nds...farked if i know

rogerwa · Post: # 435233Post **rogerwa** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 6:49pm

dal santo interview on radio 6 pr last night

mostly run of the mill stuff but i thing made my ears stand up

sydney..the best/tightest in close team (ok most would agree)
the eagles(the best free flowing/attacking team(again most would agree)
where to we stand...I"M NOT QUIET SURE

coming from our 2nd best player after roo i reckon it underlines just where we are at...in the bottom 1/2 with the WORST points for in the comp....is the message not getting through to the coaching panel or are they just too stupid to notice

last yr we would /did not except mediocrity (people lost there jobs)this yr if you heard rod butterss in syd on sat night we are in the land of clover

3 losses to finish the season & we will have a new pres
another crap yr like this next yr we will have a new coach

MC Gusto · Post: # 435240Post **MC Gusto** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 6:59pm

calm down

Pwoit · Post: # 435295Post **Pwoit** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 7:55pm

Roger you need one of these - take a break from the computer and have a lie down mate.

rogerwa · Post: # 435301Post **rogerwa** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:01pm

pwoit..i'd prefer a jim beam or such

Oh When the Saints · Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:05pm

A little concerning.

I'm reasonably confident that with a full pre-season under their belts with Lyon in control, we will see a much better St Kilda in 2008.

Having said that ... RB will be gone at season's end IMO ... from what I hear there are few who want him around anymore ...

Pwoit · Post: # 435309Post **Pwoit** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:09pm

Here you go Roger will this suffice ?

rogerwa · Post: # 435314Post **rogerwa** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:13pm

thanks mate i needed that...i should do the right thing & offer everyone else a drink...cheers

Lennon · Post: # 435333Post **Lennon** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:46pm

I wouldn't describe him as our best player after Roo.

Overrated beyond belief.

satchmo · Post: # 435337Post **satchmo** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:51pm

Lennon wrote:I wouldn't describe him as our best player after Roo.

Overrated beyond belief.

Not so much over rated, more under achieved.

Nick is a smart kid, and a very talented footballer. He will be very good for us more often than not.

Of course, we'd all prefer that is more often !

duckduckduckgoose · Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:51pm

Lennon wrote:I wouldn't describe him as our best player after Roo.

Overrated beyond belief.

overrated, i dont think so.

he doesn't get mentioned in the same breath as judd hodge etc. does he?

fullfilling his potential?
well, we will just have to wait and see.

Lennon · Post: # 435349Post **Lennon** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 8:59pm

For someone to describe him as our second best player, they're overrating him.

satchmo · Post: # 435397Post **satchmo** » Thu 16 Aug 2007 10:00pm

Lennon wrote:For someone to describe him as our second best player, they're overrating him.

I think that he is certainly capable of winning a b&f, so while it's subjective, it's not an outrageous notion.

Behind Play · Thu 16 Aug 2007 10:21pm

he doesn't get mentioned in the same breath as judd hodge etc. does he?

Not sure if he has worked hard enough to earn the right.

evertonfc · Post: # 439948Post **evertonfc** » Wed 22 Aug 2007 8:06pm

Underrated by this forum who slate him for no reason.

Gun player, but not having his best year.

There's no real weakness in his game and as he improves over time, he'll tear the comp apart in coming years.

Saints Premiers 2008 · Wed 22 Aug 2007 8:07pm

Oh When the Saints wrote:A little concerning.

I'm reasonably confident that with a full pre-season under their belts with Lyon in control, we will see a much better St Kilda in 2008.

Having said that ... RB will be gone at season's end IMO ... from what I hear there are few who want him around anymore ...

its not a matter of being reasonably confident...we will have a much better 2008 with a full pre-season under ross the boss and a few of our players getting their first pre-season in a few years

this season and last is just the calm before the storm

meher baba · Post: # 449624Post **meher baba** » Tue 04 Sep 2007 1:12pm

It sounds as if the Italian AFL experts expect Xavier Clarke to make an enormous impact during 2008, if he isn't too distracted by the world's most popular pastime.

Animal Enclosure · Tue 04 Sep 2007 1:20pm

evertonfc wrote:Underrated by this forum who slate him for no reason.

Gun player, but not having his best year.

There's no real weakness in his game and as he improves over time, he'll tear the comp apart in coming years.

Everton, in my eyes Dal has a few significant weaknesses

1. He lacks urgency in picking up a man when we don't have the ball.
2. He's not fit enough or isn't prepared to run hard enough to break a tag.

When he sorts these two areas out he will be spoken about as one of the best going around.

aussiejones · Sun 23 Sep 2007 10:33am

""Not sure if he has worked hard enough to earn the right'

Silky skills but .....

4theluvoftheclub · Sun 23 Sep 2007 11:05am

I reckon Dal has signed with TMS for a reason ,and will be putting in the hard yards fitness - wise over the preseason to take the next step ...maybe we should get some rope and strap him to Harvs for the pre season?>>>>?? He'll be a runing machine after that!

st.mart · Post: # 462006Post **st.mart** » Sun 23 Sep 2007 1:27pm

Will finish Top 4 in the B&F for the 3rd consecutive year, has strung games together and would lead most stats since 2005......he has been an All Australian, and 3rd in a B-Low.......not a bad player....

TimeToShineFellas · Sun 23 Sep 2007 1:39pm

st.mart wrote:Will finish Top 4 in the B&F for the 3rd consecutive year

True, but on the basis of our season this year, he won't have much to beat to finish Top 4.

st.mart · Post: # 462010Post **st.mart** » Sun 23 Sep 2007 1:47pm

Just 40 other players.......

bigcarl · Post: # 462028Post **bigcarl** » Sun 23 Sep 2007 3:06pm

dal is a gun. superb skills and amazing evasive ability. i'd really like him to spend more time near half forward/goal this season. started to nail a few important ones in the second half of the season and to me it indicated he can move from star to superstar if he's willing to put in the hard work

Beej · Post: # 462044Post **Beej** » Sun 23 Sep 2007 3:42pm

bigcarl wrote:dal is a gun. superb skills and amazing evasive ability. i'd really like him to spend more time near half forward/goal this season. started to nail a few important ones in the second half of the season and to me it indicated he can move from star to superstar if he's willing to put in the hard work

He is a gun, a superb technician.

Although, and he's admitted to this himself, he could work a lot harder. Sometimes he's even had to write "RUN" on his arm just to remind himself.

As you say, the only thing standing in his way from becoming one of the greats of the game is work ethic.

bigcarl · Post: # 462047Post **bigcarl** » Sun 23 Sep 2007 4:10pm

OLB wrote:
bigcarl wrote:dal is a gun. superb skills and amazing evasive ability. i'd really like him to spend more time near half forward/goal this season. started to nail a few important ones in the second half of the season and to me it indicated he can move from star to superstar if he's willing to put in the hard work
He is a gun, a superb technician.

Although, and he's admitted to this himself, he could work a lot harder. Sometimes he's even had to write "RUN" on his arm just to remind himself.

As you say, the only thing standing in his way from becoming one of the greats of the game is work ethic.

in a team that didn't kick enough goals last season could he be of better use in more of a half-forward role? or is he too valuable on the ball?