As I said, untouchable. All’s great, we didn’t lose today, everything’s going to be great, There are those who can be constantly criticised( see another thread head for three names ) but not Max King. I’m not a troll. I’ve been a St Kilda member for longer than most of you have been alive. But respe...

Teflon, that stupid personal response is why this forum becomes unreadable .
Take your hands off what is above your “ pair” .

Our new forward plan is no longer to bomb it in, but it is to kick it to King somewhere not far from the square on the expectation that if he doesn’t take the mark the crumbers will swoop it through. I think FREO woke up to this, not saying he was the whole problem by any means but that game plan wo...

Curly, he gets no worse than anyone else, but seems very easily unsettled by close contact. I don’t think he’s frightened, just that there might be a brief thought that a touch means he should get a free so he doesn’t ignore or work through the contact. I’m not expecting the Second Coming of Plugger...

I’m sick of this bloke being untouchable on the basis of potential. When he wasn’t missing marks a bloke of his size should have taken he was missing shots an AFL full forward should kick. We were better off with Membrey as full forward.

He’s great. Very reminiscent of Xavier Clarke before injuries and flair-adverse coaching cut him down, I hope the same doesn’t happen to Ben.

Battle has been very good, had a lot to do with our good starts in first and third quarters.

Battle seems to me to have the makings of a top centre half forward. It would be appalling to lose him by not giving him opportunities.

I thought Ryder and Marshall gave Grundy a bath. First Ryder clearly out- tapped him( great to see the number of his taps which went to one of our players on the move) then Marshall played him up close in a completely different style. I don’t think Grundy adapted, and got further lost when they chan...

There must be short memories in St Kilda’s media department. The music for the video of the 3 k time trial goes “Oh I’ve been running from the law “— all too true for many past pre seasons for the Saints .

“No doubt the opinion of McCartin is framed on the excellent pack mark he took in Tasmania against a then rampant Hawthorn then missing his shot on goal when a goal would have won that match for us”- To the Top Actually he took a better mark than that in that game, in my humble opinion. A high ball ...

Hawthorn won its flags with two ruckman. Richmond had two ruckman in the GF this year. We’ve preferred to usually go with one and a “ chop out “ whose game suffers as does team structure . Nearly all indications so far, especially concerning Bruce, would indicate our recruiting and trading are as ho...

Note how Collingwood CHF was invisible for most of yesterdays game Why would you ever get rid of someone who can play the position and always has a go? On what metric is is improving the club to replace Bruce for a speculative pick. We had the number 1 pick not long ago- loook how well that went .

Collingwood’s superpower has always been talking themselves up. Lately they’ve been everywhere with their “care” and “ vulnerability”. Grundy, who seems particularly fascinated with himself , doesn’t play football, he “ expresses himself” . They have really gotten on my tits and it was good to see t...

Sorry, it was C Scott ( geee they look similar don’t they ? Why’s that? )

A couple of weeks ago the present Worlds Worst Coach, B Scott, made a hammy point on AFL 360 of saying how very close ( in fact said “ very fringe “ which was more accurate than he intended) Constable was in a clear attempt to talk up his trade value. Let’s see if he gets a game this week after last...

Barry Lawrence sat on the bench for Southport one day to qualify Steven for Brisbane . Didn’t play .

Exactly who is running the trade period process/ leaks/ posturing? We don’t have a coach appointed for next year so the most important voice ( I would have thought) is absent. So too that person’s preferred assistants. So is it the administrators who are doing their penance/ trying to climb the ladd...

Gresham is an awful field kick, albeit an often impressive snap goal kick. Lonie cannot kick more than 30 metres reliably. But he seems not to understand that, and so continues to take set shots beyond that distance without thought of passing it off . Ross seems to have got the message at the same t...

Yes it was a great strategy Bassoon. From 1955 we only made the finals twice before 1965 . That showed ‘em .

Fair enough, I didn’t notice that

I think Sloane is a fair player and don’t think he should be rubbed out for this, but what happened to “If you elect to bump and cause head injury you will be suspended” ? Does it only apply to some players ?

I can’t remember when we last beat Adelaide, beginning with the 87 GF
If we do, and I hope we do more than beating any other team, then Rattten ought to be installed immediately as coach until 2022

Great upside. Would be a ridiculous mistake to trade him

Week I week out for the last three months Josh Bruce is our most valuable player