I didn't include Rix or Blake coz they don't need to prove themselves.

We know how good they are and how they can improve (same thing) whether they deserve to be on the list is another thing

that's fantastic... i really like that article.

It's really worth remembering exactly how far behind the 8 ball we were when GT and RB came to the club...

no players, money, facilities, respect etc

we're not there yet by a long way but are heading in the right direction IMO

Gardigirl, are u going to post any actual info or just hint non specifically

I like the fact that RL has made some tough decisions regarding some under performing players. Though I don't agree with all of the players he has cut, I'm glad that some we've parted company with some players that had been in the system for 2-3-4 years and produced very little. It's obvious however...

Otiman wrote:

Sobraz wrote:Blake is closer than rix, agreed, they are not in our top 26..

Jason Blake - Top 10 Saints B&F, 2007.

yeah and we didn't make the finals

Here's something CS posted to me in another thread which has some relevance to this topic... Hope u don't mind CS The Saints are well ahead with the Frankston deal because they get an asset on the balance sheet – ie they will own the land and the admin building instead of just having a limited ter...

McEvoy rated #2 in the whole draft? he said something like we rated ben 2nd pick...i think :? I wonder who we rated #1 then... Kreuzer or Cotchin? Or someone else? We would have rated Kreuzer No1 for St Kilda because we were after a ruckman as priority..... we would have taken him him at 1... doesn...

we got 3 actually... 1 of them was on traded to Freo for Heath Black

JeffDunne wrote:Andrew . . . can I ask, why do you bother?

Even if 100% of people on this site agreed with you *shudders* - what would you like us to do about GT?

Just grandstanding Jeff... thats all B4e is doing here and thats y he keeps this up... just wants attention

also have to remember that we're not going to plug all our list's holes in 1 trade period and draft.

better to get more midfielders and rucks than subpar KPP coz we have a shortage

he generally doesn't perform as well and the travel takes a toll on his body...

i'd like to see him play in a reduced capacity this season... say home/vic games only

keep his body fresh and trial an alternative forward line in interstate games

hear hear

so many issues loosely covered...

For this topic...
moving back to st.kilda was never an option. It simply wasn't feasible and offered us less than all of the other alternatives...

staying in Moorabbin saw nothing happen over 5yrs...

you know all this, y do u refuse to look at the facts

i don't particularly want to change the name either but the idea of making a stronger connection with our new home and the locals makes sense...

any1 have ideas on how we can do this w/o changing the name?

plus we haven't had any of those feel good meaningless articles in the paper either

i reckon he's better than Rix

meh... seems to me that the gamble rarely pays off

He's never been a squib minus 1 odd incident... even in his debut year for us he quite cosistently but his body on the line when it mattered... refer u to the numerous marks he took infront of Barry Hall, backing back into a pack... that takes real guts The smarter forumites call him soft becuase of...

our best season in recent years followed victory in the NAB...

just for once I'd rather be ready RE round 1 rather than still chopping and changing the team

bigcarl wrote:
only ask because fox is a big fan of gt and seems to have quite some influence with the new board. but i agree, it probably won't happen. i just threw that one in to get a few people going.

IT WAS MEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

I voted for Gardiner... was really more of a sympathy vote

hope the kangaroos go...

they're weighing down the AFL. They have NO SUPPORT in Vic and just put pressure on other teams RE local talent and home games + if we survive the new gold coast team and the inevitable western NSW team then we're out of the danger zone as far as relocating goes

Many of you expect far too much from a back up ruckman who is fit and willing. We've gone for Brooks, Ackland, Doc Clarke, and Knobel in the past - so Rix has by far been the best value. Rix is a shadow of what Trent Knobel was for us With Rix, u have a player that will ALWAYS be beaten and will al...

Roo