shanegrambeau wrote: ↑Thu 12 Oct 2023 12:20pm
Even the speech at St Kilda ‘s B&F reminds us to curb expectations and accept our Sunday twilite status.

What? When was anything like that said?

The general theme of all the speeches was that despite 2023 being a positive year, we need to improve and bridge the gap to the top 4.

There are just under 150 hours of trade period left.

Relax.

Otiman wrote: ↑Wed 11 Oct 2023 6:34pm Is anyone else concerned we have been far too quiet so far?

There’s a week left.

The impatience of fans during the trade period is bemusing.

The Bulldogs pick trade with Gold Coast means they now have picks 5, 39, 47, 52, 68 & 74.

Is pick 39 enough for Coffield, and as a result, for Henry?

I think the Dogs will need to give a little more, especially given the compensation clubs are receiving for restricted free agents.

Adelaide are the obvious one. Should play finals in 2024.

I don't see any other major threats from outside the 8.

Gold Coast should improve, but I can't see them ever playing finals.

Essendon won't get anywhere near it. Neither will Geelong.

I expect Hotton and Heath to move into that top 30 in 2024.

Does that just leave Clark, Highmore, Campbell & McKenzie as uncontracted?

As well as Gresham & Coffield obviously.

I wonder if Carlton had concerns over his fitness?

He played 10 games in 2023, five as sub.

In the five games he started, he averaged just 72% game time.

Although he still picked up 20+ touches every time.

Impatient Sainter wrote: ↑Mon 09 Oct 2023 9:54am There are whispers over on the Dogs BF board that we are showing interest in Rory Lobb and he may become part of the Coffield trade. A lot on their board also want to target Billings, suggesting he has the game to compliment their forward line.

We went after Lobb last trade period.

Jacks Back wrote: ↑Fri 06 Oct 2023 6:43am What position did he play when he came 5th in the Trevor Barker medal in 2020 (I think), and who has been playing his position these last few years?

Half back. A position now firmly held by Nas.

But I'd think his role was more like what Stocker provided this season.

Billings has played 10 games in over 2 years.

He is one of only 8 St Kilda players to have played 10 or more games without achieving 100+ ranking points in a match in that period.

The others are - Bytel (gone), Lienert (gone), Paton, Caminiti (1st year), Phillipou (1st year), Sharman and Cordy.

Very surprised not to see Mason Wood in the top ten.

It'll be the full stop on the disaster that was the 2013 draft and trade period. We lost Nick Dal Santo, Ben McEvoy and picks 25, 41, 48 & 77. For Shane Savage, Luke Delaney, Billy Longer, Josh Bruce and picks 18 & 19. We selected Billings at 3, Dunstan at 18 and Acres at 19. Bontempelli wen...

Really? You'd rather have lost 20 straight than play a final at the MCG?

Each to their own.

We'll be back in the top four long before North.

This compensation is a disgrace for a self inflicted wound. If anything they should be made to trade them because they need an immediate injection of talent not a speculative selction so they can get a player that would potentially walk out after two years. If North qualify, then the Eagles won't b...

Jack Sinclair joins some elite company. St Kilda players to poll more than 20 Brownlow votes (under the 3-2-1 system) Harold Bray - 1947 (21) Brian Gleeson - 1957 (24) Neil Roberts - 1958 (24) Ian Stewart - 1966 (21) Ross Smith - 1967 (24) Robert Harvey - 1997 (26), 1998 (32) Nick Dal Santo - 2011 (...

bobmurray wrote: ↑Sat 23 Sep 2023 12:11am I don't give a rats about 66, it's become an albatross,our incompetent club can't progress from it.

Your username is literally a player from that match.

Geelong drop out. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: yes you'd hustle good odds on that scenario occuring one thinks hmmmmm maybe via a big hangover buuuuut , not for my last dollar why Beno what ...

2023 was the 12th time St Kilda have finished 7th.

Only three times have we gone backwards after finishing 7th.

One of the best clubs to trade with in my opinion.

We were very well compensated for Lockett, Hall & O'Brien.

While the Schneider / Dempster deal is still among our most beneficial of all time.

Can't disagree with any of that.

What did they learn? How not to get a kick in a final? Typical apologist St Kilda supporter behaviour Happy to play and lose in an elimination final - and hail it a success!!!! Fk me What a losing mentality So you'd drop Windhager, Owens, Caminiti & Phillipou for.....? In 2015 the Bulldogs play...

meher baba wrote: ↑Sat 09 Sep 2023 7:15pm He did quite well, but he continues to look really slow: particularly when the opposition has the ball. Today, the only serious impediment to GWS running the ball out was Butler, with King second best. Higgins, Gresham, Caminiti and Shrman might just as well not have been there.

Bizarre take.

Astonishing that people think it wasn't intentional. That scenario happens so many times in a match, almost always the defender jumps into the attacker with their hands or they jump past them completely, as Pickett did in the final quarter. Maynard attempted to smother knowing he was going to follow...

The AFL claiming GWS have 33,000 members is hilarious.

They're suggesting for every two St Kilda members, there's a GWS member.

Or for every 5 Collingwood members, there's 1.5 GWS members.