Is it possible Howard comes back in and Cordy replaces the injured Hayes?

I believe Jones would be an excellent sub. Come on inject some pace for a short time (usually) it may be the best way to prolong his career.

It would be nice to have 3 attacking guns in at stoppages with the opposition chasing our blokes but it isn't so. The Crouch, Ross ,Steele combo may look too much alike and slow but if 2 block hopefully releasing the other. There was another thread listing our clearance winners including Pou &Ro...

I think the writing was on the wall and he probably was burned out trying to get the playing group to improve. I think it was the right call and handled really well. I tried to remember the last time StKilda FC parted ways with the coach in a civilised/amicable way, the best I could do was Tim Watso...

Players have a right to their privacy. It's no one else's business. With the horrible toxicity of social media, that privacy is even most important to preserve. The other problem these days is people misinterpret what you say and get on their highhorses and carry on. I dont like it when institution...

I think Harley made it clear he didn’t want to go interstate nobody wants another Horne Francis or even Buckley distraction do they?

It’s great having a junior development system but it doesn’t guarantee us drafting the talent we nurture. Any team can draft them ,we can only match them with points after pick 40 which means if they are any good they go somewhere else, like last year Hawks took Cam McKenzie a pick or 2 before our f...

I’d put Higgins as the sub run around and impact with pace and unpredictability

I don’t know if Hamill would have still even going in 2009 but if fit would have got us over the line in 2004

Is it just me or do others find the mystery side annoying.?
Why not just name the lineup including sub. Plus emergencies.
Who are we trying to kid ? secret squirel crap annoys me

But I'm sure there'll continue to be a deafening chorus of posters on here saying "clear out all the dead wood, make a statement." AFAIC, we are going to be looking to the likes of Ross, Crouch, Billings, Byrnes and possibly Bytel for as long as they are prepared to keep playing for us. A...

Thanks Tony for your posts I appreciate them and no doubt a few others do to.

I agree use him occasionally in the mid field to ‘mix it up. a bit’

Clarko will decide to make a comeback to coaching and they will play better , if we are lucky we will fall over the line similar to West Coast game.
Hunter will think NM maybe an upgrade.

The odds haven’t changed much in the last week Virtually every week we are over $2 while the opposition $1.70 ….
Just about to head off to the game

What are the odds that Clarko’s comeback match will be against us

Hopefully he’s the man to combat Sicily and the like.

I see alot of people talking about cleanout and getting players in, which sounds positive but we've never really been a destination club and I'm not sure anything has changed so will anyone come? If we pay overs and they don't star then it becomes a bitch-a-thon.

In the 22——-Bytel Campbell Billings
Out…….Steele Wood. (Both rested) take a pick out of form players get a chance to get some form.
On paper we should win and boost percentage but this is us and anything can happen

Ok so if Campbell played in the ruck against big O and folllowed around the ground one on one and Marshall played forward against Andrews or Sicily the other week would we be worse off?

I think he would be a good professional sub……… come on for a qtr different match up and make an impact

Still I hope we don't get stiffed by the Eagles next week. They are expecting a few of their crew back next week and I'll be there. It’s a huge concern. The way we’re playing, we could play them back into form and consign ourselves to the doldrums. Eagles are $9.30 atm maybe a lazy dollar or two mi...

I think the last few weeks the game has been played mostly in the opposition forward line and he’s had to be more accountable in a congested area and not able to drop off as much. Teams are putting more time into nullifying his influence.

Whatever the reason is I think the strategy should be to put the cue in the rack for this year and do what needs done with a view to round 1 next year.Playing a couple of games half injured won’t win the premiership this year and won’t do him any good either.

One thing I picked up was he mentioned that the young forward line Cominitri, Poo,Owens and King wasn’t able to reset once Richmond got a run on and that he wasn’t able to send the runner out with messages.Perhaps this is where Membry or Cordy perhaps earn their spot I think a few people mentioned e...