SaintPav wrote: ↑Wed 17 Jan 2024 10:00am Bonner seems to be having a good preseason according to training reports.

Does anyone know why he was delisted by Port?

Seems like physicality and defensive work were the issues. Makes sense that he'd excel in the low pressure environment of pre season training. Definitely has skills and run

Round one team selection is going to be fascinating. Caminiti vs Sharman? Does Seb get a gig? Wilson? Howard vs Cordy? Can Paton force his way back now that his injury is well behind him? Do Webster and Stocker hold their spots? Where does Windy play? Does Pou have to truly earn his spot this season...

Should be an inside mid accountable for the opposition's best inside mid

I think we should just hold onto our natural draft picks to ensure we're still bringing in a steady stream of young talent and go after FA's who cost nothing but cap space.

Don't feel great about this one. Seems like our recruiting is at the best it's been for a very long time with him in charge. He's been around in varying capacities since 2015 but he has been promoted quite often and that has coincided with our recruitment getting better and better. He must either be...

At this point all we can do is guess. We have a plethora of young forwards who will reach different levels of development over the coming years but we have no idea who will make it and who won't. King is a lock when fit, though will he stay fit? And will he continue on his current path of being a 50...

Nope. Elite half back who can have a run through the middle when a spark is needed but I don't think he should be a full time mid.

Just no flankers who "have potential to move to the midfield" please.

Rather than trying to guess the team, this is the lineup that I want to see. B: Wilkie, Howard, Stocker HB: NWM, Battle, Sinclair C: Hill, Steele, Wood HF: Higgins, Sharman, Owens F: Butler, King, Membrey Foll: Marshall, Crouch, Windhager Int: Dow, Phillipou, Clark, Henry Sub: Hayes We really lack a...

Glad to hear. He's durable, cheap, and a perfectly competent backup option. Much better than McKernan/Hunter/Rowe who we've had recently filling the same depth role.

Gotta feel for him - the only thing that will prevent him from playing 100 AFL games is his tendency to make a couple of shocking unforced errors with the footy each game. Not sure why we waited so long to delist him. Would've been better for his chances to get to another list if we let him go earli...

Higgins, Butler, Owens, Phillipou and Hotton seem like the ones who can play a similar role. Wouldn't surprise me to see Steele and Crouch play some extra minutes up forward as well.

We got zero return for a player who is best 22 when fit. I'd be okay with it if we shipped him out to clear space for a big signing but that didn't happen. I'm not thrilled with this decision

The Sheil deal was only pallapable IF Bombers gave OVERS for Gresham thusly pumping up our compo...they did not want to do that after ALREADY dojng exactly this for North. So keep Sheil's high salary, bung body and suck it. They did pay overs for Gresh didn't they? Reported as 700k a year. I reckon...

I think Dow competes with Jones for a spot if both are fit. Both know how to win the footy and can burst from the stoppage but have scrappy disposal and consistency issues. I'm very ambivalent about this trade. Would've liked to see Coffield push Webster out of the 22 next season but Dow pushing Jo...

I think Dow competes with Jones for a spot if both are fit. Both know how to win the footy and can burst from the stoppage but have scrappy disposal and consistency issues. I'm very ambivalent about this trade. Would've liked to see Coffield push Webster out of the 22 next season but Dow pushing Jon...

So Gresham asked to be trade to the Bombers without knowing the offer? Is Gresham’s manager an incompetent f***wit? It would appear Essendon would like to think so. Meaning we went cold on Shiel when they asked for too much. They don't need Jade but they would like to get Shiel off the books. I'm w...

If we're not getting band 1 then we should match and convince him to stay. Essendon won't be trading us anything of value, and if they're not paying that much they clearly don't value Gresh very highly

Coff was the natural Webster replacement moving forward. Shame he couldn't get on the park this season because his ceiling is higher than Webster's and I'd prefer him in that role from here on out given his intercept and rebound skills are better. I'd keep a dialogue open with his management about w...

saintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Sep 2023 2:43am
Well yes good that he got a Brownlow Vote, but for this game cannot fathom how he was at all worthy of a vote.

Did the Umps get him and Owens mixed up, as Owens was one of the better Saints that game, whereas Mattaes was not?

I'm pretty sure that's what happened.

I've never understood why the Brownlow holds any prestige. Umps should also just be there to enforce the rules, not decide which players are best.

I don't hate it. If we're effectively taking on Shiel to upgrade our Gresham compo from second round to first round then let's do it. Would have to be a token late pick traded to Essendon and I imagine Shiel would want another couple of years on his contract which is fine if he's prepared to halve h...

There was a clear top 6

4 - Marshall
4 - Steele
4 - Hill
1 - Sherman
1 - NWM
1 - Battle

Peris surprises me. He was pretty good in his debut and I can see him ending up being a similar player to Butler. Adams a little surprising also considering he's still so young and raw. Bytel is very unlucky. Would have liked to see him get an extended run as a mid before discarding him. Connolly wa...

Could've braced with his hands to soften contact or leaned his right shoulder away from Brayshaw instead of into him. His hands were initially in position to make contact with Brayshaw's body but instead he lowered the hands and leaned in with the shoulder, collecting Brayshaw in the head. If the AF...