Geez people are harsh on Longer!!!!!!!!!!!!! The kid is 22 and rucked all day like Goldstein does for the kangaroos and dominated,clear tapouts to midfielders and second efforts in clearences were inspiring ??? Billy is the future and only going to get better. It doesn't matter who he rucked against...

Agreed.....Soft as butter and we can't even rotate him through the midfield.
Most small forwards must be able to go in the midfield at some stage.
Can't even call him a 1 trick pony,because he doesn't posess a trick????

Fair Call Rising,but what I was refering to was their assistants.
Everyone has a price$$$$$$ .
We can't get their coach,but we can approach Clarkon's lieutenants.

I know we have Luke Beveridge coming on board next year to fill a coaching directors role (unless Gold Coast offer him senior role as rumoured on radio) Bluey McKenna is cooked at Suns???? We must hunt and be aggresive in regards to poaching Hawthorns senior generals ,Show them the $$$$$$ cause quie...

Totally agree mate.......
Only valid reason would be not to do a Melbourne and trade/Delist all senior players at once.
From a club prospective his training and presence around the club might out weigh his ability to be able to play senior footy on a regular basis ?????????

I think they are forgetting that injuries play a part with the weekend's Ins.
If not for injuries players like Billings,Bruce,Acres,Templeton ect......... would be playing.
Bad journalism and research one thinks.

Didn't get ago until Ross came along though?

I find Freos current situation similar to ours under Lyons regime when it comes to recruiting. Freo has recruited quick fix solutions with players that are either always injured or hacks. Gumbleton and Sylvia will never get on the paddock and both seemed to lack discipline at their previous clubs. I...

Does anyone know the answer?

Wether Richardson works or not ,I firmly believe that our diligence on him has to be applauded.He has paid his dues with a lenghthy apprenticeship and the club could have not got a more credentialled coach anywhere in the current AFL system.
Good feeling about Richo..

I hate Sydney.
Every year they rape other clubs of their talent which the AFL allows them to do so whith the extra money crap in their salary cap.
I wouldn't be so pissed if the Swans used the money to promote football in NSW.
Go get em Eddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How were Geelong able to do it in 2002-2007 where their senior players were on peanuts ,which enabled their list to still develop and recruit accomplished players from other clubs??

With the Saints being 3 to 4 yrs away from potentially being able to have a shot at a flag,we shouldn't be throwing $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ at players just yet. I hope we save our dollars and time our run to spend up when our nucleus of the team has played 50 to 60 games and we are on the cusp of finals. I ...

As soft as butter.......................

Don't know the players,but was reported in the paper.
Remember I didn't state Goddard but wouldn't it be ironic if he was one of those players?

Have heard that 8 Essendon Players have spoken with Matt Finnis about walking out on their current contracts with Essendon. Would we be surprised if Goddard came back to the Saints on a much lesser contract. I was surprised to see Goddard at the Saints last game and thought If he had realised what a...

I was having a beer today with my brother watching Carlton an Richmond and thinking how a list that we had didn't come away with at least one flag. When you look back through 2002 onwards we had players of the calibre of Roo,Gehrig,Ball,Hamill,Lenny, B.J,Dal,Max,Harves,Kosi,Goose,Milne,ect.............

Under Ross's regime I always wondered why Ross didn't play him forward?
I often would speak with my brother and say why don't they see he is good over head.

I admire boomer for his career, but never have I seen a captain of a AFL club play as a individual with every week trying to kick goal of the year. After the game when interviewed all he could talk about was missing that goal which would have given him 5 for the match. Riewoldt is all class............

Thanks for the memories mate ,but father time has caught up with you. You battle willingly and you endeavour is their but 2 Qtrs is enough for you,after that you are non-existent,and can not play anywhere else. Love the Kosi but the ovens and murray beckons with Lavington Panthers being the front ru...

Agreed Con.
Watters stated on SEN the same topic,but he needs to stand by his words and put the line through the the likes of Kosi and Blake.Not the future.

I know it is a saint topic board, but I don't feel sorry for the Dees.They have had more draft picks then I can remember from any team. The mistake they made was getting rid of their leaders (McDonald,Bruce,Green,Robertson ect......).How can Watts,Trengrove,Grimes have time to learn when their idiot...

I thought McEvoy was poor last night and smashed in effective hit outs.
Before people jump all over me sure we won the hit outs but very few were effective IMO.

If only he had a leap??????????????

Go Saints.

I hope your right True Believer?

Are we in danger of not making 30,000 members in 2013.I know we have been up since 2004, but I have concerns that if we can't notch past 30000 members this year how can we expect to be considered as one of the big clubs in Victoria and carry any clout in the Afl? We need members to renew their membe...