magnifisaint wrote: ↑Sat 24 Jun 2023 11:50am So Wilkie is playing Howard's role because Howard isn't good enough.

Too true. Howard is allowed to guard space, slag off his team-mates, spit the chewy, make stupid decisions, be unaccountable and soft as buttermilk.

wasoncestkil58 wrote: ↑Fri 23 Jun 2023 11:33pm Still I hope we don't get stiffed by the Eagles next week. They are expecting a few of their crew back next week and I'll be there.

It’s a huge concern. The way we’re playing, we could play them back into form and consign ourselves to the doldrums.

Wrestling when out of his depth is a waste of effort.

Just like the lack of pride game.

Play some of the youngsters. Losing with duds like Howard who rips into his team-mates, gives away 50 metres and then lazily turns the ball over in the last thirty seconds which allows Cameron to goal is disheartening.

Howard is a dud.

Typically weak effort by Howard.

Swing some changes. Caminitti and Howard would be a start. Swing King into the ruck.

B.M wrote: ↑Sat 17 Jun 2023 11:18pm A leader getting subbed out for a fringe medium is embarrassing for Howard

He was shocking!!!

He is a lazy waste of space.

Winmore wrote: ↑Sat 17 Jun 2023 11:11pm Their worst 10 players are way better than ours. We need midfield talent, another ruckman to help Roma and, dare I say it, a full back.

Fullback is a huge concern.

Bunging hard-man Howard on Sicily and moving Caminiti to defence may have been an option.

perfectionist wrote: ↑Sat 27 May 2023 5:20pm Higgins trying to be a smart arse lost us the game.

He should be given a stint at Sandy. After spilling the mark he dropped his head, turned his back and then watched as Sicily ran away with the ball from the kick in.

Sicily plays with passion, is hard, fast, aggressive, reads the ball well, takes the game on, clunks his marks and is in his opponents’ face. Howard……?

Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 14 May 2023 11:59pmCordy?

Give him a burl at full-back and swing Howard into the forward line.

At the start of the year if we were told we would be 6 & 3 and 120% after Rd 9 nearly all of us would have been over the moon It was a filthy loss but our fixture ahead looks ok and we should make finals easily if we can curtail our injuries …and re-capture the hard at the player, and pill atti...

As mentioned in the telecast, it was close to RTB's biggest loss as coach of the Saints. Not sure if it was all for show but we don't need yet another cuddly coach (unless all coaches these days are terrified of losing the players). Personally I would have liked a spray to have been delivered going...

Seb Ross had a bad day but Dougal was just shocking. He seemed to be bird watching all day. He has no clue. I wish he could be replaced. I'm not sure what Port Adelaide saw in him. Calling him a future captain is laughable. Too right! He’s a lazy, lolloping waste of space with appalling body langua...

John Bingley for stopping Tuddenham.

avid wrote: ↑Wed 07 Dec 2022 2:17am So many ...
But my absolute faves--

Baldock
Lawrence
Young
Muir
Winmar (#! all time)
Jones
Dal Santo

Now, maybe Membrey

Barry Lawrence was sensational.

Matteas Phillipou has received champion utility Daryl Griffith’s number. If he can emulate the number 25’s feats of the ‘60s, then the Saints are on the way to building a successful dynasty. Griffiths was instrumental in us winning the ‘66 flag.
31 is an awesome number as well!

I reckon NWM looked as skinny as a rake - not that it matters in his position Last time Hill played wing for a period he was poor Hopefully he’s got a bit fitter And we have a gameplan that suits wingmen …and that he’ll hit the ball hard, as well as getting a bit of defensive and tackling aggression.

Worsfold, if he’s available. Should’ve got the job years ago. He interviewed for the Saints’ role, instead we let the Eagles grab him.

Bruce G McAbee wrote: ↑Fri 14 Oct 2022 8:10am I see Lyon as a regressive step and his game plan is obsolete. It won't get close to the Geelong's or Melbourne's style of play.

Plus Lyon can’t be trusted. Once bitten…

The_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 21 Aug 2022 8:09pm It says a lot that Wilkie is chosen to play on Buddy and not Howard.

Coz Howard is marshmallow soft!

See if Freo would like seagull Hill back. He’d go well hovering at Kailis Fish Market. Perhaps they could handball Acres back if the Saints said that the coaches had their fingers crossed behind their backs when the swap was made.