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- Thu 02 May 2024 7:46pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team v Roos
- Replies: 34
- Views: 859
Re: Team v Roos
Sharman has put in some poor efforts recently. Not surprised he's been dropped. Hayes will give us the vigorous contest that Sharman doesn't. Caminiti a bit stiff, but that shoulder of his may be hindering him a bit. Nice to see Angus Hastie on a wing. Clearly the coaches like what they've seen. We ...
- Thu 02 May 2024 7:21pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Can we?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 3715
Re: Can we?
Recruiting is number one. Recruit poorly and you end up a persistent cellar dweller or scratching around the middle ground. We have a highly competent coaching panel We have recently recruited well We have appointed a recruiting manager with excellent credentials and an impressive record We've sorte...
- Thu 02 May 2024 6:24pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Mattaes Phillipou
- Replies: 3
- Views: 293
Re: Mattaes Phillipou
He's only three months older than half of last year's draftees.
- Wed 01 May 2024 9:52pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Higgins Alir incident
- Replies: 160
- Views: 4805
Re: Higgins Alir incident
Crouch gets one week for nearly breaking a player's neck Butters gets off for running past the ball and bumping a player front on in the head. Deemed to be trying to pick up the ball by Christian. Yeah, right. Charlie Cameron's suspension was thrown out because someone said he was a good bloke. Wow,...
- Wed 01 May 2024 9:39pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: The Roar opinion piece
- Replies: 19
- Views: 730
Re: The Roar opinion piece
Yep. It's a hit piece. One thing you can count on from journos is exaggeration. A team wins by one point and they're superstars, they lose by one point and they're an abject failure. We're used to getting kicked like this, but it doesn't make it any less nauseating to read or listen to. 18 months ag...
- Tue 30 Apr 2024 8:11am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: No Pressure
- Replies: 11
- Views: 495
Re: No Pressure
It's a lot to do with letting the opposition chip the ball around and take huge numbers of uncontested marks
- Mon 29 Apr 2024 4:53pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Durrrrrr Howard
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1619
Re: Durrrrrr Howard
200cm key defenders are hard to find and even average ones are worth having. Howard has played some solid football for us in the past and when it comes to one on one his record is good except for the heavy giants like Dixon and Hawkins. He is not strongly built and that's a pity. I think the issue m...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 10:33pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Dual narrative
- Replies: 27
- Views: 937
Re: Dual narrative
Getting Simon Dalrymple to the club surely means we are more draft focused than trade focused. I can't see any evidence of a genuine rebuild from 2012 to 2022, just a series of ill conceived moves, third rate recruitment, and failed development. Our recruitment strategy is different this time. Inste...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 12:08pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Dual narrative
- Replies: 27
- Views: 937
Re: Dual narrative
A lot of players these days play until they're 33 or 34, so the 28 year olds could play another 5 years, maybe 6. Our youngsters need two more seasons to get to being consistent footballers with mature bodies. It's a a bit of a tightrope we're on. Let's look at a team of players currently aged 25 or...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 10:28am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Comparing our Outs to other teams
- Replies: 14
- Views: 591
Comparing our Outs to other teams
Round by round comparison of players missing through injury or suspension Round 1 St Kilda: Sinclair Webster Clark Butler Howard Dow Hayes Caminiti (8) Geelong: C.Guthrie Rowan (2) Round 2 St Kilda: Clark Webster Crouch Butler Howard Dow Hayes (7) Collingwood: Hoskin-Elliott McStay (2) Round 3 St Ki...
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 9:55am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Footy Fix: Ross Lyon is the AFL's most boring coach once again - and it's suffocating the Saints' season
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1368
Re: Footy Fix: Ross Lyon is the AFL's most boring coach once again - and it's suffocating the Saints' season
Richmond and St Kilda have been the teams hit hardest by injury and suspension. I think Lyon is trying to manage things because at best he's been 5 players short of his best line-up and at worst 8 players short. The midfield is a liability and he knows it, so you have to tinker with things and put p...
