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I like watching both teams play as well as Port, but who will finish higher, who knows, I know ratts is a good coach though.
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We fielded on average the 3rd youngest teams in the comp last year though, and every single one of the top 7 in the B&F (of the team who finished 5th) were 25yo or younger, plus we have a 204cm guy who looks like he has what it takes to dominate the comp for the next decade+, so I think there are some very big holes in your argument there.I think should be Dogs Saints 2022 and beyond not just 2021.
saints have picked up the likes of Hill, Ryder, with Ryder being a massive key for them making finals after having a great season, but what happens when he’s gone?
Dogs on the other hand, sure, they’ve dropped out of finals for a couple years but they’ve invested in more and imo higher quality kids.
I think the Saints will be up there for a couple years but the Dogs will be up higher and for way longer.
When the Saints eventually drop from finals, the Dogs will be at their peak.
Zach Merrett would surely be a consideration. Essendon will let him walk if they get band 1 compo. Carlisle would be in his last season too.Something else of significant note with us is that Hannebery, Roberton, Dunstan and Webster are all contracted for one or two more years, and between them they would be taking up a whopping $2mil+ of our salary cap (based on estimates of their average salary, across the course of their contract- before any league-wide reductions), yet between the 4 of them they played just 10 of a possible 76 games for us last season!
So either those guys are going to be moved on or take a pay cut, after this year (Roberton and Dunstan), or next (Hanners and Webster), which will free up a BIG chunk of cap space for us to play with.
A lot of talking up of our midfield but it doesn't mean sh*t if they can't gel. Look at bruce and naughton, they did not work well together. There is only 1 ball, so having 7 guys that can average 30 touches doesn't mean much if they can't influence the game without the ball.
I wouldn’t judge him off last year on what was going on from the pictures the club have put up looks like he has lost abit of weight so hopefully he has a great 2021 seasonDid you consider bruce isn't much good?
If he returns to his best and Naughton does too you guys could be a legit premiership chance. It was mystifying how badly Bruce went last year. Especially off the back of how well he was going in the 2nd half of the previous year.I wouldn’t judge him off last year on what was going on from the pictures the club have put up looks like he has lost abit of weight so hopefully he has a great 2021 season
Yeah I imagine we're going very hard at both Merrett and Kelly. Both the types we could really do with to compliment the guys we already have and both came from out our way before drafted.Zach Merrett would surely be a consideration. Essendon will let him walk if they get band 1 compo. Carlisle would be in his last season too.
He said he has lost 5kgs and he looks good so hopefully he has a great 2021 season.If he returns to his best and Naughton does too you guys could be a legit premiership chance. It was mystifying how badly Bruce went last year. Especially off the back of how well he was going in the 2nd half of the previous year.
Yeah some guys just don't go well with extra bulk. Ryder for us was much better last year than in his last year or two at Port and that was off the back of losing something like 7kg between seasons. Can be a game-changer for them.He said he has lost 5kgs and he looks good so hopefully he has a great 2021 season.
My mate is a saints fan he said to me that Josh Bruce isn’t well like with rest of st.kilda playing group. At first I didn’t believe him because he seems like a very likeable guyYeah some guys just don't go well with extra bulk. Ryder for us was much better last year than in his last year or two at Port and that was off the back of losing something like 7kg between seasons. Can be a game-changer for them.
He's an interesting rooster, Brucey.My mate is a saints fan he to me said that Josh Bruce isn’t well like with rest of st.kilda playing group. At first I didn’t believe him because he seems like a very likeable guy
Yea I remember some of the interviews he did last offseasonHe's an interesting rooster, Brucey.
There was a really interesting comment made at our B&F last year by one of our trainers or something in a speech, where he said something about how most guys when it comes to getting a drink at the end of a session wait to let another guy have one first, but that then there are the odd few who just barge straight in to get one themselves, and then pour the rest of the bottle over their heads, "not wanting to name any names...cough, cough, Josh Bruce" and the whole room burst into laughter, so there could easily enough be something in that.
Then there's the way he seemed to be repeatedly disparaging about our club last offseason after he arrived at WB, which pretty much no-one else who's just been traded to another club is. Especially if it wasn't a Treloar-type situation, where there was clear bad blood between the parties.
He was overweight. Bruce mentioned he's 6-7kgs lighter this pre-season which should help, looking in far better shape.If he returns to his best and Naughton does too you guys could be a legit premiership chance. It was mystifying how badly Bruce went last year. Especially off the back of how well he was going in the 2nd half of the previous year.
He was overweight. Bruce mentioned he's 6-7kgs lighter this pre-season which should help, looking in far better shape.
Our biggest issue is the second KPD spot.
JUH is still learning, and Naughton needs a second KPF so we can split the defenders. If he gets double-teamed he can't run and jump at the ball which is his forte. Schache is a flanker in a KPF body.Not sure why you'd play bruce when you have JUM , naughton and tons of gun mid you have to fit in
On talent we should be there. It's inconsistencies in performance that really plague us. Shouldn't be any excuses anymore this year, we are still a young team that should have it's best years ahead of it, but the nucleus is well established at this point and it realistically should be enough to place us in a very good position this year, however my expectations are tempered due to the last two years.I'm still genuinely high on the Bulldogs in 2021.
Reckon they're an absolute top 4 smokey.
Not so much the Saints for mine, 6th-10th and wouldn't surprise if it's a letdown year after a good one.
If the midfield delivers on its names and Naughton steps up again, its going to be a great year for the Dogs. Consistency week to week is key for sureOn talent we should be there. It's inconsistencies in performance that really plague us. Shouldn't be any excuses anymore this year, we are still a young team that should have it's best years ahead of it, but the nucleus is well established at this point and it realistically should be enough to place us in a very good position this year, however my expectations are tempered due to the last two years.
Bevo has an astronomical winning % whenever we've been the older side, hoping to see a bit more of that this year. Martin & Treloar should help.On talent we should be there. It's inconsistencies in performance that really plague us. Shouldn't be any excuses anymore this year, we are still a young team that should have it's best years ahead of it, but the nucleus is well established at this point and it realistically should be enough to place us in a very good position this year, however my expectations are tempered due to the last two years.
Like I said, there realistically shouldn't be any excuses for a non-top 4 finish, barring Armeggedon on the injury front.Bevo has an astronomical winning % whenever we've been the older side, hoping to see a bit more of that this year. Martin & Treloar should help.
Yeah carrying far too much weight ought to explain it.He was overweight. Bruce mentioned he's 6-7kgs lighter this pre-season which should help, looking in far better shape.
Our biggest issue is the second KPD spot.