deal so I find it hard to believe this is true.
However, if it is we should be saying top 5 pick minimum or top 10 with a second round pick as well.
We don't need to trade him so we should be asking for well over the odds.

Of course it's nonsense. Carnival barker crap.
If you give the bs any credence be very wary of sophisticated scams.

[D.B.Cooper]

I don't believe BS radio gossip and I'd prefer to keep our young talent, but hypothetically if he wants out to Adelaide they can give us their first pick #5 and maybe a sweetener with an upgrade added to a later pick.

Would rather keep Battle & Phillipou, but would not be upset if we have #4, get #5 for Battle & #6 for Phillipou.
Take #4, #5 & #6 to the draft and hope it is not 2017 revisited and we pick up 3 good young midfielders.

If we are having a clean out, who else is tradable and has value?

Untouchable???
Marshall, Sinclair, NWM, King, Wilkie, Steele

Young with potential
Henry, Wilson, Windhager, Owens

Too old to have market value
Hill, Wood, Crouch

Tradable with some value?
Howard, Clark - 2nd round picks?
Steele - Is he worth better than a 2nd round pick?
Sharman - 3rd round pick

Personally (just my opinion), I don't think outside of Battle & Phillipou there is much we would let go that has real market value.

[Saints58]

Is Max Heath up to it?

How do we know if he doesn't get a go.
plus all he can is play well at sandy, and don't just give him 1 game and if he doesn't play great that's it got give the young players at least 2-3 games give them confidence.

[WellardSaint]

Pou got a nice write-up by Jake Batchelor after the Zebs vs Geelong.

Got a lot of ball, needs to change his handball to kick ratio apparently.
Will he play vs Swans?
King out, Caminiti out...

Skunk had 20 touches for one goal, I wonder if he gets in due to the 2 outs

[repta]

Trade Philipou?

Seriously. We wouldn't get 4th rounder based on his last half dozen games.

Saints need to work out a strategy to move up the ladder. A basket case of inability to develop young players. Throw the kitchen sink at free agents. Is not going to work.
Meanwhile.. Gresham staring with essendon. Akers touted recruit of the year.

[nostalgicsaint]

Trade Philipou?

Seriously. We wouldn't get 4th rounder based on his last half dozen games.

Saints need to work out a strategy to move up the ladder. A basket case of inability to develop young players. Throw the kitchen sink at free agents. Is not going to work.
Meanwhile.. Gresham staring with essendon. Akers touted recruit of the year.

Trading Pou would be crazy.

As is the thought we'd get nothing better than a 4th round pick.

Would easily get a top 10 pick.

[Sainter_Dad]

Trade Philipou?

Seriously. We wouldn't get 4th rounder based on his last half dozen games.

Saints need to work out a strategy to move up the ladder. A basket case of inability to develop young players. Throw the kitchen sink at free agents. Is not going to work.
Meanwhile.. Gresham staring with essendon. Akers touted recruit of the year.

Trading Pou would be crazy.

As is the thought we'd get nothing better than a 4th round pick.

Would easily get a top 10 pick.

Of course we would get better than a 4th - with our history of developing players the Manangatang Under 10's coach would believe they could get better out of our players than we can.

[SaintPav]

Gresham recruit of the year?!

Now that’s a good one.

[Nick DalSanto Claus]

Anyone who doubts this kid is the real deal, watch today's game again. Future star.

[Bowey Boy]

And the argument is ended.

[Otiman]

Anyone who doubts this kid is the real deal, watch today's game again. Future star.

Not future. Today was his arrival.

Only checked the stats at half time but had a K:H ratio of 10:1, which was always my biggest knock on him.

The time in VFL has given him some confidence.

[The_Dud]

We’ve been calling for him to have a run in the 2s since halfway thru last year to help him find form and confidence again, and see the result!

He needs to play with that confidence!

[Rubyjo]

Wow what a game from The Pou ..looks bigger for sure ..

[chook23]

The tough times in the seniors has played just as big a role

Things are learnt in tough experieces

[chook23]

The tough times in the seniors has played just as big a role

Things are learnt in tough experieces

[The G Train Legacy]

He was good all day, but when the game was there to be won in the Final quarter, he went up a level. As I've said many times, the kid will be a star. His kick to Henry (resulting in a goal) in the third quarter was genius. He's going to be a gamebreaker.

[Otiman]

The tough times in the seniors has played just as big a role

Things are learnt in tough experieces

Plenty of vision on what didn't work for him, and now has some good vision to go with it.

Expect a tag (or at least some attention) next week.

[St Dave]

Wow what a game from The Pou ..looks bigger for sure ..

I don't think he is any bigger in a few weeks, just playing on smaller mids rather than bigger backs.

[St Dave]

Good to see him backed in to win his proper position rather than being wedged in to a forward line that barely sees the ball.