i'd rather Blake in the ruxk than Rix... I just don't see what u get from playing Michael... a poor man's Trent Knobel

I'd rather Cyril... seems like the kind of player we need... some genuine blistering pace

I don't know how good he is at his job but given his passion I hope KS stays on in a lesser capacity if need be... seems like there'd be a good role for him somewhere as for these questions... I have questions: 1. Why did it take so long to sign Goose and Bakes 2. When we signed Bakes why did he get...

Brooks has had at least had 1 good game

He wasn't that bad = Rix's best game

would rather Brooks... he's at least had 1 good game

He wasn't that bad = Rix's best game

would rather hang onto Brooks than Rix

LTN16 wrote:
I agree with MSG that if Dempster does come to the club that Matt Ferguson would have to go.

word is he's been offered 1 more year... as a forward perhaps

cam wood for example would be the perfect player to be coming up through the ranks if we had drafted him ahead of mini... he'd be competing with Brooks and Rix for a spot and would be under the tuteluge of Doc and possibly King the stop gap ruckman such as Knobel, Rix, Capuano etc are only effective...

what MSG's post really confirms is that over the last 5-6 years we've stopped trying to draft and develop young ruckman (other than Brooks). We need to draft at least young ruck this year

saintDal wrote:Robert Harvey to the Dockers

Blasphemous

mad saint guy wrote:Cook, Monkhurst, Elliot, Sierakowski, Capuano, Knobel, Oliver, Brooks, Stone, Ackland, Rix, Clarke and Gardiner

hmmm for us... clearly Sierakowski was the best of that lot, quite liked David and was sad to see him go... nick named him lionheart

n1ck wrote:I think what GT actually said, was that if it hadnt been for the rain forecast, he would have played him.

don't let facts distort ppl's B#!&H fest

I've had a read of the trade thread which at this point has shifted more towards players delisting...

what's news from today anyone

King is another bandaid solution... if we get him, we still need an up and comer Ideal Ruck stocks 2 ruckman in the starting 22... Primary Ruck: #1 tap ruck who is excellent around the ground Secondary Ruck: KPP that pinch hits in the ruck (Maybe u have a few other pinch hitters too e.g. Blake, Magu...

i think it was helped along by the fact that he played a blinder against us too

SaintBot wrote:

skeptic wrote:how about Brent Prismal?

Pettifer was linked to us some time ago

offer Brooks for the pair

how about Brent Prismal?

Pettifer was linked to us some time ago

When forumites are speculating on potential trades can we stop involving Barry Brooks as part of the package... NOBODY WANTS HIM

So far this week I've heard Brooks as part of a deal for Brock McLean, Adam Schneider and somebody suggested Cam Wood earlier in the week.

Its embarrassing

Teflon wrote:Second round pick plus watts..........maybe a Brooks...

melb would be stupid not to jump at that

He just didn't want it bad enough. Came back in 98 no fitter than 97. Was never a particularly strong contested mark and when opposition players played infront of him... they basically rendered him ineffective. I heard rumours RE problem gambling and heavy drinking during the TW years... became very...

fair question plugger only basing my reports on what I've heard... haven't seen him myself. The answers simple, we need a new quality FB... the cupboard is almost bare. Hudghtons on his last legs (really more suited to a BP now), Maguire is all over the place, Fisher x 2 aren't KPPs. No obvious back...

got him marked for FB in years to come personally

this could work the other way though

they could lose a lot of quality to get him... could imagine this destabling the club more so

i quite enjoyed the read, got assignments and a hot date to think about atm... will analyze later my early impression is that they are quite clearly playing cards close to their chest but they explain why this is so... good to see Westaway is a big saints fan and that they acknowledge Butters contri...

can't we just habe a poll as to whether or not ban barks... I think most forumites like me are sick of - the same reptitive dribble - hijacking countless good threads - the unnecessary swearing and abuse - the facts that aren't facts, mysterious sources and the posts that are ignored because they bl...