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- Tue 14 May 2024 6:06pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: David King and Whateley analysis of what's gone wrong this year
- Replies: 27
- Views: 991
Re: David King and Whateley analysis of what's gone wrong this year
Whilst the buck stops with the senior coach in modern football coaching players and teams involves input from a number of other coaches at the club. I share the view that it's surprising that Robert Harvey is responsible for the forwards as that was not his speciality when he played, in contrast to ...
- Mon 13 May 2024 2:33pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: wallpaper fallen off - cracks exposed
- Replies: 17
- Views: 666
Re: wallpaper fallen off - cracks exposed
Very good discussion. I felt really flat after watching the telecast of our team losing by 5 points to bottom 4 placed Hawks at Aspley Hornets AFL club with a good mate. It was yet another game where St Kilda never really got going, playing a poor brand of football which was in total contrast to 202...
- Sat 11 May 2024 12:35pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Is it time to play Pou at HBF
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1124
Re: Is it time to play Pou at HBF
Sending young Phillipou to play in the lower grade is much the same as Marcus Windhager spending time to learn his midfield craft there last year, a move that a lot of supporters could not understand at the time but obviously paid big dividends. Much todo about nothing, he'll turn out fine in the fu...
- Tue 07 May 2024 4:29pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: King ...out of form or
- Replies: 147
- Views: 4459
Re: King ...out of form or
Why don’t you just come out and say it and stop hiding behind “he could/maybe consider his options” 😂 I think he knows that I’m also not privy to his mental state but you apparently are so fire away! OK, so what do you think is the reason King prefers not to take a set shot for goal from the 50m ar...
- Mon 06 May 2024 12:30pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: King ...out of form or
- Replies: 147
- Views: 4459
Re: King ...out of form or
"Looks like Tarzan but playes like Jane" is appropriate for Max King. In the past 2 games he's played there have been at least 2 occasions when he was positioned to take a set shot from the 50m arc - on each occasion he betrayed his cronic lack of confidence by instead of kicking for goal...
- Sun 05 May 2024 6:33pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Sandringham V North Melbourne
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1109
Re: Sandringham V North Melbourne
Once again Arie Schoenmaker is in the top 3 best players for Sandringham, he is unquestionably in the frame to debut in the firsts, sooner rather than later with 96 AF ranking points from 27 disposals including 6 marks. If I were to have a say in selections for next week's game against Hawthorn I wo...
- Sun 05 May 2024 2:06pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Byrnes, Bonner Not up to it..
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1110
Re: Byrnes, Bonner Not up to it..
Agree with assessment of Byrnes as not in best 23.
However Riley Bonner is to my mind going strong.
Since he started in round 1, Bonner has racked up the following disposals: 28,17, 32, 24, 20,22, 22, 24, an average of 23.6 per game.
Right now well deserving of his place in the team.
However Riley Bonner is to my mind going strong.
Since he started in round 1, Bonner has racked up the following disposals: 28,17, 32, 24, 20,22, 22, 24, an average of 23.6 per game.
Right now well deserving of his place in the team.
- Sun 05 May 2024 1:44pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: King ...out of form or
- Replies: 147
- Views: 4459
Re: King ...out of form or
"Looks like Tarzan but playes like Jane" is appropriate for Max King. In the past 2 games he's played there have been at least 2 occasions when he was positioned to take a set shot from the 50m arc - on each occasion he betrayed his cronic lack of confidence by instead of kicking for goal ...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 5:45pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Footy Fix: Ross Lyon is the AFL's most boring coach once again - and it's suffocating the Saints' season
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2761
Re: Footy Fix: Ross Lyon is the AFL's most boring coach once again - and it's suffocating the Saints' season
The losses by small margins masks the issues - we struggle to score I like Harvey but don’t think he’s a forward coach I watched fumbles, overrun the ball, dropped chest marks last night….thats not game plan Seb Ross 9 possessions at HT ….thats not game plan Smashed in tackles ….not game plan Hill ...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 5:29pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Footy Fix: Ross Lyon is the AFL's most boring coach once again - and it's suffocating the Saints' season
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2761
Re: Footy Fix: Ross Lyon is the AFL's most boring coach once again - and it's suffocating the Saints' season
So what's the def of boring? Clearly not close exciting finishes according to Scotty boy (who is he?). Ross must have embarrassed him in public. Who starts a newspaper story with a snide insult, amateur vindictiveness. Ross has a distinguished record, what's Scott got: a certificate in creative wri...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 5:16pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Comparing our Outs to other teams
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1324
Re: Comparing our Outs to other teams
That's a very interesting analysis cwrcyn, well done! With a 2-5 record after 7 games St Kilda have certainly not followed up on their good form last year when they also started the season with a long injury list. The big difference this year is that unlike in 2023 in most games St Kilda have not pl...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 4:56pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Durrrrrr Howard
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3611
Re: Durrrrrr Howard
Howard at best is just another fair to average quality player and it really surprised me that with Lyon's oft mentioned philosophy to get lots of games into the young fellas the selectors have not given a game to Arie Schoenmaker who has been knocking the door down in the reserves, with another stro...
