News 2019 St Kilda Media Thread

[cooperrules]

“Deployed in a number of roles in 2019.”
Sounds like our new Blake Acres.

Throw him around until we can drop him.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Pity Richo won't be on 360 anymore. If was often the only time any of the 3 shows on a Monday night would talk about us, and we were able to get some good insights about what was going on inside the walls that we wouldn't otherwise necessarily get.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Pity Richo won't be on 360 anymore. If was often the only time any of the 3 shows on a Monday night would talk about us, and we were able to get some good insights about what was going on inside the walls that we wouldn't otherwise necessarily get.

Are you feeling ok mate?

 

[aussierulesrules]

Are you feeling ok mate?

Not really, bit crook today!

I'd still rather be sure they'll talk about us for a few mins each week than have weeks where we don't crack a mention on any of the 3 shows though.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Pity Richo won't be on 360 anymore. If was often the only time any of the 3 shows on a Monday night would talk about us, and we were able to get some good insights about what was going on inside the walls that we wouldn't otherwise necessarily get.

I agree. ( hundreds won’t)
Having a regular presence on the show kept the Saints visible in the media - and most publicity is good publicity.

Although many on here were less than flattering about Richo’s performances, it’s interesting to note that I read many posts from opposition club members who enjoyed what he had to say.

I thought he handled the tough times pretty well when asked the hard questions, he certainly fronted up every week, but just like Bucks left the show when under pressure to keep his job, the same was also going to happen here. Imagine if he got replaced mid season?

 

[majortinkle]

Not really, bit crook today!

I'd still rather be sure they'll talk about us for a few mins each week than have weeks where we don't crack a mention on any of the 3 shows though.

I’m sure roo will still be on so we’ll get a mention.

If he actually ever revealed anything I’d be with you and given the season we had I get why saying nothing was the way he went, but no I struggled to watch his slot some weeks

I get my saints insider news from all you itks on here - that’s why I always feel positive about the next game....

 

[VDS66]

I agree. ( hundreds won’t)
Having a regular presence on the show kept the Saints visible in the media - and most publicity is good publicity.

Although many on here were less than flattering about Richo’s performances, it’s interesting to note that I read many posts from opposition club members who enjoyed what he had to say.

I thought he handled the tough times pretty well when asked the hard questions, he certainly fronted up every week, but just like Bucks left the show when under pressure to keep his job, the same was also going to happen here. Imagine if he got replaced mid season?

According to some, the reason opposition supporters like him is because they think he is an idiot and non threatening.

 

[RWBlyf]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sport...rain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Sport_Mobile

 

[sunny3193]

Jake Niall is on a role.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...to-take-recruiting-risks-20190214-p50xu8.html

 

[Diehard Saint]

Jake Niall is on a role.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...to-take-recruiting-risks-20190214-p50xu8.html

Bassett, too. He’s been in the media everywhere lately and I like the sound of everything he’s saying. For the first time in a while we seem to have a Pres who has no problem being in the public eye.

And as he mentioned about Seek competing with Google etc I don’t think he’ll take a backward step.

 

[Mikka84]

Great read on Paddy and his car theft ordeal.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sport...r/news-story/b0148e43287961e4e0ea1c36af5d4cc5

 

[gringo2011]

Bassett, too. He’s been in the media everywhere lately and I like the sound of everything he’s saying. For the first time in a while we seem to have a Pres who has no problem being in the public eye.

And as he mentioned about Seek competing with Google etc I don’t think he’ll take a backward step.

I think the club has started to hear the fans a bit lately. A bad year seems to have open a few eyes.

 

[majortinkle]

Bassett, too. He’s been in the media everywhere lately and I like the sound of everything he’s saying. For the first time in a while we seem to have a Pres who has no problem being in the public eye.

And as he mentioned about Seek competing with Google etc I don’t think he’ll take a backward step.

Players might find it a little challenging. They can’t do much about being vanilla and apparently there’s no hope of flag with vanilla. Not sure the messaging was perfect but definitely preaching to supporters and it’s good to have him out there.

 

[majortinkle]

Great read on Paddy and his car theft ordeal.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sport...r/news-story/b0148e43287961e4e0ea1c36af5d4cc5

Is it just me, or is anyone else asking how a homeless guy would have $3k to spend on a car from a bunch of 17 year olds?

Surprised Alan Jones hasn’t taken it up as evidence that the homeless are just faking poverty and taxes and services should be cut accordingly...

