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- Tue 28 May 2024 1:41pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: No injuries - No excuses
- Replies: 34
- Views: 774
Re: No injuries - No excuses
Why do you think pre seasons are so rigorous? Simply, to build match fitness If you miss a block of training including games your conditioning is compromised It is not just getting over the injury and being cleared to play It is everything that goes into your endurance, touch and confidence - and be...
- Mon 27 May 2024 9:19pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: No injuries - No excuses
- Replies: 34
- Views: 774
Re: No injuries - No excuses
And one question For how long did the likes of Melbourne and Carlton (and others) languish at the foot of the table getting Number 1 Draft picks? Now North Melbourne and West Coast are getting the Number 1 Picks Noting that in a very even competition Brisbane and Geelong and others have gone on losi...
- Mon 27 May 2024 9:12pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: No injuries - No excuses
- Replies: 34
- Views: 774
Re: No injuries - No excuses
With all due respect I would never describe Bonner and Dow as “guns” We simply provided them with opportunity to extend their AFL careers given performance IF they were “guns” how did they get to St Kilda so easily? Henry has the where all to be a “gun” To me, all of Billings, Gresham and Bytel were...
- Mon 27 May 2024 8:01pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 479
Re: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
The other observation I have is that tackles are not rewarded - so you can just hold onto the ball in a tackle choosing when you want to dispose of it We just do not have the bull who sees ball, gets ball including bruising the opposition in the process, standing upright in the tackle they invite an...
- Mon 27 May 2024 7:49pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Salem yet another
- Replies: 12
- Views: 520
Re: Salem yet another
Add to this that Caminiti does not impact, still learning the game As I have often contributed to this site, in the first instance we need support for Marshall, support for Howard and support for King And that was exposed again yesterday The supports may be on our books courtesy of Heath, Keeler and...
- Mon 27 May 2024 7:03pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 479
Re: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
And I thought Melbourne just owned us with their physicality - and there was no response by us
No one stood up challenging their arrogance
No one said “cop this”
Instead we had them appealing for free kicks because one of our players hit their hip with his head
No one stood up challenging their arrogance
No one said “cop this”
Instead we had them appealing for free kicks because one of our players hit their hip with his head
- Mon 27 May 2024 6:57pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 479
Re: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
Agree entirely These days there is a hell of a lot of scragging and blocking around the contest, so what we need is someone (or more( who can crash and bang, get the ball and feed it forward to the advantage of our runners The only player doing this is Marshall, and when he getting hands on the ball...
- Sun 26 May 2024 3:50pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team Saints V Melbourne
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2528
Re: Team Saints V Melbourne
So for all the comment on here, no Garcia in the VFL today
Unless there is a late change for the AFL game
So maybe injured or being managed
And no Collard in the VFL
Unless there is a late change for the AFL game
So maybe injured or being managed
And no Collard in the VFL
- Sun 26 May 2024 12:21pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: It means a lot to win at kittylitter stadium.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 223
Re: It means a lot to win at kittylitter stadium.
The Premiership table is what it is at this stage of the season - but I don’t put a lot of faith in it the competition being basically pretty even So it is down to who you have played and where Geelong missed the finals last year - and I do not see that they have improved plus they have their age pr...
- Sun 26 May 2024 12:07pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Hypothetical
- Replies: 7
- Views: 411
Re: Hypothetical
Well, BM, it takes one to know one
Including that with your presumptions you are a natural freak
And that is not complimentary!!!
Including that with your presumptions you are a natural freak
And that is not complimentary!!!
- Sat 25 May 2024 1:05pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Ross Lyon Looks ahead to Narrm - Pressser
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1050
Re: Ross Lyon Looks ahead to Narrm - Pressser
The “he showed his true colors by taking the money and running” haters baited by yet another thread Why there is a negative reaction to the compulsory “media” appearance I am not too sure If you actually listen to what Lyon is saying you may learn something Then there are “media” questions, noting w...
- Sat 25 May 2024 12:52pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Which ex saints would you draft?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 595
Re: Which ex saints would you draft?
That Harvey had twin sons of comparable ability to him and that Lockett had a son of comparable ability to him
All playing for St Kilda under Father/Son
All playing for St Kilda under Father/Son
- Sat 25 May 2024 12:48pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Time wasting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 433
Time wasting
Much is being made about a Collingwood (of course!) player conceding a free kick by handing the ball to a teammate not directly to the Umpire I only watched some of that game (not including the incident referred to) but, what I did notice was Sidebottom putting the ball on the ground for the umpire ...
