I see hick is being 'managed' Hate management speak bs in footy. Call a spade a spade Two 6 day breaks after this. Hick will probably come back for one of them. As I said in a previous comment I doubt if any player will play all matches this year. They'll all be given a rest at some stage. Footy's ...

Only 1 change for mine...jack Steven in for 1 mid...take your pick, he's our best mid so he can replace anyone. If Armo is injured straight swap. Otherwise leave the side to keep gelling. Everyone has at least been 'ok' in the last 3 weeks on average except paddy and he got dropped! If they want pad...

Agree on everything you've mentioned above Dragit!

A couple of weeks ago there was s thread on who our 3rd best player was after roo and Steven...the make the point that we didn't have enough high quality players...perhaps carlisles best had been forgotten...but he is in his physical prime and if he finds his feet and thrives in the new environment,...

Top 4 against Pies:
Jack Steele
Ben long
Luke Dunstan
Jack Lonie

An important stat in Richo's game plan. Might give some weight to counter the fairly harsh and consistent calls for Dunstan and Lonie knockers.

Out Lonie Billings In Long Armo Would be surprised if koby played I front of armo. Paddy must be better this week. I don't think Billings will be dropped judging on what Richo said in the press conference. He said that he expected him to bounce back from a poor game. It may be just Armo in for Lonn...

Play both, Armo and Steele, bit early in the season to rest players yet, particularly Jack whom is finding he's feet and needs experience at this stage of he's young career!!!!! Fair call, I really like jack Steele, big fan, but richo mentioned by name the other bigger bodies miss without mentionin...

Story on the Saints website! He'll be back for geelong game! The quotes from richo's presser are interesting. Talks about Seb, Luke and Acres and hopefully 'armo' taking the midfield load. I reckon if Armo is an In then Jack Steele may be rested? TOny74 did talk about a rotation of players throughou...

It's a pity he hasn't played closer to 30 games over his first two seasons, because then i'd be much more inclined to spell him to Sandy after his effort against the lions, but the fact he has had such a disjointed run at senior footy due to diabetes management and head knocks...I think we just need...

Really tough calls to make this week depending on injury returns... If jack s and Arno are cleared fit: Ins: Jake Steven, Armo Out: Savage, Gilbert The only reason I'm dropping Gilbert is because I think all our young exciting prospects like billings, acres, dunstan, Steele, Lonie, Gresham etc just ...

The win and to stretch it out to 30 when it looked like we might lose was good for % Roo and Joeys form - as previously mentioned, who cares if their our oldest. Other players are getting more attention allowing them more freedom for the vets. Ross getting close to a grade imo Carlisle and brown loo...

I'm still not seeing anyone jump out as an A-grader..... I thought Acres did some really exciting things today and is a really exciting prospect! I think Ross is getting close to A grade category (minus his fresh airy that led to a goal) Carlisle was A grade at Essendon - he's finding his feet, fit...

Stoked we won! As just said, kicked terribly, let them right back in, ran out the game better, won the 30 so good for percentage, got the 4 points, so good games from guys like Webster, acres, dunstan, Steele, Ross, newnes, thought Carlisle and brown solid, Lonie ok, Gresham good, Gilbert solid, roo...

Never felt so flat and unenthused by a 30point win! At times we looked a bottom 4side which was very dissapointing! Let's hope we have got our poor kicking for goal out of the system before some huge clashes coming up! Can only get better!!

10mins into 3rd qtr...weather we win this game or not from here...one thing is clear. Our young team are absolutely being suffocated by the pre season expectation!! You can almost see panic and frustration permeating thrust the whole team as things don't go our way! If we are lucky we sneak away wit...

Where there is smoke. Dempster's quotes on the AFl website story this morning are more confusing than clarifying but they do highlight that the club knew all about his concussion issues but then Richo came out and said his non-selection was based purely on form which was bulltoss. ON a bit of an asi...

Roo will play i'm convinced. Straight swap for Steven, that'll be the only change imo.

IN: Roo, Armo( I think out of courtesy to Roo, they've tried to make out his recovery has been remarkable, just to deflect attention from the initial enormity of the reaction to a possible career ending injury when they knew pretty early it was probably only a one week injury - bone bruising pain re...

I think he's doing ok this year. He's still young, building his tank and frame. I still think he can be a grade afl standard, needs a good run at it this year and good things will start to happen!

Surely at Etihad we do an absolute job on the lions and give our percentage a big boost - this is essential!! The following week against the pies, it will be a missive game, they could be on the cusp if they lose to the swans and 0-3! I believe we must be 2-2 and then 3-3 after the hawks game...look...

I reckon last night was again evidence that we have missed our taper to be cheery ripe for rd 1 and we will not run out games optimally for another week or two! Training blocs are periodised in roughly month long and if we miscalculated by a couple of weeks this makes sense. Last night was. Wetter ...

With j Steven out, imo this is Stevens chance to come in fresh as a daisy and light it up against the lions and pies! We need his mid forward dash and his best is excellent afl quality and we need it I reckon!

I reckon last night was again evidence that we have missed our taper to be cheery ripe for rd 1 and we will not run out games optimally for another week or two! Training blocs are periodised in roughly month long and if we miscalculated by a couple of weeks this makes sense. Last night was. Wetter t...

Ross
Roberton
Hickey
Gilbert
Mccartin

Actually thought he khad fled some super important team lifting goals last night!! Needs to find more leather though but I don't know how much time 'on ball' he spends so stats may be misleading!