The volume of capex this clown turned down because apparently Essendon were going places is frightening. The trade, assuming it comes to fruition, makes sense. But Shiel was overrated 5 years ago when several clubs (including us) were recklessly opening their wallet to lure him and he remains overra...

Could have either Petracca or De Goey, but Trout had bigger plans for pick 1… Seriously, Trout and the gutless “yes” men who were too weak to stop him despite knowing how much his approach stank have so much to answer for. 2014 was probably our biggest draft disaster yet. Needed to be our defining d...

From HS this morning Moneyball: All the latest player movement, contract and free agency news The latest on the Bombers attempt at a double free agency strike, North’s options if Todd Goldstein departs, how a Crow can unite with his brother and more trade news here. Jon Ralph,Jay Clark and Glenn Mc...

I actually can’t think of many trades with the Swans where we have lost out? If you’re referring to Plugger and Hall, we were compensated. Both went on to become cult figures at the club, but it’s not as if they walked for nothing. There was Tommy Gun, but he didn’t become what either we or the Swan...

I think the consensus is that we’re not quite ready to challenge and the only way we will be is to keep bringing these young guys through. The club made the decision largely to go with the team that got us to finals in the first place. I think that is reasonable. You could argue Howard for Cordy, b...

Of course no one is happy with the result, especially seeing that it was apparently a “home” final.

But what comes first, the chicken or egg?

It’s actually frightening to think as to how little finals experience even the senior players have been exposed to.

This is starting to remind me a bit of the Hickey v Longer argument, as in who is the less mediocre. Howard, a bit like Longer is arguably better in a physical one-on-one contest (but like Longer, also a bit overstated in that department by some of the fans), but his disposal is a liability. Also, h...

Moods wrote: ↑Sun 06 Aug 2023 11:12pm So why come on here if you hate the club so much? Go support Sydney

Never. It will be GWS

SydneySainter is a flog, a tool, a troll. Someone refusing to attend Sydney games unless a win is guaranteed. A wanker, who would not even meet, in Sydney, to discuss St Kilda. A fraud! I never said guaranteed, but at least a win being remotely plausible. After witnessing 7 straight drubbings in a ...

Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 06 Aug 2023 10:23pm Quality thread
Sadly I think some of the regular doomsdayers on this forum probably like him

Tefs, no one likes me on this forum. Who are you kidding?

Worst midfield in the comp. Been one of worst for the last decade.

come on folks, get around sydney sainter, clearly he's struggling but at the end of the day he's a sainter and just having a moment. Cheers Vortex, but this is it. The club through its Finnis years of chasing family values and positive PR has consequently established a culture where winning is bare...

Really , really you are happy Tony74 or just a publicist If the plan was to finish 9-12 then mission achieved . Well done , pat on the back, how wonderful are we Many saints supporters had much much higher expectations exspecially with our great start. We watched basically an inactive selection cha...

We have not been out of the eight all year. Yep, I agree we probably won’t last there but honestly how many of you after Round 21 would have thought that. We have a group of new coaches and a new game plan. There will be a turnover of players at season end as the coaching panel mould the squad to i...

The so-called defensive master???

We kicked one goal in an entire second half on our own dung heap.

Only St Kilda…

I’ve had a gut full of supporting blatantly worst football team by a country Mike in the developed world and I’m done with the attitude that we accept the mediocrity for what it is and still stick far, because that is what so called decent supporters do. Ban me. I’ll be glad to be gone and the major...

What this has proven, we will NEVER win a flag

Mr Magic wrote: ↑Sun 06 Aug 2023 6:40pm What a surprise
The fool from Sydney throwing a tanty!

The team are a bunch of LOSERS!!!

There is a thing called clearance. Maybe our midfield should hear of it one time.

Enough said. This is Hawthorn all over again.

Screw ‘em. Biggest laughing stock ever

What do you exist for? To be the team that no matter the margin, your opponent can have their come back of the season??? Enough. Mediocrity central this stinking excuse for a football club. Screw you Lyon, you can’t coach a team to seal the deal. Screw you Tony, you just advocate and support mediocr...

Mini was pick 17 Highly credentialed junior, ok career Hugh Goddard was pick 21 - not first round McCartin was a huge error at pick 1 but was a top 3 player Billings was rated top 3 - has played 150 games averaged 20ppg as a HF Was Steve Silvagni a recruiter at GWS or list manager A lot of people g...

I have never wavered in my support of the Saints, but my patience will be tested if Silvagni starts rummaging through the bins at Princess Park and recruits a bunch of not good enough players, like he did at Carlton when recruiting GWS rejects. I don’t know how much say Silvagni had with recruiting...

Our preference is to resign him - no doubt Although Ross would be concerned about his lack of running power - speed and endurance But I definitely think he wants a fresh start, as he did last season! Sometimes for a change of luck, players need a change of scenery Didn’t he get his nose out of join...

Stupid act by Caminiti. He’s a hot head and will need to learn discipline. Or, maybe that’s how he plays his best footy and we need to accept he’ll have a poor tribunal record as a consequence. However, the act itself while stupid isn’t warranted of a week suspension. They should challenge, even tho...

Thought we missed Doogs tbh. I know he makes some bonehead decisions with ball in hand but as a pure 1v1 defender he's rarely beaten one-out against the monster forwards and is super important for our structure allowing Battle to play looser / 3rd man up and Wilkie to take the less powerful/more mo...