Gwilt ain't up to it at the moment - his skills are ok but he doesn't get enough of it for mine . always gets me this one - "doesn't get enough of it" FFS it is like the guy has to get 25 possessions every game to justify his selection You need to gather a little perspective on this one, ...

Gwilt ain't up to it at the moment - his skills are ok but he doesn't get enough of it for mine. When Max/Maguire comes back, I'd probably keep Dawson (depending on the right opponant) and drop Gwilt. Dawson, McQualter and Gwilt went into Saturday night knowing they may not ever get another crack a...

I think the problem with Saints supporters is a lot seem to accept mediocracy, I don't in life or with my football team. I dont see how constantly bagging developing and second string players, or your team is the road to victory.... and I think those who do are not only accepting mediocrity, but th...

i disagree with 90% of whats been said. I am a culprit of this negativity, and its got nothing to do with my life outside footy, my job, or my self esteem. What a joke I love the saints as much as anyone, but i hate losing, and even more than that, i hate mediocre performances. I understand the nee...

Whipping boy or not, the facts remain the same. Gwilt is not, nor ever will be the quality of player required in a premiership team. If you take a good hard look at the 3 major teams contending this year, Geeling, Hawthorn and WB, Gwilt would not make their reserves. We've seen what he's capable of...

rf do you believe st kilda would have been able to win a premiership without being able to play close shut down football??? because to me i don't think we would even if we did make it to the gf... everytime a game got tight and a team flooded we would still bomb it long to a tall or attempt to take...

The key is to direct your energies towards the opposition... providing you're confident of victory. I prefer to inddulge myself by question Hall on his anger management, as well as telling him to retire. :lol: Must admit that I let of a remark when Blake turned it over, but hey... such is life. As t...

Rodger, so your analysis comes from watching it on TV, because you no longer go to the football because you have become passionless for it, correct? Example being YOU WROTE " Gardiner went ok" If you had gone to the game and if you knew anything about football you would have realized that...

LOL... We are happy to judge Lyon accordingly. You just wrote that you will judge him once he's had the same amount of time that GT had?? No... you are a liar. :lol: I stated that if people want to judge Lyon based on comparisons to GT, then he should be given 5 years in the job also. Nowehere did ...

LOL... We are happy to judge Lyon accordingly. You just wrote that you will judge him once he's had the same amount of time that GT had?? No... you are a liar. :lol: I stated that if people want to judge Lyon based on comparisons to GT, then he should be given 5 years in the job also. Nowehere did ...

LOL... We are happy to judge Lyon accordingly. YOU wrote him off after 3 months. :roll: Fess up Dodgey... you don't like the guy as coach. That's ok. You're entitled to your views (even though you no longer follow the footy). Look back in the thread, and see who bought up the whole GT issue... I don...

This remains RL's biggest challenge in 2009... to get the best out of these guys. Mind you, the desire has to be player-driven to a certain extent. It's an interesting exercise... the coach has to have the players buy into his gameplan. Then if we win and the players believe in it, they'll be motiva...

You noticed that also, did you?

Pretty poor effort. Never mind we kept them goaless for 2 quarters.

Forget if GT's rejects are better than RL's... look at what GT gave up for them compared to RL. Get it? :roll: Some don't. ie MB says not to "count" getting King because we got him so cheap :shock: Yet Brooks swapped for two low picks including a first rounder is held up as wise.... :roll...

Forget if GT's rejects are better than RL's... look at what GT gave up for them compared to RL. Get it? :roll: Some don't. ie MB says not to "count" getting King because we got him so cheap :shock: Yet Brooks swapped for two low picks including a first rounder is held up as wise.... :roll...

One good game does not a champion make... just ask Allan Murray.

I think most of us are pleased for young Zac because of the ridicule he received on this forum by some posters who know SFA about footy or what the coach's plan is.

As the great E.J said... He stuck it right up 'em!

You weren't on the forum when some of the same posters that are now saying it is ok for Lyon to fill the team with "recycled players" droned on and on ad nauseum about how GT "lost his way" when he decided to try to "top up" with Brooks, Ackland, Guerra, McGough et al....

Wouldn't that mean that half the team is under 25? Aren't you stats skewed by the fact that Lyon had to recruit ready made ruckmen because the previous philosophy was that rucks were not a priority? Gardiner and Clarke, and King all skew the average up. Who apart from rucks has Lyon recycled that i...

Apart from Raph I would not make any changes. 1 game does not make or break a season and every player deserves more than 1 game to show something- especially after a win. Geary i think is there for pressure, run and tackling which he did. I would not be surprised to see Dal and Milne out this week ...

I can understand that RF hates Lyon and has to find a negative to can him every week, but I'd expect better from you MB. Do we really need this? I've had a beer with Lyon and he's quite a good bloke. I don't hate him at all. To say I do is an outright lie. You're a liar Wayne. sticks and stones... ...

Wouldn't that mean that half the team is under 25? Aren't you stats skewed by the fact that Lyon had to recruit ready made ruckmen because the previous philosophy was that rucks were not a priority? Gardiner and Clarke, and King all skew the average up. Who apart from rucks has Lyon recycled that i...

But I wish posters on here would stop repeating the bulldust that the main problem with GT was that he didn't try to recruit and develop young talent and that Lyon has turned that around. Don't hold your breath. So you can bag Lyon for something that is yet to, but may very well happen... yet we ca...

Yeah, what he said.

Just a question. FWIW who would you have had in the team for R1 re new talent? And whose place would they have taken? None on our list that have been drafted stand out as inclusions. That's the issue. Why would that be such an issue, with respect? You got Ray who's only 22 and ready to play at seni...

- Gardiner did Ok Gardiner do much better than ok, IMO, he was almost best on ground! Did you go dodgy or did you watch it on TV? Many things he did arev not evident on TV and you would only be aware of if you were at the game! - Lyon still hasn't introduced any new talent. Thankfully Milne was sti...