Yea, its noted in the article http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-12-18/saints-still-want-return I'm hoping for the best. Look I'm more interested in seeing how some of our rookies go than Sippa. Yep use him and once he isn't good enough forget him. You have a way with words. he's useless plugger you k...

All of our younsters need game time. I would play Paddy Mac in Round One, but in the forward pocket, beside either White or Lee, whoever presents the best in the pre season. That is how they started Plugger off, playing beside Jacko. I dont know if I would worry about starting any others beside Mem...

I'd like to see Lee given the opportunity over Membrey. And I'd like to squeeze Acres and Wright in there somehow...

It would be nice to win 7 games in 2015 Won't happen. We may win 5 if Essendon players receive long bans, 4 if they receive bans for the first half of the year, otherwise 3 max. Yep im a 1-3 man. Worse side than this year so not expecting much. If Armo and Jack went at the end of next year I would ...

Melbourne had three picks inside 22 in 2008 They took No1 Jack Watts - still there (Ouch) (priority pick) No 17 Sam Blease - delisted at end of 2014 No 19 James Strauss - delisted at end of 2014 We have No 1, 21 and 22 We have to get them all right. We can't afford to do a Melbourne. that is flippi...

As a saints fan in rural NSW I'm very happy we're playing at Spotless Stadium this year.
Overall I think it's a fair draw: if you can't win games, you can't expect to be in the primetime slots.

saintbob wrote:Petrenko I can understand, but McKernan you've got to be joking!!!

+1

The only thing Shaun McKernan could do for our club is perhaps make Tom Lee and the rest of our existing young talls work harder for their spots. If he ever pulls on a jersey I'd die of shock.

Taylor Hunt was on SEN this morning and unless I mis-heard him, has been invited to do pre-season training with the Saints....... Sweet, now that we have got rid of Pelchen we can finally fast track this rebuild: Taylor Hunt, Mitch Brown, Shaun McKernan, Patrenko, Robinson, Lucas… For the love of g...

Lots of good South Australians floating around in this draft that will be available with our picks. If we took Bampton and Neal-Bullen with 21-22 (along with Petracca at 1) I think that would be the basis of a seriously good midfield. Go home factor. Pick good Victorian boys i agree...aish will go ...

Still not sure about drafting KPF's giving the sheer number of young players we have to play that role, along with the fact that our stated goal is to try and poach an established match winning forward once our window starts to open.

Have a look at his net results. Basically he was left with a basket case list to build from. When he joined us in 2011 we had the oldest, most experienced list in the comp. Next year we'll be right down the bottom on both measures. Someone had to make that happen. Look at the guys he delisted or re...

Needs to develop a tank this preseason, but my guess is he is playing out his last AFL contract. Word is he and several others are already in the gym at Seaford- within guidelines- ( mr finnis) and working hard Great work to them. Would love to see us develop a culture of going above and beyond and...

Promised much and delivered little. He was talked up as filling Goddard's shoes at one stage.

Let's be realistic, a piece of toast or a concussed duckling could play Rhys Stanley's role.

Neither.

Stanley for pick 21 was a win, but I'm disappointed that we held pick 1. I did get excited about the rumoured Tomlinson deal, I thought he'd be a great fit.

jaxons wrote:Still no offer from GWS.

not what I heard?

lefty wrote:how about we swap 1, 21, 22 + player, for 4, 6, 7 + tomilson?
hrm

I'm not sure if they'll want to rearrange the three picks, I think we're much more likely to trade 2 picks for 2 picks and Tomlinson.

eg. 1, 22 = 4, 7 and Tomlinson

But regardless, we have a plan, we are building a very exciting list. We will shortly be going to places on the field and off the field. Any young gun's manager would be able to work that out. Going to the Saintas should be a very easy sell IMHO. would've said that about the Dogs after last year to...

Why aren't more people talking about Tom Lee? I think he's been really solid for such a young bloke. After a few years in the gym he could become great. Are you his brother? Hahaha no. I do rate him though. Doesn't anyone else? Very successful out west and averaged more than a goal a game as a very...

Why aren't more people talking about Tom Lee? I think he's been really solid for such a young bloke. After a few years in the gym he could become great. Are you his brother? Hahaha no. I do rate him though. Doesn't anyone else? Very successful out west and averaged more than a goal a game as a very...

Why aren't more people talking about Tom Lee? I think he's been really solid for such a young bloke. After a few years in the gym he could become great.

What if Richo had said something like this to Pelchen, Bains and the others? (I'm not saying that this happened) "I've seen Rhys for 12 months, I don't rate him as being in our best 22 by 2016, and I want to restructure our forward line next year with Lee and Membrey to give us multiple goal-k...

I think that's a win for us. Stanley has shown bits and pieces but it's good to see Pelchen trying to build a culture where not good enough is pegged as not good enough and shown the door.

Maybe we'll even make a play for Boyd after next year.