Carlisle for 11, he has a thing for white lines!

Watched the Bulldog game last night, the great come back, and what stood out apart from Billings' final quarter was McKenzie. His first quarter he was a bit pressured and coughed it up a couple of times but after that he had a blinder. His contested work on the wing in the 2nd and 4th quarters was f...

What is he saying? Brian Speaking ‏@Brian_Speaking 1h1 hour ago Essendon looking like accepting Saints offer, Saints trading up to 8,Lachy Weller a gen chance. Jaeger O'Meara for pick 8 and 1st rounder 16 Wow, many thanks... Dont know the guy from a bar of soap but if this comes true he will be my ...

What is he saying?

Good on him, hopefully gives him a bit more confidence to attack year 1. Cheers for this info.

Wtf is going on with all of this Hawthorn rubbish? Carlisle has personally rung Richo to reiterate he is as good as guaranteed to be a Saint. His manager has been with Bains a lot of the day, has confirmed he will get his client to the Saints. Watch the interview with Carlisles manager, he couldn't...

Agree with previous posters, I like the idea of letting Carlisle fall to the national draft in the worst case scenario... my only concern is that im pretty sure i read somewhere that he doesnt want to do that and will push hard for Hawthorn if his hands are forced. Still Im not against keeping five ...

SainterK wrote:

Absolute gold!!

The difference between 16 and 5 = 811 points = which would mean us getting Weller for pick 23. A clear win for us. On the other hand - if they really want McCarthy they just need a high pick. If they get McCarthy and Bennell they will be happy. One possible way to do this is if we do 5 + 24 to Freo...

I know that this is probably too early, and i genuinely dont mean it in bad taste, but i reckon there are a couple of midfielders that need a bit year next year to hold their spot on the list. Im happy with the decision not to delist this year, but I think these guys need to take a couple of forward...

Just watching the game against Geelong, the draw. Now this could be the margarita talking, but wow he had a great game. Not only to hold Selwood, but look at all his hand passes in tight. there were two occasions in the second quarter where the other saints were hot handpassing but once it came to R...

I know. I'm not telling. That's how this works yeah? No point saying, if it doesnt happen I get every nuffie jumping down my throat quick to point out I was wrong. Just wait will say it here first if it is on, as I said things changing by the hour. Thanks for the info jaxons. Fingers crossed, I loo...

I personally think Seedsman is the kind of player we need. I have no idea why we arent chasing him. I agree I really rate him, his run and carry of the half back line could be very useful. Look at the Dogs, they have 3-4 guys playing that role. We are a bit hamstrung here, Savage, Webster (supposed...

I had Templeton penciled in as our Dalhaus... I still hope, but this year didnt engender a lot of confidence. Where Templeton did improve for mine was his toughness, still a long way to go, but last year he was jumping into tackles, not hitting them, this year he hit a bit more and brought momentum...

What gives me heart about Templeton ( and sorry for hijacking the thread) is that he uses it well. Look at his first few games, his intelligence and usage were first class. Running into the forward line he almost always hit a target or kicked to advantage. He has the smarts which will only improve w...

Agree to the top... hope he sticks around!

I had Templeton penciled in as our Dalhaus... I still hope, but this year didnt engender a lot of confidence. Where Templeton did improve for mine was his toughness, still a long way to go, but last year he was jumping into tackles, not hitting them, this year he hit a bit more and brought momentum ...

jaxons wrote:Carlisle is away for 2 weeks so need to make a decision yet.
We are trying to close on something that will superseed all.....watch this space!

Nothing like a salaciously ambuiguous comment by Jaxons at this time of the year to get the juices flowing! Keep em coming!!

I'm missing something with Newnes I think? I see he gets a bit of ball these days, but does he impact games? Given how they vote for the B&F, I don't think his coaches think he does much either. He is the sort of guy who may bite us on the butt if we traded him, or he could be like Ben, where h...

I think he has improved a fair bit this year. Not a 'break out' year, but has looked good. He generally has A-grade disposal, and agility. And i think in the last few weeks, month his outside game has improved. He is an absolute competitor, so good one on one, and i think with continued progress on ...

It is a bit difficult to come up with any positives. I think Goddard will be better for the run, still get caught under the ball a bit too often, needs to learn when (not) to take that attacking position. Took a couple of intercept marks so clearly reads the game well, just a little tweaking. Ross i...

Yeah great read, I'm surprised (happily) at the input of Finnis, at a distance he appears the really diligent type. Could be one of the best signings in the last decade!

chook23 wrote:Yarran contracted for 2016.....(not a FA end of 2015)

In the mix (hopefully) at our pick.......Francis/Parish/Balic

Thanks chook

I liked Young. I remember one weekend him having to back up, having played reserves Saturday and then seniors on Sunday. A solid player.

I hoping to be pleasantly surprised again. I thought 3 this year max. So this far out, I'd be happy with 6-7 again. Developing a winning culture cannot be underestimated.