- Sat 27 Apr 2024 12:17am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
We've been playing with an undermanned team since round 3. He knows we'd be better with those injured players back in the team. The midfield is killing us. It's putting pressure on both ends of the ground. Marshall is the only player who gets multiple clearances a game. Steele has been good for the ...
- Sat 27 Apr 2024 12:00am
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Ratugalea is 20Kg heavier than Caminiti and just as athletic. Pretty tough for a 20 year old with 20 games behind him to compete one on one
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:50pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Votes v Power
- Replies: 17
- Views: 681
Re: Votes v Power
Wilkie
Wilson
Cordy
Sinclair
Wanganeen-Milera
Wilson
Cordy
Sinclair
Wanganeen-Milera
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:29pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Hastie is barely an adult. I thought he looked good. Can't believe anyone would critise him tonight
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 11:24pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Hastie 18
Garcia 18
Wilson 18
Phillipou 19
Owens 20
Windhager 20
Caminiti 20
Wanganeen-Milera 21
That's 35% of the team tonight
Port had maybe one player in that bracket
Meanwhile, we're playing with one effective midfielder in Steele.
Garcia 18
Wilson 18
Phillipou 19
Owens 20
Windhager 20
Caminiti 20
Wanganeen-Milera 21
That's 35% of the team tonight
Port had maybe one player in that bracket
Meanwhile, we're playing with one effective midfielder in Steele.
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:41pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
Yep. Two goals in the last minute of the second quarter and one goal in the last minute of the third.
Got beaten badly in the clearances in the last 5 minutes.
Umpires have d code that St Kilda played dint deserve a single free kick
Got beaten badly in the clearances in the last 5 minutes.
Umpires have d code that St Kilda played dint deserve a single free kick
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:04pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
You'll get you're wish in a couple Of weeks
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 9:54pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
- Replies: 442
- Views: 5873
Re: Match Thread Saints v Port Round 7 2024
On the positive side we're keeping their midfield honest. Garcia doing a good job on Butters so far. Wilson has been very good. Hill had a good first quarter. Sharman needs to lift. He lacks attack on the ball and the player. He's had some disappointing efforts in recent weeks. With King out, he rea...
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 8:35pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Our form
- Replies: 14
- Views: 715
Re: Our form
At least with diarrhoea we'll have more runs on the board
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 7:02pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Our form
- Replies: 14
- Views: 715
Re: Our form
OUCh!! It's going to be an uncomfortable night in front of the TV. Hope the neighbours won't hear me screaming my tits off. Amazingly, I sat in calm disbelief at Marvel Stadium last Saturday after reaching a state of zen resignation 10 minutes into the game All I want tonight is some energy and some...
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 6:56pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Coming back
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1227
Re: Coming back
On reflection I think you're pretty close to the mark
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 6:54pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Coming back
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1227
Re: Coming back
Wellard Saint, you're a hard man to impress.
Those assessments were pretty brutal, but everyone has a right to their opinion.
On balance, I think we'd be a better team right now with most of those guys playing, but it still wouldn't make us top four material,
Those assessments were pretty brutal, but everyone has a right to their opinion.
On balance, I think we'd be a better team right now with most of those guys playing, but it still wouldn't make us top four material,
- Fri 26 Apr 2024 1:53pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Coming back
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1227
Re: Coming back
It's been a long wait. Makes you think what could have been in those close ones we lost. I'd happily have 7 of those guys back in the team tonight if they were match fit and available.
- Thu 25 Apr 2024 7:56pm
- Forum: Saintsational Fan Forum
- Topic: Team v Port
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2018
Re: Team v Port
It's probably the best 22 we have available. King still injured. No Dow, Clark, Webster, Crouch, Wood, Hayes, or Henry You can't put in your best team in if you have 8 or 9 senior players unavailable. It's a reality we just have to accept at the moment. With luck things will get a lot better in the ...