Blake

[luc1966]

Ok we'll we are going to get a touch up anyway so let's play Blake at FB for rest if the year and work on finding someone next season. He will give his all

[ralphsmith]

He will give his all. Handballing to the oppsition, punching the ball when he could mark it, kicking to the opposition.

Blake....no.

[ROLS-LEE]

He will give his all. Handballing to the oppsition, punching the ball when he could mark it, kicking to the opposition.

Blake....no.

I say yes for structural purposes. Clearly we have no one else.
Even fisher was giving away holding on frees.

[loris]

Ok we'll we are going to get a touch up anyway so let's play Blake at FB for rest if the year and work on finding someone next season. He will give his all

He could do no worse than Fisher down back at the moment.

Fisher has been caught out for weeks with more jumper holds and obstructing with the forwad in a one on one tussle, and losing him on the lead than Blake. Too many excuses have been made for Fisher IMHO. He hasn't been putting in hard enough IMO. At least with the Blake, he tries 100% all the time. Can pinch hit in the ruck at times if need be.

Fisher to me is starting to look as if he is adopting Goddard's attitude of 18 moths ago. He really needs to put in more and alter his defeatist body language, definitely not giving leadership to the young guys down back at the moment.

[Sainter93]

He might be older and past it. But after the previous 2 and 1/2 games I think he should come back in. He won't stop trying and could certainly do better than some of the players in our 22 tonight.

[Bernard Shakey]

Ok we'll we are going to get a touch up anyway so let's play Blake at FB for rest if the year and work on finding someone next season. He will give his all

After watching him at Sandy yesterday, I can safely say Neil has put the cue in the rack. I'm not having a go at him, but I think his body is past it.

[PJ]

Simpkin

[dcstkfc]

Simpkin

Him or Ferg. I'm not going to write a bloke off after half a game

[Sainternist]

JB has been a really good servant for the club in the last decade or more. It's sad to see him fade away into the Magoos. I wish he went with more dignity and retired after last year.

[Sainternist]

P.S. When JB handballed out of the goal square for a kick-out during the Richmond game, it was his "Sayonara!" right there.

[mad saint guy]

It wouldn't surprise me to see Blake back in at some stage. It would only be for structural purposes - put a mature body in defence to allow Stanley to go forward where he could be a gun. Simpkin should get first crack though.

[desertsaint]

Better get a farewell game at home.

[mightysainters]

Simpkin! Blake not even in consideration unless horrible injuries to talls

[Junction Oval]

We have no option but to play Simpkin and see how well he can develop. To play Blake to plug a gap, may have seem an option, but it would be a big backward step for the team and where we now sit. We no option but to play the younger guys. Wins don't matter, it's a question of giving 100% effort every week.

[Con Gorozidis]

Surely Simpkin ahead of Blake

[Bernard Shakey]

JB has been a really good servant for the club in the last decade or more. It's sad to see him fade away into the Magoos. I wish he went with more dignity and retired after last year.

I believe he was asked to play on.

[St Chris]

JB has been a really good servant for the club in the last decade or more. It's sad to see him fade away into the Magoos. I wish he went with more dignity and retired after last year.

I believe he was asked to play on.

He would have realised he was only hanging around for depth. As soon as we missed out on Nathan Brown, he was pretty quickly given a one year deal. He will continue to be backup for the remainder of the season, but thats all.

[saintspremiers]

Stanley must stay forward.

So someone else needs to go back instead.

[LTN16]

Surely Simpkin ahead of Blake

You would think Simpkin was ahead of Ferguson too but no..

Makes me wonder what the selection panel are thinking sometimes.

[plugger66]

Surely Simpkin ahead of Blake

You would think Simpkin was ahead of Ferguson too but no..

Makes me wonder what the selection panel are thinking sometimes.

Simpkin has been injured and hasnt played for a few weeks so it wasnt a question of Simpkin or Ferguson.

[Greg T]

Ok we'll we are going to get a touch up anyway so let's play Blake at FB for rest if the year and work on finding someone next season. He will give his all

Agree,Simpkin injured anyway,good send off to a loyal saints man.
Plenty of experience there too.
Plus everyone can bag him out instead of Kosi....

[LTN16]

Surely Simpkin ahead of Blake

You would think Simpkin was ahead of Ferguson too but no..

Makes me wonder what the selection panel are thinking sometimes.

Simpkin has been injured and hasnt played for a few weeks so it wasnt a question of Simpkin or Ferguson.

Well that explains why then doesn't it..