I do agree we were lucky to make finals in '23. We peaked in that narrow loss to Collingwood and by mid-May, after the Adelaide debacle, we were on the slide. However, we seemed to hang on and hang on thanks partly to other results and having a crack. I think we might be better next year if injurie...

The Fireman wrote: ↑Fri 01 Dec 2023 9:27pm Hmm you’ve told everyone on here you have a PhD but you can’t spell …. Is that possible?
What is latext ?

It's impossible to say with any degree of certainty that the new players will in every case be better than the players who've departed. Neither highlight reels nor reports of their form in junior footy or at the draft camps can be relied upon to determine that they will perform well in senior footba...

Well, yeah, that was over the top, but more to the point Darragh Joyce only played 5 games for the Lions in 2023, so clearly the Lions came to the same conclusion about him as St Kilda.

I like it, no adverse reflection on Lenny, but BJ is a far more aggressive individual and may well take that characteristic into how he wants the midfield to play. In many ways midfield as the engine room of the team is the most crucial coaching role at a club. I was hoping to read that Robert Harve...

What’s the rumour here? All I can find is he bought alcohol for underage teammates which seems much ado about nothing. That's all I could find, and his response was humbling enough to chalk it down to a teenager making a mistake. A second indiscretion becomes a problem. He also had to face up to hi...

I'm not sure you can draw parallels between Test cricket and AFL football in terms of youth v age Shane, one is a relatively gentle game, the other an extremely physical contest. However there is no question that in footy having too many young players will not win many games, it certainly requires a...

Me suspects they did not intend to take 5 picks but when they realised that Schoenmaker was still on the board they pounced. In German the "E" immediately after the "O" indicates there should be an umlaut on the O converting the sound to "ur" as in Danke Schoen, the Sc...

In one of the clips Collard is interviewed and when asked who he aspires to play like he responded' "Shai Bolton". Looking at some of his highlight reels he certainly shows some of that mercurial dash and leap for marks that Bolton does, so if he can produce that for St Kilda that will be ...

Very happy with this pick but did he look a bit deflated in the interview? That occurrred to me as well Vaz, but the following quote by a team mate on the FoxFooty link dispels that: " Bushrangers’ teammate Connor O’Sullivan was full of praise for Wilson’s dedication and work rate. “Darce, if ...

For anyone interested in the facts of Gaelic footballers playing in the AFL, the full history can be read on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_experiment_(Australian_rules_football) It reveals that almost every AFL club has either recruited players from Ireland or toyed with the idea. I...

Why any genuine St Kilda supporter would rubbish the club trialling a young Gaelic footballer from Ireland is crazy. Liam O'Connell has been signed as a category B rookie so it's not as though he will be competing for a spot in the seniors until well after he's proven that he has all of the footy sk...

Quite true that St Kilda faces a very tough two opening games, Geelong at the Cattery followed 5 days later with a game at the G against the reigning premiers, and a likely (on paper) 0-2 start to the 2024 season. It will be an early reality check for the team but it's hardly a foregone conclusion a...

No excuses from here on in, Max was picked to be our franchise/marquee player. Has to kick 60+ next season to announce himself as such otherwise it will become very concerning with regards to wasting another FRDP. Needs to improve his mindset and not spit the dummy when he loses contest or misses o...

The childish, condescending tone of responses by some individuals on this forum makes ones skin crawl

Adult???? Juvenile more appropriate.......

DeMattia will be gone well before our second pick Not necessarily, Foxsports ranks DeMattia at 29 in the pecking order, St Kilda's 2nd pick currently 21 will drift out but not as far as 29.... https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/fox-footy-afl-draft-2023-rankings-top-50-afl-draft-news-2023-prospe...

Board members work behind the scenes, there's no way anyone will ever find out what Jason Blake's input has been but suffice to say that as a very experienced past player (219 games, 14 years) he qualifies as a competent football person. He graduated at RMIT wirh a double degree in Bachelor of Civil...

Gauged on some of the comments you would think St Kilda either stalled or went backward in 2023, that the wheels on the Saints bus are likely to fall off. I agree that the jury is still out on giving a vedict on Ross Lyon Mk III, but let's wait and see how 2024 pans out before making any judgments o...

Following is the review of St Kilda's performance in 2023 on AFL.com: " STRENGTHS: Ross Lyon's arrival has turned the Saints into the best defensive team this season, conceding just 71.6 points a game (No.1) and ranking top four for points conceded both from turnover and clearance. Conceding a ...

Dan McKenzie will only ever be a depth player. Hopefully gets to play 100 games in RWB. That's probably true, and as such it would seem highly unlikely that any other club will make a play for him simply on the basis that he puts in a strong pre-season. He's no certainty to force his way into the t...

A damned sight better!

His first mistake was to actually answer the media question. His job was to sell the club in the media, not reinforce the negative image that’s already out there. Everyone apart from Geoff Walsh knows that when you're asked in a job interview about a weakness, you use it to spin how you've turned a...

His first mistake was to actually answer the media question. His job was to sell the club in the media, not reinforce the negative image that’s already out there. Everyone apart from Geoff Walsh knows that when you're asked in a job interview about a weakness, you use it to spin how you've turned a...

My good mate Silvio keeps assuring doubtful me that Max King has been tracking Charlie Curnow's career so far in terms of number of goals scored. The latter didn't hit his straps until he was 25 two seasons ago when he kicked 64.42, this year at age 26 he kicked 81.44 from 26 games..... If Silvio's ...

If Geoff Walsh's thoughtless and insensitive comments about the club when he first started are any indication, he comes across as an overrated administrator with a big ego and someone who has poor media and communication skills. His comments, although potentially true, showed a lack of humility and...