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by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 8:13pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Dylan Shiel
Replies: 22
Views: 3450

Re: Dylan Shiel

Shiel is undeniably good at some things.

Hitting the goals is clearly not one of them. He missed badly today again when it mattered.

Some dudes, in fact most, never get better at that.
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 8:04pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: It's time to talk about Jack Steele.
Replies: 26
Views: 4071

Re: It's time to talk about Jack Steele.

George27 wrote: Sat 30 Mar 2019 8:01pm Another top game. Very calm. Great inside pressure. A beauty.
IMO, today was nowhere his best - yet he was still good. The sign of a genuinely good footballer.
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 8:00pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Match Thread Saints v Bummers Round 2 2019
Replies: 205
Views: 14944

Re: Match Thread Saints v Bummers Round 2 2019

If you’re satisfied with just beating a team that played some of the worst football I’ve ever seen for most of the game, that’s fine. I’d rather see us kicking 16.10 and not 10.16. Not butchering the ball bombing inside 50. Not kicking it out of defensive 50 with no system whatsoever. I’m happy wit...
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 7:45pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Jaryn Geary: Legend
Replies: 25
Views: 3923

Re: Jaryn Geary: Legend

Milne wrote: Sat 30 Mar 2019 7:35pm He was great today but that absolutely does not make him a legend
He wasn't great today. He was precisely what he has been every single time he has ever worn Saints jumper.
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 7:37pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: It's time to talk about Jack Steele.
Replies: 26
Views: 4071

Re: It's time to talk about Jack Steele.

Paul Roos: "Steele was just enormous'"
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 7:31pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Jaryn Geary: Legend
Replies: 25
Views: 3923

Re: Jaryn Geary: Legend

That dude is a mad man. He cops heat, but he shouldn't. He would legit die on the footy field, and for that alone he deserves credit beyond what many AFL footballers get. He's often.forced into contests and scenarios that don't suit him, but he still will bleed for it. Hats off. Heart as big as Pha...
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 7:11pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Jaryn Geary: Legend
Replies: 25
Views: 3923

Jaryn Geary: Legend

That dude is a mad man.

He cops heat, but he shouldn't. He would legit die on the footy field, and for that alone he deserves credit beyond what many AFL footballers get.

He's often.forced into contests and scenarios that don't suit him, but he still will bleed for it.


Hats off.
by rodgerfox
Sat 30 Mar 2019 11:24am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Titus O’reilly
Replies: 11
Views: 1804

Re: Titus O’reilly

I get the feeling Hannebery could probably play but he would only be at 80-90% and they don't want him to get injured. On Friday, Saints coach Alan Richardson said star recruit Dan Hannebery “ needs to be rebuilt ”. Probably need to refer to the coaches assessment on Dans fitness Ted. It seems Dan ...
by rodgerfox
Thu 28 Mar 2019 10:50pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

degruch wrote: Thu 28 Mar 2019 10:43pm

Ah, the 'AFL' sub-clause gets me every time.

Love the 'Caught Cheating' stat :)
I was going to include the 'Singed Dwarves' stat, but didn't think that was fair on the rest of the comp.
by rodgerfox
Thu 28 Mar 2019 10:41pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

...and since the inception of the AFL we have basically been better than Richmond and Carlton (2 big sides of the AFL). Well, I would like to see the metrics on that...please indulge me. |Club |Saints |Essendon |Carlton| Richmond| Collingwood| |------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-...
by rodgerfox
Thu 28 Mar 2019 10:31pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

One gets a sense of the reality of the ego when you make claims like we’re more successful than Richmond since the inception of the AFL. I think all that does is put some context around how ridiculous the whole 'my club is powerful' thing is. Clubs are not powerful. Winning does not make you powerf...
by rodgerfox
Thu 28 Mar 2019 8:20pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

SAINT-LEE wrote: Thu 28 Mar 2019 6:40pm

?

