Teflon wrote: ↑Sat 26 Sep 2020 11:58am

ace wrote: ↑Fri 25 Sep 2020 1:53pm If GWS offered Tim Taranto (No 2 in 2016 draft) for Jack Billings (No 3 in 2013 draft) and both players were willing would you take it ?

I will drive Jack there
Anyone would Taranto is a jet and what we need

I'll pay for the fuel.

Not convinced. Neither am I. This is what I'd like to know and ... What's his 3km time trial numbers? His times for repeat 400m sprints? What's his skin folds? Can he bench press more than Skunk or RoMa? Get him to also sign some waivers re insurance/possible reoccurrence of concussion Ok Pollop le...

This is the thing we need to get our head around, we fell into the finals with 10 wins and 7 losses in a much shorter season. If this was full strength competition we would be 2 or 3 games short of securing a finals berth Now I'm no Stephen Hawking, but 10 wins from 17 matches is around a 59% winni...

Does this force Geary's hand on retirement? With Roberton, Long, Wilkie, Coffield, Webster, McKenzie and the best stopper of them all Paton all locked in, where does Geary fit in. Wilkie, Paton, Long and Coffield are just about guaranteed priority, Webster and Roberton play tall and small and are t...

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/man-charged-after-allegedly-stalking-afl-umpire-20200925-p55zfq.html Sorry. Could NOT resist. Really hope it is not Curly! p.s. posted with a hint of cheeky fun and i love his passion for the Saints and his desire for umpiring consistency. <1 day ban for baiting>...

skeptic wrote: ↑Fri 25 Sep 2020 8:32pm

Has he even played at any level in the last 2 years?

Bytel hadn't played at any level for 2 years and look how he came in and cemented his spot as an A grade midfielder from the get-go.

Does this force Geary's hand on retirement? With Roberton, Long, Wilkie, Coffield, Webster, McKenzie and the best stopper of them all Paton all locked in, where does Geary fit in. Wilkie, Paton, Long and Coffield are just about guaranteed priority, Webster and Roberton play tall and small and are t...

The 3rd quarter against Port was the highlight for mine. It was the first time I'd seen a complete team performance of hardness. Throughout that quarter Port ratcheted the hardness up several times expecting us to not go with them and fold as has become our reputation over the journey but each time ...

This is the thing we need to get our head around, we fell into the finals with 10 wins and 7 losses in a much shorter season. If this was full strength competition we would be 2 or 3 games short of securing a finals berth Now I'm no Stephen Hawking, but 10 wins from 17 matches is around a 59% winni...

Assisted Meters Gained

(AMG).

So if a player disposes of the ball backwards 10 meters to a player who takes it forward 50m, that player will have an AGM stat of 40m

Ratts uses this stat extensively to measure his set plays and Kent and Sebby are the best proponents.

Kent stays in , is the right call (fwtw) Couldn't agree more. He ain't the flashy type, he's our role player and he's doing it well. Every team needs em. The few clueless fans that judge him on goals are misguided in the belief he is a small forward. He's anything but, he's the guy that two way run...

This is an interesting development in our recruiting strategy. I wonder if Lethers and Gubby have modified the strategy to meet the influence of the recession and the AFL financial restrictions in place which will only get tighter. The media are still carrying on as though we have a war chest howeve...

Kent stays in , is the right call (fwtw) Couldn't agree more. He ain't the flashy type, he's our role player and he's doing it well. Every team needs em. The few clueless fans that judge him on goals are misguided in the belief he is a small forward. He's anything but, he's the guy that two way run...

bigred wrote: ↑Fri 25 Sep 2020 1:48am Lonie apparently getting more than one substantial offer from other clubs.

Decent money and years that we wont match.

I think Lonie is the player we should be trying to keep. We are a better side when he is playing. His competitiveness, aggression and intensity lifts the side.

Accoriding to Slobbo, Steele will line up as the AA Centre and he’ll be in the starting 18. You have to remember that Murdoch papers are very good at tapping people’s phones and having the right connections within the telcos to get the ‘inside’ word. I’m sure that’s where Carro gets all her thorces...

If we don't beat the Dogs then it really has been a disappointing finish to the year and means we will have only won 3 games in 9 matches. Win against the Dogs and we might have turned a corner. We will be favorites against the Dogs and I expect a win. After that who know what can happen but we are ...

freely wrote: ↑Thu 24 Sep 2020 10:45am Agree it's a shame re Lonie. On the plus side, selectors spared from making a call on Carlisle/Kent.

Kent was never in fear of losing his spot, was a big reason we won against GWS. A team high i50s of 6 and 6th highest metres gained.

Jack is a good & required player & has had a reasonable season IMO but I think if he has a good finals series it might just throw the the monkey off his back & self belief might just be the tonic to get him to the next level Exactly. As silly as it sounds, he has an opportunity for a be...

A massive opportunity for Jack to change perceptions that he's a downhill skier. That’s your perception SK. Don’t create a narrative that’s not there. Jack's biggest weakness is his lack of on field leadership. A big reason why Hanners was recruited and it's no accident we play much better when Han...

A massive opportunity for Jack to change perceptions that he's a downhill skier. That’s your perception SK. Don’t create a narrative that’s not there. Jack's biggest weakness is his lack of on field leadership. A big reason why Hanners was recruited and it's no accident we play much better when Han...

A massive opportunity for Jack to change perceptions that he's a downhill skier.

The_Dud wrote: ↑Thu 24 Sep 2020 4:40pm I feel a $1.6M contract coming on...

He's only "holidaying" in Noosa.

Our game plan hasn't changed much this year with the main obvious tweek around increasing our i50 count and creating potential to score opportunities within 25m to 30m of goal. It is now a strength and the two important cogs in that set play are Sebby and Kent. It's clear they are playing the role o...

If Jones doesn't come up and Jake is still around the team will be unchanged. I watched the replay again last night and Kent was very good, really got us going with his long roaming up the ground and pressing back towards goals. He had the teams highest i50 count of 6 and was 6th for meters gained. ...

Farg me! Here we go again. Another tedious and petty thread about past coaches. Septic and Pollop, you have to let it go, you are stuck in an angry loop and it's not healthy. Before we know it we'll be going into great detail about how it was wrong RL didn't play Armo in a grand final over 10 years...