Jeans was indeed an appointment "from left field" at the time and not at all rated, he was a serving policeman and it was a very close vote by the board at the time to appoint him as senior coach. On the subject of coaching appointments for 2019, I sincerely hope that the club also appoin...

Jeans was indeed an appointment "from left field" at the time and not at all rated, he was a serving policeman and it was a very close vote by the board at the time to appoint him as senior coach. On the subject of coaching appointments for 2019, I sincerely hope that the club also appoint...

Whilst I have long remained neutral on the question of Richardson remaining as senior coach in 2019, it has occurred to me that the main factor that will determine his survival in that role in 2019 will be the attitude of the senior players to Richardson - do they support him 100% and do they believ...

Let me state: I don't know if Richo is the man to take us forward, I do not know, he may not be. But he is contracted, he is our club coach. I can't see why you'd hate the man - he is not trying to push the club down the ladder. Express your disappointment (I am disappointed where we're at, intense...

This petition should more appropriately be targeted at St Kilda's Director of Coaching Danny Sexton. As I have posted on this forum many times, Danny Sexton has to bear the full brunt of responsibility for the team's woeful season and a half. As DoC Sexton oversees ALL of the coaching panel, includi...

Delighted with this announcement and it will be even better if Jim Watts is elected to the new Board at the AGM in December. It is to be hoped that Andrew Bassat brings strong and demonstrative leadership to the St Kilda Football Club because the last two Presidents (Westaway and Summers) were far t...

So Lade is confirmed: http://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-08-27/saints-secure-lade No way Ratten gets announced until the Hawks are knocked out. I'd expect Sexton to move on to create that "Director of Coaching" role for Ratten. Surely this is how it is going to play out, no way known that...

Much of the comments made so far is quite misinformed. This story emerged in yesterday's edition of The Age newspaper and gives substance to what has been mentioned in the electronic media in the past few weeks. As far as I'm aware no-one on this forum has any inside information of what has been dis...

There is of course also the possibility that Richo himself will decide to resign. The pressure he will be under at the start of 2019 to turn the team's fortunes around will be immense, and he doesn't strike me as the sort of bloke who will ignore the writing on the wall if there is no significant im...

No. He’ll be a superstar at Essendon, slotting them from everywhere and taunting us for the next decade. What we need is a coaching set up that gets the most out of the talent that Billings has. That Gresham has, that Acres, Clark, etc have. Agree with you Big Carl! Billings is like Seb Ross, is ta...

Following a miserable year where St Kilda has regressed to the bottom of the ladder - as noted in the media "the most disappointing team in 2018", it is time to move on from the despondency expressed on this forum and consider what the future holds. The catalyst for a positive 2019 will be...

We should not be at all surprised to hear that the club continues to back the senior coach, he has after all another two years left on his contract, furthermore, with a few exceptions, this is not the stage of the season where clubs move on their senior coach, it would make the club look like a bigg...

Good point Joffa5! I watch most the Saints games on TV (living in Brisbane) and it has long been apparent that with few exceptions most players show signs of fatigue throughout the game. Just look at Jack Billings, Luke Dunstan and Blake Acres who regularly stand gasping for breath after a brief run...

So Sexton survives? :evil: I gather as director of coaching, the same rules re Aug 1 don't apply? Will he stay or go? I have argued long and hard that Danny Sexton most definitely has to go if the club is serious about changing the downward direction of the Saints. Just to reiterate: Sexton was dra...

St Kilda has been struggling in the PR field for years now. It is most evident in the club's inability to attract a big name sponsor, and whilst we have to respect the commitment of the current club sponsors, not one of them is exactly a "household name". I don't know what RSEA are paying ...

Blake Caracella would make an excellent Director of Coaching at St Kilda, to replace Danny Sexton who surely will not survive "Lethlean's Cull". In fact he is exactly what St Kilda need to improve in 2019. DoC represents a step up for Caracella and puts him in a prime position to succeed R...

So - the club half-went down this path in late 2016. I think I posted about it at the time. Out of contract, BJ was pretty keen to explore the possibility come back. Asked his management to check it out. He missed the club; still loves the place and wanted to finish his career alongside his mates, ...

The club is on record to be in the market for suitable free agents that may be available at the end of this season. Following is a full list of players eligible to change clubs, with some already recommitting to their existing clubs: Restricted Rory Sloane (Adelaide); Cam Guthrie (Geelong); Tom Lync...

No way should St Kilda trade Jack billings - over my dead body!! I've expressed my views on the post about Paddy McCartin - clean out the assistant coaches who have been proven failures, namely Sexton and McPhee, replace them with successful assistant coaches who have actually played at the elite AF...

Granted that Paddy is not playing to the standard we expected, and the same goes for Billings, you can probably include Acres and Dunstan as well. Fact is that St Kilda don't have the talent in the coaching ranks to develop young players, especially early draft picks, to reach their potential as qui...

Looking up this song on Youtube led to the following clip from the Coodabeen Champions, it's a timeless classic featuring an interview with Saints supporter Sandy Roberts:



Enjoy!!!

Whatever way you want to spin it, if we don’t make finals this year coach gets sacked. That should be a known entity from the start of this season. No excuses. IF the assistants are rubbish for so long now, if Richo was worth his salt he would’ve jumped up and down and asked for replacements by now...

[/quote] Understand if a new ticket comes in it will be a completely different story. My opinion... Richo will remain, turtle will move on. Danny is an interesting one. Really well thought of in AFL circles and has had offers from other clubs. I really am unsure of that one. [/quote] I am in no doub...

In these grim times, we can do with some light relief...God knows we could do with a laugh to distract us away from the dark space the Saints are in right now.

Last night's appalling effort against the Sydney Swans was a clear sign that St Kilda is a basket case, devoid of effort, devoid of ideas, devoid of spirit, and especially, devoid of character. In fact, lacking in every facet of the game. Well may we laud the 2 goals by Josh Battle, but I think it w...