News 2022 St Kilda Media Thread

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Saints chase round three spotlight; AFL boss headed for Tassie; Indigenous player manager departs Hawks

St Kilda are not shying away from being under the spotlight early in the season, lobbying the AFL to schedule a blockbuster home game at the MCG in round three.

www.theage.com.au

Saints chase round three blockbuster to celebrate 150th anniversary
St Kilda are not shying away from being under the spotlight early in the season, lobbying the AFL to schedule a blockbuster home game at the MCG in round three to celebrate the club’s 150th anniversary.
The club hopes to gain a prime-time slot to celebrate the occasion with new coach Ross Lyon in the hot seat and interest expected to be high at the start of the season due to the impact of their dramatic off season changes.

An opponent is yet to be determined but Collingwood shape as the logical choice given the club’s only premiership came in 1966 against the Magpies and their first game in the VFL in 1897 was against Collingwood.
They also drew then lost a grand final against Collingwood in 2010 with Lyon coaching the club

 

[boulders]

SEN saying Dilena could already be on the way out. Possible Essendon CEO.

 

[gringo2011]

The player Lenny Hayes “can’t wait” to work with in St Kilda return

“I think he’s got enormous upside, I can’t wait to get to work with him.”

www.sen.com.au

 

[FQFjt]

Bad news on the sponsorship front. Deliveroo ceasing its operations in Australia.

 

[lewdogs]

Bad news on the sponsorship front. Deliveroo ceasing its operations in Australia.

Weren't they already gone? As a sponsor I mean.

 

[longtimesaint]

Weren't they already gone? As a sponsor I mean.

They haven’t been a sponsor for about two years

 

[#gosaintas]

They haven’t been a sponsor for about two years

won't stop idiots like barrett - he'll probss have some sort of "clever" sliding doors dig at us about it

If Saint Kilda thought paying over the soft cap was a good idea,
then they should have checked with their major sponsor, who's now left the country, first

Stupid club. $20 mill in debt and they're sacking coaches 100 days after extending them while all of their sponsors are leaving the country.
Rabble.

 

[George]

The player Lenny Hayes “can’t wait” to work with in St Kilda return

“I think he’s got enormous upside, I can’t wait to get to work with him.”

www.sen.com.au

Haven't changed your profile picture in 11 years and now look who's having the last laugh. You've gone full circle, you must've been seeing this from way out. Dard Ball Get #InsaneReadingReincarnate

 

[jwikked]

Deliveroo abandons Australia, leaving riders, restaurants and diners in the lurch

Are they still sponsoring us? Not anymore at least. I always hated their ugly logo on the front of the Guernsey.

 

[StFly]

Deliveroo abandons Australia, leaving riders, restaurants and diners in the lurch

Are they still sponsoring us? Not anymore at least. I always hated their ugly logo on the front of the Guernsey.

Centrebets was worse, poorly coloured image of a roo aside, big letters in a thick border box is just obtrusive. About twice the size of what Tooheys was and I'd much ratyher make the poor life choice where I don't remember shit than bet it all away.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Haven't changed your profile picture in 11 years and now look who's having the last laugh. You've gone full circle, you must've been seeing this from way out. Dard Ball Get #InsaneReadingReincarnate

Do you think Essendon will get busted again?
I did hear they wanted bigger bodied midfielders.

 

[hayes]

Anyone?

 

[Saints TV]

Anyone?

Can someone copy the article here?

 

[seasonedsainter]

Hayes talking about working with Hunter C is genuine high-grade hopium. Looking forward to more of that when the pre-season kicks in!

To think we nearly gave HC away to Norf! What were they thinking... Who was driving that process?

 

[hangdog]

Hayes talking about working with Hunter C is genuine high-grade hopium. Looking forward to more of that when the pre-season kicks in!

To think we nearly gave HC away to Norf! What were they thinking... Who was driving that process?

North proving how dumb they are by not taking that offer. Turning JHF into pick 2, Pick 9 and a contracted Clark would have been a beautiful result for them.

I guess they are just being consistent. The offer from Adelaide for Pick 1 last year was another bargain their way, even without hindsight.

 

[Oh When the Saints]

Herald Sun footy analyst Mick McGuane has predicted new St Kilda coach Ross Lyon will remodel his trademark defence-first strategies into a far more attacking mode as AFL clubs look to replicate the style played by 2022 premiers Geelong.