What on earth does that mean?
by rodgerfox
Thu 28 Mar 2019 6:36am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

Come out and beat Essendon and this talk disappears Have hanners come on and uplift the team from round 5 and this talk disappears Have King come in and show the potential of a future gun and this talk disappears Footy is fundamentally a week by week proposition - you live and die by your performan...
by rodgerfox
Wed 27 Mar 2019 10:23pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

Come out and beat Essendon and this talk disappears Have hanners come on and uplift the team from round 5 and this talk disappears Have King come in and show the potential of a future gun and this talk disappears Footy is fundamentally a week by week proposition - you live and die by your performan...
by rodgerfox
Wed 27 Mar 2019 10:18pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

GT may be right about Melbourne being unable to sustain 10 teams. He also knows that our supporter base, both active and latent, is far bigger then that of The Bulldogs, Melbourne and North Melbourne. We only have about 50k supporters more than each of them. Given supporter/member ratios are around...
by rodgerfox
Wed 27 Mar 2019 10:16pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Screw you Doom and Gloom - let the games begin
Replies: 88
Views: 7224

Re: Screw you Doom and Gloom - let the games begin

we could be powerful by winning flags. surely that defines a powerful club.... so yeah you are right we aren't and won't be powerful The Bulldogs won a flag - and aren't powerful. Never will be. North won two on the late 90s - not powerful. The powerful clubs are the clubs that have always. Been bi...
by rodgerfox
Wed 27 Mar 2019 6:57pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT Fears for Saints' Future
Replies: 91
Views: 10217

Re: GT Fears for Saints' Future

Gee whiz, Grant, maybe it's time for you to post here again, instead of venting your spleen to press about the state of the club. You're starting to become like KB when he was in exile from Richmond. https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/03/27/former-st-kilda-coach-thomas-fears-for-saints-afl-future/ Bu...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 8:23pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Ahhh WTF Hanners?
Replies: 96
Views: 8504

Re: Ahhh WTF Hanners?

samuraisaint wrote: Tue 26 Mar 2019 8:21pm
rodgerfox wrote: Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:04pm
bigred wrote: Tue 26 Mar 2019 6:57pm Hawthorn win more flags than us Rodge.
The 'admin' didn't do that.

They have a great coach, and had great players.
Clarkson was actually an assistant at St. Kilda first.
And Port.
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 8:15pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Ahhh WTF Hanners?
Replies: 96
Views: 8504

Re: Ahhh WTF Hanners?

You have your head in the sand and you seem to be happy with mediocrity.. our admin is our off field staff, how don’t you understand that? Here’s some of our stuff ups: - Under resourced compared to other clubs - moving to Seaford then back - Our recruiting is abysmal (Paddy, King) - Hannas is a di...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:55pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Ahhh WTF Hanners?
Replies: 96
Views: 8504

Re: Ahhh WTF Hanners?

You have your head in the sand and you seem to be happy with mediocrity.. our admin is our off field staff, how don’t you understand that? Here’s some of our stuff ups: - Under resourced compared to other clubs - moving to Seaford then back - Our recruiting is abysmal (Paddy, King) - Hannas is a di...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:50pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Simon (Lethlean) says...
Replies: 77
Views: 7603

Re: Simon (Lethlean) says...

How was it not a mistake? A new recruit assumes a leadership role doesn't make a great deal of sense, regardless of who it is. Unless they are coming in as a captain-coach, which of course has been a thing of the past since the early 80s. You think he'll be back by round 6? Where's the evidence to ...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:31pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Ahhh WTF Hanners?
Replies: 96
Views: 8504

Re: Ahhh WTF Hanners?

Someone asked me for proof when I called our admin a rabble.. geezus ? How does this prove anything about the 'admin' (whatever that is)? You don’t think this move by our admin to get this guy was a huge mistake? Why be in denial over our admin when it’s clearly led us to the situation that we’re i...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:23pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Simon (Lethlean) says...
Replies: 77
Views: 7603

Re: Simon (Lethlean) says...

Recruit a player with a broken body, a penchant for <edited by mods> and make him a leader. The club obliges. Now, after one game into the season the club admits it was all a mistake. This is just embarrassing. Will Hannebery ever play at all? The more the clubs gives vague updates on his condition...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:14pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What do we want for $800,000 pa?
Replies: 19
Views: 2076

Re: What do we want for $800,000 pa?

To put this in perspective if I can remember correctly in the last year I worked (2007) I was on about $110,000pa. My wife who is a Professor at a Melbourne university is on $180,000. The Prime Minister is on $528,000. And Dan Hannebery can't train and be in the leadership group for $800,000pa. FFS...
by rodgerfox
Tue 26 Mar 2019 7:09pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Simon (Lethlean) says...
Replies: 77
Views: 7603

Re: Simon (Lethlean) says...

Recruit a player with a broken body, a penchant for <edited by mods> and make him a leader. The club obliges. Now, after one game into the season the club admits it was all a mistake. This is just embarrassing. Will Hannebery ever play at all? The more the clubs gives vague updates on his condition...