Outrageous last quarter and the first saints mid fieder I have seen in 30 years with the ability to burn players with explosive pace and be able to nail goals from the 50 metre mark. Judd like last quarter.

Simply the most influential footballer & greatest player I have ever seen. Was in complete awe of his aura, his almost disdain for everything other than the 4 quarters on the ground, unlike almost every other legend other than Bob Skilton he didnt play in dominate sides yet he dominated matches ...

Agree with your sentiments. I have totally readjusted my expectations short term, totally interested in the future.
Was happy with tonight's performance. Next to have a look at is Jimmy Webster.

Newnes will be a player, that I am sure. So will Nathan Wright. Pencil these 2 in & Seb Ross is also looking a likely type.

Yes Saints rising stevens & armitage obvious A graders for us although I would say they are B + at this stage but very close to elite. Gilbert, Gwilt & Geary also should be around but we need to grab a star player in the summer. Plenty of work still to do, this is the year to really take a g...

Next cycle has Mcevoy, R Stanley,T Hickey, A Siposs, J Newnes, S Ross, N Wright , A Saad, T Milera, T Simpkin & hopefully Lee as strong players. Murdoch, Saunders, White & Webster have shown encouraging signs ( still early days though)& players like Ledger are at the cross roads. Are any...

They did look bigger & stronger didnt they? How many tackles stuck tonight? Not many at all.

I will have to say bar winning a Premiership we have always had an absolute superstar in our club from the mid 80s. Lockett, Harvey & Riewoldt are legends of the game but we may be moving for the first time into an era where we don't have this level of player. We have been spoilt having this lev...

Agree with Teflon, he is right on the mark.

Putting a Premiership list together is a culmination of several things & not just one. The mix has to be perfect both in age/experience spread & the type of players you need to gel to the perfect mix that is good enough to make the top 4 after the home & away rounds & then win enough...

it may be that we got higher picks in #24 & # 43 but pick # 12 is still in its own right a very high pick & Tom Lee will be assessed on this opportunity cost.

This is the norm in European football. Uniltaeral football etos from seniors down to seconds & juniors. Creating a Saints player needs to be developed in the 2nd team & not affected by different coaches at a different club. sharing your seconds is a flawed system. it comes down to $$$. The A...

Is that how it worked?

Tom Lee, picked up for draft pick #12, a very high pick & at 21 hasnt played yet. I wander how many games he will play this year? I am stating the obvious that he needs to play if he is going to be part of our next side to have a crack at the premiership. Decisions have to be made where a player...

Mid field was smashed in the 2nd half, we looked tired, old & slow. I expect some serious trading for an A Grader next season.

Its true Brereton has that thing that a few people have about us due to our our history & the obvious lack of Premiership success. Put Sheedy in that basket as well. I am a believer Hird inherited that complete hatred of losing to us from his mentor, remember when he smashed the umpires after lo...

Yes Mr six o clock, there is a famous quote in the world game, ' Football is a simple game to play it is just not that easy to play it simple effectively.'

It will be interesting how Watters sets up his team in 2013 in terms of general style of play philosophically. The balance between defence & attack & the ability to implement this effectively will be the key to success & failure. The old saints football needs to be implemented at some ca...

Ray & Gilbert will play plenty of games this year and it will be up to the young developing players to dislodge them & let me tell you some are coming fast. Wright looked a likely type & Hickey will be a huge player for St Kilda over the next 10 years, i dont think thats a bold statement...

Those with good memories will remember the 1991 Eagles to 1992 Eagles was like comparing boys to men. The change over that summer was staggering. They were all Supermen, absolutely huge ripped with muscles. We have discussed this for years and anyone who has worked out knows you just cant get that s...

Got told by a Tiger supporter we are on the slide and they are going for top 4!! Roar for 4 their slogan is apparently. What a great time January is!!! I have to admit with several changes its hard to know how 2013 will pan out but I am happy with the direction we are going and if any of the new rec...

2010 we had McQualter & Eddy playing in the Grand Final, now Ball may be captaining one of the flag favourites in 2013. When a player feels he hasnt the support of his coach its not easy to hang around. Extremely puzzling how this was allowed to happen but I guess Lyin was considered almost a ge...

The suggestion Luke Ball may become Captain at Collingwood makes me think about the man that made the decision to let him go who is no longer with us: Ross Lyin. It can be argued his lack of respect for Ball may have cost us 2 flags due to not playing him in the last quarter against the Cats and the...

GT, it does not surprise me that you would come on here & engage with the fans. You were always different that way. I recall meeting you when Blight was coach & you took myself & my now deceased cousin into the rooms during training & showed us the locker room & gymnasium. Its a ...

Well not everyone can be like Trevor Barker can they? I never thought I would ever get over Plugger leaving but I did and whilst I never booed him I never cared much about him either. The first time you see them in another jumper a small part of you dies. It changes again when they retire, the anger...