Not sure who else watched Friday nights game but I tell you what if Bails does not get a highlights package of the St Kilda players 1% last night and show it to our boys before Sundays game he is kidding himself.

They were all over the bumps, blocks, and sheperds to give team mates space and time. I saw more of that in one game last night that in the 3 games I've watched us play this season. For ____s Sake it is not hard, if a side like St Kilda who has never wanted to play that kind of game can do it then we can do it...

I guess a rev up from one M Voss highlighting a weakness in the paper would do that to you..

Some snippets from his Friday Age column (you could insert Melb where St Kilda is mentioned)

"...It's merely intent. Great teams are willing to look out for one another. To cover for a teammate until they are able to resume their role. They have players who swallow their own ego and perform a role for the team, even though they think they may be too good for that role.

Great teams have players who have the ability to not only perform their role but to help others achieve their goals. To think outside of themselves. To not only do this when they are playing well but when they are below their best.

Great teams have players that ensure team rules are followed and that the style of game they want to play is encouraged and supported. By everyone.

And they have a group of men who accept mutual accountability for the result of the team.

Great teams share the glory or the pain irrespective of personal performance because their emotions are directly linked to team results.

This is difficult to achieve because with high achievers and high performers, there will always be strong individual ambitions, goals, wants and needs.

But at times it's about submitting your ego to the team cause. Accepting a role for the good of the team, and appreciating others who do likewise.Too many St Kilda players want to be the star. Not enough want to be the player who contributes the most to the team cause and has the most influence on the team result."

And this..

"Sydney is a team full of support and responsibility. Last Saturday night, we saw yet another excellent example when Kieren Jack did a magnificent job on West Coast's Daniel Kerr. In typical Swans fashion, whenever Jack got "lost", someone else would pick up the assignment. It didn't matter who — it was a team priority and a team result."

Too many St Kilda players want to be the star. Not enough want to be the player who contributes the most to the team cause and has the most influence on the team result."

The Grant Thomas effect.

The St. Kilda effect

I read the Voss artlicle on the Saints in the AGE and it was excellent

Over the last 20 years the one team that has underperformed with the list they have had has been StKilda

Ironically Stan Alves gave them their best chance and were unlucky not to win

His coaching message was based on Accountability and Ego,s exactly what Voss was on about

So what did the saints do ?

Yep sacked him

I read the Voss artlicle on the Saints in the AGE and it was excellent

Another piece of fluff from the world's next best coach.

M Voss's great team also had Jason Stankermankis, the most egotistical, selfish player of the naughties and arguably of all time.....at least since Bartlett.

Great teams have players that do hand-stands for the crowd after they've won.

Its a nice pep though.

Stan Alves was unfairly treated at St.Kilda, I agree. Great teams have great players. StKilda have under-performed in this regard.