Hit outs are some what overrated. That said how many complete ruckmen are there in the league- centre square , around the ground and possessions. Considering there are on average maybe 25-30 centre sq ball ups it is a trade off to some extent and he wins some of these, so say it is 10 v 20 but Roma...

Pou is a talented, motivated young fella, and the club just needs to make sure they use his skills correctly so he can develop. I think midfield experiment isn't working, but keep trying guys.

It was a night of sh%t umpiring, but we also got a few gifts and one may have resulted in a goal to us. Those umpires should all be sent up the bush this week

A reasonable effort, but still it's a loss and we looked sloppy in skills, midfield largely flogged, but then Geelong were just a little bit more sure in their ball handling. A pity Dempsey got two pretty easy goals by standing by himself, not sure who is opponent was, maybe Wood? Disappointed that ...

Pou is a way off yet, but will build and is not a midfielder. A talented young player who should be developed in the forward half and some of this should be done at Sandy. The game was lost in the coach's box the other night.

Yeah we look unbalanced last night, and moving Sharman around was pointless- he is a forward as is Pou who is not a natural midfielder. When you have a losing midfield, then it's hard for forwards really take on the game.

CURLY wrote: ↑Sat 16 Mar 2024 10:12pm See ya Bynes Higgins

Byrnes probably our best player, Higgins, Owens, Crouch, Steele, Wood, Ross probably our worst

Ross Lyon is not a Jones fan Lyon gave him some direct feedback at training- about taking the kick, and not trying to take on and beat 2/3 players Jones argued back - Ross later heard saying I can’t put up with that s***! Big effort by Collard Sub I reckon I've noticed in the past that Jones gets t...

Park your car on the footpath outside Kardinia Park, and fly a couple of Saints flags while having the car stereo on loop blasting loudly with "oh when the Saints go marching in..."

Probably not- our midfield is too slow, and if we can't get any drive from our half back line, we will lose.

Good player, but I don't think he's a match-winner. I hope he gets back soon though.

Yes, I'd say that suspensions handed out during Michael Christian's tenure have for the most part been hopelessly inadequate. He should have been moved on three years ago. His appalling failure with the Pickett two week suspension last year should have been the final nail in his coffin. However, it...

As an older Sainter, I know how much this club has been shafted at the tribunal, and our weak administrations over the years just bent over and took it. I also know that we have had too many di#khead players who couldn't control their anger at times. But watching Webster the other day when he lined ...

Can't believe he did it- didn't need to, wasn't tough and he can wear the bloody consequences. Should spend a bit of time at Sandy when he gets back.

As there will be no AFL superstar compensation and he doesn't play with a "big club", Jimmy will get 6-8wks. It was no worse than SPP's hit, but the AFL will go hard at him. It was worse than the SPP bump every way you look at it. Webster lined up the guy, elbow up and jumped off the grou...

Webster's tackle was just weak sh*t and I hope he gets whacked with a big penalty. I want to see the Saints get our next premiership, and with Websters types running around doing their own thing and not the team thing, then it sets us back again, as it has in the past with so many Saints loose canno...

Yorkeys wrote: ↑Mon 04 Mar 2024 2:08pm If Jimmy gets more than 4 there are strong grounds for appeal. Even the make it up as you go AFL can't be ridiculously inconsistent and arbitrary.

The AFL sent a clear message by rubbing out SPP for 4 weeks. I thought Webster's effort was pis$ weak and he deserves a big stretch on the sidelines.

Nick DalSanto Claus wrote: ↑Mon 04 Mar 2024 11:38am

Borat wrote: ↑Sun 03 Mar 2024 9:17pm I do not understand why is anger and people say appalling. Jimmy take him out with good hard bump. High five!

If only you were sitting on the tribunal, Borat! Is nice!

For those whose lives have been fuc*ed by concussion, it aint a laughing matter.

Maynard's collision was the aftermath of him actually trying to smother the ball. Jimmy's was just a bad decision to jump in and crunch the player. That said, I'm still a fan of Jimmy's -- one of the truly courageous footballers around. I feel sure he was aiming at a hip and shoulder encounter. But...

The AFL have sent a clear message about these kind of "tackles" related to concussion issues, and until players start to get real about it, then the suspensions and penalties will keep getting bigger

Not sure about RL's view of chronically injured players who are in and out of the team. Success relies a lot on consistency and keeping stability across the lines, not swapping players in and out of positions. Clark and Jones are great additions when fully fit, but seem like their bodies are eggshel...

The ongoing injury situation of Jones and Clark is a worry- not sure if a coach would try and plan a team with those two, as I can't see either playing a full season sadly.

Yeah that’s an interesting last comment. I strongly suspect that had Pou not been from SA that he would have been dropped late in the season last year, as I just didn’t think his output warranted remaining in the team, but I don’t think they wanted to give him the slightest reason to consider going...

We have the firepower up forward, but we need that midfield to step up a bit and get the ball to the forwards cleanly- one the reasons we weren't kicking big enough scores last season. Couldn't see evidence in the praccy match of much difference to last season, as Essendon got it out a bit too easy ...

I reckon there might be a bit more pressure on for senior spots this season? I see some good signs