It's a vote of no confidence in our ability to develop players. Maybe that vote is justified. I would prefer it if we developed our ability to develop players - that would be a route to sustained long-term improvement imo. Ace Frehely makes a very good point, our player development has been poor. I...

I think the club has got ahead of itself. We look like a club topping up for a premiership window when we are anything but that. We are a bottom tier club. And there are no shortcuts. But we have decided to take some shortcuts in the time honoured manner of trading draft picks. Shouldn't the club be...

Shame Sandy have a bye this weekend so no second up match for Dan

So he is playing this weekend?

For 2 hours in September 2016 he was worth every penny.

It is a tough situation for McCartin and he may want to continue, however, someone may need to make the hard call for him.

This season is really enjoyable so far. I think the win against Melbourne was terrific. My glass half empty nature is to say we have done well against teams at the right time to play them. There will be tougher games ahead, however, there is no limit to what can be achieved. The competition is even ...

What exactly did we trade to get Hannebery?

Can we have Dan Hannebery rebuild updates from any saintsational track watchers regularly added to a thread and kept as a sticky? This is important as we have $800k per annum invested in the success of this rebuild and why he's not quite the Six Million Dollar Man, a fit Hannebery will be an importa...

Very simply, recruiting has been really poor for a decade.

To captain a team to a SANFL flag and win b&f is a good pedigree, means he uses his brain. Good pickup.

To overlook a chance to get Oscar McInerney is sad but 2 good luck ups this year.

Need to scour other leagues again.

Choco is a rolled gold senior coach, he'd be much happier running his own show than being one of a number of assistants.

He would be awesome, and a brilliant knowledge of football and an incredible football pedigree.

The fact Mark Williams is not in the AFL system shows how much of a clique the entire industry is. It is easier for a French au pair to get into the country.

Saintlester wrote: ↑Wed 01 Aug 2018 8:46pm As a Norwood supporter in the SANFL I can tell you this is a quality appointment. Fantastic club man who knows footy inside out.

Hope he embraces the Saints like his original club.

Agree, Gallagher name at Norwood carries a lot of weight for 3 generations. Hopefully a great appointment.

I've always been a bit annoyed we didn't pick up Jack Riewoldt. Jack could have been the full forward we needed to let Nick roam further forward.

He should be sent to work as a shearer, stretch out those hamstrings nicely.

Change the lyric from Down at moorabbin to

Down by the bay

It works for Seaford, Sandringham zebras, Moorabbin and Docklands.

Lock it in Eddie. Sorry, wrong team.

Good to see our club and another small club getting the rough end of pineapple in the fixture by being scheduled a Mother's Day game. Definitely not Collingwood after Eddie complained about having to play a Sunday twilight game last year. I'd be interested to know the negotiation on this match. Leag...

Good, we should get our Anzac Day game back as a priority.

It is just a scene from Goddard's movie. BJ started filming early.

ace wrote:We need players with brains not with ink.

Very prescient, if only they had listened to your advice.

Is Wow Jones still fit?

We ought to be able to get Murray and Parish for less than pick 5. Has anyone still got Fitzroy's telephone number?

Good to see the brains trust behind our list management have been working on a clear gap in the list over the last draft and this draft. To get back up the ladder in modern football we really need more inked-up footballers to match the Hawks, Collingwoods of this world. Pale arms just don't cut it c...