I find this thread to be utter tripe.

There were good signs from our youngsters on Friday night. Yet Saintsational is full of doom and gloom. Boo hoo our window is closed we're such a s*** club etc. Grow a pair and show some faith.

Watching the Dockers last weekend, their tackling pressure was immense. The WC players were afraid to get the ball by the end of the match. We need to get that back. Not saying I would want Lyon back, but we lack that tackling pressure... is it a fitness thing? Montagna will be a good inclusion this...

Reading an article on Friday about the Dons in the Hun (no link sorry) they were talking about their desire to improve defensively. They had a table mentioning that the Bombers had conceded the least number of point in the nab cup. Now, personally I think it is obvious that defence is the area that ...

Gilbert through the wing could be a very good move. Has really impressed me this pre-season.

As has Roberton

Dempster is injured I hear

Interested to see that Polo has adveraged 16 possessions a game in his career. I mean, Lyon would happy with that at St Kilda as long as its efficient. I think we're looking for ball-winners, which is what we need (as opposed to the likes of Eddy, McQualter, who genearlly average 9 or so possessions...

Agree that Lionel is infinitely better than the INXS cover band.

Seriously, All Night Long will be classic. And I'll be partying all night long if we win too...

I'm putting in a vote for Big Ben...have been loving his work of late and really looking forward to watching him in this finals series.

Interesting to note that we have started pretty overwhelming underdogs against Geelong the last 3 times we've played, and won 2/3 and got close in the other.

I don't think the sky is falling in just yet, but we are definitely in a slump. We have played poorly the last three matches, and lost 2/3 as a result (got out of jail free against the bulldogs). Some kind of changes are needed, whether it be in attitude or players, or both. (Seems everyone has thei...

Hate to re-open old wounds that definitely don't need re-opening especially seeing as we looked so bloody good tonight and can go one step further this year but....

should have played in the GF last year

Some pretty pathetic stuff getting getting said on this thread. Pattison had nothing to do in that match but create space, he tried hard in the 5 or so times he went near it, so what if he didn't get 10+ touches or didn't quite hole the marks? It's his first game! McEvoy was great around the ground,...

I think there is only one way to move on from this, and that's winning games. If we start well then this will all be forgotten. I also want to say that I thought he was a great signing at the time. This has turned out terribly but I think the club have done the right thing in sticking with the wishe...

I don't think we can blame Lyon for this. At the time I thought it would be a great trade too, it just seems that Lovett is unable to control himself. I wish they'd just banned him from drinking or something like that. Thoughts must go out to the girl involved - there is going to be so much speculat...

The whole last quarter I was having trouble breathing. When Roo kicked the sealer I went into convulsions and the emotions of the whole event just overcame me, I felt like I was going to ball but held in the tears. One of the most incredible and agonizing experiences of my life. After the game, just...

I don't think there will be any changes. RL has shown that he usually doesn't change a winning formula (at least not earlier in the season).

If anyone was to come in I'd like to see Geary in for Eddy, but I can't see it happening and just have to have faith at this stage.

Whatever Scarlett said, I think he said it when he was turning his back and Harvey came back and said "why don't you say that to my face!" And good on him for it.

I agree that we should bring Armitage and Birss in...Birss should never have been dropped his form has been good. Drop McQualter and maybe Eddy.

Lets look to the future and bring in Allen for C.Gardiner.

Last time we played them we had Blake on Cloke and he got killed. I guess Maxy will take him this time...but it is so important we win this battle, if we can take Cloke out of the game I think we should win.

Thoughts?

I like the fact that we dropped Milne and Dal and brought in the kids because it at least tests our depth and that can develop depth. Players now know if they don't give their all then they will be out of the team, and if you get back in the team you better give it everything. This is a huge game co...

There was a time when Nick was a great kick for goal...clearly his problems are psychological. He needs to work them out quicksmart. Heard an interesting thing said by another fan at the Dogs game...that Lockett would practice MISSING shots at goal as well as kicking goals, so he would become as acc...

Why do these rumours seemt to come up each season. I just wish the players would pull their fingers out and show the kind of passion that would win us games, no matter who our coach is. If Nick could start kicking goals it would be a start. I mean, I love the guy with my whole heart but he has to do...

OK, so we know things haven't gone very well for us so far this season, at least not how we expected. BUT, we were one of the best performed teams in the second half of the season last year, and we have three winnable games coming up. Things are still in our own hands, if we can just start finding s...