I'd like to see our midfield break even at the least. Keep McCrae to 20 touches or less would be a nice start. Ch 7 last night said McRae is getting 30+ each match this year, yet oppo coaches are ignoring him. WTAF He will get 40 tonight Edit: season averages- 34.4 disp @77.4% efficiency. 17.1 pres...

This is typical St Kilda. Cursed. Cursed, I tell ya. The footy gods are taunting us. They deal us all the worst cards in the deck. And the admin plays into their hands. GT and Butterss transformed the landscape, reset the narrative. Promised a new dawn and a long reign of success. Alas, egos and dr...

Wasn't he picked at CHB in the 2017 TAC team of the year? With B Paton, Coff and Hunter Clark.

Starting, hey. Not interchange.

I wonder if Mr 'They're hurting, trust me' can shed some light on his journey

This is typical St Kilda. Cursed. Cursed, I tell ya. The footy gods are taunting us. They deal us all the worst cards in the deck. And the admin plays into their hands. GT and Butterss transformed the landscape, reset the narrative. Promised a new dawn and a long reign of success. Alas, egos and dru...

I am wondering whether we can be competitive or collapse like we have several times this year. Will we play as poorly as vs the Injectors? 11 tackles in the first half? Not likely. Effort will be there, in most games. Skill level, composure, decision-making, missing goals- that's in the toilet most...

Been keeping an eye on Butler for a while. Although the 2021 Butts is the poor cousin of 2020 Dan, I notice his 'pressure acts' numbers are in the top 4 of each match. Whatever a PA might include, it shows he's near the contest and maybe affecting it. Consistently. But the output just ain't there. A...

B1 and B2 have showed poise n composure when they have the ball. They have low possession numbers at the moment, because they're so young and haven't learnt which spots to run to, also young bodies perhaps. But they show more than enough for me. They get played because of our injuries, if we had mor...

WB are much stronger than last year...with Trelour etc. Libba, even Bruce lifting. St Kilda are much weaker than last year...with injury and poor form. So there is no reason to think we won't smash 'em. Except we probably won't. Unless some magic buttons are pressed.... Suddenly..Lonie pulls out so...

C'mon Oracle mow the sawmill jokes. Where have you been the sawmills have been shut down for years. You should chuck on the katmandu jacket and bring the SAAB up for a drive one weekend. SAAB, Katmandu??? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You crack me up Curly. Waiting on delivery of my new 2021 Mullin...

Luke Dunstan gets 30+ touches in VFL, once or twice, doesn't have dodgy hammies (or he might, I dunno) and he can't get in (because he's an atrocious kick) Can't see our club looking at Freeman who (by one poster) won't kick >30m and...has seemingly lost his acceleration. If he tries to play inside ...

Oh come on... Sincs is a GOP. First year was 2015, 107 games played. No games stand out as exceptional. Has been serviceable, nowhere near elite, sure his avg disposals (career) 16.5, but have enough of those been to advantage or are they just so-so? Has he helped stem the tide in a loss? NO, not ev...

CURLY wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 10:52pm Frawley was excellent defensively last week glad he’s in. McKernan is not likely to have a blinder but at least he gives our forward half structure and valuable back up for Ryder.

Menegola is looking forward to the next Saints game vs Cats

The fans, and especially Bana, Warne, and all the rich supporters, and the club, look at Winx as another Roo.
Even Roo said sumthin similar.
Roo was a once in a generation player.
There's the huge hope that Winx is another one

I get very angry when they mention Lonie's courage. Sinclair was an absolute spud for putting a hospital pass to a guy the size of an under-12 player, that has 200kg bearing down on him. Sinclair needs to do all Lonie's laundry and housework for the next 5 months, and even then, it's not enough. It...

I get very angry when they mention Lonie's courage.
Sinclair was an absolute spud for putting a hospital pass to a guy the size of an under-12 player, that has 200kg bearing down on him.
Sinclair needs to do all Lonie's laundry and housework for the next 5 months, and even then, it's not enough.

What the hell is 1.89 pressure points?

It's like David Koch doing a finance report, saying the Nasdaq was a healthy 214.
Who in hell knows what that number means?

Lucky we have this Brisbane? supporter here to tell us what we should be discussing. How have we gotten on without him for so long? No question mark on the Brisbane needed. The pandemic meant we all had other priorities. RE Essendope, the legacy was I have respect for Saints FC and it's supporters....

David Rath spent 15 yrs at the Hawks, during their 3-peat. I suppose we need to have a bit of trust in the 'guru' (club called him a guru in the app) But apart from 5 vs the WCE, Max is getting worse. Example- falling over his own size 18 boots on a loose ball in space. After Lonie's courage. What d...

Why even sign him so early. He's hopeless in his job, which is *kicking goals*. In a year or two, 'if' he gets as accurate as Bing...and stays competitive, or improves in marking etc, what happens at new contract time? How much will he ask then? Remember when 6 players were getting 50% of our cap? S...

Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 8:08pm I know he’s probably not AFL standard but I’d prefer they play Hunter than ‘slips through his fingers’.

Who's the guy called 'fumbles'?
McKernan?

If Battle can take Keath apart and we can make centre bounces a bit hectic, you never know. Membrey 5, Higgins 3, Battle 2, Max 2. Naughton 4. See you have all made me think there is a chance, thanks fellas. Early today, AFL site said Tim English was a chance. But he's not even an emergency, so his...

Umps
Brett Rosebury- don't think he's done us any favours in the past

Andrew Stephens- why do I get that weird feeling about this genius?

Frawley gave up a goal last week by looking like a debutante rather than a flag-winning player. Then post-game, had fun times with Cat Isaac Smith.. Reminds me of my social indoor cricket in the 90s. A bit of hit n giggle. Didn't take it seriously. He couldn't have been 'hurting as much as the fans,...

Winner +Margin Dogs by 32 Reason? Because the amount of effort last week, players jaded with 5.17 return, being human, they cannot bring that level again. They can, next round, or the one after, but geez, it's like a cyclist in the the Tour de France doing a 4 hr climb in the Alps, and there's anoth...

I am on record as *always* calling Gears a big liability due to turnovers and poor decisions with disposals (just IMHO) But for this game, he is the most valuable inclusion. Just his desire and heart, will do wonders. If his standing amongst the squad is true (seen as Thor or Ironman) then the guys ...