Indeed, portosaint. I was hopeful after 2016 that he was progressing, if somewhat slowly. 2017 was a disaster. The concussions,coupled with the extended break in the second half of the year seems to have drained him of all confidence. Some of the management of him from the club has been puzzling an...

https://youtu.be/bmexSDrnRWU I know this thread is just about done to death, but I watched this video this morning. Yes, highlights can be deceiving. This was 2016. Paddy played 11 games between rd 7 - 17, before that injury against the Tigers. Clearly his best year which happens to coincide with hi...

perfectionist wrote:I expect that we will be very consistent for the rest of the year.

+1

Unfortunately

SaintPav wrote:How Armo got in ahead of Dunstan after practically missing the last 12 months of footy is beyond me.

Bit of a backwards move. I did say at the time it was unfortunate but Luke would get plenty of opportunity. Surely plays this week

Not sure if I'm more angry or embarrassed to be honest.

My old boy spent a very large portion of his time at Morrabbin and he said that performance bought back some rather unnerving memories.

I was only a kid at the time so I can't really remember... But I'm sure quite a few on here might get it

I don't want anyone sacked. I want three things. Independent reviews of: 1) the football department and coaching 2) all of club resource allocation 3) the playing list These three reviews should all be separate and all independent. Questions I want answered include: 1) how does our recruitment comp...

Grab that Delorean that was getting spoken about and go back in time. Obviously.

Give up obviously. Forget about development. Trout is shite so all our kids must be too.

Just sit tight and wallow in our own pity.

After all, we should have Bont and Petracca, etc etc..... Blah blah blah

I hold the coaches responsible. Instead of getting him fit and easing him in to AFL footy on a fwd flank the coaches and staff started wanking on about 'crashing packs' which is not only ridiculous for a 19 year old kid against hardened AFL defenders it is also an obsolete part of the modern game. ...

It does appear we coach the talent out of them at the top level quite frequently.

Obviously the second option. Paddy can make it. As a cigar store Indian or as a monument outside RSEA park. His second efforts and chasing, if you could call it that were pathetic. I don't blame him after four preseasons, those two things should be non negotiable. Anyone can exert themselves. The s...

So we would be happy with our 7 year investment returning an average of 10.96 disp, 5.6 marks, and 1.5 goals over 75 odd games? GWS are. Let's just see where the bloke is at after 50 or so games and hope he makes it. Thats all I'm doing

Are you really comparing Boyd and Patton against McCartin? Are you taking the piss? I think you should probably go and check the stats. Paddy is in a very similar position for his age compared to those two. None of them are setting the world on fire to be honest. Thank you. Its seems OK on here to ...

Todd Marshall was taken in the 2016 draft and is already ahead of McCartin. Jon Patton #1 2011 Draft. Still doesn't set the world on fire on a regular basis Tom Boyd #1 2013 Draft. Can't get a game. Get a grip people. The Saints aren't the only club that has rolled the dice on a power forward with ...

Don't put words in my mouth.

Todd Marshall was taken in the 2016 draft and is already ahead of McCartin. Jon Patton #1 2011 Draft. Still doesn't set the world on fire on a regular basis Tom Boyd #1 2013 Draft. Can't get a game. Get a grip people. The Saints aren't the only club that has rolled the dice on a power forward with ...

Someone is rationalising. Spare me. No wonder we are fkn mediocre and have only won one flag. Recruiting Paddy McCartin was a colossal f*ck up. It may be. I think the jury is still out. For now. What's a colossal f*ck up is the fact all this whining is just using up free bytes on the internet. Abso...

Todd Marshall was taken in the 2016 draft and is already ahead of McCartin. Jon Patton #1 2011 Draft. Still doesn't set the world on fire on a regular basis Tom Boyd #1 2013 Draft. Can't get a game. Get a grip people. The Saints aren't the only club that has rolled the dice on a power forward with ...

Is there some level of corruption in the draft so duds get ranked higher so stkilda get them? Who would you have taken in what turned out to be a weak draft? Petracca, whilst maybe better performed at this stage is the type of player that can be replaced easily - most teams have a number of Petracc...

I'll be a keen observer on Langlands this year.

We can only hope Con. He's been a massive investment and we're average at best, so we might as well give him the opportunity.

If thats your concern, why stop with Paddy? He had a few mates... Do they suffer the same fate?? Thats the problem. Some people want their cake and eat it too. What matters for one, doesn't for the other. And so on. Standards should be standards, regardless of name or draft number. I have no idea if...

Gain nothing by dropping McCartin. Have you seen the way we kick the footy? Would be tough for any forward. That chase down tackle he had in the last was awesome. It was just your stock standard chase down tackle. But the game was done, we were cooked & he isn’t known for doing it. But he did. ...

Gain nothing by dropping McCartin. Have you seen the way we kick the footy? Would be tough for any forward. That chase down tackle he had in the last was awesome. It was just your stock standard chase down tackle. But the game was done, we were cooked & he isn’t known for doing it. But he did. ...

DJ Higgins wrote:We are going to be on the end of a flogging from Adelaide next week and as punishment I would make them all play again.

There is some merit in this