The two fundamental things to winning a game are to man up against your opponent and to lay a strong tackle. We did not man up against Carlton and got away with it because they are an inexperienced side. We tackle but the ball gets away. When you lay a tackle you have to wrap the ball up and put the...

My wife is a Kangas supporter. She is absolutely spewing about Tim Watson's one eyed commentary - I have to agree with her - it is very biased. It is usually only worse when he comments on a Saints game. I wonder if anyone has this statistic? How many goals has Matthew Lloyd kicked and how many of t...

I took note of LRT's approach and was not impressed. In basketball the move is called tunnelling and is just about the lowest thing one can do on the court. It is an immediate send off offence.

My Dad turns 85 the week after next. He used to work on the gate at the Jnuction Oval and then at Moorabbin for many years. He probably saw just about every Saints home game between about 1950 to 1998. He reckons that the best legitimate hit ever dished out on the field was the day that Eric Guy shi...

I have the 1966 Grand Final Record. My Dad, who was at the game kept it and gave it to me a few years ago. Not that I would ever part with it but I wonder what it would be worth.

I hope to match it with a 2008 GF record.

My experience with journos is that they usually get most things wrong. If Roo is not fit, let the young ones show there stuff and they will be better off for the experience.