Here's where I reckon we can improve to close the gap on the top 2 teams of '08... Gardiner: Appears to have taken longer than expected to settle in. Whether it was injuries or something else, he seems to have his hunger back. Perhaps it's fitness, perhaps it's off field issues, but if he stays on t...

So now after one game Zac Dawson is better than Luke Penny. I hope he gets near Luke's standard but after one game we may be going a little early which I know is not usual for people on here. Luke Penny, whilst servicable, was a bit fragile IMHO. Seemed to lack the ticker. Zac is faster and appears...

I keep hearing that he doesn't have "the tank" to play CHF...

Can some please define what "the tank" actually is?

Are we just comparing him to Roo?

How big a tank does Brown have? Or Hall?

I still maintain that he'd be good at CHF where he can run around a bit.

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:To state the obvious, we need to play 4 quarters given Adelaide have made a habit of resurging just when you think they have been put away.

Sometimes you gotta state the obvious on here.

Gotts keep Mc Cloud out of the game somehow.

We'll win.

Interesting to note that he said that hopefully the fans can see what they're trying to do re game style.

The feedback odviously got through.

If Xavier Clarke is definite best 22 then so is Maguire This where I'll differ from the crowd... X and Matty have to earn their recall on form. At their best, then yes they are first 22. I still fail to see why either or even ARmo are best 22 TBH, simply because they haven't done uch of late. I'm l...

Kosi looked horrible "one out" in the square... sorry.

More damaging on the run. If fit, I still reckon CHF would suit him better with a rotation to the square?

Did he remind anybody last night of Luke Penny? no....bet he could hope faster on one leg than penny could run when he had two good legs.......zac was.....well...our zac.....and i for one am pleased to be able to say that...... :wink: :lol: :lol: and I for one am pleased to agree with you (just thi...

Will be interesting to see if Zac keeps his spot when Max comes back... and Gilbo goes fwd. 8-) Put your money on it. I'd like to think so. If we want a replacement for Max, then it makes sense to give him game time in the 1sts. No guarantees on Goose at this stage. As far as Gwilt's decision makin...

The whipsers are that Gardi improvemnet has a lot to do with between his ears... and he seems to have his swagger back.

Gee, let me see...

We got smacked in the 1st...

We kept them goalless for the 2nd and 3rd...

we piled on about 8 or 9 to zero...

The beat us in the last by 9 points.

Yup, we were no good.

Mr Magic wrote:Did he remind anybody last night of Luke Penny?

Was more aggressive in 1 game than Penny was his entire career.

Max, Dempster and Lenny are the only first 22 missing.

X, Goose, Armo are yet to prove that they are worthy of being best 22 at the moment.

Reputations should count for nothing IMO.

It's been pretty obvious, infact glaringly obvious that this is the best - and perhaps only role for Kosi. When he lined up at FF last night, I again was perplexed as to thinking of the coach. When he began roaming, and naturally influenced the game, I was very pleased. Why has it taken 3 years for...

I think its pretty obvious CJ was asked to sacrifice his game to look after McVeigh...and I thought he did this to great effect. Holds his place for mine...might even get the job on McLeod next week. Lenny for Raph the only compulsory change..unless someone plays an absolute blinder for Sandy today...

They got the jump on us...

We responded and when we managed to play on our terms, we wiped the floor with them.

Not sure what people are on about. I'd be more worried is I was Roos TBH. Boy they dished up some crap.

Must say that Mini in a fwd role works for me. He can apply pressure and didn't give an inch.

The Fireman wrote:

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:I would also like to highlight the awesome goal from McQualter

Some of our young ones really stood up tonight...

The highlight of the night for me.

Yeap... come in "spinner"

CJ still worries me. Can't handle the pressure.

Mini deserves his spot.

I kept an eye on the "whipping boys" and he goes ok and hard.

Dal

Gardi

Dawson

Ray

Kosi, tho looks lost up fwd and got towelled, I reckon when in the suqre.

Great pressure.

Gilbo was a star!

Yup... hwat u 2 just said. You gotta live it to understand it.

15 touches, and a few goals... looking good.

I guess it depends on what you perceive as a good result, it would be silly to expect BH not to bag a couple. I personally think it's not a bad match up, Zac has the obvious advantage of youth and Barry would be slowing down these days one would expect? what would youth have to do with anything if ...

Did well. We need him up fwd more often. 2 goals a game will do me this year.

Zac reckons to watch out, coz Gardi is up and firing this year... Would be a great boost to our midfield... if not our memberships.

GArdi was doing ok in the Sydney game last year... then he got injured. Too many are focussing on the game against WCE.

If he's fit... look out coz he gives us some agrro.

Go Saints!