Bluthy was right.

[Johnny Member]

Haven't seen Bluthy for some time.

But he was right. I was wrong. It seems as though he was right all along.


Coach devoid of strategy.

Playing old guys too often. Not trusting the younger players.

No plan B. Just 'pressure' and 'tackling'.

Perhaps too intent on short term success, whilst losing sight of the long term?



Bluthy called this nearly 2 years ago! I disagreed vehemently, as I thought it was grossly unfair to make that judgement so early on, and whilst we had such a rubbish list.



But it looks as though he may have nailed it.

[Con Gorozidis]

I like Bluthy.
Great poster.
Very funny chap.

[WellardSaint]

Pressure is all he ever spoke about, until
yesterday.
Then he had an epiphany.
Execution and accuracy are suddenly relevant.

Well, Moses, if you want to take us to the promised land,
accuracy is important, eh.

[thejiggingsaint]

Pressure is all he ever spoke about, until
yesterday.
Then he had an epiphany.
Execution and accuracy are suddenly relevant.

Well, Moses, if you want to take us to the promised land,
accuracy is important, eh.

Perhaps " Moses " needs to make way for "Aarron"?

[CQ SAINT]

Yes Richo. You should kick straighter.

[thejiggingsaint]

Yes Richo. You should kick straighter.

[Con Gorozidis]

Richo has spent four years preaching that if you bring 'effort' and 'pressure' then you have a good chance. Be 'bold' and 'strong'.
This philosophy assumes the other side arent also going to bring pressure and effort (and then add skill on top).
The reality is Richo brings a Port Power Game Plan from 2013 (which everyone thought that was red hot in 2013 and 2014).
In 2017 we are now a poor man's Port. That makes us a derivative of s***.

[To the top]

In my view selecting youth obviously is the future

But the game is not played in the future because the future is not known - it is just not known including talking of the Saints as being contenders in 2019/2020.

Who knows - because there is always an opposition and those opposition sides also transition

So the game is played on the day - and on every day you run onto the park you expect to win, otherwise why turn up?

The extension is that you select your best available side for every game

If that best available side includes experienced players then so be it

And the optimum is to introduce youth to a side which has experienced players to provide on field support

So it is not youth for the sake of youth

It is introducing youth to provide transition - and have the experienced players as the cream on the cake

That said I am currently not impressed by the continuing use of some of our younger players - and the structure we are taking into games

Acres should be being given mid field time instead of playing on a wing then "zoning" in defence and in attack

Put him where the "heat" is - because he is good enough

We seem to me to under perform when we rely on Bruce and Membrey up forward, noting Membrey is 188cm

And, unlike Gawn going forward as a marking option on Sunday, we do not have a ruckman who can go forward looking for a mis match, a mark and a goal

So McCartin is sorely missed

We do not have a defensive option for full back - hence Brown until Goddard can demonstrate that he is more than capable

Behind Goddard?

Good question

So we rely on the experience we have, putting around them the First Round Draft picks we have had in the post Watters time - and we hope for some diamonds from Second Round picks - aka White as the latest to give us hope

Youth for the sake of youth does not work

That is why good sides go out and recruit experienced players

So they have the balance - and also the time to develop kids in the VFL, which is a step up from school boy football

As Sunday yet again showed we have player skills to address

That takes ability then work, more work then more work - then you retire!!!

When the improvement of youth sees them exceed the contribution of experienced players then you are on the right curve


And the result is that instead of having ordinary experienced players (and the reason the side has had the season ending performances it has had over years - so they are GOP's with experience who have not had pressure on them re selection and the team has languished accordingly) your experienced players are of the ilk of Roo, Montagna and Gilbert and they are cream on the cake

And Armitage, who has been sadly missed in 2017

[The Fireman]

Ask Stonecold about Bluthy

[CURLY]

Amazing that a return Etihad game v Freo rather than Sydney at the SCG and Port at Etihad rather than Adelaide we'd be sitting pretty and flying.

[stonecold]

Ask Stonecold about Bluthy

Bluthy Who????? No idea whom your talking about fiery!!!!!

[satchmo]

Ask Stonecold about Bluthy

Bluthy Who????? No idea whom your talking about fiery!!!!!

Was Bluthy able to cement his position as a foundation member?

[stonecold]

Ask Stonecold about Bluthy

Bluthy Who????? No idea whom your talking about fiery!!!!!

Was Bluthy able to cement his position as a foundation member?

Gold!!!!!

[The Fireman]

Ask Stonecold about Bluthy

Bluthy Who????? No idea whom your talking about fiery!!!!!

Was Bluthy able to cement his position as a foundation member?

Gold!!!!!

+1

[saintsRrising]

Amazing that a return Etihad game v Freo rather than Sydney at the SCG and Port at Etihad rather than Adelaide we'd be sitting pretty and flying.

Why? Melbourne are not that good a team. If we were evena top 8 team we would have put them away.

We may have been higher up the ladder, but it would still be the same team and only flying when the opposition is off their game. We would still have crashed and burnt in the finals even if we had of snuck in.

[rodgerfox]

Richo has spent four years preaching that if you bring 'effort' and 'pressure' then you have a good chance. Be 'bold' and 'strong'.
This philosophy assumes the other side arent also going to bring pressure and effort (and then add skill on top).
The reality is Richo brings a Port Power Game Plan from 2013 (which everyone thought that was red hot in 2013 and 2014).
In 2017 we are now a poor man's Port. That makes us a derivative of s***.

Spot on Con. Called it.

[saynta]

FFS, stop bumping year old threads.

We get it. No need to keep rubbing it in.

[ace]

Yes Richo. You should kick straighter.

Have the players set the ball up for a place kick, then as they are doing that, KICK them up their backsides..