Latest strange goings on:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/st-kilda-cuts-to-shortlist-for-new-coach-20131110-2x9vk.html

So Chocko vs nobody so far.

They're gonna interview 2 further current AFL assistants but they are not Rob Harvey, Ratten, Richardson, Goodwin, Tudor or Burns - who's left?

They were interviewing two of the St Kilda assistants - Adam Kingsley and what''s his name - clearly searching far and wide!

They were interviewing two of the St Kilda assistants - Adam Kingsley and what''s his name - clearly searching far and wide!

What's his name = Simon McPhee

Toiges to put up a fight i reckon

The process is about as transparent as the one which led to the appointment of Grant Thomas.

Choco will be the coach and I doubt the Tigers would put up a fight if he really wanted to go.

To say you are interviewing 2 candidates Tuesday and on Wednesday announce the final two indicates a sham of an interview process.

So Port are a bit miffed... cant say I blame them. Most clubs would have organised coaches and assistants way before this. Johnny come lately f'd up Seaford Swamp residents want to come along and poach.. well id tell them to f off too. Poor form St kIlda...every thing we've come to expect of you though.

It's an interesting tactic to only agree to be interviewed after being assured of the job...

Kind of means you can let your hair down at the interview:

"So Alan, how would you handle..."

"Look, whatever, where is Montagna, the daft [censored]..."

Walks out the door, sees Montagna on the track:

"Hey Leigh! You made 4 mistakes; you hired a dwarf comedian, you lit him on fire, you didn't compensate him, and you weren't traded last week..."

They certainly do things their own way down there.

They certainly do things their own way down there.

they write the book on it Red !!

Thank Christ. Finally, a bigger circus than us.

will be so depressing if we lose to them in round 1

The Saints' handling of the situation was unusual to say the least and most of us didn't see the Richardson appointment coming but it seems that Caroline Wilson is really pizzed off about their behaviour - St Kilda double dealing.

This paragraph from the above piece is an absolute pearler from the conflicted journo who earlier this year was pushing Choco Williams for the then vacant Melbourne coaching job:-

Mark Williams was another victim of the Saints' double-dealing. It is disappointing that the club chose to leak to senior AFL personnel, media and other club staffers that Williams had botched his interview and demanded too much of the struggling club.

Get it?

She's right about the fact that this information shouldn't have been leaked out because its quite damaging to Williams and his reputation and possibly will reflect on his working relationship with Richmond and the players who come under his influence but ...

It's a bit of a laugh coming from someone who earns a living to an extent from reporting on information leaked to her to complain about Williams' victimhood resulting from leaked information.

Hypocrite.

will be so depressing if we lose to them in round 1

How the MFC won two games in 2013 is one of the great unsolved mysteries.

It appears the MFC have so far recruited a number of unwanted, old or injury prone players to its players list.

IMO 2014 will be a season of continued pain and suffering.

So WJ...you're surprised at Carro's handilng of a Richmond asset ?

sorry thats hilarious

will be so depressing if we lose to them in round 1

Shades of that basket case from 2012 Port Adelaide heading into Round 1 2013, never count your chickens before they are hatched. They may be a rabble at the moment but when you have players like Fisher, Steven, Hayes, Armitage & Reiwoldt you never know. If they have big games and with Smith and Ray providing good outside run they will be dangerous if we don't show them enough respect, but the same could be said of them if they go in thinking we have the easy beats of the last 2 seasons coming into Round 1, we should be off to a good start

So WJ...you're surprised at Carro's handilng of a Richmond asset ?

sorry thats hilarious

It is funny but so also is Graham Cornes who sinks the slipper into the Saints for nabbing Richardson. However, as one reader points out in the comments section, Port did the same thing when it secured Hinkley who had just signed a contract with Gold Coast at the time - St Kilda's disruptive antics in poaching Alan Richardson were disgraceful