McQualter to Gold Coast

Dr Spaceman · Tue 13 Dec 2011 6:25pm

Hurricane wrote:Mini rookied by Gold Coast
Nick Heyne by Carlton
and Pattto by Hawthorn

Best of luck to teh former Saints at their new club

+1

JohnE · Post: # 1182862Post **JohnE** » Tue 13 Dec 2011 8:52pm

Mini will play in the seniors in no time!! Well done mate, so much for that 'retirement'.... Lol

saintspremiers · Wed 14 Dec 2011 5:28am

JohnE wrote:Mini will play in the seniors in no time!! Well done mate, so much for that 'retirement'.... Lol

Faark the GC.

AFL love child team.

The Redeemer · Wed 14 Dec 2011 6:12am

Armoooo wrote:Yep I'm still a fan of Zac.

Good luck to all of them, especially Mini, really hope he can crack the Suns best 22.

Good luck to Heyne - particularly because I never really saw him play and could not figure out his niche yet due to the aforementioned. So be it though and I hope he turns out to be a great player at the Blues.

Same with Pattison. He will provide much better insurance than say a Daniel Archer-type (not bagging) for a team that is close to a flag.

I hope Mini cracks the Suns 22 too. This way our resting midfielder or permanent half-forward will have a field day as this slow, unskilled and small 'defensive forward' attempts to go with one of our boys. Please get into the team Mini.

Some of my flock who know me know of my displeasure at Zac Dawson being at St Kilda in the first place and the reasons why.

Thinline · Post: # 1182930Post **Thinline** » Wed 14 Dec 2011 9:58am

saintspremiers wrote:
JohnE wrote:Mini will play in the seniors in no time!! Well done mate, so much for that 'retirement'.... Lol
Faark the GC.

AFL love child team.

Yep. My hate boils over with that mob... Pre-packaged marketing tripe...

Moccha · Post: # 1182948Post **Moccha** » Wed 14 Dec 2011 11:41am

Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late

Nikky Rixon · Fri 16 Dec 2011 7:21pm

Good luck to Andrew but i still cant forget the sitter he missed in the 09 grand final he should of kicked that

saintkid · Post: # 1183544Post **saintkid** » Fri 16 Dec 2011 10:47pm

Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late

Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.

plugger66 · Fri 16 Dec 2011 10:50pm

saintkid wrote:
Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late
Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.

What is that actually based on?

gurubob101 · Fri 16 Dec 2011 11:27pm

saintkid wrote:
Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late
Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.

McQualter was slow, didn't get enough of the ball and always seemed overwhelmed by self doubt at senior level but I wouldn't have said he was soft. He was a good, honest footballer at VFL level.

Dawson was a doofus and really struggled one on one in the air but I think he attacked the ball pretty hard.

IMO you're being a bit tough on those boys; although now they don't play for us stuff 'em... they are both rubbish players.

Jason Gram... well...yes he's a receiver... but he's our receiver and every team needs players who can run with the ball. They can't all be Lenny Hayes!

Moccha · Post: # 1183561Post **Moccha** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 12:00am

plugger66 wrote:
saintkid wrote:
Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late
Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.
What is that actually based on?

Performance

plugger66 · Post: # 1183574Post **plugger66** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 8:00am

Moccha wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintkid wrote:
Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late
Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.
What is that actually based on?
Performance

Must be in bed because I havent seen it on a footy ground.

St Ick · Post: # 1183593Post **St Ick** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 9:41am

gurubob101 wrote:
saintkid wrote:
Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late
Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.
McQualter was slow, didn't get enough of the ball and always seemed overwhelmed by self doubt at senior level but I wouldn't have said he was soft. He was a good, honest footballer at VFL level.

Dawson was a doofus and really struggled one on one in the air but I think he attacked the ball pretty hard.

IMO you're being a bit tough on those boys; although now they don't play for us stuff 'em... they are both rubbish players.

Jason Gram... well...yes he's a receiver... but he's our receiver and every team needs players who can run with the ball. They can't all be Lenny Hayes!

