Few other teams wouldve dealt the way we have with the drama's we've had on and off field this year. > Lovett: was almost a mistake within a month of trading for him: drunk in fitzroy st and then the rape allegations. > Riewoldt missing for 12 weeks. Arguably the most valuable player to any one tea...

Good opening post mate. Despite all the current media hype to the contary, I think we have more tricks in our bag than Collingwood. Collingwood's game plan is based on quick and precise movement from their backline along the wings to a contest about 20-40m out pretty much in front. The rely on their...

Does anyone know where to find that clip of the Saints midfield group that was played prior to our Monday night demolition of the Pies last year??

They were all interviewed and I remember the group saying how much they respected Lenny.

He was up against it anyway to be match fit for a final. This just sets him back even further. I would be suprised if he was selected now, especially if our back six keep performing as they did yesterday. Bakes is a favourite son and we need him fit and firing. He bleeds for the club and our back ha...

I think talent selection is not an exact science and we are always going to regret some draft day decisions. For example, if we had the choice again today I think the majority of us would select Frawley or Jack Riewoldt over Armo, Cyril before big Benny and Dayne Beams before Tom Lynch. I hope all t...

Absolute disgrace it has taken a tall a few seasons to develop. Should have taken Rioli. I get the sarcasm mate but I wouldn't have minded Cyril's pace and goalkicking in last years GF. I think Benny is going to be great but it is always a risk to use a first round pick on a ruckman as you just nev...

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Do the Saints have less talent on the park than the other major contenders, good call bad call?

Bad call....We have more talent at the upper end than Collingwood and the Dogs but its depth that lets us down

We looked bloody close when we kept Geelong goaless for a half about a month ago.

We will bounce back....I am certain of it.

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Ross Lyon needs to have a few extra tricks in the bag in games that aren't going our way.

Bad call. Ross has the tricks but I dont think he wants to play them until he needs to.

Mini is vital to our chances in September if he can recapture his '09 forward line pressure

Bad call because I'm too much of a soft c**k to say otherwise. Lynch to the backline? bad call. too risky of a call. not a ross lyon call. he was recruited as a forward and we will hardly start experimenting with second game forwards in our back half. You need to throw up a new call. adam schneider...

The Labour party knew the only way to back flip on the Resources Super Profits Tax was to dump their leader. Andrew needs to do something similiar here and sack the MRP. This decision rips at the fabric of everything our game stands for and can't be allowed to stand!! We can't let the club drop this...

Well done Raph!!

You played today like we all know you can.

Keep it up mate and take yourself to the next level.

I wish for nothing more!!!

Maybe it's a horses for courses thing where they have opted for the leg speed of Peake and Raph on the open expanses at Subiaco??

Other than that though, I have no idea!!!

Armitage not cementing a spot is the bigger worry IMO

The young kids they have been trialling during the NAB are midfield types. They have Williams, Higgins, Harbrow and Hill as potential forwards, but Williams forward means they lose the backman they seem to be trying to make him. The others skilful, but won't cut in KP posts you'd reckon. Other than...

geez...he's lost some weight since last year though...back to the skinny kid hewas when rocca bounced him around like a rag doll....... :cry: Yeah I noticed that tonight when he was standing next to Gaertner. How could this happen?? Surely, with the scrutiny these guys are under with their body typ...

Zac should get first crack....he towelled him last year in Round 1.

Zac seems better with the lead up forwards than the pack marking types so Hall would appear to be his ideal match up.

I think at this stage, it would be more like: B: Blake (Miles if injured) Dawson Baker HB: Gilbert Fisher Gwilt C: Ray Hayes (Armo if injured) Gram HF: Schneider Riewoldt Dal Santo F: Milne Kosi Goddard R: Gardiner (King if injured) Joey CJ INT: Armo, McEvoy, Geary, Ray Emerg: Peake, Miles, Stanley ...

They didn't mention it in the Herald Sun's 'SUmmer Sizzlers' article.

I think if it was serious, it would be big news.

I disagree Bernard.

My intent for the topic was to suggest that hopefully the Saints can one day produce a documentatry as inspiring as America's Game and not a repeat of the Year of the Rising Saint!!

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 5824865480

The piece about Lenny is at the bottom of the article.

I hope it is not as bad as Denham makes it seem....we all know how much a difference an interupted pre season makes.

To overcome my football withdrawl pains over the summer I have been watching the America's Game documenary series on ONE HD. This series follows the NFL Superbowl Champions throughout their championship year and includes highlights, interviews with key players and coaching staff as well as being nar...

FFS Plugger, we have the next 15 years to hear from Scully and his mum. The draft is on for 1 hour every year and a group of blokes talked over the top of it. If they had of discussed the current picks that would have been almost bearable but to hear Liam Pickeing talk about his draft made me want t...

Fox spoilt the whole draft for me. I was looking forward to it all week and they stuffed it up.

Why wouldn't you just televise the picks as they are announced??

I hope they get the complaints that their coverage deserved.

Gilbert on Johnson and Bakes on Chapman maybe....but if my uncle had tits, he would be my aunty.

Raph has more upside than McDonald.

We have seen how good he can play (08 finals series, 09 PF).

We just need him to be a bit more consistent and close the gap between his good and bad games.