Official Club Stuff Trevor Barker Award 2024 Mon 30 Sept 7:30pm

[The Jack]

Agreed. Surprises and disappoints.

Pretty sure he had his exit interview prior to advising the club he was leaving.

 

[Saint Watto]

I found that interesting as it was mentioned that he was told mid year to stop doing that, but most of his votes were in the first half of the year. It certainly showed that I see things differently to the coaches...which probably explains why I'm not one!

That makes 2 of us Sibaspud.

I couldn't coach my way out of a brown paper bag !!!!!!

Carlton FC anyone !!!!!!

I was quite surprised after the first block of votes how far Wilkes was in front of Big Ro.

I too thought Ro would catch up with votes from the 2nd half of the season.....he'd reduced his "hack kicks" from the centre ball ups and was actually kicking accurately for goal(his goal kicking prior to this season was at times.....ummm....ordinary)

After the 3rd block of votes.....I still thought he'd come home with a "wet sail" despite Wilkes having a very very handy lead.......much to most peoples surprise.

He had a pretty good last 5 games.

Not to be.

Lucky I didn't put some bucks on RO pre function......if I did....he'd be getting my bill.

 

[Oh When the Saints]

B&F is to celebrate the season, the club and its people and to look forward to next year.

Battle chose to leave the club and its people and not be part of our next year despite us making a compelling offer for him to stay. Glad we told him not to come along. He can catch up with his mates in his own time. Fortius quo fidelius.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Bucks knows when a bloke has the work rate to become a star.

Buckley respects Robert Harvey for a reason and you can say a lot about Buckley but **** me he put a lot of effort into his game.

He knows his stuff. I like listening to him.

 

[Sibaspud]

I'm not a coach either - but I would think if he was having success grabbing it and kicking it forward maybe we should have tried getting our forwards a little more forward and in front of the backs and see how that went rather than telling him to not try getting it forward in the first place ?

I'd really like to know what the coaches tell them...(I've seen other rucks do the grab ball and kick it!). And I'd also like to see all the BnF votes per round per player...just to see who is doing the right thing by the coaches.

 

[austinnn]

Looks as though the club are trying to fully harness an underdog, rage against the machine, if you're not with us you're against us culture. I like it, I think it plays to our history and identity. You run the risk of becoming insufferable w***ers if you don't achieve anything, but better than choir boys who don't achieve anything.

I also like it. We've been stepped on for too long

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

No-one is going to deny Wilkie the gong, but gee, big Ro is stiff.
Possibly its the fact that he doesn't get alot of tap outs & his miss- kicks are often because his kicks are under pressure. (Clearing it out).
But no-one tries harder than he & he is our clearance king, & takes great contested marks around the ground.

 

[Minga]

He had a brilliant debut season but I reckon we have barely even scratched the surface of what he is capable of. His combination of both pace and endurance is probably the best in the league, and he also has extremely good footy IQ, very neat skills, strong overhead, good attitude. He really could be absolutely anything.

Kicks goals with ease too

 

[Hayes4PM]

2024 Saints Best and Fairest to go down in history as the 2024 Josh Battle

26

Josh Battle

Age

26

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

Playa Haters Ball.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Broke up over text to the entire playing group after telling them all and Ross he was staying.

Supposedly.

who flipping cares how he "broke up" with the playing group, was probably nervous AF, like he has to sit down head in hands and apologetically explain his reasonings.. so dramatic. He's moving on, changing it up, the club probs wanted the pick, shit happens, thanks for your time. Playing group needs to grow up if they're this offended about it

**bigfooty changed bu tt hurt to "offended", fml

 

[stavro#4]

who flipping cares how he "broke up" with the playing group, was probably nervous AF, like he has to sit down head in hands and apologetically explain his reasonings.. so dramatic. He's moving on, changing it up, the club probs wanted the pick, shit happens, thanks for your time. Playing group needs to grow up if they're this offended about it

Do I care? No.

Could a player/friend care that Josh had told him he was staying and the next morning sends a text saying he is off? Yes.

Doesn’t have to be overly complicated. Your mates can make decisions that upset you.

 

[snails13]

Who?