McGuane has huge admiration for Lyon’s coaching nous, having taken St Kilda to Grand Finals in 2009 and 2010 and Fremantle in 2013.

But as successful as Lyon’s defensive style was a decade or more ago, McGuane says the veteran coach is smart enough to adapt to the new trend in AFL football, with a more run-and-gun style fuelling teams such as Geelong and preliminary finalists Collingwood in 2022.

McGuane said this year provided one of the most attractive brands of football in recent memory, and he expects more of the same next year.

“Knowing the copycat industry that AFL footy is in terms of coaching, we can expect teams to adopt the Collingwood style, which they adopted from Richmond,” McGuane said.

“And we saw Geelong go with faster ball movement with great success this year, so we will see teams wanting to adopt that more attractive, exciting factor in their games.

“It will be interesting to see if Ross (Lyon) aligns his psyche to that as well. He has always been so strong on defence and (his teams) have been hard to score against. But at times they have struggled to score (themselves).

“I am tipping Ross will be trying to score as much as he can, so we can expect a style change. It is going to be very interesting seeing how he adapts to the new trends in footy.”

Former Hawthorn champion Shane Crawford said Lyon would be the most intriguing character to watch in AFL football next season, along with North Melbourne’s new coach Alastair Clarkson and Essendon’s new coach in Brad Scott.

“I always remember playing against Ross Lyon teams and I found it really difficult because of the way he would block space so that you could never run directly towards goals,” Crawford said.

“He always made it very difficult for opposition teams.

“But he will have to make some changes. He will have to go that way (a more attacking brand) because at the end of the day, you have to score to win.

“That attacking brand has been used by a lot of the younger, newer coaches such as Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

52

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

and Sammy Mitchell. That will definitely be a focus for Ross and St Kilda.”

Crawford said the AFL and the AFL Coaches’ Association needed to keep an eye on the welfare of senior coaches, saying it was a real area of concern given the scrutiny and pressure they are under now.

“Brett Ratten

Brett Ratten

Age

54

Ht

184cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.4

5star

K

13.8

5star

HB

12.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

put everything into it and did a good job, but still lost his job. Coaches are under more pressure than ever these days,” Crawford said.

“We just need to make sure they are all getting the right support at all times. ”

 

[FQFjt]

Hayes talking about working with Hunter C is genuine high-grade hopium. Looking forward to more of that when the pre-season kicks in!

To think we nearly gave HC away to Norf! What were they thinking... Who was driving that process?

No doubt Lenny's intended audience for those comments was Hunter himself.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Hayes talking about working with Hunter C is genuine high-grade hopium. Looking forward to more of that when the pre-season kicks in!

To think we nearly gave HC away to Norf! What were they thinking... Who was driving that process?

Would've been a big mistake....YUGE!

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Anyone?

Rossy looking svelte in the kit!

Well, comparatively to Birkenstock Ross anyway

 

[George]

Rossy looking svelte in the kit!

Well, comparatively to Birkenstock Ross anyway

Doing the old Joe Biden's with the handshake to nobody however. Worrying signs for next year and beyond.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Doing the old Joe Biden's with the handshake to nobody however. Worrying signs for next year and beyond.

He’s directing traffic mate, a real leader. There’s also no way he’d shake hands taking the under-hand position either, use your noggin ya lil knob goblin.

 

[Joffaboy]

He’s directing traffic mate, a real leader. There’s also no way he’d shake hands taking the under-hand position either, use your noggin ya lil knob goblin.

Really don't believe there is any reason to be so rude.
I am a bit affronted by your tone. Quite upsetting in fact

#canceldard

 

[George]

He’s directing traffic mate, a real leader. There’s also no way he’d shake hands taking the under-hand position either, use your noggin ya lil knob goblin.

Must be the cool new saying in WA. 30 years behind as usual

 

[Dr Spaceman]

He’s directing traffic mate, a real leader. There’s also no way he’d shake hands taking the under-hand position either, use your noggin ya lil knob goblin.

Must be the cool new saying in WA. 30 years behind as usual

This must be an example of the quality content you believe our social media team should be producing

 

[George]

This must be an example of the quality content you believe our social media team should be producing

Imagine being a grown man feeling personally attacked about content that wasn't yours