The area of concern last night was our inability to capitalise on Ryder’s ruck work, with the space not filled by positioning and clean hands (as Hannebery gave us with the first half v Carlton the example) Hannebery is a vital component for this side going further We wish him a speedy and full reco...

Ratten covered off on Hannebery in his pre match interview on the Saints website

Caution and back next week according to the Coach, who you would presume would know

And just to add, we can improve this side by Long, Battle and Hannebery being fit and available

So which 3 miss out to accomodate those inclusions?

Bringing pressure when the opposition have the ball is a not negotiable requirement of every player You do not select players to bring defensive pressure If you are playing as a forward the expectation is that you kick goals Lonie is producing at well less than 1 goal per game The pressure will be o...

To me our problem is that we have a working class midfield - and Crouch would add to that description IF we are going after a mid we need to go after class - and what will be our trading leverage if required? IF we can present as a young side on the rise and seriously so that may be a factor in enti...

Ryder has the experience and the skills Marshall has little experience with developing skills - plus that Marshall has the skill set to play as a forward So play both King is inexperienced and Membrey is midfield size - so the inclusion of Marshall forward shifts the match ups and I would put to our...

Coffield showed ability from the outset With the change of Coach came opportunity and the Fremantle first quarter until he did his shoulder and season That 20 minutes confirmed he is our future And Clark remains in defence The midfield needs to be addressed without robbing Peter to pay Paul Long, Cl...

When do we play Hawthorn?

Or Melbourne for that matter

We have depth with Roberton and Austin defensive assets in waiting But past that, to me, our depth is restricted to Draftees who have not yet played being Bytel and Byrnes I don’t rate the emergencies for this game as anywhere above ordinary - and the rest of the List downwards from there Geary will...

To me, as the season sits we have lost 2 games you would expect to win, both under the same circumstances and, again to me, down to our lack of hands on the ball first mids hence the ball being at the wrong end of the ground for just too much of the time We have won one game I would have expected us...

So the same 26 as last week except Savage in for Long And we know that Byrnes and Ryder are in the 22, so 2 out including Long The message of change including that some with experience were under pressure appears to not be the case So the pressure is on to win, because it may be the last chance for ...

And just to add, the real problem last week was that after quarter time the game waa played exclusively in the Fremantle front half - so they had to eventually score

Why was the ball in only one half of the field?

As covered, our record in Adelaide and against the SA Clubs is very poor - reflecting that Sr Kilda has been very poor for a long time The Club complete their 14 day quarantine required in Queensland on the day they fly to Adelaide (a prerequisite to get into SA) which means that after Monday, in Qu...

I agree the challenge is the response Those selected this week will carry that responsibility A responsibility which offers opportunity If the response is as we hope then those dropped wii find it hard to get back If it is not then all cards are on the deck The problem is that the next 2 games are i...

The reasons I would prefer to see Ryder rucking are because he is a fine ruckman AND he releases Marshall forward. Marshall up forward takes pressure off King - and, by extension, off Membrey. That still leaves room for 3 "small" forwards and which is where I would prefer Gresham to play w...

Recall Marshall the season before last

Obviously had talent but was not completing marks he was getting his hands to as the physicality of the contest impacted - and maybe also down to the underlying confidence at the level

For all the response to 2 first quarter goals v Carlton, the second half was telling as I have contributed earlier

We were beaten at selection because of one dimensional players and from there exposed for numbers on the chess board

Geary is one dimensional

Agree it all revolves around the severity of the injury resulting from the collision Which raises questions The defence relied on by St Kilda will be of interest because, in my opinion, there is a defence to be made in this instance The AFL reacts to media and media reporting for image purposes - an...

I agree the one dimensional description - we fielded half a dozen players who are one dimensional in that their skill is presented as negating a specific opposition player We were beaten in selection and that resulted in us being beaten on the chess board We were left with half a dozen players with ...

Roberton Howard Coffield Clark Carlisle Wilkie Jones Billings Hill Byrnes Marshall Membrey Gresham King Butler Ryder Steele Bytel And there is our problem because I would like to include as our Interchange 4 players who can contribute to our midfield rotations and contribute by contesting, winning a...

No doubt we are disadvantaged Fremantle have been in their “hub” for some 4 weeks St Kilda have been in their “hub” for a week, so still in 14 day isolation Plus a bus trip plus the umpiring did us no favours And now we go to Adelaide and 14 day isolation again - how does that work noting the proble...

The interesting comment is watching the hand from behind the goals A life time ago I would frequently depart the bench on centre wing to watch from behind the goals - the game “opened up” from behind the goals because patterns were more identified including players falling off their defensive respon...

The game was lost on the chess board We have too many one dimensional players and they are being exposed - the writing was on the wall last week when Carlton came back Starting with Geary and Ross It is time to see what sort of AFL footballers Bytel and Byrnes are (there is no sense going backwards)...

Those who attempt to make political milage out of this Pandemic and its spread are beneath contempt - and it is noted that they are from one side of politics The source of community spread is unknown as with the outbreak in Burnie where the source could not be traced - even by a Liberal State govern...

Long was motionless at contact with his back toward the Fremantle player, the ball in proximity and Long focussed on it attempting to reef it into his possession as it bobbled away What else should Long have done in those circumstances? Turned and ran the other way? It is a contact sport and this wa...