nobody really expected Rix to come out on top but he was expected to be competitive which he was not.

that was a Capuano'esk performance

if we cant expect him to at least be competitive then why is he even on the list... Trent Knobel was a much much better player

i really meant more match touch then fitness

Forgive my ignorance here... when did Goose come into the team? I he had a longterm injury with his stress fractures whuch flared up again over the preseason setting him back for 4-6 weeks. I have it in my head that he came into the team 2-3 weeks ago and its dawned on me that he's straight into sen...

Blake gets quite a bit of the ball. I think he would be well suited on the forward flank, providing his accuracy in front of goal improves. His kicking lets him down a bit, but I think he has the potential to be a 25-30 goal a year player in that position. Has he kicked 25-30 goals in his career?

Bernard Shakey wrote:How about Goose, Dal, X, Dempster, Birss, BJ, Gram, Armitage, Kosi, both Fishers, Gardiner, Bakes and Rix in no particular order.

Blake was not the worst.

Dal, Birss, Gram, Armitage, Dempster, Bakes, Gardiner, X, BJ and Bakes at least have some good games

Now I haven't watched any of the game nor listened on the radio... all i know is that we lost with a very negative brand of football. Now I'm going to make a little prediction here... The brigrade of players on our list that many forumites refer to as "Not so skilled but make up for it with the...

geeez how would it feel to be Steven Baker... the only player in the AFL who can run in a straight line, stop suddenly and get rubbed out for the same amount of time as Barry "Slugger" Hall. Not a very comforting thought... ne1 else get the feeling he can get reported at any given time for...

can some1 please do a match day thread for me... i'm at work with no radio... would be much appreciated

even 1/4 by 1/4 scores

thanks in advance

personally I don't rate him as a player at all

i think just about any other player on the list offers so much more

geeeeeez some of you guys are touchy... i don't think Hayes' post did any of the things he's being criticised for... he's just making some observations... not saying previous coaches should be reinstated or current coaches should be sacked i'd say he makes a few valid points too Seriously guys chill...

Serious Question. Has Ferg only just come back from injury? What has his exhibited form been? Unless he has been playing blinders why would he be up for selection next week? I quite like some of Barks other suggested changes.....but this one seems a bit rushed. I would also keep Gilbert down back. ...

still lacking match fitness/practice

i'd say 2-3 weeks minimum

Raph wasn't in my team but neither was Blake...

Blake had a much worse match and is a much worse player

don't know how u can have Blake in the team over Raph... Raph at least did a few nice things in the 1/4. Blakes match highlight was a missed set shot in the second

Against Sydney in Rd1, late in the last 1/4 there was an instance when the ball was kicked to a 1:1 contest about 40m from the Saints goal. Riewoldt VS his opponent (Bolton?!) There were loose players around every where and u just had the feeling that whoever won that contest, their team would win t...

God I hope M. Gardiner is back... It's a tough ask because it's not as simple as dropping a few bad performing players... it's a question of which players can win their respective positions... not just negate. Here's my try: B L.Fisher, Hudghton, Ferguson HB Goddard, Kosi, S.Fisher C Gram, Ball, C. ...

Raph Clarke is a pathetic excuse for a footballer he gave away about 5 goals and was absolutely pathetic... I have never seen a player sooo mediocre continually playing in a good team like him... the hard facts are he is not and never will be a premiership player same as Blake and Fiora... PATHETIC...

at least we know the saints won't be going in too cocky

Kossie to CHB Gram to the Wing Armitage, just play the kid and give him game time How's Ferguson travelling, has this kid ever been given a fair dinkum go? Ross Lyon stated in the press only months after his arrival that it was his intention to play Kossie at CHB.................still waiting :roll...

Sav if ur referring to the op... i'm just a bit tired of Raph being made the scapegoat every time something goes wrong... if this forum is anything to go by, he's clearly the no1 target. a lot of forumites are after his head... i don't think that's fair especially considering the midfield got done a...

I'm not sure... he pbly will Personally, I'm much more upset with X, Joey, Blake, and Fiora to name a few that were much more ineffective... i expected a lot more from those players than I did from Raph And i believe their failure only made Raph's performance look worse as he was forever under the p...

and what about the 15-20 other more experienced players that had worse games?

yeah who would have thought he made a few mistakes in the backline in a match where our midfield doesn't get a possession for 3/4s

can't quite figure that 1 out

He was as good as ne1 in the first 1/4 then once we lost control of the midfield he like a number of other players got exposed... surely you'd point the finger at a number of senior players for not performing rather than scape goating guys like Raph and Geary for not performing... Monty, Dal, X, Bla...

Quixote wrote:I
2) That is - Hello Clint and Armo, bye-bye Raph and Aaron please
4) Yes it was a disappointing loss, but don't be so quick to eat your

hmmm