- Sat 25 May 2024 12:43am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: For the "In Ross we Trust" brigade
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2267
Re: For the "In Ross we Trust" brigade
So, what we learn from this site is that the evening TV “News” services have 1 viewer Noting that media in Australia is the uneducated telling their fellow uneducated what they do not know The days of Coaches imploring players to run thru brick walls are long since gone - including that there are no...
- Fri 24 May 2024 10:33pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team Saints V Melbourne
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2528
Re: Team Saints V Melbourne
And Collard as sub?
Late in a game his injection with his pace could be of advantage
That said, I was surprised at his inclusion last week off VFL form BUT there is such a place as the training track
Late in a game his injection with his pace could be of advantage
That said, I was surprised at his inclusion last week off VFL form BUT there is such a place as the training track
- Fri 24 May 2024 10:30pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team Saints V Melbourne
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2528
Re: Team Saints V Melbourne
And how many games did Bytel, another slow midfielder, play over how many years under which coaches?
Now at Collingwood as a top up player in case of need (think Dunstan)
Byrnes has pace - and kicking skills off both sides
Now at Collingwood as a top up player in case of need (think Dunstan)
Byrnes has pace - and kicking skills off both sides
- Fri 24 May 2024 5:14pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team Saints V Melbourne
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2528
Re: Team Saints V Melbourne
When Wood came back from long term injury I thought I heard that because it was a shoulder injury he had been able to keep his fitness levels up With Higgins, it was a suspension so able to keep his fitness levels up With Henry he would have been unable to train hence underdone But I put his immedia...
- Thu 23 May 2024 7:56pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team Saints V Melbourne
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2528
Re: Team Saints V Melbourne
The numbers will be trimmed back to 23 That said, I can only assume that 100% fitness is the requirement so players like Crouch and Clark who have been absent will need a conditioning block ahead of selection And with both Wood and Henry struggling given their long term absences we do not need more ...
- Thu 23 May 2024 1:32pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Sack Lyon
- Replies: 189
- Views: 5281
Re: Sack Lyon
It appears that some are of the belief that opinion posted on this site is the fact In terms of what our midfield delivers out of the contests this has deteriorated absent Ryder assisted by Marshall Noting Ryder’s availability including because of suspension The ball being put to advantage assists
- Thu 23 May 2024 12:07pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Play the kids etc.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 584
Re: Play the kids etc.
ALL Clubs draft players who either get little exposure or no exposure at AFL level - returning to where they were recruited from, elsewhere or just losing interest in the game
It is not only St Kilda
And some of those who do not make the grade for whatever reason are First Round Draft picks
It is not only St Kilda
And some of those who do not make the grade for whatever reason are First Round Draft picks
- Wed 22 May 2024 4:10pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Good kicks taking short kicks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 471
Re: Good kicks taking short kicks
Going back a generation, a side had a full back who could distance They also had a competition class ruckman The tactic was to let the ruck run to a back pocket with no pressure, the kick out short to him then man up the full back Worked a treat - every time we played them Ditto the way opposition d...
- Wed 22 May 2024 3:56pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Sack Lyon
- Replies: 189
- Views: 5281
Re: Sack Lyon
With all due respect, Battle at his height can get away with playing a CHB (nominally) But it is another matter playing as a key forward at that size where you have an opponent focused on spoiling (at least) And Owen is 191cm, so smaller again In regards Ratts and defence, during the season in Queen...
- Wed 22 May 2024 10:09am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Sack Lyon
- Replies: 189
- Views: 5281
Re: Sack Lyon
To put the bulls*** to one side AND identify the idiots who promote it, Ratts NEVER presented that St Kilda had a “top 4” List I can inform as fact that Brett, in his final season, presented to the Board that our List ranked 14 of 18, and an improvement based on the recruiting of Hill, Ryder and Cro...
- Tue 21 May 2024 8:02pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: For the "In Ross we Trust" brigade
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2267
Re: For the "In Ross we Trust" brigade
And where did the support of Lyon to the Board come from ahead of his return as Senior Coach? Name the names who supported the return of Lyon as Coach, those who put pressure on the Board Simply, with that support the only pathway for St Kilda is to “hang fat” in support of Lyon as Coach - and that ...
- Tue 21 May 2024 7:53pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: For the "In Ross we Trust" brigade
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2267
Re: For the "In Ross we Trust" brigade
So there we have the reason for the vitriol against Lyon “Showed his true colours and ran off to Freo for the money” Yes, Lyon took poor financial advice and found he and his family in a compromised financial position (living with his parents as I recall) And, given those circumstances, Freo came wi...