Ok, don't like it and have the skepticism of the ignorant, but will grudgingly accept the physiological reason. However... Why does Marshal, very early, have to kick a perfect pass to the Dogs for a walk in end to end goal instead of hitting a target e.g. a player clear and well in range or just ki...

Lyon is not Leigh Matthews or Kevin Sheedy. We came close in 2009 and 2010, but hey... c'mon. That's history. That doesn't help the club in 2025, 2026 and beyond 2023 was a year where we fell into the top 8 due to Freo, Adelaide, Essendon, Bulldogs, Geelong and Richmond having poor years. We can't ...

the first objective , has gotta be making the final 8 year in year out like ... the geelongs 'n the swans expect to make the 8 at least from there ... we is a chance The hardest thing to do at a footy club is bite the bullet and rebuild your list for a third or fourth time. We saw that the first re...

Lyon is not Leigh Matthews or Kevin Sheedy. We came close in 2009 and 2010, but hey... c'mon. That's history. That doesn't help the club in 2025, 2026 and beyond 2023 was a year where we fell into the top 8 due to Freo, Adelaide, Essendon, Bulldogs, Geelong and Richmond having poor years. We can't ...

Lyon is not Leigh Matthews or Kevin Sheedy. We came close in 2009 and 2010, but hey... c'mon. That's history. That doesn't help the club in 2025, 2026 and beyond Bassatt appointed Lyon with a promise to make us relevant. Was that just based on 12 months performance? 2023 was a year where we fell int...

Let's assume the class of 2021 are all with us and improving as expected. They'll have played 100 games by 2027. Some like NWM may notch up the milestone in 2026 Pou might be somewhere around the 80 -100 mark in 2026/2027. Maybe Shoey, Garcia, Hastie and Collard will have 50 games experience around ...

Apart from freaking the supporter base out, what was the point of the letter? He declared that last year was a welcome surprise but it wasn't expected and it wasn't part of their longer term plans. Get ready for more pain Saints fans We are officially in rebuild mode. We are ambitious and we hope y...

We should have bit the bullet in 2018/2019 and declared we were rebuilding back then.

Could have had Rachele or Mac Andrew along with NWM Windy and Owens ALL from 2021

Could have possibly been wooden spooners in 2023 and picked up Harley Ried.

When do Tasmania come into the league?

I know Lyon has said recently that we are going to the national draft again this year and then FA in 2026 which kind of suggests he thinks we will be in the premiership window in 2027 ish. Point being I think it needs to be a 10 year term for Lyon and if we squeeze a flag in that time we will have ...

Great move playing him every single faarkhin' round last year

That's the way to get the best out of your players for their career

Let's do the same thing to all our youngsters -Phillipou, Wilson and NWM, Owens and Windy. Play them every round until they break down

As long as Monsoon no come.

And as long as Spoon no come, we'll survive

I heard that idiot on SEN as well. He was talking through his arse...probably a Geelong supporter Speaking of St Kilda hating Geelong supporters...I switched from SEN to 3LO (the local Melbourne ABC Radio station) and heard Lingy say..."St Kilda haven't improved. They got low picks in the draft...

A coach with vision for the future doesn't recruit rejects like Cordy and Bonner and give them important roles in the team. Their talent level is average and their upside is minimal. You'll find that Cordy was recruited just before RTB's arrival. That decision was made by the Ratten regime. Correct...

I'm not angry. This was expected. We have a young squad. I didn't go last night expecting us to win. I went to support the club. I've been supporting them for 50 years and I've been a member for 25 years I stayed until the end, even though many around us were leaving. My son wanted to leave at 3 qua...

I agree with Saintmatt. The reason Bonner and Cordy are playing (as per previous poster) is because of injuries to 6-7 of our regular first 22. I think they've done well and performed as best as they could and to a pretty high personal standard. They're not stars, but they've played their roles. We ...

Scollop wrote: ↑Thu 18 Apr 2024 10:33pm Thanks Ross Lyon. We've been playing ugly football for 3 weeks. We deserve this.

Sorry...did I say 3 weeks

I meant 4. It started against Essendon

nostalgicsaint wrote: ↑Thu 18 Apr 2024 10:34pm
Out: Membrey
In: Hayes/King

What is it with fans?

What else could Membrey do when he's asked to fill spaces in the backline most of the time.

Same thing with Higgins and Owens and Sharman.

We just need our midfield to lift. We need to work on our game. Our forwards are competent imo.

Three games in eleven days in 3 different states was always going to take it's toll. Together with a shocking run from the umpires in the first half that sapped any energy out of the side. By the end of the Port Adelaide game, we will have travelled six times in just over three weeks (Melbourne to ...

Thanks Ross Lyon. We've been playing ugly football for 3 weeks. We deserve this.

Didn't Fritsch play most of his first 40 games in defence? You're ...sort of right. He played in all 3 areas of the ground. He played as a forward, as a defender and on the wing. Do coaches generally take a while to catch on...or is this the preferred development path? The point I was trying to mak...

gee I hope to god he plays 200 games :) Two of the worst judges on SS say he's no good, so bank on it 😭 :lol: Bailey Fritsch wasn't drafted until he was 20/21. Bailey Fritsch goals per game average after 40 games was equal to what Cooper's are. Should Melbourne have given up on Bailey after 40 game...

People need not get confused about the game plan. Watch our matches a bit more closely I'm sure the opposition knows what our game plan is E.g. The third quarter against Richmond. We had 9 x inside 50's in the first five minutes of the 3rd quarter...No chip kicks just inside 50. Zero goals from thos...

Hard to compare stats when Sharman isn't being played in his position. What is really telling is comparing Sharman 2023 to Sharman 2024. It's clear he isn't being used to his strengths. The question is this: Does playing him to his strengths do more for the team than using him as a utility/gap fill...

I'd love to see Membrey, Caminiti and Sharman up against the Doggies backline

It will be a huge welcome surprise if Cooper is played 100% as a Forward

Sharman came on the scene in the mid season draft of 2021 Cooper has played under 40 games of AFL. Let's compare his goal tally and stats with a guy who people recognise as a very good forward who delivers in finals and delivers when it matters. He too is not a power forward. He's a lead up forward....