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by Life Long Saint
Thu 25 Apr 2024 9:19pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Team v Port
Replies: 70
Views: 3570

Re: Team v Port

They have us covered on every single line. Most teams do presently. We have a significant talent shortage with and disproportionate number of young and inexperienced players being forced to play akin to a bottom 4 side going through a hard rebuild. I thought we should have had the Dogs covered on q...
by Life Long Saint
Thu 25 Apr 2024 9:17pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Team v Port
Replies: 70
Views: 3570

Re: Team v Port

The pressure of expectation on Port will be enormous and we are tenacious tenacious (adjective) 1 a : not easily pulled apart : COHESIVE (a tenacious metal) b : tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance (tenacious burs) 2 a : persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking somet...
by Life Long Saint
Thu 25 Apr 2024 9:00pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Team v Port
Replies: 70
Views: 3570

Re: Team v Port

Disgusting that Hayes and Schoenmaker aren't given a go. We are going to struggle to kick more than five goals tomorrow night. They have us covered on every single line. A bit OTT don't you think? If we win they will make a sequal to Miracle On Ice. Hayes and Scho would make little difference this ...
by Life Long Saint
Thu 25 Apr 2024 8:02pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Team v Port
Replies: 70
Views: 3570

Re: Team v Port

Disgusting that Hayes and Schoenmaker aren't given a go.
We are going to struggle to kick more than five goals tomorrow night.

They have us covered on every single line.
by Life Long Saint
Thu 25 Apr 2024 7:11pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Drafting 25
Replies: 49
Views: 3183

Re: Drafting 25

Agree with getting your picks right especially top draft picks in 2013 we picked Billings at 3 Bontompelli went at 4. I know who I would rather have had BOOM BOOM For Christ's sake, this old chestnut? Can we put it to bed once and for all? Every club would have put Boyd, Kelly, and Billings in the ...
by Life Long Saint
Wed 24 Apr 2024 12:04pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Forward coach under pressure .
Replies: 32
Views: 2717

Re: Forward coach under pressure .

I said it when everyone was criticising Ratten's game plan, and Richo before him... No game plan can survive our skill level! It's improved under Lyon, but was deplorable for the two coaches before him. At times during Lyon's tenure, it's been terrible... We started Friday with two terrible skill er...
by Life Long Saint
Wed 24 Apr 2024 10:39am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: AFL exposure for young players
Replies: 21
Views: 1564

Re: AFL exposure for young players

StK run Sandringham Have done for years Batchelor- StK employee Hayes - St employee Carroll - StK employee They are the coaches at Sandy They are three of the six coaches. I am not sure that having 3 staff members constitutes running the club. Show me anywhere in their about page, or strategic dire...
by Life Long Saint
Tue 23 Apr 2024 5:00pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: AFL exposure for young players
Replies: 21
Views: 1564

Re: AFL exposure for young players

I'd look at what Geelong do! They are the best team for developing players. Have been for decades. Sydney are a close second. Both have their own reserves team in the VFL that isn't conflicted about being its own team...It serves at the pleasure of the AFL team. We do not have that kind of relation...
by Life Long Saint
Tue 23 Apr 2024 3:49pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: AFL exposure for young players
Replies: 21
Views: 1564

Re: AFL exposure for young players

I'd look at what Geelong do! They are the best team for developing players. Have been for decades. Sydney are a close second. Both have their own reserves team in the VFL that isn't conflicted about being its own team...It serves at the pleasure of the AFL team. We do not have that kind of relations...
by Life Long Saint
Tue 23 Apr 2024 3:07pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Who would you pick?
Replies: 11
Views: 1407

Re: Who would you pick?

B: Wilkie - Howard - Stocker HB: Wanganeen Milera- Battle - Sinclair C: Hill - Windhager - Ross HF: Garcia - Membrey - Wilson F: Owens - King - Higgins Foll: Marshall - Steele - Dow Int: Bonner - Hayes - Schoenmaker - Phillipou Sub: Byrnes E: Sharman - Caminiti - Collard King, Howard, Hayes, and Dow...
by Life Long Saint
Tue 23 Apr 2024 2:35pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Attendance v Dogs
Replies: 10
Views: 1226

Re: Attendance v Dogs

Fixturing has been deplorable for the first part of the season for us. Struggling clubs need home games at a family friendly time to build membership momentum. Our only home games for the first seven weeks have been Thursday nights (during school times). We've had one other game in Melbourne...Again...
by Life Long Saint
Sun 21 Apr 2024 11:41am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: The Eagles
Replies: 37
Views: 2702

Re: The Eagles

bobmurray wrote: Sat 20 Apr 2024 11:57pm It's easy to see why Harley Reid was the No.1 draft pick.

