I have a feeling the club was trying to offload more than just Dunstan last year , I think they were hoping Billings and Ross would find teams to move to.
To be fair, even the playing group wanted him dropped twice last year…
Spill all of your itk goss pleaseTo be fair, even the playing group wanted him dropped twice last year…
Isn’t it obvious? Where’s our club giving the media a pasting over the ‘Hill open to a move’ rumours or our blokes coming out saying ‘hands off him Clarko’ after what Alastair has said over the last week…
Can’t agree Butlers is cold more than he is hot.
Agree….No chance Dunstan helps us reach finals this year. None.
I can’t see them beating a team with proper systems
OR maybe windy and Owen’s are truly truly something special. We are quite harsh on bytel being behind our two most promising midfielder draftees in a good few years
Yeah for sure Windy and Owens have come in and performed very well for 1st year players. My comment was more in relation to posters having a crack at Bytel coz the other 2 seem to have gone past him. I just think he's had a very interrupted season and also been trying to work on his outside game, which is less natural for him that his inside game.
Yeah all of the above! He’s not one we can afford to let go. We’re wondering who the value mid is in this trade period. Clubs would be licking their lips at the prospect of stealing him. Lipinski, Brodie esque
I think it was last year that he started very well, but then got the injury and went down hill from there. Would like him at half forward and be told to try and get maximum inpact for every kick. He can find it enough
Ross was played out of position last year and was playing a team role. The crap he got was way over the top
He kicked a couple of snags in the last game, hopefully he can get some forward craft. Think he has hit the scoreboard a bit thisbyear
Don't think so, was probably quite close but your kidding yourself if you think Acres didn't play some good footy this year.
Have you seen how bad Geelong have been in finals the last 8 years? Massive chance the Pies get them this week.
I agree, he did play some good footy this year (i didnt see any 4 goal performances) . But this whole "saints players go elsewhere and become immediate world beaters" this is a bit OTT
I feel like we've chopped back at the list quiet hard for basically little improvement. We've lost a lot of guys that were a core group that came up together and not necessarily replaced them with more talent. You need to be able to sell high when you lose players and then draft or trade well to improve. Realistically our major improvement has come from guys like Steele, Sincs, Marshall, King, Wilkie, etc. I don't want to open a can of worms, but main point is hit the draft for talent - don't get rid of players unless you know you will replace them for better. Good thing is we have some very exciting prospects from last year's draft
And also for people to say Acres was nearly AA like I seen earlier...ffs, the other one plays jingle bells....
Crazy signing. Lost of questions should be asked about signing players up before the end of the season. Particularly players that haven’t performed for 2/3 of his previous contract.
I feel like it's more the other way, where some want to hang it on players who have left now they've gone. They were Saints players, they've gone - hopefully they have great careers except against us. I give heaps of credit to our players when due
If we get a FRDP as a mid I would be rotating them through the middle and HB.
The game plan doesn’t align with our strengths as a team.
