We have players missing but when we were playing well at the start of last year Wood was the only one of those missing players who was available. What has changed since then is Ross has implemented his negative game plan. The article is correct we are the most boring side in the competition and that...

What’s the purpose and benefit of the tactic of sitting back in a game of keeping’s off? Ross was shielding the players. It wasn't a tactic it's what the players delivered. Rubbish. We defend grass every game. I guess you think the bombing to 30m out is just the players and not a tactic. If as you ...

The way we play is strategic, the bombing to the spot 30 m out from goal is a part of the game plan. Anyone who thinks this is not the plan has Ross coloured glasses on. The head coach defines the strategy and the line coaches implement it. You don't have the forward coach defining the forward strat...

Is it the forward coach though!? Is this Harves’ structure or is he trying to make what Lyon wants work? Initial thoughts… part of Robert Harvey’s legendary status was achieved by hitting leading forwards on the chest. That’s not what this is. I absolutely agree with this when your game plan is to ...

I didn't go because it was a Thursday night. The group I go with has a couple of 10 year olds you simply can't go on a school night. Both of our home games to this point of the season have been Thursday night not a good way to get the youngsters interested. The kids will finally get to a game in rou...

Everyone in the midfield is ineffective when the coach wants you to play the man and not the ball. The game plan is to nothing more than try to interrupt the opportunities for the opposition to score. Our style is manic attack on the player like a bunch of 8 year olds playing football. We are like a...

Windhager will never be an A grader but will be a good solid midfielder. Owen's has the most potential upside as he truly could become the midfield bull we have looking for. Pou unfortunately is starting to look like the classic kid who dominated because of his size at junior level. He is not big en...

I didn't go because it was Thursday night and with an hour drive home after the game just makes it too late. I am actually rather pleased I didn't go now as the performance was truly woeful. However, there were some good things that came out of the game. Firstly, maybe people will stop thinking that...

The 20th side will come from an AFL State, so either SA or WA, probably SA where the code is being promoted with the Gather Round I doubt a twentieth team would come from SA. The population of WA is now 1.5 times that of SA and pulling further away all the time. I would wager that, now GWS seems to...

St Kilda has always pinned its hopes on individuals, as far back as I remember. Until we put the team and club first, we will keep making the same mistakes. Yes, we have and unfortunately we are still doing the messiah complex. Though at the moment it all seems to be about the coach rather than a s...

Our goal kicking is poor because we have a game plan that involves running around like 8 year olds chasing the footy. We try to play Rugby union running from one breakdown to the next and overloading the opposition by getting more numbers around the ball. When we eventually get a shot on goal our pl...

Life Long Saint wrote: ↑Tue 09 Apr 2024 4:04pm

SinCitySainter wrote: ↑Mon 08 Apr 2024 1:55pm The 5 day break will hurt us more than other teams as Ross's whole game plan is based on giving maximum effort all the time.

We beat Collingwood off a 5 day break after a tough game at Geelong.

That is true.
We certainly are not without a chance.

I suspect this is correct but it feels like a loser strategy to me I mean if that’s the case… doesn’t it make more sense to trade Max out for 2 first rounders and the salary cap space, and bring Cordy up forward to do that job? I agree to a point however the gameplan will still work better with Kin...

Get a coach who wants to score goals and not just restrict the opposition scoring might be a start.

The reason Max does not lead out to receive a kick is that our game plan is to kick to a pack and either grab a mark or create a stoppage. If he played at a club where he was allowed to use his ground speed, marking power and agility he would be a 60 to 70 goal a year forward. However, under Ross he...

The Freo game would be better in my opinion as it is Saturday rather than a Thursday night.

I can't do a Thursday night as I will only just be able to make it for the actual game itself.

Sorry, but we all know that certain players are allowed to get away with things that other players get suspended for. No, there is no conspiracy against St Kilda but anyone trying to suggest that the marketable players and teams do net get preferential treatment is living in cloud cuckoo land. If th...

We will be a 50/50 against the Bulldogs the other two we are very unlikely to get anything from. The 5 day break will hurt us more than other teams as Ross's whole game plan is based on giving maximum effort all the time. We will not lose by a lot to the other teams as that is the very core to Ross'...

Well done, great effort by a great servant of the club.

The issue is that experimenting is done at Sandy not in the seniors if you are serious about winning games. If we have no expectations of performance this year and wins are not important then fine, eyes to next year and play the kids. However, if the plan is to win every game then Pou should either ...

No, I will follow St Kilda and if we finish higher than 7th I will admit I was wrong. If we don't will you? I apologise….got you mixed up with Sydney saint. I really need to pay more attention. No problems no offense taken. I am an ex-Sydneyite haven't lived there for many years. Back in Melbourne ...

What she meant to say is that obviously the decision was correct as Dangerfield walked away with a free kick.
Anything other than Dangerfield being in the right is completely unacceptable.

That’s great so you will admit you are wrong but will still extensively rubbish the Saints at the first sign of a loss going forward? I didn't extensively rubbish the saints. I have opinions on where we are at as a club and opinions on the limitations of certain players and I stated them I simply s...

No, I will follow St Kilda and if we finish higher than 7th I will admit I was wrong.
If we don't will you?

I disagree that our season is over or that it is time to start panicking. We are unlikely to win against the pies but we will not get flogged. It will be a 3 to 4 goal loss so all the Ross Acolytes can say but we have injuries, we played the best team in the comp and we would have beaten them at Ma...