Training Saints preseason 2026

[Gavinmitchell11]

There’s so many that could become A graders but we need it to actually happen.
Obviously NAS did last year, Hall on the cusp as well.
Pretty sure about Wilson and Tauru.
Hopefull about Pou and Boxhsall.
Travaglia and Collard would be nice surprises.

 

[Windtagger]

Hilarious to think of Hunter as a statesmen with serious sway around the club.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Hilarious to think of Hunter as a statesmen with serious sway around the club.

Always will have until he hits the gym properly

 

[Palantine]

He’s almost like a secret weapon now which is weird since he’s played almost every game the last few years.

Just flies under the radar as a mature ager, but seriously talented with room still to grow. He’ll be more damaging with better teammates around him too

His build caught my eye at training too, he’s been gradually muscling-up over the years and is now pretty powerful looking.

 

[AirWinmar]

There’s so many that could become A graders but we need it to actually happen.
Obviously NAS did last year, Hall on the cusp as well.
Pretty sure about Wilson and Tauru.
Hopefull about Pou and Boxhsall.
Travaglia and Collard would be nice surprises.

I'd nearly put money on Windy and Hugo. Hopefully 2026 for Windy, maybe a year away for Hugo

 

[stfan]

His build caught my eye at training too, he’s been gradually muscling-up over the years and is now pretty powerful looking.

A bit more arm strength should see him clunking a few more marks too. He certainly knows how to get to the ball.

 

[CaptainRisky]

There’s so many that could become A graders but we need it to actually happen.
Obviously NAS did last year, Hall on the cusp as well.
Pretty sure about Wilson and Tauru.
Hopefull about Pou and Boxhsall.
Travaglia and Collard would be nice surprises.

Lets just get Collard to C grade before you start thinking about A grade , has the talent to maybe be a good solid B - B+ but A grade you are talking a Milne type here , doubt he ever gets to that level

 

[SainterinSydney]

Lets just get Collard to C grade before you start thinking about A grade , has the talent to maybe be a good solid B - B+ but A grade you are talking a Milne type here , doubt he ever gets to that level

Let's wait and see with Lance. I think he has the potential to make it A grade if he applies himself diligently and leaves no stone unturned. At the moment, though, I wouldn't have him in the starting line up, so he has a way to go to even get to B+.

 

[MordySaint]

Let's wait and see with Lance. I think he has the potential to make it A grade if he applies himself diligently and leaves no stone unturned. At the moment, though, I wouldn't have him in the starting line up, so he has a way to go to even get to B+.

Agree ... Lance has showed signs that he could be A grade. Potential is a word which is used alot but we need to bridge the gap between his best and worst games.

 

[CaptainRisky]

1. Tony "Skills" Evans
2. Aldo DiPetta
3. Jamie Lamb

Do not mention Jamie Lamb as his sister would have to have been one of the most attractive girls i have ever seen Anywhere

 

[CaptainRisky]

Just devastating for all involved

Wouldnt be surprised if SOS & Jo decided to move away from the Melbourne melting pot

Things will settle down , they always do , everyone has forgotten about the nut job drugo in the Porsche that took photos of those police officers killed on the freeway

 

[CaptainRisky]

Tony74
Joffaboy
George

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

There’s so many that could become A graders but we need it to actually happen.
Obviously NAS did last year, Hall on the cusp as well.
Pretty sure about Wilson and Tauru.
Hopefull about Pou and Boxhsall.
Travaglia and Collard would be nice surprises.

Wilson is going to have a mega 2026.

I legit beleive that he can get 50 goals next year.

 

[CaptainRisky]

Wilson is going to have a mega 2026.

I legit beleive that he can get 50 goals next year.

First bit yep , second bit , id settle for 35 ish , 50 plus is only for the superstars like Max

 

[StCicatriz]