- Sun 21 Apr 2024 12:50pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Phillipou Close to Signing
- Replies: 140
- Views: 10367
Re: Phillipou Close to Signing
Phillipou is obviuosly a highly rated and valued project player and that suggests the club regard him as a future marquee with elite skills, potential captain even! From the outside looking in we supporters are not privy to how the coaches assess individual players and as I see it if they believe Ph...
- Sun 14 Apr 2024 5:14pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Trade King
- Replies: 121
- Views: 5523
Re: Trade King
Max King is certainly going through a bad period right now and yesterday's 4 touch 0.1 goal effort shows that he's struggling mentally, demonstrated when he declined to kick for goal from the arc and instead tried to pass to a team mate which failed to hit the mark and resulted in a terrible turnove...
- Sat 13 Apr 2024 12:05pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: AFL great Carl Ditterich charged with child sex offences
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3095
Re: AFL great Carl Ditterich charged with child sex offences
What's happened to the presumption of innocence?? In recent times state DPPs have come under severe criticism from judges for prosecuting alleged male perpetrators of sexual crimes against women only for these to be thrown out of court for lack of evidence. In some European countries the media are a...
- Sat 06 Apr 2024 11:55am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Kicking at goal
- Replies: 81
- Views: 4118
Re: Kicking at goal
I don't buy the assertion that St Kilda's kicking for goal is historically among the worst in the comp Acc: Accuracy = (Goals / shots at goal) 2024 - 15th - 41.6% acc (league avg 49.3%) 2023 - 10th - 47.8% acc (league avg 48.0%) 2022 - 10th - 48.1% acc (league avg 48.8%) 2021 - 10th - 46.9% acc (le...
- Sun 31 Mar 2024 12:35pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Kicking at goal
- Replies: 81
- Views: 4118
Re: Kicking at goal
I don't buy the assertion that St Kilda's kicking for goal is historically among the worst in the comp, nor is the senior coach in any way to blame for inaccurate kicking for goal either yesterday or any day for that matter - as a theory that is laughable! Every supporter of every team will from tim...
- Fri 29 Mar 2024 12:03pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Who are the A-graders in cashed-up St Kilda's sights?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2380
Re: Who are the A-graders in cashed-up St Kilda's sights?
The talk has been 1 more draft then FA. The timing seems to work out for both our list profile and the available FA's coming up. Ross himself has said that hasn't he? I just wonder if it should be at least 2 more years at the draft, even three before Tasmania comes in. Ironically we haven't had a g...
- Thu 28 Mar 2024 5:05pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Who are the A-graders in cashed-up St Kilda's sights?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2380
Who are the A-graders in cashed-up St Kilda's sights?
Following article in todays Melbourne Age - more grist for the proverbial mill! " The Scoop - Who are the A-Graders in cashed up St Kilda’s sights? By Sam McClure - The Age 28 March 2024 St Kilda have identified a group of elite midfielders from rival clubs that they will target in the next 18 ...
- Wed 27 Mar 2024 10:52am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Changes for next week
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3699
Re: Changes for next week
Caminiti for King Butler for Henry Schoenmaker for Wood I'm not suggesting The Shoe is a 'like for like' with Wood as a wingman but rather that he'll be in the mix to play in defence instead of Cordy. Jones to remain sub, not sure he is ready to play 120 minutes yet but can come on in 2nd half to ad...
- Wed 27 Mar 2024 10:39am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Outrageous
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2251
Re: Outrageous
Almost identical? Nah. It was in the play. Actually it was very much like Maynard's last year. Went to smother then turned and hit Brayshaw in the head who was then concussed. 2 metre Pedro went to mark then turned and hit Cunningham who was concussed. That's my perspective as well, Wright's bump w...
- Sat 23 Mar 2024 11:22am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Darcy Moore and his headphones.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3252
Re: Darcy Moore and his headphones.
Who cares?
- Sat 23 Mar 2024 11:17am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Changes for next week
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3699
Re: Changes for next week
I expect Lyon will do what he did last year and again in 2024 and place his trust in youth. Arie Schoenmaker, after a BOG performance in the reserves yesterday (139 fantasy points from 34 dispsals and 13 marks) is not just knocking on the door to get selected, he's smashing it down! Only 19 but at 1...
- Fri 22 Mar 2024 2:02pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: wanganeen Millera
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1159
Re: wanganeen Millera
See this is what I thought we were getting when we drafted a young man named Raph Clarke. An elite play maker that is good in the air. From memory Raph was taller and perhaps better aerially but geeez NWM is an absolute general in defence. Takes all of the hard kicks, backs himself to thread the ey...
- Fri 22 Mar 2024 1:47pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: The Joker is wild!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1122
Re: The Joker is wild!!!
Higgins played the small forward role to perfection last night, positioned himself at the spoil of the ball and snapped truly. He can be terribly frustrating to watch at times when he squanders set shots on goal but he definitely has that spark to ignite the forward line, he would have loved bagging...