Dal Santo

[Bono]

Have we ever had such an unaccountable, non-defensive player?

[Oh When the Saints]

Not his job to be defensive.

Part of the reason we won was Dal's willingness to take risks.

He was tagged all day, and I thought he at least broke even.


He is still only 24 years old ... hasn't missed a game for three years ... and is improving all the time.

[Dal'sGal26]

He's actually 23
Is playing in defensive because we are missing BJ.

[st.mart]

Yeah he is shocking ......thats why he recieved the #1 tag today (M.Carr)

Here a tip......check out the season tackle count and get back to me...

[Bono]

He is ranked 32 in tackles. Does that make him accountable with the opposition have the ball does it?

[st.mart]

Ranked 32 in what.....the AFL?????

so on average in the best two at each club, yes.....I think you will find he is right at the top at St.K....for 07........as he was in 06....

yes it is an indicator of defensive work rate....tackle count...the indicator of accountibility would be direct opponent stats - how many did M.Carr get today???? often he does not have to go to far to pick up his opponent, he is generally right up Dal's arse...

[maverick]

Dal is as accountable as Banger, care to criticise the great man as well?
How accountable do you think Judd, Cousins and Kerr are?

[Spinner]

The bloke is 100% class.


Get off his back.

[Solar]

great thing about dal this year is his work rate, he is getting to more contests and working hard to get into space. Will only get better as well.

[Enrico_Misso]

It is players like NDS that can weave some magic to break the floods.

Look no further than his carry from a centre clearance to goal from 48m in the second quarter.
Forget Milne's pot shot, the NDS special was the goal of the day.
A gamebreaking goal.

Players with his skills don't have to be super defensive as he can do much more damage than his opponent.

[Seaford_Saint]

Wow Bono - I couldn't DIS-agree with you more..... I have been a Dal critic in the past - but in my eyes- he's clearly moving into the elite half-dozen in the competition.....

Question anyone......... is there a better midfielder in the AFL than Dal, outside of the WCE??

[stinger]

Have we ever had such an unaccountable, non-defensive player?

...what are you smokin...either that or your having a bad day.......dal santo is a champion........

[rexy]

It is players like NDS that can weave some magic to break the floods.

Look no further than his carry from a centre clearance to goal from 48m in the second quarter.
Forget Milne's pot shot, the NDS special was the goal of the day.
A gamebreaking goal.

Players with his skills don't have to be super defensive as he can do much more damage than his opponent.

Agree that NDS is super and all that but Kudos to Fiora for that goal IMO, took some body preassure and delayed the release of the ball until Dal was in exactly the right spot.

[bigcarl]

i'd be appalled if dal tried to become an "accountable" robot type of player

he is what he is ... a creative and offensive weapon. make them match up on him ffs.

i agree with whoever said his goal today was a game-breaker. took all the wind out of freo's sails and after that it was simply a matter of time.

on his way to being a champion

[Brian Collis]

Have we ever had such an unaccountable, non-defensive player?

...what are you smokin...either that or your having a bad day.......dal santo is a champion........

He's smoking something out of his arse

[luke.l_26]

Every week, Dal Santo is constantly under pressure to perform.
He's a quality player, and no wonder he gets tagged.
The fact that he can create space, do things with the footy most can only dream of is a credit to the club.
Dal mixes hard work with silky smooth skills.
Personally, have no idea how anyone could think he was being unaccountable.

And even on the off-chance he has a bad day at the office, just ask the question, how many other quality players have off days.
He is human after all.

[The_Dud]

the fact that this thread was even created is laughable

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

Have we ever had such an unaccountable, non-defensive player?

quote of the year.............NOT

what were you smoking yesterday to make such a laughable comment.

excuse me while i pick myself up off the floor and try to stop myself from continuously laughing.
WOW I am getting a really sore stomach from all the laughing.

[Cam1lla]

i think Dal Santo has done amazingly well to not have a day off in 3 years. It shows he is a determined player.

[riccardo]

100 games in a row as of yesterday, yeah he is utter crap!

I thought he was pretty good yesterday, not every player has to play defensive (nor should they, either).

Stop trying to look for negatives, especially when there are none. It is incredibly depressing.