is there such a tactic as Panzerfaust? Panzerfauat was a very effective German anti tank weapon that anyone could use. If North did it to us, they would basically prevent us from losing by shrewd switches of players. Would there be any incentive for them?

All I want to see is that level of effort every week. I voted This is nice but I can’t help noticing that we have various reasons that crop up here, 1) lack of effort, 2) no system, 3) poor selection, 4) poor recruitment of players, 5) bad administration and I thought there was an understanding- ma...

Fankie, defly, but in the recent era, no one except the G-Train comes within the inner zone of cult-like instant and automatic magentic switch and lock than Mr. S. Milney. Mr. Baker also deserves the salute of respect. Let's forget about Stevie J, we know which Stevie is best.

cwrcyn wrote: ↑Thu 16 Aug 2018 7:29am How many players traded in at age 28 or over have had a huge impact on our performances? Hard to think of any.

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Richo knocked back our initial offer, said he would stay with Port, who steaming along at full steam ahead, then someone or something got him - and I suppose it is just the common human narrative, you have one chance in life, so take it, and he did. He came to a team in desperate straits. We were bl...

I just heard he was as very average on SEN? And I think after so long in the sidelines, a couple of games, then a rest make good sense. Especially at this end of th season. Try again next week. I know I am not a sportsman, but I swim, and after a long break, the second and third swims are torture. (...

I don’t know enough about these players being a newbie (Post Lyon malaise) but I’m just wondering, would you think the goals of the match committee are a) win these last two games at all costs 2) give x,y,z players ‘a go’ before the season expires (maybe even give them performance targets) 3) tank?

I don’t know enough about these players being a newbie (Post Lyon malaise) but I’m just wondering, would you think the goals of the match committee are a) win these last two games at all costs 2) give x,y,z players ‘a go’ before the season expires (maybe even give them performance targets) 3) tank?

Honest, you are right, now I remember we were sliding. One thing I now recall-and I could be wrong- didn’t Watson seem to suddenly want. Nathan Burke to become a stay-at-home backpocket defender instead of pack-borer he was renowned for? - and Burkey was sorely exposed in that role? now if my memor...

Honest, you are right, now I remember we were sliding. One thing I now recall-and I could be wrong- didn’t Watson seem to suddenly want. Nathan Burke to become a stay-at-home backpocket defender instead of pack-borer he was renowned for? - and Burkey was sorely exposed in that role?

Paul Harding, yes, too was good although I can’t forgive him for a chest-Mark-bouncy in the ‘92? Final against Geelong. He went back to West Coast and got a flag? And also credit to the Heath Black - real shame we lost him

Craig O ‘Brien a very good player. Forgot about Max Crow. How many good years did he give us? A lot of the players on the longest of the lists, from SaintsRising, were not big stars when they came (Lazar Vidovic for example) . McConville Foschini (sp), Morewood was class - they all played three or f...

Kenny Sheldon played some terrific games for us. Yeah, he was 27,28 and 29 yrs old when he came and three seasons for 53 games isn't bad but in those days, it almost seemed routine that we'd pick up some fill-up players from Carlton's bulging sack of capable players either a bit older or starting t...

Yes, thank you. G-Train! All-Australian at both clubs. Legend at St Kilda. Aaron Hamill? I heard he had leadership qualities which would have been great in those early Thommo sides and great opening season, but he seemed to be injured a lot. I had to check and found out he managed over 16 games a ye...

With the Hannebery talk now generating some talk, (Listen to Terry Wallace on SEN for an 'against' vote), I was wondering about our history of picking experienced bonafide 'A' of 'B+'graders with say 100 plus games under their belt at their respective clubs, who went on to really prove to be stars a...

In my time (and the hubris of my own imagination?) Cowboy, Muir, Callery, Gorizidiz, Rex Hunt, WOW Jones, (one of the Cunningham’s) Burns Pekin and Peckett, Kourka, Trianidis, Keogh, Owens. There were legend cult heroes like Winmar, Loewie of course, but the lesser lights seemed to resonate with moo...

I remember the Hawthorn game and subsequent, “boarding house pudding” comment, and, I remember Tim saying he didn’t realize, “being an a-hole” was part of a coache’s remit. That’s about all. I was so shocked at the Stan Alves firing, the disappointment of ‘97 and the Sydney loss in ‘98, when the hon...

So I am more in favor of an organic build up even if fertilized by draft concessions-heavily- like the GT era.

Gaff yes. Lycett, Hanners and Goddard No. Unless our aim is to be the new Richmond ...or rather the old Richmond ( 2005-2009 ) under Terry Wallace Carlton also tried a similar approach under Malthouse..same thing with Brisbane under Michael Voss. When teams have gone hard at recruiting ready made p...

Collingwood and Daisy Thomas. Carlton and Daisy Thomas. Does this have any relevance?

So my anger at him not being picked for that Melbourne final is misplaced?

And I’m referring to Hanners about the soft-tissue thing

What leadership value does Brown, Armo and Gilbert offer us 2019+? Serious question, partly because soft-tissue injury prone players nearer 30 are often plagued forever. Disclaimer: zer knowledge about sports medicine.

Can never forgive GT for not choosing a ruckmen to run with Kosi in that last game, (Brooks? Name?) but in general I wonder if it was ‘the times man’, being 2002-2006 and a good bit of luck that those boys bonded and made their famous pledge.

My gut-feeling is that although there has been noise, he’ll stay. Externally, the Hardwick-Buckley narrrative might suffice to quell us dissenters.Internally, who knows?