Sinclair is such a smart player!!

Beautiful throw by Goldy.

Hickey is showing a combo with Longer could be possible afterglow. If the sub rule goes these two can be a formidable duo.

I don't get the love for Markworth... I keep hearing how highly rated he is but he was an ok mid draft prospect as an overage player who came close to getting a game in a pretty poor side, I haven't seen anything to suggest he's anything special. I would be very comfortable in saying he won't make i...

Kelly I guess, haven't seen much of the Mcfranchise teams this season so I have no idea if he is any good.

Bunk_Moreland wrote: 3) Club has stated that #5/6 will only be traded for a certain player who is not Bennell
Bennell

Please explain.

For us to have any chance of securing him we would need him to name us as his preferred destination, gives us a little bit more bargaining power... His contract status is still an issue however.

What would he cost does anyone know? In terms of a trade? I reckon at minimum a second rounder and a top 18 player. Someone like Webster, Dunstan, Sinclair, Ross - basically, not cheap. Don't even joke about trading Webster!! A 2nd and Ross I would do in a heartbeat but surely the suns wouldn't.

Geary is alright, a real goer but disposal efficiency isn't everything. A long kick to a contest is considered an efficient disposal when if the wrong option has been taken can be as good as a turnover. Geary will be forced out of the side in the coming years but right now he is a starting 18 player...

You're having a lend of me aren't you. His handballs skills are excellent. He has the quickest hands of any of the young guns and 20 possessions isn't too bad for a kid just back in the side .Same as Reiwoldt and better than 12 other saints players on the day. He's developing into a very sound foot...

Is he too slow for AFL football? He might be good in tight but his possessions don't hurt you an he can't spread from the contest? He was one of our better players. The Coach is the one I think is worth listening to. I'm just as concerned about his skills as endurance, his handskills seem a little ...

Was one of our worst yesterday, seemed to handball to players feet (wasn't alone) and hasn't done a lot apart from that quarter as a sub and the Essendon game. I'm losing faith but given his serious hamstring issue at the start of the year I won't be writing him off. Hopefully he can have a really s...

Time for another big 4th quarter Sandy special?

Not sure where the questions about his character are coming from, I have heard next to nothing about him off the field.

Would love Carlisle but we are three A grade mids away from being a finals side... I think that must be the priority.

Sinclair seems to make better decisions and is cleaner in traffic. I can see him becoming a mid before Lonie.

I am convinced they will both play 150+ games for us but I see Sinclair having more upside.

Gilberts defenders are right to point out that he is very talented, he can do a lot of things better than most in the comp, the problem is the unforced errors that seem to accompany his occasional brilliance. He had a great game last week and has a few per season but most games I feel he doesn't rea...

Buckley, Voss and Hird all massive failures as coaches.

A part of me hopes that this will keep Banger away from a head coach role to preserve his legacy but then another part of me wants him to score a senior job soon and absolutely kill it to outdo the lot of them.

delayed reaction - or hang on we can get media out of this too-- Pies that is http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/us-collingwood-recruit-mason-cox-is-ready-for-an-afl-debut-but-needs-to-break-into-the-senior-team/story-fni5f6hd-1227465326159 the race to be first american.. Haha I saw that, Holmes...

Good to hear that he's turned it around off the field. The reports at the time of his delisting were that it was as much about his attitude as it was his output... From memory he had a blinder in his last game at the sun's. Hope he can continue his trajectory, he seems to be highly versatile and can...

Crazy stuff, I really don't see how people consider Hickey a better option than Longer, in the short or long term. I think Longer is close to our most underrated player, I think he's on a similar level to Grundy from the pies and they're all losing their minds over him. Have you actually had a look...

Carlton did have a disproportionate amount of Friday night games and I believe they have come out and admitted that this was a mistake, there are a lot of things that they need to take into account to maximize revenue and to be honest I completely hate this strategy. If there was a fair re-distribut...

What role can he play at the top level? surely he wouldn't have the build to play on the key forwards. The big issue I see for him is that we already have Roberton and Webster as those mid sized defenders locked in for years to come. By the time you add in guys like Gilbert and Geary I just don't se...

We might be testing a Longer/Hickey ruck combo to come into affect next year when the sub rule is dumped. Hickey rucking a bit longer than just pinch hitting ala a Bruce type of cameo. I hope you're right on all counts. If the sub rule goes I think he will be a pretty handy duo. I actually thought ...

It will be interesting to see how the dogs saints rivalry re-emerges. They've certainly got a head start on us but I expect that by 2018 we will be in better shape on and off the field.