Re Grammy: yes, teams need receivers, but if u are one you need sublime kicking skills and decision making - remember 'the challenge', it had Dal being a smart ass kicking floaters to teammates and saying they have to get used to Grammys kicking... funny, but that says it all. Either he reinvents himself or i'd be more than happy to see him at Sandy in the place of a kid with the right skills and attitude.

SainterK · Post: # 1183597Post **SainterK** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 10:42am

Mini = soft?

Seriously?

Thought that his willingness to tackle, put his body in a contest was one of his strengths.

Moccha · Post: # 1183604Post **Moccha** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 10:54am

plugger66 wrote:
Moccha wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintkid wrote:
Moccha wrote:Glad McQualter has been moved on. 12 months too late
Yep two of our three softest players have now moved on in McQualter and Dawson. The only one left now is Gram.
What is that actually based on?
Performance
Must be in bed because I havent seen it on a footy ground.

Correct

Moccha · Post: # 1183605Post **Moccha** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 10:56am

SainterK wrote:Mini = soft?

Seriously?

Thought that his willingness to tackle, put his body in a contest was one of his strengths.

When did he get near enough to an opponent to tackle them?

dcstkfc · Post: # 1183622Post **dcstkfc** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 12:27pm

Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.

Moccha · Post: # 1183653Post **Moccha** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 1:52pm

dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.

He never got the bloody ball!

plugger66 · Post: # 1183656Post **plugger66** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 1:57pm

Moccha wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.
He never got the bloody ball!

Im amazed we got in the finals with all these apparent hacks we had and also a poor game plan and coach.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1183664Post **dcstkfc** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 2:18pm

plugger66 wrote:
Moccha wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.
He never got the bloody ball!
Im amazed we got in the finals with all these apparent hacks we had and also a poor game plan and coach.

Mini's stats were hardly any worse than say Macaffer who has a premiership medal.

Hard to get huge stats inside 50.

He was dropped too late in 2010, but Steven and Armo had injury worries and there was no else so Mini was to some extent carried in the finals.

plugger66 · Post: # 1183667Post **plugger66** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 2:22pm

dcstkfc wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
Moccha wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.
He never got the bloody ball!
Im amazed we got in the finals with all these apparent hacks we had and also a poor game plan and coach.
Mini's stats were hardly any worse than say Macaffer who has a premiership medal.

Hard to get huge stats inside 50.

He was dropped too late in 2010, but Steven and Armo had injury worries and there was no else so Mini was to some extent carried in the finals.

Exactly but as time goes on Steven and Armo have become fitter and better and should have played in the 2010 finals.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1183669Post **dcstkfc** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 2:25pm

plugger66 wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
Moccha wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.
He never got the bloody ball!
Im amazed we got in the finals with all these apparent hacks we had and also a poor game plan and coach.
Mini's stats were hardly any worse than say Macaffer who has a premiership medal.

Hard to get huge stats inside 50.

He was dropped too late in 2010, but Steven and Armo had injury worries and there was no else so Mini was to some extent carried in the finals.
Exactly but as time goes on Steven and Armo have become fitter and better and should have played in the 2010 finals.

One of the problems is that the injuries of Steven and Armitage weren't given much publicity so people understandably feel Mini was preferred on form alone.

Moccha · Post: # 1183693Post **Moccha** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 3:39pm

plugger66 wrote:
Moccha wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.
He never got the bloody ball!
Im amazed we got in the finals with all these apparent hacks we had and also a poor game plan and coach.

St.Kilda was propped up by half a dozen players. McQualter was good in 09 but s*** in 10 and 11 and there the facts

plugger66 · Post: # 1183694Post **plugger66** » Sat 17 Dec 2011 3:42pm

Moccha wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
Moccha wrote:
dcstkfc wrote:Mini isn't soft, but he wasn't holding tackles consistently enough for a defensive forward by the end.

Greatest strength was his pin-pointing of a target inside 50.
He never got the bloody ball!
Im amazed we got in the finals with all these apparent hacks we had and also a poor game plan and coach.
St.Kilda was propped up by half a dozen players. McQualter was good in 09 but s*** in 10 and 11 and there the facts

And what about Dawson and the coach?

whiskers3614 · Sat 17 Dec 2011 3:43pm

you baiting again Plugger?