So Brooksy has now been named in the best 9 times out of his last 18 games.

Compared to:

Rix 1 out of 22 games
Clarke 1 out of 13 games, and
VR 0 out of 17 games.

Saints’ selectors should be ashamed.

It's the game now Shaggy and players have to adapt. You need greater fitness nowdays and that's just a fact, and it's an area we have been found out in. Fitness and stamina are different. RL's game plan is too extreme for players who do not have elite stamina. Its not about adapting. You either hav...

Oh When the Saints wrote:Even ignoring injuries, there are still issues with our lack of fitness and lack of running players.

Lack of fitness or lack of ultra marathon runners suited to being flogged up and down the field like basketballers?

12 grabs to Brooksy is a good effort.

We should have a look at recruiting Matthews. He is the best midfielder/player at Casey.

Thommo’s form at Casey is much better than either Birss or CJ. Arguably Birss has played better for the Saints this year than Thommo but not CJ. Predictably RL has us matching up with the opposition again … they go small in the rucks so we do also … they are inexperienced with pace and suddenl...

SR I find your posts much more offensive than anything Brown-Coat has ever written. Brown-Coat does not post to defend a position and is obviously disillusioned with current but so am I. Where is his agenda? He does not spam the same crap like B4Eva or denigrate other posters like Teflon. He does no...

Could our new game plan also be a factor? When we've been at our best in the first halves this season we've shown tremendous intensity, applied great pressure to the opposition, tackled with ferocity and generally ran them off their feet. This is not an easy style of play to maintain for a full fou...

A 7 match suspension for stepping in the way of your opponent’s run … give me a break. I have been floored with my opponent about 50 meters from the play because he ran into me after I stepped into his line. I always thought it was a legitimate tactic to take space and cancel my opponents. Block...

Casey's performance was a great effort. Bendigo was basically an Essendon side. Most were on their list and played ones this year. Late exclusions from Casey Atttard, Ferg, CJ and Clarke on top of Makepeace and Thommo missing are big exclusions. If I was Banfield I would be spewing about the players...

Brooks - Not in bests Watts - 2 VFL Goals Blake+Clarke = 15 hitouts each Entire Fremantle team = 15 hitouts Gehrig - 8 AFL goals Good maths. Here is some more: Clarke (33yo) – For the Saints 9 games and named in best 1 time, for Casey 2 games and in best 0 times Rixy (26yo) – For the Saints 17 ...

IMO he has already been delisted......M.Clarke, was back from injury and straight in, of Baz who was playing better....so obviously Baz has no future...as I said, disappointing.....the games where he did not ruck much....Mathhew Clarke and Michael Rix played in....barring those three, he has been t...

T Graham Brown

Correct. It was a big match even if we did lose. All eyes were on Morwood and Foschini. Who would have thought we were also seeing the debut of the best full forward ever.

Your turn.

Not having read the 146 pages this could be a repeat for St. Trav to get with his newly acquired knowledge. 3 players made their debut for the Saints at the same time against Geelong in 1983. 2 of the 3 debutants were playing under controversial circumstances. The 3rd player kicked a goal with his f...

Lance Oswald

That wouldbe the Roberts, father Neil and son Michael. Though Michael was not picked up in the draft at all, much less under father/son rule. Our only father/son picks to date are Stuart Annaud (son of Bud), who never played a senior game and of course David Sierakowski, son of Brian, who was from ...

Geelong have just picked up Hawkins as a third round draft choice under the father-son rule when he would have gone in the first round otherwise. Hopefully it will be our turn soon to gain from the father-son rule. Name a father and son who both played for the Saints and represented Victoria at foot...

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Add Watts and Brooks. Brooksy kicked 3 in his only game and Watts 1 in the first match.