dazzledavey36

The bloke that started this thread. Already started it last year. Was actually quiet pathetic.

@picket fence

Club just released a statement regarding Burgess.

Haha deadset what a load of rubbish. I think it is you that needs to watch more football. Zac Jones is not only a [censored] bloke but an ordinary footballer. Tough faux guy that was trying to snipe the young boys in Jordon and Pickett over the weekend. He butchers the footy consistently and saints fans hate him. To think that he's better then Nathan is simply laughable. Come back when Zak has won 3 club best and fairests.

I reckon I sent an email same time period as you and I'm still waiting for response..

This has been 12 months in the works. It's all to do with his kids living in Adelaide. I think the fitness guy they got from Brisbane (Selwyn Griffiths?) could potentially step into his role. I think that's why Burgess stayed on for another year to help with the transitioning period.

I believe Ben is back in full training tomorrow?

Sometimes the build up gets to you. Think the Jim Stynes round 1 against Brisbane 2012

I think Vandenberg will be the sub. They'll still want to get minutes into the likes of Melksham and Hibberd.

Classic..

Mate who said we're flag favourites? I haven't seen any articles or media personality say we're flag favourites...

Give him what he wants.

Thanks for clarifying PSD. Always good to hear it from someone who's actually closer to the inner sanctum with good sources.

Article on his new leadership role. https://www.effc.com.au/news/20172/2021-colts-leadership-group-announcement

@olisik is a well known troll. Goes MIA when winning then springs into action after every loss. The other two no one takes serious at all. The sooner they slowly faze out the better.

Cooper? How old would he be now? Is he any good?

Pending form, if Taj impresses the club this year and want him thrn I can bet every dollar Taj will jump at the opportunity immediately.

Why? His dad said in a interview last year that Taj is a very passionate Melbourne supporter and Jack Viney being his favourite player. Not only that, he said Taj is driven to play AFL when possible. He's already spent a week with the club over the pre season training with the boys.

Scully broke down because he horrifically broke his leg that was compared to a car accident. After that he was never the same player and that took away all of his power through his legs and running strength. Stupid comparison.

Yeah nah. Coaches would laugh at this suggestion. Ran at 82% and his defensive running to help out in defence was first class. You nitpick at the smallest things...

Exactly the way I saw it. Not surprised one bit that HFF has completely missed the point once again.

Another step closer to a Woewodin being in the red and the blue.

Really impressive performance. I was critical of his form over the summer as I felt he was soft one on one. But his role right now is really the main reason why May and Lever are able to play the style of game they're producing.

Great to wake up on a Sunday morning with a win. Though I'm fairly sore as we finally got round 1 underway up here in local footy. How good!! Said it last night that under the circumstances of the night with big occasion, many past Saint greats attending, and crowd noise that win will be pivotal. To not get flustered and rise to to the challange when the saints were 16 points up was simply brilliant by the boys. I think Goodwin deserves a lot of credit for this performance and this could be the making of our team. I'll mention a few individual performance. Rivers - I'm surprised there's been barely any mention of this kid, but he was super! His run and dash really got us going in that first half and combine that with his kicking with is an absolute weapon. His ability to break the game open with some of his kicks were really important throughout the game. He also for the 2nd year in a row completely shut Dan Butler out of the game. Alex Neal Bullen - I'm putting my hand up as high as I can and apologising to nibbler. I've been his harshest critic in the past but his past two games has shown that he's a vastly different player to what he's dished up over the years. He's important cog now with his gut running, but also has improved his disposal efficiency. I noticed he doesn't fumble anymore which is a huge improvement. Thanks for proving me wrong nibs and keep up the good work. Pickett- yeah look he's going to be a star.. if he's dishing out that kind of performance at 16 games, I'm bloody excited what he can produce when he's around the 70 - 100 game mark. Salem - Best game I think I've seen him play. Not only was his defending first class but he's just ridiculously clean below his knees and really gave us some drive down back. Don't be surprised if GWS put a hard tag on him next week. That was some performance. Langdon - I seriously love this guy. Runs all day and just gets the job done. Have I missed something with his kicking? Because right now I'm seeing him hit more targets then misses and yet we had freo fans say that this would frustrate us supporters. What a fantastic inclusion he's been in our side. Jetta and Jones - Both played well I thought. Jones had some really important touches and the fact he just ragdolled Butler out of the way to set up the goal was great to watch. Jetta completely shut out Higgins who's been really dangerous the past few weeks. Legit didn't realise he was playing until he kicked that goal. Keeps it simple and I'd rather him having 5 touches a game if he's shutting their best small forwards out of the game. Well done to the old dogs. Sparrow - Right now he's keeping Melksham and Vandenberg out of the side. This is due to his pressure and tackling that he provides when around the contests. Compared to Melksham who is lazy in this area of his game. Loved his composure kicking that goal. Pretty much playing a sacrifice role for the team and the coaches would be enjoying his work so far. To finish off, Spargo pressure is elite. Haters need to GTFO with the hate. He doesn't stop chasing and continues to scrap and harass at every opportunity. Coaching staff would be highling his defensive game during review. Tmac slowly starting to get that 2018 form back. Good to see some reward for effort because his gut running is really important for not only us as a team but for his own performance. Petracca, Oliver, Gawn May all played great games as well.