Before the season started many on here identified the need for another key defender.

The list manager clearly saw it differently and has a plan to cover an injury to a key defender.

Now we will see that plan.

Nothing wrong with playing the teams we are competing with for finals spots. Can only blame ourselves if we don’t make finals.

I haven’t seen much of Windhager ‘live’ (only on TV). It would appear that he doesn’t have a long kick. Pity, but not the worst thing in the world. What do others think?

Furphy wrote: ↑Sun 26 Jun 2022 1:15pm Who would we replace him with?

We advertise the position.
We interview the applicants.
We choose the best available.

It ain’t hard.

We have blown a good start to the season with insipid mediocre performances when we needed to stand up and make a statement against sidea in the top 8. I was there last night and to watch our disposal dropped marks players finger pointing and not picking up loose players.I will not name who they we...

The pass mark for Ratten is 8th on the ladder. The fat lady hasn’t sung yet.

Some people invest a lot of themselves into this club. I went with a mate who has just had his bladder removed and will wear a bag for the rest of his life. He left at 3/4 time saying that after the week he has had he didn’t need this. Another friend came with her husband who is having chemo. for ca...

I’ll also put my hand up to blame. Came over from Auckland and went to Gabba and also last night at Marvel…haven’t seen Saints win “live” since 2004 and includes Gabba, Wellington, Marvel, Shanghai and MCG. Good news is I’m at the Airport out in an hour so hopefully will remove my curse for the res...

Nah, it’s my fault Sainter_Dad. I turned on the TV last week at half time when they were 2 goals up, and they immediately got hammered for the whole second half.
I went last night and they got slaughtered.
Don’t worry, I’m not going or watching them for the rest of the season.

realdeal wrote: ↑Sat 18 Jun 2022 11:11am Is Marshall injured? He looked about 100 years old out there and hasn't played that well all year.

He was certainly hobbling badly towards the end of the game.

Whilst I don’t think it was Howard’s best game, it was tough going for our defence last night and (sadly) Membery had to go back to try and stem the flow. Our mids and forwards just let the Bombers run free - once the bal started coming out then they had free players running all over with options g...

The fact Ratts feels like he has to throw Membrey back midway thru the 2nd quarter says all you need to know about our defence. Nothing to do with our midfield Dud? Our midfield is ordinary, but you would think the 3 talls we have in defence already would be able to take the mighty Essendon forward...

The good thing about football is that every week you get a chance to redeem yourself.

Go out there and get BOG Bradley, otherwise ….

Don’t touch the backline.

Higgins is all class. Must play if he is fit. Probably for Owens.

I think it was Hugo Hall-Kahan who we wanted. Sydney took him at 11.

Wow... Bench - Coops, Webster, NWM and Owens Emg- Billings, Lienert, Butler and Byrnes Not the direction I would have gone You beat me to it with the Wow. Did you see that coming. Bloody harsh, we seen other players get more rope. He's clearly not delivered on a non negotiable, what was it is the q...

Best team. Every week.

If Ratten continues to use him in defence then he will continue to be a flop.

He is in our best 12 - easily Funniest thing I heard in the post match Dougal Howard - “Seb and JB turned the game in the third quarter” LMAO Steele, Sinclair, Marshall, Ryder, Howard, Wilkie, King, Membrey, Gresham, Crouch, Hill and Ross. Who is he better than? I have Billings in the 13-18 group o...

B.M wrote: ↑Wed 18 May 2022 7:40pm He is in our best 12 - easily

Funniest thing I heard in the post match

Dougal Howard -
“Seb and JB turned the game in the third quarter”

LMAO

Steele, Sinclair, Marshall, Ryder, Howard, Wilkie, King, Membrey, Gresham, Crouch, Hill and Ross.
Who is he better than?

I don't have any problem identifying him as a 12 - 18 player in the team. No better, no worse.

So said Ryder in his after game interview.

Hopefully it is only the cork thigh and he will be injury free next week. When he and Ryder play we are hard to beat.

happy feet wrote: ↑Sat 14 May 2022 6:42pm Get a beer at 1/2 time and watch a movie.

What did you watch?
Oh by the way, we won !!

I agree Wayne, but I guess it comes down to how many list changes Gallagher makes at seasons end? Bytel & Connolly both have futures but other clubs might come calling...? I think we still have one or two list spots open? even after adding Hayes late last year? Kyle & Peris are Cat B rookie...

saynta wrote: ↑Sat 14 May 2022 2:00pm When is the mid season draft?

June 1.