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Re: No Roo no saints
They used to and he would grab it from his ankles 3 on 1 and get on with the game.saynta wrote:They wouldn't dish up that s*** if they had to look roo in the eye. No way.
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Roos loss cannot be understated
His on field leadership was second to none at the club
Always led by example,always emphasised what the saints were about
Not much leadership on the ground ATM
No one leading the way
His on field leadership was second to none at the club
Always led by example,always emphasised what the saints were about
Not much leadership on the ground ATM
No one leading the way
100 goals in 14 games...Lockett is the key
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It shouldn’t be up to one player. The rest of them are playing like a bunch of mentally weak nuffies. No passion or pride atGreg T wrote:Roos loss cannot be understated
His on field leadership was second to none at the club
Always led by example,always emphasised what the saints were about
Not much leadership on the ground ATM
No one leading the way
all, just trying to get to other clubs or extend their contract.
Then again, you don’t have to be good or show much to get a contract extension- and that includes the coach.
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That's why it was so important to rotate the captaincy years ago when it was first suggetsed by the ex coach that most on here despise so much. That's why it was so crucial to keep focussing on the future and not hanging on too long to guys like Chips, Milney, Schneiider, Monty, Gilbo and even Rooy
The reason that North Melbourne will overtake the Saints and be a competitive team is because they bit the bullett on their aging stars. We took more than 5 years out of the finals to realise that we needed to give young guys game time. We complain about the mids lack of cohesion with the forwards.
What do you expect when Paddy was playing at Sandringham last year and Roo was playing full forward? Our mids were still looking to pass it to Roo today just like they did for most of last year...even though he was on one leg. Great future planning Saints
The reason that North Melbourne will overtake the Saints and be a competitive team is because they bit the bullett on their aging stars. We took more than 5 years out of the finals to realise that we needed to give young guys game time. We complain about the mids lack of cohesion with the forwards.
What do you expect when Paddy was playing at Sandringham last year and Roo was playing full forward? Our mids were still looking to pass it to Roo today just like they did for most of last year...even though he was on one leg. Great future planning Saints
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magnifisaint wrote:Geary is a great leader and captain
Written by his mother?....
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Not baiting - not denigrating - having fun on a day when it is hard to find positives.....SAINTMAN66 wrote:magnifisaint wrote:Geary is a great leader and captain
Written by his mother?....
Purported to be .... but it is signed My Mum.
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If not Geary then who ?magnifisaint wrote:Geary is a great leader and captain
Jack Steven - only runs one way.
Armitage has lost more than a yard.
Geary is the captain because he (and Armitage) are the only players who actually gives their everything every match.
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And he is inspirationalace wrote:If not Geary then who ?magnifisaint wrote:Geary is a great leader and captain
Jack Steven - only runs one way.
Armitage has lost more than a yard.
Geary is the captain because he (and Armitage) are the only players who actually gives their everything every match.
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More than a pinch of sense in your post mate.Scollop wrote:That's why it was so important to rotate the captaincy years ago when it was first suggetsed by the ex coach that most on here despise so much. That's why it was so crucial to keep focussing on the future and not hanging on too long to guys like Chips, Milney, Schneiider, Monty, Gilbo and even Rooy
The reason that North Melbourne will overtake the Saints and be a competitive team is because they bit the bullett on their aging stars. We took more than 5 years out of the finals to realise that we needed to give young guys game time. We complain about the mids lack of cohesion with the forwards.
What do you expect when Paddy was playing at Sandringham last year and Roo was playing full forward? Our mids were still looking to pass it to Roo today just like they did for most of last year...even though he was on one leg. Great future planning Saints
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This was always going to be a transition year....
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Not according to the 5 year plan they sold us.bigred wrote:This was always going to be a transition year....
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The plan was not something that a lot of us fans wanted. The club and especially the players were gutted that there group was being dissolved and the playing list weakened. I recently heard Roo on Fox on AFL360 talk about the fact that the club didn't approach the players and ask them all to take paycuts to stay together as a unit. It seemed to me that he resented the fact that the group wasn't offered an opportunity to stay together. With the TPP maxed out and with Dal and BJ Goddard already out the door, I think the board had no option but to adhere to the plan, but did they? The captain openly talked about quickly being able to refresh the team and play finals nearly every year since the start of 2013. Rooy was a powerful figure and this is how it played out.saintspremiers wrote:Not according to the 5 year plan they sold us.bigred wrote:This was always going to be a transition year....
The mastermind in Pelchen wanted to turnover the list. The coach at the time was focussing on the future and talked about 2018-2020, but the senior players at the start of 2013 were feeling like they had one more finals campaign left in them. There was a conflict. The conflict was resolved when Watters was sacked. Instead of a strong board and a strong coach leading the planning for the future, we've had too much power in the hands of a few vested interests and their selfish immediate needs superceded the sacrifices that needed to be made for the 5 year plan to have any chance of success. The plan wasn't adhered to and we hung on to our aging stars while development of the talent ( and development of on field leaders) was delayed. The last half dozen games are the result
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The plan was not something that a lot of us fans wanted. The club and especially the players were gutted that there group was being dissolved and the playing list weakened. I recently heard Roo on Fox on AFL360 talk about the fact that the club didn't approach the players and ask them all to take paycuts to stay together as a unit. It seemed to me that he resented the fact that the group wasn't offered an opportunity to stay together. With the TPP maxed out and with Dal and BJ Goddard already out the door, I think the board had no option but to adhere to the plan, but did they? The captain openly talked about quickly being able to refresh the team and play finals nearly every year since the start of 2013. Rooy was a powerful figure and this is how it played out.
The mastermind in Pelchen wanted to turnover the list. The coach at the time was focussing on the future and talked about 2018-2020, but the senior players at the start of 2013 were feeling like they had one more finals campaign left in them. There was a conflict. The conflict was resolved when Watters was sacked. Instead of a strong board and a strong coach leading the planning for the future, we've had too much power in the hands of a few vested interests and their selfish immediate needs superceded the sacrifices that needed to be made for the 5 year plan to have any chance of success. The plan wasn't adhered to and we hung on to our aging stars while development of the talent ( and development of on field leaders) was delayed. The last half dozen games are the result
Pretty much spot on.
The plan was a plan in name only. The reality has been a mish mash of win it this year (continuing) vs rebuild with youth (remains an unrealistic fantasy).
Trouble is too that we had non football people like Bains making football judgement decisions.
Win it this year pick ups have included players like Brown and Stevens who have little relevance in a long-term rebuild.
In our drafting/trades there has also been way too much picking for structure over pure ability/skills/talent. So we now have yes every position covered, BUT largely with GOPS!
With players like Savage, Carlisle, Brown, Stevens, Hickey, Lee all picked up, this year was not meant to be a transition year. They were all gained with the intent that this year was when we were meant to be arriving as a threat while they were all in their prime.bigred wrote:This was always going to be a transition year..
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