He’s not in the best 10 players at stk Nor should a forward pocket be Sinclair Marshall Steele King Wilkie Crouch Owens Wanganeen Milera Hill Would be my best 10 Outside of that Wood Membrey Ross Clark Webster Higgins Butler Battle Henry Howard Fringe Windhager Dow Stocker Byrnes Sharman Not sure h...

Really had little expectations from Caminiti this season, he was a afterthought draft choice made in desperation, young and green with no pre-season. Ultimately his contribution was far in excess of expectation, but as the season wore on his effectiveness declined and he struggled to demand a role i...

The kid hasn't even cemented his spot in the best 22 and you guys are acting like he is a God He did play every game last season, so he's obviously quite cemented in the eyes of the selectors. Although to be fair, I may have personally rested him a few times in favor of Billings. Phillipou reminds ...

Reading this post makes me think if we really want both Kings. There are days we love Max, and there are times he frustrates us. On balance he's a great asset. But could we justify both Kings in the same forward line? Sure it would be exciting if they were both 'on' at the same time, and they worked...

Hope you're right about Keeler, we desperately need that type to support Rowan and Max.

A skilled big man with grace and athleticism will will go close to complete the squad.

Not so confident with that forward line-up. Wood, Caminiti, Sharman & Byrnes probably not the answer, well possibly not all of them. Suggest Higgins or Butler should be there, and not so sure with both Wood & Caminiti, I'd prefer a healthy Membrey on that 1/2 forward line. The rest of that l...

Barring injuries, the only space that has opened up is Grehsam's small forward role. We finished 6th, and lost our first final. That team isn't going to improve in 2024 without some serious change of cavalry. The "possession is 9/10 of the law" matters in season, but pre-season it's all o...

I'm hoping it's Keeler, because we desperately need a backup ruck/forward.

Thanks SaintMike. So if Wilson, Dow and Henry are good enough to line up in our season opener, who makes way? Gresham's spot is the only (really) one available. My team would be based on this B - Wilkie, Howard/Cordy (preference Howard), Webster/Stocker (preference Webster) HB - NWM, Battle, Sincla...

Thanks SaintMike.

So if Wilson, Dow and Henry are good enough to line up in our season opener, who makes way?

Gresham's spot is the only (really) one available.

Thanks for the report BM, there are some real positives in your report.

The notes that caught my attention:
Winhager
Wanganeer
Clark
Dow
Keeler
Wilson
Henry
Philipou
Membrey
Bonner

Than these players... Dow v Bytel Henry v Gresham Hastie v Coffield Collard v Billings Schoenmaker v Highmore Wilson v McKenzie Bonner v Connolly O'Connell v Adams Garcia v Peris I'll have a crack ... Dow should be better than Bytel Henry ... Gresham .. we can hope ... Hastie, Coffield ...hummm ......

Otiman wrote: ↑Mon 20 Nov 2023 10:04pm Welcome Lance!

Will need to work hard to displace Butler or Higgins in the side.

You can't play 3 opportunistic forwards in the same side.

Collard may have more x factor than either Butler or Higgins

Very difficult decision coming up for RTB and the rest of the coaches this year regarding our forward line. From my perspective the locks are as follows... Option 1. HF: Hill - Membrey - Owens F: Higgins - King - Butler Option 2. HF: Hill - Sharman - Owens F: Higgins - King - Butler I would go opti...

It's well and good to have all this blistering speed, but our achilies heal this year was the lack of forward penetration, or more specifically the excessive number of times oppositions intercepted and cleared the ball around our half forward line. Hopefully we can find a way to get some 'Riewolt li...

.... so much for pick 11 ..

St Kilda's strength in defense is the main reason for our weakness in the forward line. That's because the majority of our players, including forwards, are running back into the defensive zone. Clearly we outnumber our opponent (in our defensive zone) and gain possession. We move the ball forward, b...

DMac is a Lyon type player. He would thrive if fit. He may retire, but there seems there may have been hope a reasonable solution to his injuries reoccurring can be found. If he can be 'fixed' he will get fit quick and will be valuable. Yes, DMac is a Lyon type of player, he runs hard both ways lik...

Sounds like Collingwood are interested. Billings is a class above Ginnivan and likely to be a well respected regular in a top team.

It breaks my heart that RTB has very little respect for Billings.

I'm prepared to go on record and call this a major blunder by St Kilda.

bigcarl wrote: ↑Mon 09 Oct 2023 2:05pm I thought Stocker was okay this season, but I have him well behind a fully fit Nick Coffield in that half back role

Agree, I'd take Coffield ahead of Stocker. And I'd have Billings before Byrnes.

caveat emptor

Brodie is 193, about the same height as Nick Riewoldt, so definitely not too short. Max King is tall, but would benefit with a Strong colleague. Jack Hayes & Caminiti are strong, but not proven at this level. Sharman is not especially tall, and not overly strong. Brodie has similar attributes as...

Think we'd be making a mistake to let Billings leave St Kilda. He has a touch of class, and good disposl, which we desperately need. Reminds me a bit of Dal Santo. He's had a wretched run with injuries, and if fully fit , properly engaged and used correctly is a regular in our team. If RTB really is...

If the AFL feel the necessity for compensation picks, perhaps they should develop and publish a formula which is transparent to all. Such an algorithm may allocate points for 'number of years since last premiership', number of finals appearance in 'previous 10 years, number of games won past 5 years...

I'm not sure what the point of recruiting him would be. Silvagni's Moneyball pick? Exciting. Silvagni knows him Brodie very well from his under age days, playing with SOS's son Jack in Nth Balwyn. Brodie was always the outstanding player. As a kid he was small, but brave, very talented and has an o...