Great report. Leigh Fisher looks as if he will be assigned a tagging role, as he spoke heavily to Lyon and the assistants both during and after training. Maybe Fish could do a job on Goodwin cosidering a) he's not that fast b) but still their best player and c) would otherwise be tagging Dal and gen...

I'm not interested in the GT part, but why is RL getting better? I think it's fair to suggest most coaches take a year or two to get to know the caper. His comments pre and post game are less emotive and he's losing the self-protective or defensive demeanour. I also think he's a really good match d...

suss wrote: It's nice to have you all back. I was missing this type of conversation after four wins on the trot. Yeah. I only log in when we lose so I probably missed the joyous celebrations... Happy with the season then? :lol: Not happy but I just can't see the benefit of trotting out the same old...

It's nice to have you all back. I was missing this type of conversation after four wins on the trot.

Maybe it's the cynic in me but I smell a rat...

It's funny isn't it. Eddy, Jones, Geary and Armo are have probably toughened up the team and made some of the older blokes toughen up too. I know Geary and Armo haven't quite racked up the numbers to get regular games but you couldn't question their courage. I'd be interested to see if Jack Steven c...

Sobraz wrote:I can see Pert at the press conference already... Heath and Alan with heads down, as Pert slaps away all questions...

That's very unfair. Pert always has the decency to answer "tough" questions from Tony Jones...and questions from no-one else...

I don't know about humble pie but his steal of the footy against two players in the last qtr wast aweome...he shows sublime skill sometimes.

Yeah, that was 15 seconds of my life I'll never get back...

I have no doubt that Goddard was gutted. His display in the early part of the game was awesome, his disposal incredible. He busted his gut for the whole game and was robbed by a despicable little weasel umpire that wanted to give the Eagles the game. He might have been petulant but seriously he's on...

Just scrolling through the list to see if anyone remembered Rod Keogh...certainly one of the toughest I've seen.

Why do people get excited about 20-year olds who can't play? Geary's had a few runs with the seniors now and hasn't shown anything special. Neither McEvoy nor Allen looked like they were ready for regular senior duty. How does selecting kids who haven't performed bring credibility to the selection ...

saint66au wrote:Either way doesnt sound like he has earned a senior spot for next week.

He might be getting assessed on things other than his possession count so you just never know.

Interesting that he said he expects us to be out of the finals for the next 4-5 years. Sounds a little extreme to me.

Saintschampions08 wrote:They've played in 3, and won 1.

Yeah I remebered that just after I posted it ( ). I think they made it to a semi final against Sydney a couple of years back from memory.

The record is hardly imposing...

Free kick count: 16-22 in their favour.
Games won for the year: 2-11 not in their favour.
Finals appearances in their history: 1 - which they lost - and then promptly dispatched players to all parts of the ground to celebrate with their supporters.

Crap jumper. Crap song. Crap coach. Crap history.

It was a great interview with a lot less corporate lingo than usual. He was very honest as Mark McClure and the panel pointed out. Maybe the ABC will podcast it or make it available online becuase it was really pleasing... He did say an interesting thing about his time spent with Tony Jewell at Rich...

batnoe wrote:So who does Dal Santo and Milne come in for?

Geary for one....Hayes injured

Not so fast there...Geary was very tough and harassed all night. He may not have got the touches but he, Eddy, Armo and MacQualter were defensively very good.

Took the telling mark was it was needed. In fact this third quarter arguably won the game. He seemed to be kicking goals and controlling the back line...how does that work??

And flew the flag in a big way..impressive.

I would back Roo but not once in 6 years of footy have I seen Dal Squib it. Matter of fact he can take a pretty good mark and isnt afraid to back into a pack. Also I would back that Ablett takes pretty good care of himself. I was harsh earlier...I'm a huge wrap for Dal and by and large I think you ...

Armoooo wrote:That is a huge let down, from what I've seen/heard/read he is a hardnut inside mid...

From what I've seen he is a hardnut and he's obviously got a hugh motor based on pre-season form. If he can find the footy he'll do okay but his defensive pressure will be A1.

There's 2 minutes to go in a prelim final...we're 1 point up...the ball has been kicked high in the air and about to land 20 metres out straight in front of the opposition goal...a player has to run back with the flight of the ball, into a pack, risking injury, to take courageous mark and win the ga...

You're a flog What a load s..t, you asked for positives just so you could shoot them down and blame everything from warm gatorade at training to lost games on RL. "nooone wants to win NAB cups?" Pretty sure every club in the AFL would love 350k in the kick, some more than others. How can ...

Quote: RW was a premiership winning coach and player. Clearly he wasn't and these facts are just made up in order to make him sound more important. Robert Walls may have been a premiership coach but he also destroyed great teams (the very reason he kept being sacked from half the clubs in the AFL)?...

I have dementia because I was most definately under the impression that: a) A full panel was selected to make the appointment of RL - not Robert Walls alone. b) RW was also on the panel that selected Rodney Eade for the dogs and several other coaching appointments. c) RW was a premiership winning co...