What about Meeson is he being thrown around still?
Does he rate better in people's opinions?
IMO we must get a ruckman wih our second pick this year, either through trade or draft....

Where are the Cats better than us now, forget why. 1. Rucks, they have one AA ruckman, King who was and Blake who is light years better than anyone we have been throwing in there. 2. Defence. They are a great unit, all work well together and have good pace, awareness and disposal. They were missing ...

lets be realistic judd was NEVER going to come to St kilda when KS was asked about him hes not going to say "umm no we dont stand a chance at getting him " the supporters would go crazy asking why not and why arent we moving heaven and hell to get him so yeah he gave the members some lip ...

Con: Came out and said that we would throw the kitchen sink to get Judd, but he doesn't even want to meet with us. Looks stupid, should have checked first.

Con: Handling of tribunal cases ALL year. What about the two Baker incidents from the Blues game when we appealed? Very poor

I hope he proves the doubters wrog also...me being one of them.
Happy he's signed though, not much to trade for IMHO.

Is that a joke? Goose wouldnt get a game at the Hawkes seriously he would walk into every side let alone a side as weak in the air as Hawthorn Wouldn't get a game before Hunter and Glass at West Coast or Egan and Scarlett at the Cats or Bolton and Barry at the Swans or Bock and Rutten at the Crows ...

vacuous space wrote:I'd love to have Mitch Thorp.

Me too

rodgerfox wrote:Fraser doesn't play a big mans game.

Doesn't take pack marks.

Can't even mark with his hands, too often makes on his chest.

Doesn't often contest packs - instead waits for crumbs.


We want a ruckman who plays a big mans game.

110% agree.

Would we take Sylvia for pick 9?

Oh When the Saints wrote:Spot on SuperSaint.


Thomas didn't have the guts (well, he certainly has guts, but that's more from over-eating) to "exit out" Peckett, Powell and Thommo at the end of 2005 when all should have retired.

How true.

stinger wrote:i was just a bit worried that our scott lyons wasn't really kenny sheldon in disguise running it past a real expert...just to see if it could have wings.....

If RL clearly doesn't rate Goose why did he play him about 3 weeks too early in the seniors and persist with him for half a season?

His actions contradict the speculation

st.mart wrote:A bit of both.......but mainly that Ross does not rate Matt, as high as Matt rates Matt....

Only Saintsational posters rate Matt higher than Matt

Given Kenny's comments from the other day, this is a tad embarassing for KS I believe.

saintrod wrote:For what it's worth I heard Sheldon on SEN saying that Goose was overseas at the moment and expected his contract to be settled when he returned.

Heard the same thing and that's what he said, just didn't sound that convincing to me though

Would be gutted if Maguire's name even came up...He's just too important. Absolutely. I'm amazed how short people's memories are. Well I am in the short memory class. I would swap pick 9 and either Goose or Montagna for Judd in a heartbeat. Especially given that Ball and Judd could share a doctor a...

No-ones swapping a top 10 pick for Goose surely?

What about pick 9 + 2nd rounder plus Montagna, enough for the Eagles?

Reckon that list is very close to my thoughts also.
Reckon Milney may be a bit high and X Clarke a little low that's about it.
Think your top 4 is spot on also, Hayes pre injury was no. 1 for mine.


Fully agree with the rest of the post also, spot on.

I know I will cop stuff here, but I reckon we overrate Goose. Yes he had a serious injury and needs time, but he wasn't playing his best footy before he got injured either, we remember the 05 version. Maybe he can get back there, but he is hardly the best CHB going round. Fisher will finish top 5 B&...

If its the same QC that lost the case in the first place, what an opinion that would be

ausfatcat wrote:hutchy is friends with butters

Course he is, they play in the gutter together.

Had to laugh when Hutchy said, lets be honest, he doesn't know what the word means......

Fall guy maybe, but he was in charge of the Baker defence, no hiding from that. i didnt realise Kenny was a lawyer :roll: that was a stuff up from all concerned surely any lawyer would advise his client to not incriminate himself on the stand Doesn't have to be a lawyer, he owned the process, he sh...

Fall guy maybe, but he was in charge of the Baker defence, no hiding from that.

rodgerfox wrote:

aussierules0k wrote: Is there any chance we'll ever get a faceless board who quietly go about the business of running a PROFESSIONAL footy club?

This Board was exactly that.

Was.

It became about protecting themselves about 12 months ago.

Totally agree on this

I thought Rod's strategy was pretty obvious last week. The names we know are out there because Rod's putting them out there. Simple and the usual tactics when a self interested president is under pressure : - out any challengers before they are ready & get them on the back foot - try and link v...