He’s a contested bull Play him in the centre square - rest him forward To me it’s a fkn no brainer It must be that they don’t think he has the tank to play there. I can see no other conceivable reason. But yes, start him in the centre square and rest him forward. Surely he has the tank for that

Good. We need some matured-bodied, experienced players back soon if this is to be anything more than a development year. Brad Crouch, for example, good player but short of superstar status. We’ve missed him a lot more than many would have thought. We need a competitive performance this week against ...

Toby, fantastic player and probably a great bloke. But - given the four weeks to Peter Wright in round 1 for similar - one week for that, with his record? No penalty for Cameron because he is a so-called good bloke? It’s a lot to ask from the AFL, but some consistency would be appreciated. All very ...

B: Stocker. Howard, Wiklie HB: Nas, Battle, Sinclair C:Wilson, Steele, Hill HF: Higgins, Membrey, Garcia F: Collard, King, Hayes Foll : Marshall , Steele , Brynes Int: Ross, Owens, Bonner, Jones, SUB : Sharman Like those changes. The ins, Howard, King, Hayes give us a better looking spine. Run is i...

Full Time ..frees 21 to 8 Eff me. We were second to the ball all night. No surprises there. We were but let’s not let those pathetic excuses for umpires off when it mattered… Dogs constantly caught with ball … Dogs throwing the ball???? Saints forwards had no back apparently it was ok to charge int...

WellardSaint wrote: ↑Fri 19 Apr 2024 12:09am

bigcarl wrote: ↑Thu 18 Apr 2024 11:52pm Nearly his worst loss in ??151 games?? as Saints coach. We will get there, not not this season barring miracles

Commentator reckons his biggest loss as Saints coach is about 66 pts in 2009 or 2008.

That sounds about right

Nearly his worst loss in ??151 games?? as Saints coach. We will get there, not not this season barring miracles

saynta wrote: ↑Thu 18 Apr 2024 11:07pm Full Time ..frees 21 to 8 Eff me.

We were second to the ball all night. No surprises there.

10 goals. Lots of work to be done. Been a while since we put a side to the sword like that

axcellence wrote: ↑Thu 18 Apr 2024 10:53pm I thought Bassat’s letter raised the white flag for 2024.

Yes, looks like it's a get games into the kids type of year.

What a walloping. I've had a feeling of dread about tonight all week. Only thing we can hope for really is some of the young guys show something

Men v Boys

I feel like I am back in the 1980s. Horrendous stuff. Looks like a development year

Dogs are all over us. I feared this. Midfield looks green and weak

The Dogs think they are a top 4 side and they certainly have a healthy core of proven top 4 performers so I’ve been surprised by some of our fans thinking we should account for them easy. If they turn it on they will account for us easy but that’s the fascinating aspect to this game for the neutral...

Would it be a surprise if we get some AFL capable experienced mature and match hardened bodies into the side? I agree, if it’s to be other than a development year. But who is available? Howard is down as test. Others - Crouch, Wood, Dow, Henry - are weeks to months away. We’re just going to have to...

With his leg, obviously the aim would be to get it in his hands as often as possible (a bit like we do with Nasiah and Sincs) But remember it was only 8 weeks ago he was banished to train with Sandringham for a fortnight. He has definite AFL attributes And things to work on Yes, I have noted that i...

Battle got 25 and 13 marks just two games ago Wilkie has his hands full on guys like Jeremy Cameron and Jesse Hogan I get that BigMart. I’m saying he’s getting a lot of possessions, so maybe a bit premature to pigeonhole him as a defender who can only come in to replace Battle or Wilkie. He’s shapi...

Banger9798 wrote: ↑Tue 16 Apr 2024 10:13am Garcia should start, he and Windhager and hopefully Owens should grow into a strong midfield group.

Is Owens actually getting a run through the midfield? I’d have him in there ahead of Phillipou at this stage. I feel he can impact now whereas Phillipou is a way off … will get there though.

Would it be a surprise if we get some AFL capable experienced mature and match hardened bodies into the side? I agree, if it’s to be other than a development year. But who is available? Howard is down as test. Others - Crouch, Wood, Dow, Henry - are weeks to months away. We’re just going to have to...

Schoenmaker’s got to be close you would think after a couple of excellent VFL outings,

It's hard when you know deep down you might have to change your beliefs about a hero. Look at OJ Simpson, there were people ecstatic when he was found not guilty, perhaps even a majority of people. It took some time for people to come to grips with it. Jimmy Saville, Gary Glitter - the world is lit...

B.M wrote: ↑Sun 14 Apr 2024 8:30pm Easy position to rack up numbers

Across HB

And you don’t need a huge tank to sit behind the footy and let it come to you

You don’t see Battle and Wilkie racking up those sorts of numbers though do you.

Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 14 Apr 2024 9:30pm

bigcarl wrote: ↑Sun 14 Apr 2024 7:46pm Multiple routes to goal.

What a novel idea

It’s amazing how often clubs become over reliant on one man as the main target. Makes you predictable and easy to counter. It needs constant vigilance.

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