They will probably draft some bloke from the WAFL

Where to now?

He can't play as a defender. His not good enough. + 1 Wilkes was recruited as a fwd. He cant play back. Lets get a back to play back. First Kosi, then Roo - now Wilkes. Who next - Milney to FB? Lets get Brown or Hartigan to play defence. Con Wilkes was recruited as a backman but couldnt play there....

The more I think about it I think it will be quite complex & involve 2nd & 3rd round upgrade's for the Eagles. If it happens I think it will look more like this. WCE receive Cripps, 26 & 47 Saints receive Brown, 41 & 62 Close but whispers are 49 not 47, with that coming for Ray from...

WEST Perth midfielder Shane Nelson was the standout performer at the WA 2012 NAB AFL Combine on Sunday, boosting his draft chances one year after surprisingly being overlooked. It was expected Nelson would be recruited in the second round of the 2011 NAB AFL Draft, but an illness suffered on the ev...

If we want to go anywhere as a club Kosi shouldn't be in our first 22 next season. Footy is a brutal and ruthless game, and unfortunately Kosi is no longer up to it. All of those having a cry and trying to defend Kosi obviously are happy with us being a mediocre side. Thanks for all you've done Kosi...

3rd generation saint wrote:If we can't WC Mitch Brown, isn't there a Mitch Brown at Geelong and another up and coming defender that Neil Balme said may have to look elsewhere for opportunities should Geelong get Jarrod Rivers?

Mitch Brown from Geelong is more a key forward than a defender

In my opinion you don't trade to get a player to play in the 2's

This is an intriguing trade. Stefan Martin can play full forward, full back or ruck. The question is where are we planning on playing him if the rumour is true?? As it has been stated many times before, we are going after Brown and Hickey...yet Martin can play both ruck and back (maybe not as well a...

Furphy wrote:Tom Lee was originally drafted by Adelaide at pick #60 and didn't get a game, I hope this works out...

He was also 17 at the time.......

Not many 17/18 year old key forwards get a game.

He said himself he wasn't mature enough at the time both physically and mentally.

Is it time for us to throw our hands up and say OK we can't get him and turn to North and say how much for Hansen. Why would we turn our attention from a full back to a foward...and a crap one at that! I would say if the Mitch Brown trade breaks down then we might look at Luke Delaney and maybe Cam...

Someone posted this on Bigfooty. Not sure of the source, but if it's true...wow. 'News coming through is that the Saints have offered their Brendon Goddard compensation pick (13), pick 24 and pick 34 for Gold Coast pair Josh Caddy and Tom Hickey. Gold Coast have reportedly knocked back the deal.' T...

SMS wrote:ray goddard and cripps gone

ray and cripps aren't much of a loss

I still reckon Caddy is overrated, we can pick up someone just as good, if not better with pick 13.

Isn't Lee more of a third tall mobile forward? Stanley has to play and Roo obviously. I like Kosi deep but Id also like yo see Roo and Stanley rotate and the resting ruckman stand in the square. But if the resting ruckman is forward then it makes 4 talls if you include Lee. He is 195cm so that seem...

Kosi's career looks over to me, not sure what we will do with him: delist? attempt to trade? let him play at sandy next year?

I am completely shocked he has been delisted, was one of the premier ruckman last year, unfortunately it was injuries that kept him out this year and Mike Pyke has taken his opportunity.

B: Simpkin, Brown, Geary HB: Gwilt, Fisher, Dempster C: Montagna, Hayes, Steven HF: Schneider, Riewoldt, Stanley F: Milne, Lee, Saad Foll: McEvoy, Dal Santo, Armitage Int: Siposs, Gram, Wilkes, Milera Close/depth: Newnes, Kosi, Hickey, Dunnel, Curren, Ross, Ledger, Markworth, Ferguson, Jones*, Ray*,...

Interesting you mention Gilbo there Rexy. Just signed a contract but have a funny feeling, when you look at our line up, that you might be on to something there. I do wonder what names we are throwing about out there and Gilbert is one that comes to mind. Gram is another that comes to mind.....as i...

rexy wrote:Simpkin Brown Geary
Gilbert Fisher Gwilt
Dal santo Hayes Montagna
Saad Reiwoldt Schneider
Stanley Lee Milne
Mcevoy Armitage Steven
Bench from Sippos Kosi Gram Millera Ledger Ross Hickey Wilkes

No room for our All-Australian Defender???

Hickey will be depth

Blake will retire if Brown is secured.

Lee will take Kosi's spot, I can see our forward line looking something like this:

HF: Schnieder, Riewoldt, Stanley
F: Milne, Lee, Saad

Wilkes rotating off the bench and Siposs off the half back line floating forward.

is 194 big enough to be the second ruckman Well he is 2 inches taller than Jason Blake. Anyway if we get Hickey he wont need to be used as a 2nd ruckman. That is true but where the hell does Hickey play when not rucking. That has always been my issue on the second ruckman in a side. I wouldn't thin...

Its because he is a KPP. Look what we just paid for unproven FF. And a KPP who opportunities are limited at WC acording to Worsfold Straight swap seems fair to me given the age difference as well As for the unproven FF - we pratically traded Goddard for a 21 year old state league gun + a second rou...

Fair few "keyboard recruiters" around the place...

The recruiters know what their doing....i'll leave it at that