How do the Journos know this as fact

 

[Sol Goodman]

When no one else gives a shit about us, whether we win or lose or the players that go. I feel galvanized to this club knowing that our pres is not putting up with the hand fed shit the AFL feeds us every year to make up the numbers. I thank you. Keep fighting the good fight for us Pres because no one else will.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Do I care? No.

Could a player/friend care that Josh had told him he was staying and the next morning sends a text saying he is off? Yes.

Doesn’t have to be overly complicated. Your mates can make decisions that upset you.

so they tell management not to invite him to the party cos you're sad about him leaving? it's petty and childish, leadership should show them how to be adults if they can't do it themselves

 

[stavro#4]

so they tell management not to invite him to the party cos you're sad about him leaving? it's petty and childish, leadership should show them how to be adults if they can't do it themselves

Again, could be multiple reasons why. Doesnt have to be so deep. He wasn’t invited.

Move on. He is a Hawthorn player now.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

I feel like management didn't want him there because it would be more dramatic for the media cycle once basset made his case against NGOs/FS which was also his case for band 1 comp, maybe too conspiracy brained but that's how it feels

 

[Sully111]

who flipping cares how he "broke up" with the playing group, was probably nervous AF, like he has to sit down head in hands and apologetically explain his reasonings.. so dramatic. He's moving on, changing it up, the club probs wanted the pick, shit happens, thanks for your time. Playing group needs to grow up if they're this offended about it

**bigfooty changed bu tt hurt to "offended", fml

Whippy Mcwhipped is with the enemy now.

Glad he wasn't there.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

so they tell management not to invite him to the party cos you're sad about him leaving? it's petty and childish, leadership should show them how to be adults if they can't do it themselves

You really think that is what transpired? lmao

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

You really think that is what transpired? lmao

I keep an open mind unlike you woke mind virus sheeple, you probably still think the world is round smh

 

[PoppedCorn]

who flipping cares how he "broke up" with the playing group, was probably nervous AF, like he has to sit down head in hands and apologetically explain his reasonings.. so dramatic. He's moving on, changing it up, the club probs wanted the pick, shit happens, thanks for your time. Playing group needs to grow up if they're this offended about it

**bigfooty changed bu tt hurt to "offended", fml

I would've thought telling those close to you for your whole playing career that you are leaving was being grown up.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

I would've thought telling those close to you for your whole playing career that you are leaving was being grown up.

he did, his misses sent them a text from the nursery what more do you want

 

[Saint Watto]

OK - as a beneficiary of one of the tickets to the B&F from the player sponsorship I had a fairly hectic day. I finished up an on-line meeting with my UK office, then pretty much had to immediately get changed and make the trek up from the Mornington Peninsula to Crown. I love the venue, and there was a lot less protestors than the last time I was there!

My only gripe (as someone that had to drive there) was minor, but it was that there was no light beer option available in the drinks in the foyer area outside the ballroom. I'm no fan of light beer, but in this day and age responsible alcohol consumption if you are driving is mandatory, and venues/event managers must consider this.

TB....that was quite an effort going from the Mornington Peninsula up to Crown........enjoying the night and then going all the way back.

I salute you !!!!!

Great post btw.

 

[SG34]

This points to why Marshall didn't do as well as many here expected. I imagine his tactic of grabbing the ball out of the ruck and hacking it forward wasn't an instruction from the coaches and they were frustrated about it like a lot of supporters were too.
He did have a very good season but I feel like his main role in actually rucking could've been better.

I thought Marshall was a good average blue collar ruckman for the first half of the season. He did start clunking them as the season wore in and he gets to good spots. He’s never been a stoppage-dominator.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

so they tell management not to invite him to the party cos you're sad about him leaving? it's petty and childish, leadership should show them how to be adults if they can't do it themselves

It's clear there has been something that has led to the souring of relations between the two parties.

A player leaving in isolation doesn't annoy people these days.

 

[True Believer]

TB....that was quite an effort going from the Mornington Peninsula up to Crown........enjoying the night and then going all the way back.

I salute you !!!!!

Great post btw.

Very kind of you Saint Watto! But to be fair, given the amount of travel I rack up for work, a jaunt up and down to the casino is easy. I am up and down to Tullamarine on average every other week, and often do 2 to 3 weeks overseas at a time. I was fortunate enough to be on the USA east coast when we played the Bulldogs, so missed that debacle entirely!!