 

[VDS66]

Jake Niall is on a role.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...to-take-recruiting-risks-20190214-p50xu8.html

Paywall

 

[Diehard Saint]

I think the club has started to hear the fans a bit lately. A bad year seems to have open a few eyes.

Probably got someone reading BF 24/7....OK, fess up, which of you people is the mole?

 

[sunny3193]

Paywall

PM’d

 

[VDS66]

PM’d

Cheers

 

[sammm]

Paywall

wasn't paywalled for me

Too vanilla? President says Saints need to take recruiting risks
https://www.theage.com.au/business/...er-logging-in-as-vladmir-20190214-p50xx6.html
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The Saints have retained their captain, coach and chief executive following a poor 2018, but it is nonetheless clear that their new president, Andrew Bassat, plans to chart a new, bolder direction in an attempt to invigorate a club that has been accused of becoming vanilla.
Burnt by the scandals of the early 2010s, Bassat's assessment was that the Saints had probably become a little conservative in their recruiting, and that they had to take risks with their choices to succeed.

New St Kilda president Andrew Bassat.CREDIT:JUSTIN MCMANUS
"Looking back - this is not the club view, this is my view - looking back that might have made us a bit gun shy, a bit more scared to take a risk and be whacked again,'' Bassat said, when asked about the recruiting. "Possibly, possibly that's a view internally.
"It's very hard to win a flag the safe way. So the fact that we need to take risks to achieve our goals is very accepted within the club now.''

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Bassat, whose entrepreneurial acumen was evident in the co-creation (with his brother Paul) of multi-billion-dollar company SEEK, fondly recalled the litany of colourful players - the likes of "Joffa" Cunningham, Robbie Muir and Greg Burns - who were fixtures with the Saints in decades past.
"We don't think that's inconsistent with winning games of football. Allowing some of that back in probably makes some sense.''
The image-conscious and sponsor-challenged Saints also have sought to embrace diversity/inclusion agendas, or what the more conservative might view as political correctness. While the pride game against the Swans has won them plaudits, Bassat also recognised that the club would wear the accusation of being "distracted'' by community activism if they didn't win games.

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"The fact that we're trying to have a positive impact on the community should not be criticised. So I think we you start winning games of football no one cares. We you lose games of football people look for reasons ... if we're going to do this, great but let's not do it in a way that jeopardises winning games of football.
"Again, we can walk and chew gum at the same time. We think can have the pride game and that's not going to be an excuse for us not winning games.''
Bassat's overriding point was that every step the Saints take would be judged on a simple question: Does it help them to win games?
"Football is absolutely the first priority... [every] decision we make is through the lens of will this help us be successful on the field? Will this help us win our next flag? If the answer's no, it's either de-prioritised, or not done.''

Bassat strongly backed chief executive Matt Finnis, calling him "a great CEO'' whose work on the return to Moorabbin and rebuild of a "very poor'' culture had established a platform to shift the focus to winning games.
Bassat also flew the flag for the senior coach, Alan Richardson, though his support was more qualified, in comments that reflected the reality that the coach couldn't be guaranteed anything beyond this year. "Richo'' would coach for the duration of 2019, Bassat said, and the president hoped he would remain at the club thereafter.
But the Saints had to show improvement and "week-in, week out'' competitiveness under Richardson, now surrounded by experienced operators in Brett Ratten and Brendon Lade, with Graeme "Gubby" Allan acting as a sounding board across the football department. Finals were not expected, nor ruled out this year.
St Kilda have been close to the AFL hierachy over the past few years, with both Finnis and football boss Simon Lethlean having strong relationships with Gillon McLachlan and the club relying heavily on headquarters to stay solvent in the face of hefty $12 million debt. Bassat, whose brother Paul is an AFL commissioner, acknowledged that McLachlan and his team wanted to see progress faster.
"They're perhaps a bit impatient, they would like to see us paying off the debt more quickly, and being more competitive more quickly.''

Intriguingly, Bassat drew a comparison between St Kilda and his company, SEEK, which had gone toe to toe with Google and Microsoft and still succeeded. He saw no reason why the Saints couldn't do the same versus Collingwood, Hawthorn et al.
"It's possible to turn yourself into a bigger club. Geelong's done it.''
Bassat added, though, that the specifics of Geelong's stadium deal meant they couldn't be the role model.
"We can own the entire bayside area, all the way through to the Mornington Peninsula, which is a massive area,'' said Bassat, singing the same tune as past regimes.
In the Grant Thomas-Ross Lyon era, the Saints won plenty of games, but failed to convert those regular finals appearances into a sustainably strong club. This time, the whole St Kilda off-field project hinges on winning.

