My understanding of the commitments made between the AFL, the MCG and the state government relating to the funding of the reconstruction of first, the Northern Stand (2002), and then, the Southern Stand (2018), is that all Victorian finals will be played at the MCG, with the possible exception of th...

Officially announced as Saturday 9th September at 3.20pm at the MCG.

Who feels confident regarding a win? We beat them in round 10 in Sydney… Sinclair had 37 touches NWM, Marshall, Steele, Stocker and Wood our best King kicked 4, Higgins 3 and pairs to Butler, Sinclair Whitfield, Green and Conglio the best for the home team You would have to think that we are better...

Still no official announcement from the AFL on Finals that I can see. My guess is that they were going to be announced via Sportsbet but the new GM had other ideas.

What's going on? Has the AFL overruled Sportsbet?

Friday night, but with the roof "open", but 14 day forecast has it a clear night. ATM, we are favourites with the bookies.

Carlton are complete rabble. They don't look like scoring.

Looks like we'll be playing GWS in Sydney!

And if Sydney wins and GWS wins by 7 goals, then we get to play Carlton at the MCG. And I think we'd be in with a pretty good chance in that game. So nothing to get too bothered about IMO. TBH, I reckon GWS is the team I'd be least keen on us having to play ATM. And if we won that, we would play th...

I don't regard it as a "win" simply because we will probably have to go interstate for our final. But, we did better than most thought we would - including me. Just how much of a difference Max will make we will see in a couple of weeks. It was necessary for Hayes to have a game. He stays ...

Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 8:38pm

Rubyjo wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 8:37pm Took it to the best ...they are good ..but could beat them a t home.

Won't know until next year.

We could play them this year at "home" in the Grand Final. It's as close to "home" as we will ever get in a final. In any event, they killed us at Docklands.

Must have been watching another game. Two kicks to the opposition which were both attacking. It would be good if our small forwards ever got in front.

Did well in the third quarter.

1966 wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 7:51pm Webster has had a bad night.

The other 99 were lonely so he decided to make it 100 bad nights.

Nice tackle from Webster.

Webster fell over.

B.M wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 6:48pm Midfielders

Steele and Clark
7 disposals each
Not good enough

Cooper Sharman 3 disposals
Phillipou 3 disposals
Higgins 2 disposals

Perhaps they are all saving themselves for a big second half.

Didn't he come on a long term contract?

Unlike most, he hasn't improved with age - only got worse.

Ghost Like wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 6:37pm Is there a greater fable than Webster's laser like disposal?

Dud. It's a pity Daniel McKenzie hasn't had a few more games in the seconds. He's still better than Webster, as are 99.9% of AFL players.

Jacks Back wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 6:06pm

thecrevis wrote: ↑Sat 26 Aug 2023 6:04pm Love Jack Hayes but hasn’t come close to winning a contest in the ruck

He won his first one (straight to them) but hasn't touched it.

He should have started at full forward to get him into the game.

No umpires have been confirmed yet for any game. Maybe all the goal umps are on strike after Gil chucked one under the bus. They'll source them from Centrelink ? Actually, I've been called up. But I'll be calling it via video (as usual) and it will be broadcast over the loud speakers at the ground....

Hopefully he's 200cm tall, runs 100m in 10 seconds, can do back to back marathons and can lift 135kg.

https://www.saintsational.net/viewtopic.php?t=106594 Ross mentions the assistant coaches at most pressers, although he still doesn't know their first names. If quality as a player is any indication of success as an assistant coach then this group must be the best ever. If Corey Enright had played fo...

I would like to see Jack Hayes get a game before the finals. RoMa had it fairly easy on Saturday but that won't be the case this week. After Brad Hill, he is our most important player. I would rest both.

That's the Lions (2108 points for) V the Saints (1575 points against) next week.

Backlines win premierships. I hope they also win Round 24 matches.