Until #12 reaches peak fitness, form and touch we should play Rhys Stanley either as : a) 3rd tall forward, or b) rotating with #12 off the bench, or c) in place of #23 (#23 to play ff/ruck) Watching the game live on Saturday we lost all forward structure when #12 went off for a rest. Even when he w...

Irrespective of the outcome of the police investigation, the reporting of this story is a disgrace and all St Kilda people should make this point known in every way they can possible. e.g calling radio stations, print media etc. Not only is this slanderous of #11 and #44 but at NO TIME does CH 9 exp...

This guy is having a bloody good year so far. In the absence of #12 he has been the only forward who has consistently stepped up, even in WA where he previously would not have. After what would have been a touch pill to swallow (last years GF), he has taken his game to the next level with greater co...

In today's HS Milney is compared to Leon Davis, what a joke.

All this article does is show how overrated Davis is and will always be.

Whilst all the talk is about the imminent return of #12, I also cant wait for the return of a fit and injury free #1. When Grammy has played this year he has been half fit at best and we have not had as near as much run and breaking the lines from him as last year One of the reasons our forwards hav...

I thought tonight he was reasonably clean with the footy.

Showed some run and used the ball OK. Early on in the year he looked ordinary but now seems to understand our game style much better.

If he keeps this form up should hold a place in the 22...

Looking forwards to finals we need Kosi to be our 2nd key forward, Rooey cant do it by himself. If we play him rotating ruck / forward then when he finds a bit of form we can swing him forward. We have to keep persisting hoping he will find form. It might frustrate a lot of our supporters but how we...

McQ was due for a good game, his last few weeks have been average at best.

p66, i'd rather we play gardi ruck then rotate through FF than rest him at this stage. His form is solid and we are going to need him against Freo and Geelong after next week. That being said we could rest him next week but going into Freo and Geelong we need to smash the Tigers to start to hit bett...

His 2nd efforts were good and gave good contests on most occasions

He adds a different dimension to our forward line.

Lets hope he stays in when #12 returns, unfortunately it could be at the expense of #23.....

More and more looks likes he is a smart footballer - reads the play and positions himself better every week.

As long as stays fit we must keep playing him this year into finals later on. Vs last year in finals he will offer us more than Kingy did...

Playing him in the ruck must be the next option. He was competitive tonight but never looked like taking a mark, contested or un-contested. What Stanley showed tonight were 2nd efforts at ground level. He might not be super strong but had a couple of goal assists If Kosi cant find form next week the...

After Round 11 under AFL rules we have the option to elevate a rookie should we have a player who will be on the LTI for the rest of the year. If Luke Miles injury puts him out for the rest of the year then this gives the chance to promote a rookie. Our current rookie playes (excl Jarryd Allen) are:...

Overheard Lloyd today at the Wiggles concert trying to tell his misses that the Wiggles were too old, too slow and past their best

In the background were hundreds of kids decked out in wiggles gear and singing their songs...

Not the sharpest tool in the shed, just a tool.

Why does good luck need be conditional? I would have thought good luck by itself would be OK Is everyone predisposed to lowering their expectations for Rhys? The bloke might kick 4 or do absolutely nothing but I'd rather keep my expectations of Rhys open minded rather than lower them before he even ...

Fair point but with the speed of the game as it is zone defences are becoming easy to break apart.

In last years GF it was one-on-one footy which won them the flag not an super defensive mindse

In the last 10 years how many premiership teams relied on one player?

#12 is one of the greats but if we continue to build a game around just him I would have thought thats also called "putting your eggs in one basket".

Sydney's improvement this year has come through a much more attacking game plan.

* Pace
* Enthusiasm
* Brought Kosi into the game with great kick

If the only thing he does (which hell do more) is help lift Kosi's confidence then he may have done the impossible.

Adelaide's game plan was great three years ago.... Hawthorns game plan was great two years ago... Our game plan was great last year... History tells us that the best teams continue to improve and continue to adapt their game plan as the game evolves. We need to change our game plan or we are going t...

If you do what you always did you will get what you always got. Point being, if we never take a chance on our young players i.e Stanley, A Smith, Walsh etc and continue to play the same group then will we ever know if they could have improved us a team and maybe win a few more games? Two years ago w...

We play aggressive attacking footy. If you focus on defence when do you attack? If you defend poorly you try and defend even more trying to get better If you defend poorly your confidence goes down If you lose confidence you lose faith in your ability If you lose confidence your opponent will hunt y...

If yesterday's game showed us anything it was the importance of Ruckman who can play forward. Ryder, Hille and Big Gardi showed us that. If Macca is to take the next step then he needs to develop is marking and goal kicking skills Given the lack of run/speed in our team right now we'd have to seriou...

big red - so in suimmary what you are saying is that as of right now Zac is the best option for FB and that we have no other options? We are in dire straights if that is in fact true. I don't want to see any saints player suspended but if RL continues to persist with this bloke as FB and is clearly ...

If Clarke has to play he should play as a winger / half forward to maxmise run and creativity.