Lyon has been caught out quite a bit this season tactically, then had to rejig plans half way through games to catch up- not too confident with him this time around.

I guess when you look at some of our poor team statistics compared to the rest of the comp, the finger should be pointed straight at the senior coach

The Saints just better start winning more games- people like winners, not also-rans. When we started dominating games under GT, the crowds started back big-time.

Pretty obvious now that our forward half is too slow, has practically no defensive system and can easily be run off. I would think about putting Steele in the forward half for a bit more hunger at the ball and opposition, and play Owen exclusively at FF.

Phillipou will be elite. Bookmark it. RTB and crew are playing him in the midfield as part of his overall football "education". It's for his own good, even though he is struggling atm. He'll come good. If you doubt it, go back and look at his highlights from the first half of last year. W...

Jones did pretty well under Ratts when we made the finals, but injuries have interrupted his progress sadly. Some players play better under different coaches and that's always been the case.

They were the rules at the time - they got a bit lucky But still To win 4 premierships in 15 years and only miss the finals once and never ‘rebuild’ is commendable We couldn’t do it Remember We were also the beneficiary of 2 priority picks and 2 x Number 1 picks and 2 x number 2 picks in 3 years So...

Development. Another topic I guess but Owens, Windhager and Philipou gone backwards 100mph this year. Alarm bells I would have thought. If they do not work, then it’s nearly curtains for the club with Tassie coming in and hoarding all the picks. Low and behold we’d find ourselves on the bottom agai...

I thought at the time that Bassat bringing in Lyon was a PR stunt from a desperate president who was impatient for success, and who thought looking backwards was the answer. I was really disappointed with Lyon coming back, as I see him as the past, had his time and been out of the game for a while a...

I think a lot of Saints supporters over-rate some of our players. We have a few older players who can get a bit of the ball, but a bunch of GOPs who are not going to turn into the next big thing.

Jones not happy the other night, but wasn't the worst player out there- we were too top heavy and one of Pou or Sharman should have subbed out.

On Phillipou… I wouldn’t compare him to Billings at all. Kid has second year blues. A lot of players have had it before I.E - Clark, Windhager, Coffield etc. He will come good. You see glimpses of the potential. He’s just got to put it all together. The kid is still 19. Wait for the maturity to kic...

5. Hill
4. Windy
3. Bonner
2. Stocker
1. Garcia

Who would want to be a forward at the Saints when you have a C-grade midfield who either can't get the ball, or just bomb. We actually need class in the midfield.

As I suspected Lyon has been out of the game too long. The early sugar hit this season has worn off and now he been found wanting. Once the defensive game fails, there's nothing.

RTB nervous that we'll only win by 6 goals

I think the best thing for Pou is to spend time over summer with a running coach, and just get bit more speed in those legs. He is so not a midfielder, and to me, only a forward. Lyon needs to just put Sharman in one position in the forward half, and stop swinging him around- he is too smart a playe...

No doubt we're competitive, but in the end it's about winning and not about getting close enough. Our slow starts will kill us as you can only play so much catch up footy.

Collard King Membrey Wilson Caminiti Henry Int. Higgins Sharman Lot of goals there. That's not how we roll. Forget about the fact that we can score quickly when we play attacking footy. Forget about the fact that we scored only 6 goals in 3 quarters playing Saints Footy ( the players call it playin...

Sharman isn’t ordinary he’s just being asked to be an everywhere man atm and that’s a tough gig Let him settle as a forward and he’ll do fine The way Sharman is being used at the moment threatens to ruin him as a player. Richardson and Ratten did a similar thing to Battle, trying to turn him into a...

Winning premierships is a team thing, and that includes the coach, and no one player is responsible. In thinking about Max, I think he plays like a skilled 200cm flanker and not a KPP, and that's the problem- we need a better option as a FF, maybe Membrey should be parked there full time, and that's...

It's not really fair on young players if they continually get made sub. They're virtually on stand by and sacrifice their individual needs for the needs of the team. We made Jack Bytel the sub 4 times early last year. It messes with these guys form. Jack Steele was out with a broken collarbone and ...

I thought Butler just wasn't in the play enough last week, and Jones probably did better. Caminiti will probably need to have a better game, but I think Lyon is probably seeing him as a backup to Roma

A combination of things. Midfield is a problem sure, but I think Lyon has the forward half in a defensive mindset, and seem more intent on jostling one on one or blocking the backs than making space and leading hard. Ball carriers coming through the middle, need targets, and our forwards just play b...

The Fireman wrote: ↑Tue 09 Apr 2024 9:56am max is 23... he may put a bit of weight on and improve ?

I reckon at this stage in his career, what you see now is about it. Athletic tall forward, who kicks a few goals here and there. We need another strong forward KPP at CHF