Phillipou in comparison looks like a pick 50.
The progression from pick 1 to pick 10 is not linear. Never has been.
Sometimes there's very little difference between the top 3. Sometimes there's a massive chasm.
by Life Long Saint
Sat 20 Apr 2024 5:30pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Wah wah wah
Replies: 22
Views: 1703

Re: Wah wah wah

I wouldn't say that Thursday's game was among the worst I've seen from a result view point...It was the effort and non-response. We didn't respond well enough in the 2nd quarter...We kicked unanswered goals once in the first three quarters. But, once again, fell asleep in red time to conceded two in...
by Life Long Saint
Sat 20 Apr 2024 4:39pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Next week
Replies: 55
Views: 3771

Re: Next week

seano1 wrote: Sat 20 Apr 2024 3:37pm Looking at what port doing we are in big trouble
They've stopped!
Collingwood are demolishing them now...It's like the aliens put on the Collingwood jumpers at 1/4 time.
by Life Long Saint
Sat 20 Apr 2024 3:47pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Next week
Replies: 55
Views: 3771

Re: Next week

True but some of his selection decisions this season have me perplexed to be honest. 'His' selection decisions? Is he Kim Jong-Un? They sit around a table. Batchelor, Goddard, Harvey, Boris, maybe Lenny gets an equal say as Dev Coach. They ALL have input But Ross would have final say... I'd say he'...
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 11:12pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Drafting 25
Replies: 49
Views: 3183

Re: Drafting 25

Geelong in 2007 had pick 8 - selected Bartel We had pick 5 - selected X. Clarke We had pick 21 and selected M.Maguire They had 24 and selected Steve Johnson Dal Santo 13 and Kelly 17 was a nil all draw We had pick 37 selected Montagna They had pick 40 (f/s) Gary Ablett Jnr That’s why they won 3 pre...
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 4:37pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Soon come
Replies: 8
Views: 654

Re: Soon come

We have on our List Steele, Sinclair and Wilkie who all have All Australian blazers We have Marshall and Hill who are competition class Then you get to our younger brigade, led by King then Wanganeen-Milera, Owens, Windhager and Phillipou then Wilson and Garcia who all appear up to the level So tha...
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 2:44pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Soon come
Replies: 8
Views: 654

Re: Soon come

We are a good team. Are we though? What evidence is there to support that this season? The 2-4 record? No...That's not it. The scores of 9.14, 14.10, 9.13, 9.13, 12.7, and 9.10? Can't be that. The accuracy percentage of 48.6%? Can't be that either. Must be the workrate (the quarters won)? 9/24. Nop...
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 1:57pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Sorry couldn’t watch
Replies: 12
Views: 943

Re: Sorry couldn’t watch

loris wrote: Fri 19 Apr 2024 1:05pm And to rub it in. Chanel7 showed Jarryn Geary standing in the Footscray coaches box at the end of the game.😥
We could have done with some of his never-give-in spirit.
The way we used the ball last night, he was there in spirit!
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 11:47am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Injuries have derailed our season
Replies: 36
Views: 1391

Re: Injuries have derailed our season

Bruce G McAbee wrote: Fri 19 Apr 2024 11:37am When is Webster due back?
If he got 6 weeks, then he's available next week.
He got 7! Is avaible play against North...and there's some irony.
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 11:02am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Soon come
Replies: 8
Views: 654

Re: Soon come

After the Richmond win we were 9th on the ladder and at that time I thought that's about right . We are capable of beating anyone but we are also lacking in many areas. I think you may have a loose definition of "capable". We can't be lacking in many key areas and still be capable. If we ...
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 10:38am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Soon come
Replies: 8
Views: 654

Re: Soon come

Soon? Henry is at least a month away, as is Crouch...So if you're including Henry then you need to add Crouch - or leave both of them out. Webster is back after next week...Surely he comes in. Is Arnie Arie Schoenmaker? And, to be honest, even with an improved effort that team is not even close to t...
by Life Long Saint
Fri 19 Apr 2024 10:25am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Sorry couldn’t watch
Replies: 12
Views: 943

Re: Sorry couldn’t watch

It's hard to think of a game in recent times where I've been more disgusted with the lack of effort. I left 10 minutes into the 3rd quarter - and I was not alone. I would have left at half time, but I was hoping to see a response after the break...Maybe the aliens would arrive again. But, no. Every ...
by Life Long Saint
Thu 18 Apr 2024 9:12am
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Charlie Cameron suspended stiff to not get the StKilda tax
Replies: 31
Views: 3155

Re: Charlie Cameron suspended stiff to not get the StKilda tax

Fair enough, overturn the decision on the basis of Cameron’s record. He has always struck me as being a clean player: goes for the ball, doesn’t snipe. I know the AFL doesn’t seem to want to bring players’ past records into these decisions as much as used to happen, but it’s surely tolerable. But w...
by Life Long Saint
Wed 17 Apr 2024 4:11pm
Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
Topic: Tribunal a new level of randomness
Replies: 25
Views: 1455

Re: Tribunal a new level of randomness

Zero force in the tackle.