I rarely post anymore but the OP is the sort of post that regularly pops up when the team is in a slump. It's supposedly about our drafting, yet somehow includes "trades" in Hickey and Longer and with no mention of Bruce, Roberton or Membrey. If it's about drafting how about including rook...

Why do people continually look only at match ups when working out teams (especially the back line). Like Hawthorn, WCE and WB size match ups are kind of irrelevant as the best team of 6 or 7 defenders is picked these days. It is why Cheney gets picked at Hawthorn and Adelaide, why Shepherd plays ke...

Why do people continually look only at match ups when working out teams (especially the back line). Like Hawthorn, WCE and WB size match ups are kind of irrelevant as the best team of 6 or 7 defenders is picked these days. It is why Cheney gets picked at Hawthorn and Adelaide, why Shepherd plays key...

I was going to start a rare thread (or even a rare post at all from me about this). But do you realise that in the first 8 weeks of the year we have only played sides that are currently in the top 11. Most commentators believe they are the only sides capable of making the 8 and we have played 8 of t...

Richo said at the training run yesterday that they were both being rested.

Slightly selective fact presentation. McEvoy's 1 week injury becomes 3 weeks and Hickey's 1 week injury is not mentioned. The stats quoted are only those that support your argument. When the games were in the balance this last weekend Hickey was getting better and McEvoy for the 2nd time this year w...

tony74 wrote:Interviews weren't held at the club. But one of the coaching selection panel did have a little look around Seaford earlier.

Would that be an ex-Geelong captain. It was rumoured yesterday that he may be being considered for the CEO position.

Do people realise that the last time St Kilda had a really poor season was 2002 (we won 5 games that year also). Since 2002 we have not dropped below 50% win/loss ratio. In that 10 year period every other side in the league has dropped below 50% at least once. Even Sydney did in 2009. Hawthorn did o...

Obviously went on SEN this morning off his own back (not club sanctioned) and what he said was not the club's position re his extension

On the last line of a new article in the HS it says "St Kilda remains hopeful of securing Brisbane’s Billy Longer in a three-way trade involving GWS before today’s deadline." http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/stewart-crameri-finally-got-to-the-western-bulldogs-while-three-brisbane-lions-lef...

Agree. I think it was obvious from the last quarter against Sydney onwards, that Hickey was our best first ruck option and had a greater impact than Ben. When he was finally fit and in at the bounce Tom's performances were that much better than Ben's. Ben played 2 great games earlier in the year (Ri...

Hardly think Pelchen's appearance at Seaford is comparable to the senior coaches (Blight). When Pelchen was working for Port Adelaide he lived and did most of his work in Hawthorn (Victoria).

A bit more information here...

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/watt ... 2tid8.html

We would have won 6-8 this year with the Bulldogs draw. We will only play 1 side lower than 9th twice this year (GC) and didn't get home games against some of the weaker interstate sides (Lions, Crows or GWS). It does help explain why we only have 3 wins.

Dal honestly thought the free kick was to us for running too far and was trying to knock the ball out of his hands to get it back quickly. I couldn't see the trip as he kept running. It was like Saunders 50m in the first, I still can't see Armos fend.

That's what happens when someone only half quotes an interview (reporter or poster). Armo went on to say, "It could be training. When you don't train during the week really well, it comes out in games," he said. "It starts on the training track and all you can do is train hard and hop...

It was only 4 years from 2000 to 2004.

The 2nd part of the rebuild is getting the salary cap into shape to lure future stars. Watters mentioned yesterday that we will be in shape next year to have a serious crack at this. That is thanks to the hard line on BJ.

Lenny also let someone past while stationary, don't hear any criticism of him. Terry was the most dangerous forward on the ground and 2nd behind Ablett as most likely goal kicker.

He had a fantastic last quarter when everyone else stopped. He tried to win the game on his own but had little support. Ignore BT's commentary. Why was he the only one chasing on the last GC goal? He was making 2nd and 3rd efforts and helping it forward when nothing else happened. That being said hi...

People are jumping at shadows on this site.

Really impressed with Lee yesterday. After all the bagging he has received here. He looked dangerous every time the ball came forward. He was willing to mix it up with Lynden Dunn. His got better as the game went on and took 7 or 8 marks for the game (mostly in the forward 50). His kicking was off b...

Smacks of desperation apart from Caddy. Roll the dice for one more flag. McIntosh and Rivers are short term gains.

"But i wont believe what Scott says, just because he is the coach."

But you believe every word Ross says (or his people say about him).

That's what it's like with Pelchen. It will be a bit of a rough ride but hopefully he is putting together his 3rd premiership team. First it was Port Adelaide. I think he was behind the Stevens saga and wouldn't trade him to Collingwood and let him go for nothing. Port won the premiership the next y...