Here's the top 10 teams and how many games they played against top 8 teams 12 St Kilda 11 Melbourne, Carlton 10 Bulldogs 9 Collingwood 8 Richmond, Dockers, Sydney, Brisbane, Geelong So... with no guarantees this gets address... plus we lost 2 games due to bad kicking for goal only (PA and Brisbane)...

The question is do we have someone on our list who can effectively play his role? Ben Long has shown good signs when he's played in the back half. I also think Hunter Clark could be that player. Leo Connolly has the speed and the foot skills. McKenzie could also be that player. If we can confidentl...

He's actually being decent about it. Treloar insisted on fulfilling his contract and the Pies had no choice but to honor the salary level, no matter who paid what % of it.

(They back-ended his deal so badly that he was owed a fortune by the Pies, so I don't blame him).

Interesting one.... I ain't no legal eagle but if he is the one insisting on leaving and requesting a trade then surely that breaks his contract and we wouldn't be liable to honor the remaining years?? Can anyone clarify? That is up to Brad Hill. If he chooses to take a lesser salary at another clu...

Geelong played 9 games against teams in the top half of the ladder and 13 games against teams in the bottom half of the ladder St Kilda had the reverse, playing 13 games against teams in the top half of the ladder, and 9 games against teams in the bottom half of the ladder Yeah f*** Geelong. Let Da...

Rumor NWM is homesick: if so trade. Sadly, Adelaide will need 1st pick for Rankine. Future first? Hill - discussion about his happiness at club and club happiness at his output. Great footballer. Won't be disappointed if he leaves and we pay AS LITTLE AS f****** POSSIBLE OF HIS SALARY. Next season r...

You're worried about Hill! Just wait until the group has to start dealing with our new Lord and $aviour from the filth. I’ve got an idea for his initiation that might hopefully tame the Lord beast http://saintsational.net/viewtopic.php?p=1977084#p1977084 Yes. Saw them. Really smart. You should be a...

Agreed. We found the key to midfield-forward connection success at the second half of last season and opposition figured out how to stop it: body work on King to prevent him running and launching. A second legitimate tall target is critical, and unless they have plans of finding a FA who does that, ...

Otiman wrote: ↑Sun 21 Aug 2022 9:34pm Always has some high profile fails/clangers, but overall holds his own given the situation.

Nobody else on the list can take some of his opponents. Need a 195+cm/90kg+ defender with closing speed.

Ratagalia?

His year has been well below his 2020 year. Hoping he gets a big pre-season under his belt, gets some confidence back. A keeper for mine. Webster is, what, 30?

I feel for him for not getting a chair-off with Hannebery & Ryder.

Bad oversight by the lads.

If NWM is home sick, trade him to Adelaide NOW, for their 1st pick. (He's about worth that). I wouldn't expect pick 6 for NWM from the Crows. We took him at pick 11 and I'm not sure he's really set the world of on fire enough to warrant a five pick jump. Well... I recall him being pick 9, but eithe...

I've been looking at all these ideas with interest. I'm not sure we're in that bad a spot. The way I see it, with the list's age profile, we need to go hard and fast while also investing in youth (of course, the utopian situation). But here's my idea: I wouldn't trade Gresh. He's one of the two burs...

Rookie Central top 25 rankings - https://central.rookieme.com/afl/power-rankings/afl-draft-power-rankings-june-2022/ Not a lot of key position players around our pick, but plenty of midfielders if we take our 1st round pick to this years draft. Wonder if Cam McKenzie will be in the conversation for...

I guess one of my concerns here is that if we want a couple flags during the Max King era, it'd be good to pinch one before Membrey, Sinclair, Hill, Crouch, Steele get to 'beyond peak' ages, which they're all approaching.

Is anyone else concerned about Byrnes, Highmore, Bytel, Connolly looking elsewhere for opportunities if they don't start getting selected ahead of Windhager, NWM and Owens? Given Webster's age and Billings' potential trade value, Ross' age (despite his insane form this year) and Woods' not best 22 ...

Is anyone else concerned about Byrnes, Highmore, Bytel, Connolly looking elsewhere for opportunities if they don't start getting selected ahead of Windhager, NWM and Owens? Given Webster's age and Billings' potential trade value, Ross' age (despite his insane form this year) and Woods' not best 22 p...

We missed a Steele "like for like". Either Bytel or Owens for NSM based on sandy game today. Clark may need to come in and based on last night, we could drop any one of about 10 under performers. I think those that have some credits in the bank might get a reprieve. Agreed it’s a question...

out Paton Butler Wood in Billings Clark Sharman I was thinking similarly: Paton and Wood were poor. I'd bring in Highmore and Byrnes to replace them. We do need someone with Wood-style running ability. Not sure if Byrnes has that yet, but Wood's ball use was abysmal. Paton was generally abysmal. If...

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-trade-news-rumours-whispers-2022-todd-goldstein-free-agent-rory-lobb-trade-contract-essendon-top-10-picks-andrew-mcgrath/news-story/25777276a9fa5819aad801dacfce0cc4 Obviously we will have cap to spend, but I would rather look at other options than Lobb. When he ...

I think we are a bit shy to call any of our players A graders. But I heard Roo say last week that Gresham is an elite A grader. I tend to agree. I think we now have 5 A graders. Steele, King, Gresham, Sinclair and Paddy. Ross , Crouch, Hill and Jones are all B+. Members A-. Howard, Sinclair, Steele...

bangaulegend wrote: ↑Wed 06 Apr 2022 11:07pm Going to have minimal impact this year . Lets hope 2023 he can repay the faith & money we have spent on him .

Wait! What?
He's got ANOTHER year after this one?

Jack Sinclair surely is the moat underrated player in the AFL. Underrated by Saints supporters for many years. Also by the umpires. Second in Trevor Barker Award last year and not a Brownlow vote. John Pierk, reporting in The Age for the Saints last two games did not put Sinclair in the best player...

Webster has lost his mojo, and his time is up. B Paton is a gun Sinclair should be part of the midfield rotations And we MUST play Leo Connolly Could you put some meat on the bone? What specifically has you sacking one of our important players? Stats, I don't bother with, especially when it comes t...

Webster has lost his mojo, and his time is up. B Paton is a gun Sinclair should be part of the midfield rotations And we MUST play Leo Connolly Could you put some meat on the bone? What specifically has you sacking one of our important players? Stats, I don't bother with, especially when it comes t...