Lovely day. Banfield and Fincher still in their old numbers. Still cant believe we got Banfield over WC.
WA members what are his supposed flaws in his game because at pre season, he liiks like he was built for AFL?
Some big numbers out there 51, 53, 54 and 55. Maybe VFL players. 51 is a big lad.
Good to see McLobster out there. Clark in the fluro cap.
Umpires here today.
Armstrong is a large lad indeed. Henry out with the main group.
King and TDK out, over to the rehab group.
Player out with a busted wing, maybe a VFL player.
Will wander over to watch rehab.
Only Max and Barrat in rehab, TDK in with main group.
Dodson Pou and another player joins the rehab group. Pou looks fine, said he feels great except for the stiches in his gob., McLobster over there too, also looks fine, would say on modified programs.
Hard running repeat 50's for the group.
Wasn't Barrat but Said in rehab group.
Main group breaks into two for ground ball work.
Pou running laps, as is Dodson., Liam Ryan with the main group.
Group comes together tight. Lots of yelling and cheering.
TDK and Henry join rehab.
Round the other side now to watch the ball drills. Flanders positioning is elite.
Now into three groups, I will stay with the one I m watching. Banfield good turn of pace and evasive skills
Stocker, TDK and Henry running laps
Ryan has subline kicking skills.
Wilson to Coops lovely leap and finishes.
I wonder about Paddy Dow. Nice neat player but just doesn't do it for me. Maybe he isn't just the nice shiney toy.
Delivery into the forward line nice, but I 'll wait and see until contact comes into training in rhe New Year.
So 51 is Billy Richardson, VFL player..
Max in rehab doing a lot of ground ball gets with a,sharp turn .
Keepings off ball drill reds v bibs, spirited when the defence breaks up the attack. Wilson with a great spoil.
Naz straight into the rooms with the doctor. Looks like a little nick, slight limp possibly a tight hammy or calf, precaution ( heres hoping). No panic. Snuck a look in the rooms, Naz stretching like a hammy or calf, doubt its anything major. Hopping on one foot, precaution I reckon. Looking at the trainer, intimating ankle. Naz back with it strapped ( I assume) crisis averted. Doing run throughs with boots on.
Big play ends up with Ryan huge cheer and they all get around him .
Rehab group still out, so much for Max behind schedule. Looks stronger every time I see him.
Naz put in cotton wool up the race into the gym. Back out with runners on doing laps. Guy is so competitive wants to do match sim but trainers say no.
Half ground drill reds v bibs. Ball up and positioning work, getting the ball to the outside to attack the goals.
Naz running like his life depends on it around the boundary.
From halfway taking it to the open side, then back through the midfield. Boxshall and Wilson good. Stocker doing a lot of coaching positional work (hand injury so no ball work) with the back 6. Working hard with Armstrong Hastie and Richardson. Hastie great pickup through the guts to Wilson who hits up Roh. Wilson running like Dangerfield through the guts.
Group moves to other end. Armstrong to Flanders in the guts, congested backline, hits Higgo on the tit with a 50 metre bullet.
Hammer back for bibs.
So for the Ryan worriers, while the group breaks for a drink, he is running repeat 200's.
Boxshall takes a bounce coming out of the 50, gets collared by Hastie
Just heard Tauru may have an injury. Dont know what. Looks ok, sore ankle only. No worries.
Actually it was Banfield who got caught, Boxy just takes a great contested mark.
Good spirited session, Hastie, Flanders, Hugo, Carroll, Boxy, Higgo, all looked good. Hammer doing good things in defence for bibs.
Full ground sim with umpires. Tauru back with the bibs. Banfield forward for reds. Loser team needs to do 10 push ups. Back to 80's training.
Tauru and Trav big spoils in defence.
Players blown in the heat. Lancey runs his guts out to break up an attack. Trav looks more and more assured with ball in hand.
Banfield cops a spray for not looking inside. Carroll again good off half back. Doogs straightens up the defence. Also good, Sincs, Dow, Windy, Hall. Sounds like everyone is great, but these reports are getting harder and harder to find a player who would look out if place or is a list clogger.
Worse case scenario bottom six ( excluding recruits), Lance, Armstrong, LOC, Dow, Ronnie, Stocker? Not one of those are incapable of an AFL career. A couple of years back they would have been automatic choices in seniors.
All the Brains Trust know who I am. Will need to wear a disguise next time..
Running now.
Last report pre Christmas
Adios Amigos.

brilliant report!

 

[Leap of Faith]

Things will settle down , they always do , everyone has forgotten about the nut job drugo in the Porsche that took photos of those police officers killed on the freeway

You could perhaps be a little more insensitive. Yes my wife is Jewish Israeli and many of our friends are. Devastated. Shaken. The violent madness now on our shores. But yeah, they'll just forget their murdered family members. Will just blow over.

 

[Joffaboy]

Let's wait and see with Lance. I think he has the potential to make it A grade if he applies himself diligently and leaves no stone unturned. At the moment, though, I wouldn't have him in the starting line up, so he has a way to go to even get to B+.

Has all the talent but is behind, Butker, Higgo and Ryan for that position without looming at the orher players who can play mid and go forward.
Needs to get his arse in gear or I can see him traded. May well be a star in 3 years though and with Butler and Ryan getting older may be a slow burn.

 

[beside the seaside]

You could perhaps be a little more insensitive. Yes my wife is Jewish Israeli and many of our friends are. Devastated. Shaken. The violent madness now on our shores. But yeah, they'll just forget their murdered family members. Will just blow over.

He was writing in response to the issue with the Silvagni family, not about the Bondi tragedy.

 

[Joffaboy]

You could perhaps be a little more insensitive. Yes my wife is Jewish Israeli and many of our friends are. Devastated. Shaken. The violent madness now on our shores. But yeah, they'll just forget their murdered family members. Will just blow over.

I sympathise with you and far be it for ne to defend Captain Risky, but he wasn't referring to the terrorist attack but it was in relation to the SOS son incident.

 

[CaptainRisky]

You could perhaps be a little more insensitive. Yes my wife is Jewish Israeli and many of our friends are. Devastated. Shaken. The violent madness now on our shores. But yeah, they'll just forget their murdered family members. Will just blow over.

What are you talking about , i never mentioned the horrible events of yesterday , i was talking about something totally different , maybe try read what i posted first before you come at me guns blazing

And yes i feel for all involved yesterday , what has Australia turned into

 

[CaptainRisky]

I sympathise with you and far be it for ne to defend Captain Risky, but he wasn't referring to the terrorist attack but it was in relation to the SOS son incident.

Thanks Joffa ,
I can be a tool at times but to think i could be that insensitive is a bit upsetting

 

[Leap of Faith]

What are you talking about , i never mentioned the horrible events of yesterday , i was talking about something totally different , maybe try read what i posted first before you come at me guns blazing

And yes i feel for all involved yesterday , what has Australia turned into

Okay. My apologies. A bit trigger twitchy today. Sorry about that.

 

[beside the seaside]

Okay. My apologies. A bit trigger twitchy today. Sorry about that.

It's an awful day. Hope you're doing ok mate.

 

[tony74]

 

[SaintersUnite]

1. Tom Curren
2. Nathan Freeman

Nathan Freeman

Age

30

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.5

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.0

3star

3. Cam Shenton

Honorable mention to Eli Templeton

Eli Templeton

Age

30

Ht

183cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.8

4star

.