"It will be hard for us to take the steps we need until we're better on the field,'' said Bassat.
Leaving the Seaford disaster for the hallowed ground of Moorabbin was critical. But if he didn't say it, the impression Bassat gave was that Saints would not be a destination club until they looked like going places.

 

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-02-15/long-live-the-king-top-saint-set-to-sign-beyond-2020

Long live the King: Top Saint set to sign beyond 2020

TALENTED St Kilda draftee Max King is set to sign a contract extension.

King's current deal runs until the end of 2020 after being selected with pick No.4 last year.

He is recovering from a right knee reconstruction suffered last April.

In his draft year, the lifelong St Kilda fan was doing rehab at RSEA Park twice a week and the Saints are eager to see him extend.



"Max is a long-term St Kilda player. He's a rare talent and he's done his rehab and he's fitting in," football manager Simon Lethlean told AFL.com.au.

"He lives around the corner and all top-10 picks now renegotiate pretty quickly.

"Max is no exception.

"He'll be here for longer than all of us with any luck, because he's got a big, long future at the club. He's a priority (to re-sign)."

He has been handed the No.12 previously worn by club legend Nick Riewoldt, who booted 718 goals in the jumper.

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Meanwhile, key defender Jake Carlisle is no certainty to be fit for round one as he battles a back complaint.

Carlisle has been restricted to running after sustaining the injury.

His presence would be sorely missed against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium on Sunday, March 24.

"He had a pre-Christmas setback with his back, which is something he's always dealt with. He's had issues along the way, but that's held him back," Lethlean said.

"He's back to about 80 per cent workrate I suppose, so he's on track to be ready in time (for round one), but things would need to go right.

"He's not available for match simulation stuff at the moment, so he's the one of your core players that's not ready at the moment, but we suspect if he does the work uninhibited from now, that he will get there."

He won't play St Kilda's first JLT Community Series match against North Melbourne on Saturday, March 2, and is doubtful for the clash with the Western Bulldogs on Sunday, March 10.

"I think certainly the first one (he'll miss). I'd be surprised (if he plays) the second one," Lethlean said.

"There's then sort of 15 days between then and round one.

"We've got six weeks at the moment. I'd be surprised (if Carlisle plays in the pre-season) but we won't hold him back if he's ready.

"He's moving better now, but it took him a while to get going with the treatment he needed to have."

 

[cooperrules]

Pity Richo won't be on 360 anymore. If was often the only time any of the 3 shows on a Monday night would talk about us, and we were able to get some good insights about what was going on inside the walls that we wouldn't otherwise necessarily get.

Yeah strong move

 

[Fehring]

Is it just me, or is anyone else asking how a homeless guy would have $3k to spend on a car from a bunch of 17 year olds?

Surprised Alan Jones hasn’t taken it up as evidence that the homeless are just faking poverty and taxes and services should be cut accordingly...

He didn't spend $3k on a car. He spent $3k on a house. And now he's $3k out of pocket and more destitute than ever.

 

[tomjoad]

He didn't spend $3k on a car. He spent $3k on a house. And now he's $3k out of pocket and more destitute than ever.

I wouldn't imagine that it's good to lose a house, no matter how you got the money...and he had a dog.

 

[Stewart66]

I’m sure roo will still be on so we’ll get a mention.

If he actually ever revealed anything I’d be with you and given the season we had I get why saying nothing was the way he went, but no I struggled to watch his slot some weeks

I get my saints insider news from all you itks on here - that’s why I always feel positive about the next game....

Probably talk about the giant photo of Roo on the wall in reception at RSEA
Gee ground looks a picture
Noticed N Winmar in reception good to see him around too .

 

[Impatient Saint]

http://www.saints.com.au/video/2019-02-14/bassat-on-sen

How impressive is Andrew Bassat compared to past presidents. Competent, professional, passionate and exactly the right fit for the Saints at this point in time. I think things are finally starting to align at the club in a really positive manner, it mightnt happen this year but I expect us to be playing finals again in the not to distant future. If the unspoken leader can do a lazarus it might even happen this year!