Windhager's problem wasn't that he came through the area. It was because he was about 3m in front of where the ball was marked and only took half a step back which made it pretty obvious he was over the mark. I don't think that is paid every time without a warning but he gave the umpire the option ...

As Ross Lyon said, you can't isolate 1 free kick and make a judgement call on it. There are countless decisions. IF you want to assess one free, then assess them ALL. The AFL need to run a spread sheet on each and EVERY FREE paid or free NOT PAID that looked 50/50 and was called play on. Same with ...

Let me tell you, as a die hard, go every week with my family and sit on the fence watching the reserves, fanatic of the old Fitzroy FC, that my entire family of 6 no longer follows the Lions and could care less about them. It was a takeover and all mergers are and imo anyone who believes otherwise ...

Am I right in saying Will Phillips was doing a good job on Nick Daicos until HT Kangaroos by 48 For some strange reason he was subbed off Clarkson put his old mate Liam Sheils on Daicos who then went berserk and took over and won Collingwood the game?! Clarkson - just show a coach without a good te...

This was arguably the best game they've played this year, including earlier win against Collingwood. I saw a couple of things that I hadn't seen much of recently, like: * Jack Higgins snapping a goal from his non-preferred left foot * Max King leading to take a chest mark * Key tall defender (The Sh...

The code is about to expand to 19 teams. There isn’t enough AFL quality talent to even fill 18 teams. Since GWS and GCS entered the comp, we have failed to build a competitive lineup worthy of challenging or even being a consistent finals performer. While the AFL won’t admit it, the code can’t sust...

... The 50m penalty against Windhager was the one that was not umpired in the spirit of the game. All night they gave warnings and gave instructions to players to go back 2 metres. That killed our momentum I'm not sure that the 50 against Windhager was because he went over the mark. He came from be...

I can't recall the last time, certainly beyond living memory, that St Kilda had a first gamer who did so well - 74 fantasy ranking points for a debut game is very rare - Nick Daicos certainly did that but he played on the ball unlike Arie who played in defence. Schoenmaker showed incredible maturity...

You're a bit premature to condemn Clark and Dow based on just 3 and 5 games respectively in the firsts following injuries BM.

As someone else pointed out, St Kilda has won the clearances in the last 2 games which suggests the midfield is winning a fair bit of the ball.

Mentioned on TV last night that North Melbourne's # 3 draft pick in 2020, Will Phillips, can't get a game even though doing quite well in the seconds. Main reason for missing out on selection is that North have a bevy of strong young mids who are obviously considered better. He's played 35 games in...

Mentioned on TV last night that North Melbourne's # 3 draft pick in 2020, Will Phillips, can't get a game even though doing quite well in the seconds. Main reason for missing out on selection is that North have a bevy of strong young mids who are obviously considered better. He's played 35 games in ...

I can't think of too many teams that employ an "enforcer" as such, but I certainly agree that the good teams have players who will run to remonstrate with an opponent who's flattened a team mate. With four field umpires it is now more likely that players who obstruct a forward before the b...

I'm kind of sick of people making excuses for King- he got flogged last night and only looked slightly better when he went up the field. He is one of our luckiest players in that regards being the constant and readily available supply of excuses. He just doesn’t use his tools to work hard enough to...

Wilkie should become the team skipper next year, he has probably been the best on field leader for quite a while. He marshalls the back 6 incredibly well, and would do that all over the ground if given the role. Conversely Jack Steele, while a fabulous player, does not seem to possess the personalit...

Webster was well beaten by Long tonight Slipping over constantly He’s a good player but I think we need to find a better one Long had 10 and a goal was being pumped up for chasing people. I wouldn't say Long beat Jimmy last night, let alone comprehensively, as you suggest BM, he had 13 disposals an...

Why can’t they get it right?! How about trying this Hold forwards - don’t congest the ground Allow mids time and space with the footy Then you don’t have to kick to an outnumber We focus on team defence - 15 behind the ball It does not allow you to score Easier said than done BM, teams only play as...

I agree Max should be a not negotiable But Nick was a CHF with a Coleman Medallist in front of him at that age (and he played a bit of CHB in his second season Measuring Nick in goals alone is not a reasonable comparison In his 4th season 22yo Nick was. Dual B&F winner AFLPA MVP He took a leagu...

I was chatting with a couple of Lions supporters after golf this morning, they said they would offer a first round pick, plus gift-wrapped Hipwood and Daniher in the deal to get hold of Max King. :lol: :lol: I'm sure if you ask suporters from pretty well all other teams they would love to have King ...

This isn't going to be popular but I wonder if trading Max King to bring in midfield recruits is the answer and put the development into Caminiti as out number one banana. Sometimes you have to be ruthless, Clarko did it when he first got to Hawthorn and it looks like Mitchell is doing it again at ...

The problem with Ross Lyon is that he doesn't listen to his own rhetoric. He wants to micro manage and he wants control over areas that aren't his domain E.g. player development Took him a while to listen to what people were telling him about Phillipou Let's hope he listens to the advice from DC, L...

shrodes wrote: ↑Mon 03 Jun 2024 4:49pm
We are also keen on a late first. Think Hotton could fall into that range.

I assume it's Taj Hotton shrodes:

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/taj-hotton/

Bit better in the second half thanks mainly to Windy. I would still sack the coach/coaches. Just out of interest, if Lyon was to clear out his desk at Linton Street, who would be your #1 replacement? Good question and a simple answer, Enright. Love your passion for the Saints saynta, but unfortunat...

If this bloke on Big Farty is such a reliable source, then why is he saying that Battle is in poor form ? Battle has been one of our most consistent players so far this year so that’s BS. I’m prepared to believe that he’s been offered a contract and is holding out for more. And that his management ...

I agree Don’t buy Vorts nonsense We don’t need to trade King - we need to use him better and support him I also agree Membrey is a poor support act - not big enough to demand attention, to inconsistent to be a credible threat…so all opposition attention goes to King ….sll iur players coming forward...

Two clear examples that Lyin is tanking, IMFHO . Wouldn't be surprised if that's correct and been the plan for quite a while, it is crucial for St Kilda to land the best available midfield talent available in this year's draft. And that's not just the senior coach acting independently, it will be t...