I fear Michito will have a short career as a 3rd tall forward. Whatever they’re doing… kid needs to be able to run and keep up his agility. Good as he is… he isn’t a Tim Membrey type elite mark. Needs to be more about power and impact in the contest I would hate to see him baulk up too match and ge...

Not sure who Ben Paten is, but Ben Paton is going to the Swans- hope he does ok.

bigcarl wrote: ↑Thu 21 Nov 2024 10:20am

Young Tauru looks a bit like Boris Johnson

Aren't we putting Crouch on the rookie list? Anyway, I would like to think that we would definitely be going to the draft (esp for our first two picks) right up until the Tasmania team comes in. This year I sincerely we hope we pick two pure midfielders. Because key position defenders you can get a...

Back to recruting Barron Trump, and the possible 'political advantages'... Nope. Not into this one. He's from wrong mob. We want a Democrat! We need their tech' for directing hurricanes. Then, we play as many matches as possible away from Dockedlands. And the matches played there, the roof is open....

CURLY wrote: ↑Mon 11 Nov 2024 3:59pm

whiskers3614 wrote: ↑Mon 11 Nov 2024 3:43pm

CURLY wrote: ↑Mon 11 Nov 2024 3:32pm Having a player like Carrol means that a player like Byrnes is overlooked. Must improve our depth.

Did Byrnes run over your dog?
Obsessed!

No he’s just not best 22

Lyon is a fan of Byrnes, so see how we go

Ross Lyon to step up in 2025

Neeld and Watters totally disrespected the senior core of players the first day they walked in the door. A fatal error and unthinkably bad management. Both had been under the guidance of Mick Malthouse. I suspect he gave them some poor advice on how to approach their first senior coaching gigs. Aft...

B.M wrote: ↑Sun 03 Nov 2024 7:05pm Ross will tell him to fk off if he carries on like that

They will probably get along just fine

SaintPav wrote: ↑Sat 02 Nov 2024 9:32pm I was listening to the game on the radio in my parent's garage. Probably went through half a pack of smokes.

I listened to it in my garage too- and remember getting a bottle of bubbly to celebrate.

Clark and Coff had serious injuries which kept them on the sidelines for long periods, if not for that, then they may have realised their full potential as very good players. If De Kooning and Balta had had serious injuries, they may never have played finals etc etc. Maybe Robbo has a crystal ball?

In last year's Elimination Final our bottom 6 were Caminiti, Cordy, Butler, Phillipou, Windhager and Stocker. Crouch got 21 touches but he was as bad as the bottom 6. Only 2 clearances and 2 tackles for the day and he was left in his wake by the speedier GWS mids. Marshall was voted best on (for th...

GT probably stating the bleedin' obvious- Lyon is not a development coach and wasn't brought back to do so. Jones probably deserves another season after good late season form this year, so good on him, but he we need to hope he can play a full season in 2025 without major injuries...same for any pl...

Would like to see Membrey go around for another season, and although I like Patto, I don't think he has fully captured his form of pre leg break, though could be a useful player. Hayes as a mature recruit has played a handful of senior AFL games in his career, and may be prone to further leg injurie...

Without going to any official statistics, my observation would be that Marshall was far and away our best clearance player, following up on his ruck work by getting hands on the ball Past that, support was forthcoming from Clark after his return from injuries (and on managed time) So there was a pr...

Generally speaking, what are we specifically doing to address our playing list weaknesses, and are we going after the right type of players?

We don't want to build a list with NQR players, and unless Smith is beating our door down and passes every test known, then forget it.

GT probably stating the bleedin' obvious- Lyon is not a development coach and wasn't brought back to do so. Jones probably deserves another season after good late season form this year, so good on him, but he we need to hope he can play a full season in 2025 without major injuries...same for any pla...

Positives for sure, but now it's up to the club to get back into the finals ASAP, as we have the talent if we can keep them all on the field for a season- we are still a couple of really good players away from flag contention though. Having been a Saint supporter for a very long time, I won't believ...

We had a team in 1997 that made a Grand Final with some super stars and multiple AA's and then a few years later we went to the bottom of the ladder. The 1997 list included Robert Harvey Nicky Winmar Nathan Burke Stewart Loewe Peter Everett Aussie Jones Barry Hall Andrew Thompson Max Hudghton and J...

Any updates on Crouch- is he retiring or playing on??

Hayes made an impact in his first game with us a few years back, then played a couple of reasonable games and got injured and never been the same, so might be better he looks for other opportunities.

Responding to Big Max I agree about Collard. Wasn't he banned for 8 wks for 'homophobic' comments. I used his name purely as an example of a youngster who may usurp Butler's spot. Also, agree on Butler not getting a game at most clubs. Based on 2024 numbers, I'd be stunned if he gets picked for Rd ...

I have to respond here In Ratts last year We were terribly unfit We had no idea one week to the next how we were going to play We got run over so many times after half time it was embarrassing Players went backwards In lyons first year We won first 5 games without a forward line There was consisten...

What a pity we haven't got at least two more flags, considering the talent we have had, and really there's no excuse for this club- it has failed continually, no matter how close or how far away we were. I think as an organisation, the club has needed to toughen up from top to bottom for a long time...