All he is saying is that our good performance last year (which surprised everyone, noting the year of experimentation and the injuries we had particularly early) resulted in the bar being set too high for this year. He is under the pump because he isn't living up to last year when in reality with o...

Wasn't Cordy CHF in the Dogs premiership? If so, why not play him there- we need a bit of grunt on the HF line.

Can't see Lyon hanging around for the long term

A few things from that Collingwood game we won- the midfield were much more attacking, Windy played a more attacking game and got the ball out, and since his suspension, seems to have gone into his shell a bit and is now just defending and nullifying. Nas got a lot of the ball and set up a lot of pl...

I'm always bemused by the way we take so long to bring the ball in from a kick out, often just to kick it 15m. Yet our opponents almost always bring it straight in, often with kicks of 30-50m. Watched a game a few days ago, the kick-in went a long way towards the wing to 2 guys who were well in the...

With all due respect, Battle at his height can get away with playing a CHB (nominally) But it is another matter playing as a key forward at that size where you have an opponent focused on spoiling (at least) And Owen is 191cm, so smaller again In regards Ratts and defence, during the season in Quee...

I think it is time for Battle to be put in the forward half- he came to us as a forward anyway. All the talk about Owens should be in the midfield is just pie in the sky, I would like to see him developed as a CHB as I think he would perfect in that role. Battle is more skilful than Owens and has be...

I’m the other way I think we’ve gifted games, which I’m not a fan of Nothing wrong with learning in the VFL - especially with more significant roles I agree- we can't just gift games to those who are not really busting their guts at VFL level. I was a bit crook on Collard getting a senior game afte...

So Teffers Are you saying he inherited a bad list Ipso facto Ratten had a poor list Meaning it wasn’t his coaching - it was the list then too… right?! Ratten's defensive systems were s*** and he didn't know where our List was at. So it had a bit to do with his coaching. In hindsight Richo was a bet...

Jack Stevens played 30 games before Ross showed his true colours and ran off to Freo for the cash. So if you claim he developed him he didn't develop Fyfe who already had 40 games before he arrived. Sean Darcy played 26 games only under Ross. You haven't really helped your own argument by showing h...

Can't really knock Marshall- he is doing a great job, but I feel his actions of grabbing the ball at centre bounces and booting it, are almost a message to our midfield to get into it. Our mids are static at ball ups and stoppages, no running, no spreading, just blocking, playing behind and playing ...

Drop every midfielder that got beaten in the last two games, tell the senior players to stop fumbling and dropping marks that they should be taking..that includes Max.

Vortex wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2024 10:54am

spert wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2024 10:48am
..Sharman should be played deep forward and left there for four or five games

surely that opportunity has been given in spades, he's just not up to AFL standard.

A handful of times at best, until he had been moved up the ground to play in other positions in most matches.

Ok, we can use a lot more class in our team- like most teams, but we are playing a terrible style of football as a TEAM. We can point the finger at a few player's form, but what I see is a team who are not working together, lost confidence, look confused, and you don't necessarily need elite skills ...

People who can’t see why the club move both Richo and Ratten on are clueless 6 years Richo 3 more shyte years of Brett Both telling the Board we were top 4 - horse shyte That’s coaches saving their arse Both involved in decisions to top up with Jones, Howard’s, Hannerbury etc at the expense of draf...

Mmmm...this to me is a classic chicken or egg delima. Yes in the breadbasket would have been easier to mark But that was a dropped regulation catch at the elite level by a highly skilled player. Hill stuffed that up for mine. Hill should have grabbed that mark easily, it was a good kick to him in t...

5. Marshall
4. Sincs
3. Battle
2. Bonner
1. Owens (needs to string 4 quarters together)

As far as I can tell our midfield is setup to try and negate rather than do anything constructive I get that our midfield is not flash but they need to play with some freedom and dare Coaches need to stepup and make proper use of what we have That's a real problem, but I don't think with Lyon's sys...

It's not like we have a great forward line waiting for a good midfield to come along and help them out- both are sh*thouse. I think the votes for the best players in the comp this season are mostly midfielders. Our forwards don't seem to know each other, and the mids are just static when the ball is...

The Fireman wrote: ↑Sun 19 May 2024 9:52am THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SUPPORTERS
THE NEGATIVITY IS CREEPING RIGHT THROUGH TO THE PLAYERS.

sorry had the caps on.

To the players and coach- you give us something to smile about, and we'll smile back at you. I don't think they give a stuff about us

Maybe Bassat could drag some other ex coach out of retirement and see if that helps..couldn't do any worse. In my long years as a Saint supporter, I'm really over the excuses for failure and dumb decisions from the various boards and presidents. Too many talented players- senior and inexperienced, a...

Set up two goals in a low score, but I guess we need a whipping boy. Better off looking to the coach's box

There is no rebuild, just stuff ups

SinCitySainter wrote: ↑Sat 18 May 2024 10:59pm So does the cult excuse Ross this week?

Bassat should hang his head in shame- what a dud appointment

Poorly coached team lacking confidence