bigcarl wrote: ↑Mon 09 Oct 2023 2:05pm I thought Stocker was okay this season, but I have him well behind a fully fit Nick Coffield in that half back role

Agree, I'd take Coffield ahead of Stocker. And I'd have Billings before Byrnes.

caveat emptor

Brodie is 193, about the same height as Nick Riewoldt, so definitely not too short. Max King is tall, but would benefit with a Strong colleague. Jack Hayes & Caminiti are strong, but not proven at this level. Sharman is not especially tall, and not overly strong. Brodie has similar attributes as...

Think we'd be making a mistake to let Billings leave St Kilda. He has a touch of class, and good disposl, which we desperately need. Reminds me a bit of Dal Santo. He's had a wretched run with injuries, and if fully fit , properly engaged and used correctly is a regular in our team. If RTB really is...

If the AFL feel the necessity for compensation picks, perhaps they should develop and publish a formula which is transparent to all. Such an algorithm may allocate points for 'number of years since last premiership', number of finals appearance in 'previous 10 years, number of games won past 5 years...

I'm not sure what the point of recruiting him would be. Silvagni's Moneyball pick? Exciting. Silvagni knows him Brodie very well from his under age days, playing with SOS's son Jack in Nth Balwyn. Brodie was always the outstanding player. As a kid he was small, but brave, very talented and has an o...

Errol Gulden a bit stiff not to get 3 votes in the final round with 42 classy possessions.

Personally I wouldn't have Neale in my All Australian team either.

Not much love for Rowan Marshall and our All Australian Callum Wilke.

We need classy mids .. not marginal depth players ..

What can we expect in return?

saynta wrote: ↑Sun 10 Sep 2023 5:56pm I thought that overall it was a 6 out of 10 performance. Not quite a pass mark.

Probably about right, but unfortunately Saints performance was only about 5/10, not quite good enough to win a final.

Pretty much agree with most of this analysis, but the 'elephant in the room' was the psychological impact of the Tim Membury situation.

Our players were clearly 'flattened' by the devastating news of their team mate.

I hope his eye is OK after someone stuck a thumb in it. He had to play with his eye closed for most of the second half. He has had his best year in my opinion - certainly his most consistent. Despite that, I think he can get fitter and stronger. Or should I say, he needs to get fitter and stronger....

Reckon Michael Christian got it exactly right. Straight to tribunal. Well handpassed now the tribunal has to decide. If the tribunal agrees with the MRO's assessment he will get at least 3 matches suspension. If the tribunal disagrees and says no case to answer he plays in the prelim final. The AFL...

Reckon Michael Christian got it exactly right.

Straight to tribunal.

Media machine already lobbying to get him cleared ..

At the risk of stealing Curley's mantle ..

I'm not a fan of umpire #2 Nick Foot

Secret_Vortex turns a Dougal vs Cordy discussion into bagging out Sharman, what a shock! 😆 Sharman is our third best tall/marking forward option currently fit, he has to play. Hey Dud, it wasn't Vortex who expanded the discussion, it was me. When discussing team selection you need to look at the wh...

To answer my own question .. I'd be tempted to bring in Caminiti for Sharman .. and use Caminiti to relieve Marshall. It's just 'gut feel' but I reckon Caminiti is the sort of character that could have a breakout game in September. Perhaps Sharman as the sub. And to answer the original question, I'd...

Big Max comes in for Hayes.

Suggest Battle comes back into the team, so who misses out?

And if Seb Ross is fit? Suggest Byrnes makes way?

The backup ruckman concerns me, I'm not a fan of using Owens in the ruck, especially in September finals.

Are there any rules, guidelines or protocols with regard to comments on the Women's team?

The 3rd quarter was better, no comment the first half.

I'm a Billings fan, and reckon he's easily in our best 22

I'd consider Howard + a 2nd rounder and give him a 3 year contract worth about $700k

Marshall, Sinclair & Wilke all of the rookie list.

Some kudos to our recruiting staff is probably appropriate.

Just imagine how good we'd be if they got the pointy end right .. With Bontempelli & Patracca we'd probably be a complete side and flag favorites ..

Remember how Ross Lyon was a fan of McWalter, Robert Eddy and Clint Jones but not so much of Luke Ball? Ryan Byrnes, may lack talent but he can run and spread, as required by the coach. Jack Billings, by contrast has talent but he doesn't have the run and spread of Byrnes. Our coach prefers run over...