No love for Hopper? Has amazing promise and will cost a fraction of any other player. As well as matching our age demographic He would be a good pick up, would prefer Kelly though!!!!! would take both if offered the chance. Floating an idea. Wishful thinking but would GWS take on Armo (nothing agai...

No love for Hopper? Has amazing promise and will cost a fraction of any other player. As well as matching our age demographic He would be a good pick up, would prefer Kelly though!!!!! would take both if offered the chance. Floating an idea. Wishful thinking but would GWS take on Armo (nothing agai...

I have always been 50/50 with paddy. I guess seeing the 3 types of #1 picks weve had and what weve come to expect has clouded my judgement. Roo is a once in a generation footballer and is top 2 #1 picks depending on who you talk to. BJ took a while to get going i remember there was a season he didnt...

just a question in regards to drafting. because i do think we are a quick side but certain players are just out of form and still have question marks. Id say we lack a genuine forward structure. i get the feeling they are still trying to work out how to play Bruce, Membrey and Paddy together. not ha...

I reckon Mav's playing injured. Not moving freely and is trying to hide a limp. If thats the case the medicos at the club shouldve/needed to pick/ed it up and shouldnt be selected. hes had a pretty bad year. Just needs to go back to the crash and bash half forward that he was last year. trying to b...

would love to see Rice get a run around at some point. would allow Mackenzie to play up the ground.

Apologies I did not know that.

BUT WE ARENT A CLUB THAT DUMPS VERTERANS! yeah we are - its rare a club doesnt anymore So who have we given the dumping treatment to then? this should be purely based on who couldve gone another season being in the best 22 of any AFL side. I.e Stevie J, Burgoyne, Petrie etc. In my eyes over the las...

Why not, he's still enrolled in Year 12 on Scholarship. Fair game really.

Veterans are so underrated in this league. You can see how Joey has helped the likes of Billings, Webster and Roberton with their decision making etc. You can see the work Roo has put into Bruce and Membrey. I think you have to keep them on the list, absolute must. If they keep them on as rookies or...

Weller has to be dropped, his form this year has been shocking, doesn't look anything like the crash and bash HF that he did last year. Cant kick 0.3, be in the leadership team, provide little around the ground and get a game the next week. In Bruce, Wright (bring in workhorse wright. Hes scrappy an...

Nathan Freeman – Had one of his better games this year, with 21 disposals, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 3 inside 50’s. Via Jock Reynolds.

Yeah they've been slowly 'unleashing' Freeman, not coping the forward pocket treatment and predominantly playing on the ball. By the looks of it hes settled for less burst out of the pack and turned it into contested footy. From a saints comparison reminded me of Koby Stevens how he was nailing tack...

So Position wise in our 22. Can we operate with; Longer ruck, Roo predominantly on the Wing and around the ground, Bruce and Members as the Two link up forwards then Have Paddys Paddock in the 50. Then From there you have Marshall rotating with the Forwards and Longer off the bench? Just my thinking...

Second coming of Lenny Hayes? he would've learned a lot from the great man up at GWS. Also this has to be the 50th Jack Steele thread to run through the site haha.

Purely from a Roo perspective. Our next 3 goes; Swans, Dogs, Bye. does he play next week and rest against the dogs to get 2 weeks off? or are we going Rest, Play, Rest? Either way i think they have to find a way to bring paddy into the side. Kicked 4.5 today. not sure on the nature of the misses. Mi...

I think gears should get an honorable mention. Never gives up on a play, goes in for 3rd and 4th efforts in a contest, vital tackle against cripps and led the charge against the scumbag murphy after his disgraceful display of sportsmanship.

Easily a smokey for the B&F. This bloke may cop a bit of heat at times but he embodies everything that richo wants from his players. Gives everything and more every week. May be the worst kick in the team but its been like that for 10 years so who cares. he makes up for it with his intercepts, b...

I go based off the eye test. The kid looks to be gaining confidence week after week. He seems to best fit the Joey role of Running across half back or across the Half forward line. The issues i have with him are; He seems to run at 3/4 pace at a contest, still shys away from contact, doesnt mark the...

2 guys 1 Cup is hilarious every week and never disappoints. Ameet Baines on this ep is quite funny. the audio is a bit funky but worth a listen. Also the Pod itself is worth subscribing too its funny and one of the only podcasts for Saints available on the iTunes Podcast network.

I don't think it's unreasonable really… Slinging a bloke so their head hits the ground is exactly what they are trying to eradicate to reduce concussions… Disappointing for us and Koby though. If they are going to start pinging everyone for it then its reasonable. But they need to make a public sta...

Absolute joke of a decision by the MRP. Watching that in game looked like a fair but tough tackle. Watching it on TV the commentators made more of it than what it was. I like to compare incidents and considering Greene only got 2 weeks for blatantly punching a bloke in the mouth and Stevens cops a w...

Might as well try Wright. their backline consists of two runners with Shaw and Williams and we cant have them carving us up all day. Seems to be a common theme of the last two years that our smaller forwards dont mark the other running half backs on the other side. Rich had a field day against us, S...

Just including this because thought why not.
Apparently Josh Kelly and Jack Steele were both Room mates and great friends up at GWS. Topping 9 over 9 probably wont work in our favour but we can offer finals footy quicker than north will conisidering their list is on the down turn.

Id be leaving paddy in the two's. let the kid get some confidence until the bye rounds, let him take his time, get some confidence and let him strut his stuff in the VFL. Who cares if its against weaker opposition, the one thing that annoys me at senior level is he doesnt try to bully his opponent s...