I think the umpires were trying to even up the ledger last week against the eagles. The umps seem to go against you a week after giving you an armchair ride. This is one of the concerns of modern umpiring IMO -leveling the decisions out. They always seem to pay a mass of unwarranted frees to the tea...

774 made it sound like dals head had been collected by I think it was stenglein and thought stenglien should have been reported for the late head high contact to dal. West coast players were then wrestling saints that came in to remonstrate. The commentary team were not sure what dal was reported fo...

The way we are playing is a robust game plan and not easily dismantled but is very hard to sustain- Sydney and the Hawks did it but the hawks look like it took a toll on immature bodies. The Hawks zone sits forward and can be kicked over quickly but we can go man on man all over the ground and bleed...

I think heath Black wasn't so popular with GT after he roughed up Riewoldt at training- he wasn't as good at it as seatanta O'hailpin. GT loved Nick and it was probably too much for him to take. Heath Black was abig loss and put us back a step. As for Capuano he was a scape goat as Big Mart said bef...

Another dumb list - guys that left us to play well elsewhere or dumped us for no apparent reason; Tony Lockett -went to share the goal square with a pig? Why why why Tony? Joel Smith- wanted dollars with one leg Barry Hall-Cant think of any thing nice to say Luke Penny- kept us hoping Cayden Beetham...

All glaring omissions especially Milney he drives them nuts

Im no dream analyst but I tend to agree that hidden among those odd fantasies is some kind of leaning towards the same sex. Especially guys that are a bit older than their prime like B.Hall -he won't be around then unless the start preserving him in formaldehyde now.

My list for the 10 players I loved to hate most starts with Buddha Hocking after I was at Cardinia the day he kept lining up Harves, but any way here goes my list; Gary Hocking -Lined up Harves. Gary Ablett Snr -skill and Christian Bardsley. Byron Pickett- always looked like he was going to break a ...

Saw the article on Luke Ball's captaincy and I was thinking of all the players we don't want to lose this year it Ball. He get the in and under role in the midfield and we really don't have too many replacements that can continually do it. Lenny's better standing just off the pack for a quick dish o...

I think port adelaide are a bit of a knuckle head unit and thats why we have trouble with them. They out muscled us when we where a young team and have left a few mental scars- they would not have got into a premiership if they had not exposed some of our young guys to some physical pressure. That w...

I would rather a guy that shows no regard for safety and when you cant see whats coming you cant fear it. Fiora could have done with Kosi disorder- he'd still be playing if he didnt pull out of contests. Just dont let him high-five team mates. He nearly took out Roos eye last year as well. Perhaps h...

I think the west coast game last year was one of Rossys big embarassments.

They sent in a team of talls when the saints sent in a running pack and they towelled us up.

Now they have their smalls back we'll send in a tall team with no run.

Might be a bit of a bit of a stuff up- hope not.

I still think we could do with a small fast forward like aussie Wonnamirri or a Davey brother- they could give us that unpredictable factor that Steve Johnson or Nick Davis had or have.

It may just be that the whole team is looking better this year or is the team better for not placing as much reliance on Roo. It seemed to me like the saints went to Riewoldt when he was triple or double teamed last year because he was the only reliable focal point. It appears the load is being spre...

For any team to win a premiership you need a good core that plays together consistently for most of the year, Geelong have had a couple of years where the core stood up and Hawthorn had that last year. Both are a bit shaky at the moment and a few injuries really level the playing field. Carlton will...

People have short memories -under thomas he was about the only non forward goal scorer on a regular basis. His big bombs from outside 50 came regularly enough to back himself when needed to. He can break games when they lock down defensively with kicking over the pack. He is fast and kicks long and ...

I am a saints fan that has been through it all before- seeing Sheldon sacked and Alves go when neither where going too bad. I saw out Watson and Blight with a clenched jaw wishing we had Bombers style stability. When we got Thommo I came around because at least he seemed to really have our best inte...

Guys like Bakes win you premierships- he would go in hard with out thinking about it and makes the young guys walk taller when he's around. He backs up any one of his team mates even when he should be thinking about his tribunal record. He hates losing a contest and wont allow an opponent to get an ...

The saints defence was a different unit under thommo was all attack from anywhere. He liked players to back them selves and run off an opponent. I think this is something RL has given the saints like it or not is full ground accountability. Who knows how he'll play under the new game plan we haven't...

I think alot of fans expect instant impact from a 17 year old kid because guys like Selwood, Rich , Cotchin etc. come in and smash the competition apart. These guys are rare and are often solid bodied and can take a hit. Sending young guys out too early can stuff them up- Andrew Walker IMO has been ...

Gee haven't seen the guy play a real game for two years, wasn't the worst in the preseason. He's obviously never coming back to the game based on these and a couple of games at Sandy when he knows he is not challenging for a spot with the team thats out there. Even as a handy back up player I would ...

As said in another post Neil Craig the old adelaide miser said in todays age he'd never seen as much pressure applied in a rnd2 game. That pressure like that is applied in finals and the crows youngsters can learn from the saints that pressure can be applied for long periods. I hope this is RLs plan...

Geelong look like they are just travelling along doing what they have to to win. They'll come home strong again, but Jeff Kennett has helped soften them up by calling them, fragile mentally. The Hawks could do anything again if they can focus again and get player back consistantly. we can tell them ...

IMO the thing we need is a speedy defensive small, Milne and Schnides both lake a bit of run down ability. The best hope I have comes from the fact that Neil Craig said in todays age that the pressure the saints applied was the best he had ever seen in the home and away rounds and he is using it to ...

As I said in another post, he is just a real old school footy player. He still has some personality in an era when everyone seems be a footy robot.

He makes the whole place look like more fun.

Him and Milney are the guys who make teams, they bond the guys together.