all year our contested marking stats have been scarce. reassuring to know this was addressed by removing Bruce.

If we can't kick then teams will overrun us like they do to the Bulldogs. I speculate that the players are flat after a week of negative stuff in the media. Maybe our club should have taken a defiant stand and been more supportive of the players. Our CEO on SEN this morning said he shakes his head a...

we're too short up forward and too slow on the outside. clearly missing run from newnes/webster/savage out of the backline. without a significant change from coach there is no way we'll win this.

Nick Kyrgios sledges Stan Wawrinka by claiming Thanasi Kokkinakis 'banged your girlfriend'. Did Wilson get on her Sexist Attack over this one? Well I hope so for consistency sake. But wait - Kyrgios isn't a St Kilda player. (but he did visit us in the pre-season - jeez it's rubbed off on some of the...

28 disposals but Dunstan was low on; contested possessions, clearances, and tackles. No Koby Stevens.

When Connellan and Joyce are in the team watch the confusion when the opposition coach instructs 'kill the Irishman'.

He wasn't concussed, he was hurt. Nobody had done that to him before. It shook him and he was upset and definitely not happy about it. His dad wants to have a word to Koby's parents and his coach. His mum's all upset. They cooked him a nice seafood dinner the following night and do you think he coul...

Bit rough to say our Rucks are under-performing. Fair enough on Hickey who's looked knackered but Longer played his first game in 20 months considering which I think he did very well. Will expect a step up again this week. Won't be surprised to see Hickey forward next week giving Longer a chop out i...

Hope Sinclair gets a bit of a run in the midfield too.

Hickey took some very, very valuable marks deep in defence last week - and contested at ground level. He may have some general soreness - hence not playing at any level this week. The performance of Longer will be the determining factor in Hickey AND Longer playing in the same 22 meaning that we do...

Anyone hear Mooney on SEN today not rate Seb Ross this week saying the only reason he got as many touches as he did was because Pendlebury was 'off for half the game'? The guy is such a St Kilda hater and flog of the highest order. How he got the gig is beyond me. Dull, monotone, d**khead. I can't t...

BigMart's right though, I was there, he really should be tearing it up, in those conditions, against a number of players playing their first competitive hit out, and especially so considering he was dropped. Good enough game/effort, but can't help but come away a little disappointed (as our number o...

My wrap from second quarter to half way through last; Paddy - not so hungry, took a couple of decent grabs, seemed to be double teamed, thought he busted his finger at one point O'Kearney - noticeable, fluid footballer and brave, looks Monty like Stevens - did some awesome things inside, so cluey an...

I'm a fan of Sinclair but he's had plenty of goes and has wasted a lot of them. Doesn't get enough of the ball. Perhaps they're developing him as a mid and need him to tick all the boxes as a mid, bit of a change around for him. They've given him a pretty decent number so reading something into that...

Is Billings being played out of position a little and should be higher up the ground? Hard to tell only watching on the telly but are we rushing him into the midfield/wing to quickly and better to let him excel in his regularly position most played before being recruited? Happy to be corrected if t...

I don't think Angus Brayshaw is doing much better than Billings who are both third pick selections. Brayshaw dropped ahead of last weeks game and not in this week and not an emergency. Only averaging 63 fantasy points per game. Similar size to Billings but more of an out and out midfielder.

Is Billings being played out of position a little and should be higher up the ground? Hard to tell only watching on the telly but are we rushing him into the midfield/wing to quickly and better to let him excel in his regularly position most played before being recruited? Happy to be corrected if th...

LAME AND A BIT DEPRESSING.

Richo mentioned Freeman tonight just now on SEN in the context of North going after Kelly. Talked about how clubs aim to understand where they're at and what they need irrespective of age, experience etc... then went on to say at St Kilda Freeman was selected on this basis - and then along the lines...

This pic of the bobcat lowered into the old stand is hilarious.

Umpiring slaughtering us. Holding, high, deliberate, touched, high, fifty, in the back. It's blatant, disgraceful, and scandalous. F*ck them so bad cheating pricks!

Wish they wouldn't train grandad Freeman along the Bay Trail, the South South Westerly is a nightmare on his hammies.

why is Paddy listed on the bench? or does it fall into the 'it doesn't really matter anymore' category?

St Kilda B Jarryn Geary, Nathan J. Brown, Jimmy Webster HB Jack Newnes, Jake Carlisle, Dylan Roberton C Shane Savage, David Armitage, Nick Riewoldt HF Luke Dunstan, Josh Bruce, Maverick Weller F Jade Gresham, Tim Membrey, Nathan Wright Fol Tom Hickey, Jack Steele, Jack Steven I/C Sebastian Ross, Jac...

Demptser was on Battle in second quarter, when he kicked the sneaky around the corner when ball fell to ground in the square.