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by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 5:35pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: I hate .....
Replies: 31
Views: 7327

Win the ball in the centre kick it to Frase,Roo,Milney in the forward line not the wing or half back.... Goal Do it as much as you can per game. Is it that hard. Im with JB. even when we win i dont race home anymore to watch the replay or tape the game can see the whole match highlights on the winn...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 3:54pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Why no love for Attard?
Replies: 29
Views: 5477

Sure, Baker played in the backline quite a lot in 2004, but in 2005 and 2006 he increasingly played in the midfield and not purely in a negative role. I don't think Bakes has ever beena high possession getter..... Career Season Averages (Since 2000) Year Team Games Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks G...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 3:42pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: GT wants $60000 in holiday pay
Replies: 112
Views: 23175

Surely he had a contract in place and the StKFC would have/ should have met all the entitlements of that contract on its termination. Very unprofessional by the StKFC IMO. GT – to me is a snake in the grass! . What makes you think that they did not pay him out with respect to entitlements etc????...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 1:22pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Why no love for Attard?
Replies: 29
Views: 5477

Attard is differant to stoppers like Ling Bakes and Sewell as they play primarily on other teams best mids while Attard plays deep in defence. I couldnt care if he average 5 possys a game as long as he beats his opponent . Exactly...fully agree LOOK where he plays....THINK about what his assigned t...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 11:26am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: 5aa
Replies: 51
Views: 10971

No saying he would go back to Adelaide....but realistically of the players that we could afford to lose..Watts....is one of the very few on our list that could have trade value. If we assume that GTrain plays on....we have G, Kosi and Roo that would all be in front of him. His only role would appear...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 11:11am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What is best?????? Now vs Future????
Replies: 14
Views: 3539

Priority 1 has to be keeping everyone healthy. Indeed. Our current reduction in injuries give some hope....as dose the hiring of the AIS boffins. On the downside we need better traing facilities and this has not been resolved...and allowing for build time this is say at least 18 months away.... The...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 10:37am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Absolutely must prevent a Geelong flag this year
Replies: 54
Views: 11702

While I grit my teeth that it is not us... The fact is that the Cats have worked hard to get where they are.... They have considered where they were weak .....and have improved their list in those areas. They did not ignore them....nor except that a so-so player was good enough. Asa poster said abov...
by saintsRrising
Thu 16 Aug 2007 10:13am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Why no love for Attard?
Replies: 29
Views: 5477

He is achieving the tasks that the coach has set him...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 11:45pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Absolutely must prevent a Geelong flag this year
Replies: 54
Views: 11702

They stuck with their coach too. Yes after fully restructuring his job.... **to turn him into a 100% coach....something that GT argued vehemently against as being the way to go... ** by employing Balme as the Football Manager without involving Thompson at all...and only advising him after the fact....
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 7:08pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: $15,000 fine for Brown
Replies: 14
Views: 3500

$15,000 fine for Brown

$7500 now...and $7500 sspended...


So effectively $7500!!!

Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 7:07pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What is best?????? Now vs Future????
Replies: 14
Views: 3539

Collingwood's approach of cutting anyone they didn't see as good enough to play in a premiership (the Clokes for example) and try and blood as many guys as possible while not playing favourites too much. Of course, being gutsy in that way looks better when they get the results they have this year. ...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 7:02pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What is best?????? Now vs Future????
Replies: 14
Views: 3539

Take tanking to mean for the purposes of this string to mean setting yourself up for next year....rather than to mean to secure priorty or low picks only...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 6:01pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What is best?????? Now vs Future????
Replies: 14
Views: 3539

Play to win. Whether or not to emulate the bottom of the ladder teams is not one of them. My tanking comment.....reloading etc was not meant to refer to the Tigers or Blues... But rather to compare ouslves with other ""final eight" teams who have rebuilt themselves...or are doing so....
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 3:57pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Member Services "REVIEW" !!
Replies: 43
Views: 9598

