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- 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: 1426
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: 1426
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: 619
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: 47
- Views: 1965
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: 6789
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: 4935
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: 2624
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: 3924
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: 3924
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: 1946
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: 1946
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: 3294
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: 1900
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: 2744
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: 3294
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: 1073
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: 1000
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...
- Thu 21 Mar 2024 3:37pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Roma
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2324
Re: Roma
Surely you're not suggesting Arrivederci Roma????Jacks Back wrote: ↑Tue 19 Mar 2024 10:07pm
- Should we (heaven forbid) trade Roma (unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a Paddy Ryder around anywhere)?
- Sun 17 Mar 2024 12:09pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team structure was warped IMO
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1564
Re: Team structure was warped IMO
St Kilda's defence was uncharacteristically beaten in the first half last night and as I see it that was due to the absence of Jack Sinclair. Zaine Cordy (8 possessions, 2 marks) had no impact and while his experience placed him ahead, I thought Arie Schoenmaker, following his 11 marks 2 weeks ago, ...
- Sun 17 Mar 2024 11:19am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Lance Collard
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2683
Re: Lance Collard
What a s*** way to debut - sub vest for nearly 3 quarters, then couldn’t pick up the pace of the game. 0 possessions He will have that to remember for the rest of his life "the rest of his life"?? Fair crack of the sauce bottle BM, it's hardly momentous, it might even spur him on and I'm ...
- Sun 17 Mar 2024 11:09am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Tarryn Thomas, anyone?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5529
Re: Tarryn Thomas, anyone?
From what is reported in the press about Tarryn Thomas' serious indiscretions all matters related to domestic violence. It does not appear that any of these incidents, dreadful as they may be, has led to Thomas being charged with any criminal offence. There is every likelihood that now he has been s...
- Mon 04 Mar 2024 1:13pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Schoenmaker
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3590
Re: Schoenmaker
I prefer him to Howard right now. A better mark and kick already. I agree. For a first game in a key defensive position he played quite well, 11 marks in windy conditions was outstanding, 3 more than Marshall who played all over the ground! That stat alone indicates he is better than Howard.... It'...
- Mon 26 Feb 2024 1:20pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Saints shop Voucher
- Replies: 6
- Views: 668
Re: Saints shop Voucher
For the first time in years I decided to use my $25 voucher to buy a member polo shirt - RRP $50 so with postage of $10.95 it cost me $35.95. The online Saints Shop does not offer the lightweight training cap the players wear, no idea why they can't make this available as an alternative to the felt ...
- Fri 23 Feb 2024 5:58pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Sim 1 vs Essendon
- Replies: 112
- Views: 9512
Re: Match Sim 1 vs Essendon
There were a lot of positives out of this practice match. 1. Saints defence remains very solid, the back 6 regularly intercepted Essendon's entries, Howard started poorly but improved as the game progressed, interested to see Riley Bonner and Nasiah Wanganeen Milera taking most of the kickouts. Wilk...
- Thu 22 Feb 2024 1:31pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Training Reports
- Replies: 179
- Views: 16218
Re: Training Reports
If history is anything to go by He is clearly our second best mid Equal with Crouch imo Criminally underrated by ignorant supporters Also criminally overrated by ignorant supporters. Not sure there's a metric that exists to back up the claim that he is currently equal with Crouch. Crouch AVERAGED 2...