elvis lives wrote:as reported in the age:

Port Adelaide has also shown interest in uncontracted Saint Xavier Clarke, while the Tigers lead the race for Port's uncontracted midfielder Adam Thomson.

How about X for Salopek?

borderbarry wrote: The Saints must be going after a ruckman, so we may be disappointed with McEvoy.

Ross has already said he wants to pick up a ruckman. Nothing to do with McEvoy. More to do with the fact that Gardiner and Rix don't have a future and King won't be around too much longer.

why is that? because he is a good player and we know he is a good player and he has said he wants to stay and he has a year left on his contract (?) anything else? Yes... Serious question marks hang over his ability to be the best he can be. On the face of it... he isn't, and from what we've seen, ...

Tenace might have pace but it's not much good if you don't get the ball. Wouldn't have thought he'd be any better than Fiora. I don't mind Byrne. Would probably only consider him in the PSD. Save our picks in the National Draft for the kids.

According to an article earlier in the year we were in the top 4 clubs for total player payments this year. I wouldn't have thought Gehrig or Harvey was getting that much so their retirements won't save us much. Unless we trade someone I can't see that we'll be in a position to go after any big (or ...

You can add Kosi and probably still Blake as players who will provide support. Ross has also said we will draft one ruckman (either trade for Seaby or use a pick in the ND). I think we'll have more than enough.

I think you'll find Harris is also 27 which is why I wouldn't give up a first round pick for him.

It's a certainty that our ruck stocks will change between now and next season. At least one of Gardiner and Rix won't be around next season (quite likely both). I think WAFL might be MG's level at this stage.

While the coach has a say in the assistants I'd like to think there is an objective review at the end of every season as there is with every other position at the club. Getting back to the forward line - it always looks better when you win the ball out of the centre. Forwards have more of a chance w...

I remember we played a game against the Roos a few seasons ago and he dominated the clearances. This guy is a gun in close. Only problem is we've already got Luke Ball doing much the same role. I'm also not sure that Harris would solve our need for pace and I'd be loath to give our first pick for a ...

I agree. From now on we should only draft players who are going to be 200 game premiership players. That should make everyone happy.

Turn it off at the 5 minute mark of the second quarter and pretend the rest never happened.

It's a shame we didn't have Brisbane's recruiting staff in 2006, then we could have had Albert Proud, Chris Schmidt, James Hawksley, Matt Tyler & Sam Sheldon. Or maybe Carlton could have put us onto Shaun Hampson, Shaun Grigg, Mark Austin, Joe Anderson & Clint Benjamin. Fremantle obviously k...

WE ARE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND NEED DEVELOPEMENT FROM YOUTH AND ALL PLAYERS AVAILABLE TO GIVE 100% WHEN SELECTED. Amen to that. We need to use 5 or 6 picks in the national draft and bring 18 year olds into the club. Every year I get more excited about an 18 year old who's never played than a recyc...

You can't expect to have your best 22 available. Every finals side would be missing at least 2 or 3. Sides just need to have sufficient depth to cover the cover the losses.

I love this time of year. Just because someone makes up garbage and someone else is dumb enough to repeat it means it must be true.

as for kosi. why do people keep making excuses??? this has been going on WAY too long. i/quote] Amen to that Con. Have been saying for yonks that evaluation of Kosi needs to be based on what he's actually delivered and not what he might deliver. The list of excuses for him is as long as his arm. Su...

Kosi's tackle is nowhere near as bad as the one's where the players arms are pinned and they are slammed head first into the ground, which is what the AFL wants to stop. Should be withdrawn before the MRP even looks at it.
Does the fact that he's from NSW count for anything?

It doesn't matter whether players are in the top six, bottom six or any other six, we need 22 contributers. If you've got even 1 player not pulling their weight it's one too many. The reason Collingwood have got to where they are is because all of their players put in. Try put their side against our...

For the first 6 and last 6 games of 93 we were as good as anyone. The middle part (after Nicky walked out) we played as badly as anyone.
We won our first games at Victoria Park and Princes Park in years that season. We were the last team to beat the Cats before the finals (when they were flying).

Dan Warna wrote:i hope reiwoldt throat punches scarlet and its not caught on camera.

If he did that they'd probably give him 7 weeks.

CURLY wrote:Oh yes thats right who could tell the differance between Ablett Corey Chapman Scarlett Bartall and Steve J and Lonergan Hunt Taylor Rooke Blake and Prismal.

That's not the point. Try comparing the contribution that bottom six made with the contribution of the Saints bottom six.

The AFL should change the rules. In future if a player with the ball goes to ground the opposition must ask if he is ok before they are allowed to lay a tackle. Maybe the Cats supporters would be happy with that.

I heard a rumour that this rumour is a load of rubbish.

The key is that there's less difference between there top 6 and bottom 6. All contribute. No passengers.