Yes the Club needs to lift it's game members wise. Archie will need to make sure that the 2008 Membership Packages and Promotion is a stp up from what has happened the last 12 months. With exiting Tassie and GT, membership numbers were always going to bea struggle this year, BUT even so the Club's r...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 3:53pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Stats Confidential: 4th Qtr Fade-Outs - Herald-Sun Article
Replies: 10
Views: 2978

That is why our players need a massive pre-season at the end of this year. . and notable that many of the players, and key players at that, did not really have a proper pre-season for 2007. Contrast with say the Cats who tanked last year and maximised their pre-season.... However fitness, including...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 2:13pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What is best?????? Now vs Future????
Replies: 14
Views: 3539

JeffDunne wrote:If anyone at the club is thinking anything other than option 1 they should leave now.
I actually agree....

but have just put this up asa discussion point :wink:
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 1:59pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Xavier on 927 (August audio)
Replies: 20
Views: 3957

Thanks for the Summary...

skeptic wrote:
- - team working on kicking more goals
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Hopefully X is FULLY involved with this aspect!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 1:55pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What is best?????? Now vs Future????
Replies: 14
Views: 3539

What is best?????? Now vs Future????

And there is the rub.... What is best to try and win a flag this year, What is best to try and win a flag in 2008, What is best to try and win a flag in 2009 are all different things - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What is best to try and win a...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 1:47pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Honest opinions
Replies: 65
Views: 14011

The Saints will be better in the short term if Harvey and G play on. However, with the rest of the player st. mart listed, one has to question whether the sort term benefit really compares to the long term risk. And there is the rub.... What is best to try and win a flag this year What is best to t...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 1:32pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Sheahan: Saints goal-starved - Herald-Sun Article
Replies: 20
Views: 4863

Re: Sheahan: Saints goal-starved - Herald-Sun Article

it is becoming increasingly clear that the club erred gravely by sacking GT Yes they did err gravely......they did not sack him early enough.... the following players, and why have their careers not gone to plan..... (the post on X, and after writing a brief history of Barry Brooks on another post ...
by saintsRrising
Wed 15 Aug 2007 1:23pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Plugga, Hall and Spider
Replies: 35
Views: 8394

The main lessons here are .. IF you trade....only trade if you get something reasonable or good in return... IF you go for picks...then do not fritter them away...(ie look at the Haks for well used picks...) By and large when a good player goes you do not receive good value back (and get less from t...
by saintsRrising
Tue 14 Aug 2007 7:42pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: What has happened to the development of......
Replies: 52
Views: 7998

Re: What has happened to the development of......

Barry Brooks: Tasmania U18, All Australian U18, First round pick 2001 (#15) - 7 AFL games in 6 seasons....Ruck Matthew Ferguson: Vic Country U18, All Australian U18 , Second round pick 2001 (#22) - 8 AFL games in 5 seasons....HB/HF Raphael Clarke: Northern Territory U18, All Australian U18 , First ...
by saintsRrising
Tue 14 Aug 2007 7:04pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Our ruck situation.
Replies: 31
Views: 4806

Re: Our ruck situation.

With the apparent large amount of young potential ruckmen available for this years draft, we should look to use our second draft pick for one, and take another as a rookie. We should retain Matt Clarke as a part time ruck coach. ??? I am not sure what your source is....but having heard Sheehan talk...
by saintsRrising
Tue 14 Aug 2007 6:58pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Honest opinions
Replies: 65
Views: 14011

As of the END of this season... 36 - Robert Harvey................ No 34 - Andrew Thompson.......... Yes 34 - Matthew Clarke............... Yes 31 - Fraser Gehrig.................. No 30 - Aaron Hamill................... No 29 - Michael Gardiner............. No 29 - Brett Voss......................Yes
by saintsRrising
Tue 14 Aug 2007 5:29pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Our ruck situation.
Replies: 31
Views: 4806

Re: Our ruck situation.

With the apparent large amount of young potential ruckmen available for this years draft, we should look to use our second draft pick for one, and take another as a rookie. We should retain Matt Clarke as a part time ruck coach. ??? I am not sure what your source is....but having heard Sheehan talk...