And if he had kicked a far, far easier one on three quarter time?

Ifs, hey?

If we had of recruited x instead of y

Mere speculation

No side plays perfect football The metric is making less unforced errors than your opposition Look at the Adelaide player, probably one of the best kicks for goal across the competition On the three quarter time siren he sprayed a set shot, virtually straight out from goal and just managed a point -...

And how much better would our defence be with a class KPP sized defender leading our outer defence?

Releasing the under sized Wilkie and Battle to more appropriate match ups

Remember also that Silvagni is on our payroll - and his son is on Carlton’s List

And just to add, I would not expect any comment from the Club or any employee of the Club (which includes Phillipou)

In fact, if I was in a responsible position at the Club, that would be my ultimatum

Read the Coach opinions on his game for Sandringham? The season before last Phillipou was playing Under 18’s for Woodville West Torrens in the SANFL He did not represent WWT at League level nor Seconds level - so never against players over 18 years of age Then straight into the AFL So there you go

We have never replaced Carlisle - and that has been to our detriment My view is that you build sides from defence So there is your answer from me Yes, we also need support for Marshall and for King but the question is where are the options across the competition And mids - well, we have started with...

How many DAYS is it since Phillipou extended his Contract by 2 years? And, no doubt, both Adelaide Clubs were in contact with his Agent Or his Agent in contact with the Adelaide Clubs saying he is gettable These are the facts The Manager is attempting to get the most favourable terms and conditions ...

Or have the opposition improved?

There is an opposition you know, don’t you?

I think the addition of Wilson and Henry has improved us from last season, both adding skills and pace

Before you get to any incremental improvement across the List

The old story was that winning a premiership meant you had to improve by at least 10% the next year including by personnel being recruited

And work on the basis every other side is going to improve by 20%

The fact is that you are always building

How is Clarkson going with North Melbourne? The same Clarkson who coached Hawthorn to premierships So what has changed from Hawthorn to North Melbourne? The positives thus far are Wilson and Henry who both add speed and skill And we have blooded a couple of others who have shown promise It is all pr...

At that time we had Clark and Coffield parked in our back 6 and both performing.

Hind played forward and played one decent game.

Hind was among those we bought in to give mid aged experience to a List which had gaping demographic holes.

The plodders are killing us.

The plodders playing FOR St Kilda.

In regards Harvey, who is a St Kilda legend and a top bloke, the story I heard was that Hawthorn were preparing to cut him from their Coaching ranks when St Kilda came knocking

Hawthorn were surprised St Kilda offered yet another coaching gig at yet another Club

A friend who played for Port Adelaide in the SANFL back in the day (yes, a friend from Port Adelaide) lamented the loss to Adelaide where PA’s elite mids were negated hence the result Then to Geelong where his comment is he was absolutely amazed that in the first half Geelong put no work into the PA...

In regards the pile on re what Phillipou said when drafted, what exactly did he say that any excited 17 year old would not say? Should he have said I am not up for this challenge? Then you get to media coaching - and players filling that space for media headlines = publicity for the AFL And I repeat...

Timing is strange given he extended his Contract over recent days - the Manager comment after the extension was signed it seems I would not believe the player nor any of his family are in anyway involved Both his Grandfather and his Father are very well respected former players both with long and su...

And do not underestimate the loss of Crouch

How many Brownlow votes in 2023?

Crouch is our premier midfielder

Let’s get this straight Ratts NEVER presented to the Board that the List was “in the window” To the contrary, and despite his friendship with Richardson (they drove to training together, both resident in the Eastern suburbs) Ratts bemoaned the development of youth then challenging our younger player...

We require ruck assistance for Marshall (Heath on our List) We require defensive assistance for Howard, our only KPP defender with size And we need to move on from the one paced (slow) mids we put in there week after week after week They do not only not provide breakaways from contests, they also la...

The analysis is, if Marshall had such clearance stats, he playing as a ruckman, what does that leave? The more useless statistic is Steele because what did he generate with ball in hand (when not tackling)? How many times did Steele control from the contest either kicking forward (including to 6/6/6...

If the midfield clearances were as quoted, where was the run and gun from those numbers

When did a St Kilda player stream away from a clearance?

I cannot recall one

Who comes in will (hopefully) be answered tomorrow - because the invitation is there It has been said for a period of time that our midfield is one dimensional And, apart from Crouch, that same midfield was on the park today and got absolutely smashed We just do not give our forwards the advantage o...

The outs SHOULD be:- Membrey Ross Steele Stocker Webster Because they are all ineffectual, slow and can not be deployed to alternate positions when found out in the positions they occupy AND, apart from Stocker, they represent our Senior core, a Senior core which is deficient in regards leading from...

They comprehensively won the midfield contest with aggression and pace. They loaded up in defence with numbers, then spreading to multiple options making our players chase shadows. And when there was 6 x 6 x 6, they won or halved the centre square contest so they could load up in defence. The only a...

We just have players in our midfield who are too slow - and they cannot be deployed elsewhere And they do not contribute by first possession and feed to those who do have run Instead we laud their tackle count Hawthorn on the other hand are running is ragged a treat - only a handful of players contr...