We lost two games directly from poor goal kicking (West Coast and Port Adelaide). Our conversion this year was the third worst in a season in the AFL era. Had we won those two games, we would have finished 7th. It's about time. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/ben-dixon-says-every-foo...

I reckon Geelong's 2009 side was 50% better than the Tigers' team on Saturday... B: M. Rooke, M. Scarlett, T. Harley B: N. Vlaustin, A. Rance, D. Grimes HB: A. Mackie, H. Taylor, D. Milburn HB: B. Houli, D. Astbury, K. Mcintosh C: J. Kelly, C. Ling, C. Enright C: D. Prestia, T. Cotchin, S. Grigg HF:...

Also, his record at the Blues wasn't that bad (in hindsight). Gibbs, Murphy and Kreuzer were logical number 1 choices. He chose Josh Kennedy at pick 4. Nailed that one. He also took Garlett, Carazzo, Jamison and Betts in rookie drafts. Yes, he had a few failures in the top 20, but no more so than ot...

I doubt Wayne Hughes is even earning six figures.

Recruiting is not a highly paid job unless you're the head honcho.

He's quality. All-Australian squad two years running, B&F winner. Doesn't have sublime skills but plays outside. We lack outside run and carry. We lack quality midfielders. Gaff is quality. He's not elite but he's A-grade. I would trade him for pick 8. Putting it another way, if pick 8 turned in...

Would love to see St Kilda hire an assistant coach who's been involved at another AFL club within the last decade. Too much to ask? We have zero IP from anywhere else in the AFL system. You've mentioned this before... Ben McGlynn came in as development coach this year after retiring from the Swans ...

Would love to see St Kilda hire an assistant coach who's been involved at another AFL club within the last decade. Too much to ask?

We have zero IP from anywhere else in the AFL system.

Easy to forget that between 2003 and 2005 we: traded high picks for Barry Brooks and Fergus Watts, used pick 33 on Cain Ackland, pick 49 on Mark McGough, elevated Dylan Pfitzner and Nick Stone from the rookie list, selected Raph Clarke with pick 8, Craig Callaghan with pick 65, Michael Rix with pick...

The most recently retired player involved at the Saints is Lindsay Gilbee (VFL coach, retired 2012). The next most recent is Aaron Hamill (retired 2007). He left the game a decade ago. Sexton has been with us for 11 years (!) and Kingsley for 7 years. McPhee came from the WAFL and Welsh came from th...

chook23 wrote:Nutshell....we have one player rated in afl top 50.. (this year...champion data..2017)

we need more class...simple

Spot on.

Anything else is tinkering at the margins. We need cream.

In the first 7-8 weeks this year, we had one of the competition's genuine A-grade midfielders. Since the mid-season bye, that same player has struggled to impact games - a good quarter here and there, but no consistency of performance. Is it injury? Tagging? What's the cause? It's seriously impacted...

This is a joke.

He, his wife and his kids love being in Melbourne.

He was prepared to sacrifice an AFL career to live here closer to his family before the Saints picked him up.

Sorry, industry jargon for me!

IP = intellectual property.

Fair call about the Pies, I'd forgotten that he was an assistant to Bucks.

My comment was based on reports I'd heard when he was at the Dogs...

No way.

Eade is a control freak.

Richo has been senior assistant at two clubs (Carlton and Port) - he doesn't need an ex-coach around him.

He needs more IP from other clubs. We don't have any assistants with IP from anywhere else in the past 5 years.

The following players have retired in the last 5 years due to repeated concussions: Sean Dempster (Sydney/St Kilda) Sam Shaw (Adelaide) Justin Clarke (Brisbane) Sam Blease (Melbourne/Geelong) Leigh Adams (North Melbourne) Heritier Lumumba (Collingwood/Melbourne) Matt Maguire (St Kilda/Brisbane) Scot...

Did it mention what position they played? Linebackers and offense lineman bang heads all day - Running Backs lead with their heads along as do most others when they go to tackle The article says: "The brains studied are from players who died as young as 23 and as old as 89. And they are from e...

Does anyone honestly think we have a top 4 list?

It wouldn't matter who was coaching us, we don't have the elite core needed to consistently win games.

Interesting to compare the 2009 GF side with the side that played against the Swans. B: S. Baker, Z. Dawson, J. Blake B: J. Webster, N. Brown, J. Geary HB: S. Gilbert, S. Fisher, J. Gram HB: S. Savage, J. Carlisle, D. Roberton C: F. Ray, N Dal Santo, C. Jones C: B. Acres, J. Steven, J. Newnes HF: L....

Pretty sure most people in the footy world thought Hardwick would have been sacked last year. The Tigers will almost certainly finish top 4. If the Pies hang on to Buckley, they will play finals next year. Bomber Thompson was on the block at the Cats in his 7th year. Then he took them to 3 consecuti...

Needs to become his baseline game.

He showed in 2015 what he was capable of and his performance against the Tigers should be the rule and not the exception.

Saved his spot for another few weeks at least.

He's done a Lenny Hayes.

Slow build and now he's suddenly elite and it's caught everyone off-guard.

Clearly in the best 30 players in the AFL this year.

chook23 wrote:A real danger game..double six day break after perth trip.....possible let down from last sat and a key option from fwd line out

We may flat

Agreed.

Two six-day breaks and flying back from Perth. We may get tired.

Should have beaten the Eagles by 3-4 goals.

This week will be a very good barometer of where we're at. Richmond are as good as anyone this year.

Longer has a long way to go. Yes, he's a very good (perhaps excellent) tap ruckman. His physicality is good and he doesn't get pushed around. But he contributes nothing around the ground. He's kicked the ball 9 times in 10 games. He struggles to take a mark. I'm hoping it's a symptom of him still ne...

We are currently on track for one of the worst five seasons in VFL/AFL history for goal kicking accuracy (at around 45%). This is despite playing half of our games indoors. It nearly cost us the match yesterday, just as it did against the Eagles. Our percentage is the worst in the top 8 and if we wi...