He was supurb last night...was loving watching him do his thing

obvious comment but seriously...McPhee on Goddard will be a huge win for the Saints...any end of the ground. Goddard would run off him and chop him up down back. going forward you would isolate these two one on one and watch the goals flow. There is no way that Knights will play McPhee on Goddard, h...

I would have thought Pendlebury and Swan along with neon Leon would be our main targets. They are the keys to the Pies in any week. Stop those three - and it will be goodnite Pies. Spot on. Obviously the usual cliche about turning up and respecting your opponent but these three provide the drive fo...

Our approach should be to exploit their questionable skills under pressure and want the ball more. The Blues really showed them up in this regard and for a team that is supposedly skilled and quick were lacking in both departments. No doubt if our skills are on then our pressure will crush these pun...

and other teams wouldn't care as they would hope that GT's comments will just fire up their players like what happened to Pav last week and most likely when Fraser dominates against an ordinary Roos outfit.

And Pav is lazy and soft. Been watching him closely over here and sets a bad example for his team. Will need to step out of it quick smart.

GT is , as had been said, stirring the pot to find honey...i.e. a job!

Started this in a new post as I wanted my message to be read by all. Ross Lyon has done a fantastic job with the Saints but I would like to add that we should give credit to the entire coaching team. From where I sit it seems that SOS has had a huge influence on the side and our defense which was go...

Care factor = 0

If we win or lose next week...significance = a bit but not much

We are a good side and a crack at the flag...that is all that matters.

Not sure about this convo. We are winning and if we win then all good. If we lose then lets look at our players and see what happened. I honestly felt that this was not a game to bring either Clarkes, MCEvoy or Maguire into. In the wet at Aami for a first up game is harsh. Eddy is a much better opti...

Gram carries the ball well, is quick and has a booming long kick. I agree that he does turn the ball over too much and his defensive qualities are limited. Having said that, I have been watching him very closely since the round 21 game against the Crows last year where I got to watch him try and sea...

I think that Gt is missing the point a little bit again. Sure we may have done slightly better the year we missed the 8 (only just mind you) but this is a side that has had to take one step back to go two steps forward. We have almost rebuilt without rebuilding and if our kids can develop then we wi...

How good was Luke Ball's smother on Q Lynch? Fantastic stuff!! Awesome amount of 1%ers by this group. Just love it!

fantastic effort by CJ. Along with Gilbert and Montagna have really helped this group become a real team. Do all the hard stuff but have the class that when they get the ball use it well. Extra Cudos to Joey. He's really stepped up this year. Fantastic foot skills

Um, it was only six months ago that the hawks and cats showed they were way out front of us in hardness.

Let's see how we handle these guys (and an experienced Eagles mob with 13 or so premiership players this week)

Tackle very well but it's a very long season as we all know too well

Glad the Eagles won as it means that we get another opportunity to see where we are at. Cox was great today and Kerr only played one half but still got 30 odd touches and at one stage had 4 goals from 8 kicks! Port didn't turn up today and Eagles had a lot to prove. they will test us but if we get o...

I can't believe that Clint Jones is not rated on this forum (generally speaking) as highly as I rate him. He's a really good footy player and he 1)finds the ball 2)works hard off the ball and is generally in the right spot when needed. His skills have clearly improved and he is easily in our best 22...

The price is.....wrong!!!

4 1st round picks and we can start talking!

I didn't watch the game but it looked from the highlight/limited footage that i saw that we are where we were end of last season or just ahead of that. This is a really good sign and i think we could back it up this week as when i saw the game live round 21 last year after a slow start it was clear ...

Goddard is a midfielder but should be played exactly the way Sheeds played Hird, i.e. let the man go to where needed most.

Don't know the guy so can't judge him but personally I would have liked to see at least an EOI go out so what was in the market before committing to a new CEO. Then again, I'm not in the loop so maybe there was.

Gilbert is much better on his defensive skills than Charlie. More likely to cause a turnover and make a contest. Gilbert has also shown his strengths and weaknesses in defense. Although great against the Pies a good medium forward also Williams (Hawks) and Johnson (Cats) chopped him up. He will neve...

Um guys, you have missed the obvious one here and one who may be available (Cook is untouchable you would suspect). Trevor Nisbett from over here in WA is one of the best operators in the country and may wish leave after the crap he has had to deal with. In fact you could even argue that the Eagles ...

Fisher = On par with Jimmy Clement as a reliable hbf who could captain the club. Goddard = Can hit targets 60m away on their tit from both sides of the body (ie both feet) The best 'quarterback' in the comp and an opposition coaches nightmare in the way he can kick over the lines. Roo = the best wor...

Rubbish...I don't know how much sport you guys have played but as soon as you feel part of a team you play for your teammates like the world depends on it. It's psudo psychology to assume that you would commit more to a team because you supported it as a kid. I know I (like almost any one on this fo...

Batnoe is the closest here. Goddard is now our best player IMO (please ignore the 3yo sig that I loose faith with every day X`doesn't play) I'd have Roo at 2, Lenny 3, Fisher 4. Ball 5. Unfortunatly we need our 18-22 to improve heaps to be a chance as top 5 players are as good as the top 5 in ANY te...