Thomo made a joke about ruckman and media spun it that he didn't rate them. He nearly got Cox to the club Not sure what you mean about Lyon and defenders but it's untrue You rate Kosi better than Roo? You are either a troll or just take taking the piss "nearly" getting Cox is meaningless,...

With 14 games at Etihad Stadium which are in reality all Home games, plus 2 at the MCG against Melbourne and Richmond, a total of 16 wins is most certainly achievable. You can also add the Round 6 match against Hawtorn in Tasmania as a likely win, as the Saints almost did in 2016 if it wasn't for a ...

A terrific post by @damienc and I totally agree that St Kilda have the potential to do in 2017 what the Dogs did last Saturday. There are some interesting parallels between the Dogs and the Saints, not least that they have Senior Coaches forged in the same mould - quiet by nature, composed under dur...

Mav Weller for me: he is easily our "hardest" player, an old fashioned ruck-rover with tremendous energy and elite skills, and at 25 next season will captain the team through the phase (2018-2022) when the Saints are expected to play finals. I acknowledge that Jarryn Geary has demonstrated...

Ross after the game: “I see possibility and everything starts with possibility; see where you want to be and then get into action and repeat the action until you achieve." Obviously hasn't read his Einstein or he'd know that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is...

My recollection is that Lyon left St Kilda for 2 reasons, already mentioned in other posts: after reportedly sustaining a serious financial loss he was in desperate need of a big pay-packet, which Fremantle willingly provided, unlikely to be matched by the Saints as the team was in decline. Secondly...

From my observations of the Giants in 2016, it is imperative that the Saints select 2 specialist ruck men to combat the ruck dominance of the Giants. To leave Hickey alone to carry the burden against both Mumford and Rory Lobb is not going to work, as honest a toiler Hickey may be. And it would be f...

I haven't seen any news about the make up of the coaching panel for 2016, however I have a suggestion, perhaps not acceptable to everyone, that the Saints recruit the recently retired Dustin Fletcher as Defensive Coach. There are several factors that come into this proposal: not only is Fletcher the...

It is important to note that Jake Carlisle coming to St Kilda is a most significant reversal of a trend that goes back many years. In the past 40 years some of St Kilda's best players have been taken in their prime by other teams, to name a few: Ian Stewart Carl Ditterich Russell Greene Val Perovic ...

Just watched Jack Steven (no "s") run into an open goal and spray his kick, and read Richo's lips in the coach's box, saying: "that's it, trade Jack Steven"!! That's what I like about Richo, he doesn't swear, retains his calm exterior....even when the Saints get belted by close t...

I know this suggestion will attract a lot of critical feedback, but hey, we need to consider all possible options in order to improve our list, and this includes thinking outside the square so to speak.... My proposal is to trade Jack Stevens.... The reasons are straight-forward - of all of the midf...

Recent complaints on this forum about the supposed slow progress of Paddy McCartin reminded me of a time about 4 or 5 years ago when the same views were being expressed about David Armitage, who came to the Saints as first round pick (#9) in the 2006 draft. And to be honest, I was one of those who h...

I don't have a problem with any of the recruits we have brought to the club in the past 2 years, with the possible exception of Saad who doesn't possess the nouse to play anywhere other than close to goals. When our team is down and in rebuild as it is now, it is always frustrating to see other team...

Thanks for the responses. Yes, I would have liked to see Hickey in the team against the Pies at the expense of either Schneider or Saad, not just to take the pressure off McCartin but to do some of the work that Roo now performs around the ground, and to support Billy Longer at the stoppages. The ot...

I haven't been following the discussion on this forum about the replacement of Paddy McCartin for Nick Riewoldt v Collingwood, but I can't work out the selectors' logic. I am not at all unhappy about Paddy making his debut and playing regularly, I do rate him as a future "Gun". But I could...

As a supporter since the late 50s, enduring the constant highs and lows over the years and only being rewarded once in that lifetime (1966) with the ultimate victory, I can't recall a year where the Saints have offered so much hope as they have in the past few months.....collecting yet another woode...