I think needing elite players is being overhyped. Saints have always had stars (elites?) till now apparently. Roo, Hayes, Harvey, Lockett, Winmar, Burke, Barker, etc, but no flag. In 09/10 we had a few "elites" but bottom 6 were lacking a bit - cost us. In '66 there was Baldock & Stewa...

What exactly is the definition of elite? I guess Dustin Martin was definitely "elite" last year, whereas the Bont, who was "elite" the year before, was only "good" last year. Is Gary Ablett "elite" now? Who cares and what real difference does it make? Sam Gilb...

I don't understand why anyone would consider moving your best backman to the forward line Because our best backman is actually our best forward, now that Roo is gone. That statement is a bit hard to justify. He has never played for an extended period as a forward, did kick a bag of 8 mainly by usin...

There are plenty of options for talls in the forward line excluding Carlisle. I would give them a go, but certainly use Carlisle to pinch hit up forward on occasions. I don't think he is a permanent forward, not especially agile and prefers to play straight down the line rather than having to turn a...

Sloane is still a chance. He even poured call water on reports he was going to sign. Hope its another Danger in the making. Nope. No chance. Their spiritual talisman. Deep in the Crows’ culture and whilst Walker is captain, Sloane is their leader. Going nowhere. I don't know about that, but wasn't ...

Sloane a great player but always hard to get and is getting on a bit. Don't want Motlop, Watts,Rockliff etc stopping young players getting a game and learning the caper. We are not ready yet to top up with almost has beens. Port are further advanced and maybe the top ups are justified. We will see. ...

Rance not a patch on Carlisle? Sorry LL, but imo Carlisle whilst good is more limited and not a patch on Rance. Agree with your other comments though.

kosifantutti wrote:

Drake Huggins wrote:The milky bar kid can't coach. That much has been obvious for 5 years. Pleasing.

Has Numpty opened another account? Every post seems to be the same.

Too many milky bars - causes pertinacity. Hopefully ol' DH will settle down when the real football starts.

I am still hopeful - apparently not major and also scar tissue can always cause problems. I think the main issue is NF getting confidence in his body to go full tilt once fit again. His resilience and determination has to be admired, even paying himself for the trip to Germany. Lots of medical costs...

Just a runaround the rectangle, keepings off, minimal pressure. Severe dilution of the real game - does not prove a thing. May even harm the AFL brand.

I guess it is some sort of variation to normal training, intraclub. I can't see how it could attract overseas interest.

Delete.

Both Tony and Jaxons are valuable contributors to this site... and probably give more insight than all of us others combined. So any chance in just letting nv them have a say then make your own conclusions without the bulls*** ... It doesn't really matter who is right, because it's just info ... th...

Good business to sign Paddy now. I would have tried to sign him for a longer term because if he stays fit and on the park we will be paying heaps more to retain him after 2020

He can't get into the confession box till at least Thursday. There's a big queue of AFL officials, club officials, players, NFL, cricketers, corporate executives, TV personalities, etc etc, before him. No one is perfect, all I am concerned with is he is an experienced administrator and should be a g...

Jack Daniels (both of them)

Good move by the Saints - very good administrator/manager. His problem & depature from the AFL was good luck for the Saints - otherwide he would not have been available.

Has speed, good kick and has played back, but also midfield and forward. They are probably looking to develop him as wing/midfield with his attributes. Let's see how he goes - I am sure the club don't have him labelled as a "HB flanker"

oh ffs!!! it's not flowering rocket science!!! :roll: :roll: :roll: jaxon's has given us all a good clue. need more help, ffs? ok. want to avoid a dud? flowering easy. don't pick any small lightly framed soft&@#k drummer types. :evil: :evil: want to pick up someone who will be a flowering star?...

Might be a bit of ducks and drakes going on, but apparently the full results of Stephenson's heart tests won't be known until after the draft, so a number of clubs have backed away a bit, including the Saints. Not worth the risk for a low pick.? He may well slide into the teens, be interesting to see.

There's enough material in here for an entire conference.

Quiet time in footy at the moment but at least you keep things interesting DH.

Carlton certainly had a good year in 2017 re Rising Stars, but then again it depends on who you have eligible. We did not have that many eligible in 2017 ( is it 10 games or under?) which could be seen as an issue, or it could be seen as our youngsters becoming more established and are further down ...

All due respect to 3 club champs but Dempster wasnt going to get much game time, Roo was supposed to be running off the wing through the midfield and Joey was coasting until Brereton called him out and when he pushed himself he went down injured. Bad kicking by some inexperienced players and some f...

All due respect to 3 club champs but Dempster wasnt going to get much game time, Roo was supposed to be running off the wing through the midfield and Joey was coasting until Brereton called him out and when he pushed himself he went down injured. Bad kicking by some inexperienced players and some f...

Happy just to see the team play football. Jack Billings is better honing his skills on the field (ie goal kicking) rather than on the phone to members.

The club have enough general functions where members can attend, that is enough for me.

Don't think we will be bringing anyone else in, but would prefer Hartung over Lonie, Minchington and perhaps Wright.

Brings speed.

BadRossco wrote:On recent form I would back the poster against our recruiters

Err..... don't think so.