Our midfield are deplorable. How can the coaches keep throwing the same defunct group and not change things up. Lyon is as dumb a coach as Ratten when things arent going our way.

1. Sinclair
2. Crouch
3. Marshall
4. Wilkie & Owens eq.
5. NWM
6. Hill & Wood eq.

A 76 point drubbing really highlighted our lack of skills and how poor we are around clearance. Werribee slaughtered Sandi at ground level and their balls skills were far superior. We all knew the Saints list had holes well today highlighted there is huge 'black hole' as far as midfielders are conce...

I was surprised to see Sinclair is 28 yo, I didnt realise he was that old. He is the type of player who could play for another 5 or 6 years at a high level, but it would be nice to be challenging before we lose players like him, Steele, Wilkie etc.

Marnus Labuschagne is finding the going tough over there. Its something he is not used, but he is such a competitor Im sure he will makes some big scores at some stage.

I reckon Bytel has been given an offer elsewhere and we know about it. Given that we are likely to pick up Dow from Carlton, I think Bytel papers are stamped. Its a shame that he is so similiar to Crouch and has been injured himself when opportunities arose. Hopefully he does get another chance som...

Losing Lyon will be a loss, but it will give Murphy a chance to find his way for the remainder of the series.

Be great to see Jack Peris get his opportunity as sub, I reckon he might surprise a few with his speed.

Every good side has a gun midfield Duo. We have nobody in that category right now. It's also part of the reason Geelong have been struggling without Selwood and Dangerfield. Surely these changes would give us a competitive midfield, not for a premiership but we could bat deep into finals. Fit Clark...

Vale Bundy Rendell - very sad news!

….I think we all forget how well he was going before doing his ACL…. Uh? How well was he doing? He had one sensational game (which we lost) Then was reasonable. That is all I remember. The hype was bigger than Sharman’s (and Sharman kicked more goals) I think it was a knee jerk , sensationalist rea...

Professional footballers should be able to hit a team mate with a hand ball 5 metres away regardless of the conditions. Howard misses marks, kicks and handballs on dry days so it's not like the weather changes things. He falls over basically everytime he has to change direction quickly, the similari...

Agree BM I think we all forget how well he was going before doing his ACL. He and a fit Membrey would make a big difference to our forward line entries. I do wonder if we will ever see Membrey back again given his knee issue? Just allowing Owens to play solely forward/midfield may have helped our st...

Get used to the idea Gresham and Clark still unsigned and want out Gresham will be a blue Clark a Roo Billings will go anywhere - he definitely wants out! Probably bombers or dogs Jones might be another who finds himself looking for another club - depending on what RTB wants. TBH I wouldnt be upset...

This has been an interesting thing to consider for me. The hot take is that our forward line as a whole has actually functioned quite a bit worse since Max King has come back from injury… this in itself is quite interesting as King himself has actually been quite good minus Friday night. The concer...

Paton comes in to play on Charlie Cameron, you would think. So Webster goes from back pocket to half back and Sinclair on ball for the game. Lyon spoke about last week's game regarding the way they wanted the mids to position themselves at stoppages and that instructions weren't adhered to. It was ...

SEN article here. https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/06/22/steele-not-compromised-but-battling-several-niggles-saints-admit/ Lethlean says he's available and not hampered by injury. If true then it's clearly a form slump. Much more worrying than being injured. I think there is a difference between de...

Just goes to show what a spanker De Goey really is! He has basically publicly admitted that he used the Saints to drive up his Collingwood contract and had no intentions of coming across. A tool of the highest order...

What's all this talk about Topline midfielders possibly arriving next year or getting drafted and developing into A grade mids? Here's the plan for St Kilda under RTB and SOS Get Dow, TDK and any player who has highlights of running fast and bouncing the footy a couple of times (similar to Brett Pe...

Kudos to him wanting to give back to his home club, but surely its time he gave his body a rest? He has had some nasty injuries over his time its time to hang up the boots.

Can we once and for all, finish this completely dysfunctional alliance with Sandringham. It is an absolute waste of money, time and careers, and is an inhibitor of any type of progression. There is no improvement or development happening there and the whole alignment is an absolute waste of resourc...

I’ll preface this by saying Phillipou could well END UP a star player He’s a smooth mover and has some real tricks But if Billings was averaging his numbers 13.7 disposal (5.25 kicks) 0.67 goals 2.25 tackles We’d be screaming out for his omission- I get that he’s young and has potential- but as it ...

Caminiti needs a rest. Steele is playing on one leg. Gresham is out of form. Byrnes had a low impact game. Howard should be dropped if we had a replacement. They are all changes that should be made but we simply dont have the depth to change things too much. Bring in Paton and move Sinclair to a ful...

Dont forget Jack Hayes, Caminiti looks like he needs a rest at this point it would benice to have Hayes fill the void.

Totally agree BM - but I think sometimes in footy you make your own luck. We have had some great teams, coaches and administrators but rarely all at the same time. Then when we did we have found ways to self destruct. Perhaps now we have the makings of a great administration, we know we have a very ...