philtee wrote:Richo on RSN this morning - https://soundcloud.com/rsn-racing/alan- ... -coach-afl

Thanks for that. I enjoyed the interview.
Good to hear we want 5 picks in the draft this year on top of elevating at least the 3 rookies.

I don't think the past matters. Bally was great for us and has been a very good pickup for Collingwood. He had his reasons to leave whether we like them or not. It worked out pretty bloody well for him. The question should be is he still good enough to be on an AFL list? Is his body up to it? If the...

I'm not sure playing in our forward line would be a wise decision for him health wise.

In my opinion this thread is a disgrace First year, no preseason, missed most of 2013, and is playing in worst team as a forward! He is a gun and will make people look very silly, but what would you expect from the morons on this page. This site is now full of wanker sooks who can F*** off as far a...

Stanley on a wing this season to continue building his skills and confidence. Work out the next step later. Couldnt possibly play on the wing. What happens when he is an onballer which most wingmen are these days for most of the game? not good enough below his knees. He has fantastic straight line ...

Star but would cost us more than we are willing to offer.

Is Rory Sloane still out of contract at the Crows???
If so he is someone I'd like to see us make a play for. Would need to be a trade but he would suit what we need.
Gut running mid, 23-24 years of age... Can go forward and kick a goal.

Old Mate wrote:Interesting that Chris Tarrant on AFL360 said Watters contacted him at the end of last year to "see where he was at." in other words asking him if he'd consider continuing his AFL career with the Saints.

Yep I saw that too. He would have been very, very handy.

Ray and Jones are both contracted aren't they???

They could use pick 25 on a tall defender. Also, keep in mind that Brown really wants to come home. So could we. Brown shouldnt have signed a contract if he really wants to come home. And does he really want to come home or did he decide that after we showed interest. I dare say he decided he wante...

Pickers also said that Saints have Cripps and pick 25 on the table

Hooker has done well on Roo in the past.
Well except this year when Roo tore him apart but he wasn't on his own in that game.

SainterK wrote:

Ralphy wrote:in 2008 when Croad did his foot he played as a full back

Why hasn't he since?

Dawson, Schoen...he couldn't push either aside?

He did, Schoenmaker struggled for games and Dawson was delisted.
Gilham did his knee against us last year and has rarely played since.

We would have to be out of our minds to knock that back.
You just don't get a top two pick for a 30 year old.

Love Sammy Fisher but if that was offered we'd bite their hands off.

Raph is by far the worst player on our list and his courage is severly underrated.

Dawes is a decent player who had a bad season. Will most likely only improve and i'd have him if the price was right. Also, those taking a pot shot at Maxwell, seriously open the other eye. He is no world beater but he is an above average AFL player who captains the biggest team in the competition a...

I can see the AFL's point of view for once. It is only common sense. If the AFL commit and give us pick 13 now, what is then to stop us from picking up a 10 yr player from another club? They will wait to this period is finished, then give us pick 13 (I hope). True. But they could say if you don't p...

Scarlett was just as good as Silvagni but would give SOS the nod as games were more one on one way back then and SOS could also play forward. I actually thought Harves was a bit thin skinned in that incident. According to Snarlett, he sledged him during the game and Harves took it badly and refused...

Nah, he's still moving as well as ever..... Just like 2004 Yes he is a champ, two poor games in a row by his standards.... Largely due to his failing body I think his body has played a part but the delivery he gets has been all time bad over the last couple of weeks. The opposition have done a grea...

BJ is a very good player who is out of form and his confidence is low. I think we all try to read to much into things and over analyse why he is playing so poorly by his standards. I think he has become so used to getting the uncontested footy that now when he actually has to beat an opponent he sec...

Him on the field is like playing with 17 anyway so we will enjoy the 1 man advantage. I truly dislike mediocrity at the football club I support and he epitomised it. How long have you supported us for champ?? There must be a long, long list of players you truly dislike because we have had plenty of...

Why would Wilkes go out for Gwilt??? Ones a forward and ones a defender.

This is a Tommy Ledger quote from an article on saints.com.au leading into round 1. I'd guess this is the reason he isn't cracking a game at the moment. "I've just tried to build an endurance base because naturally I don't have that going across the ground. I can play in bursts but to be a top-...

Every coach in the comp tries to not let Fisher or BJ roam free.
Not many are successful.

We need him behind the footy at the moment. He is our best at reading the play and also setting up attacks from the back half.
Without Goddard back there we will get murdered by a good forward press.