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Well strictly speaking not totally bald, as in a dome nut, but very much a left handed blue eyed ageing redheaded lifelong Saints supporter! Surely it must be atonement for some past indiscretion!!

I too ponder that question! Why was I put here as a left handed, bald ranga with dicky eyesight and be Saints supporter! What are the percentages? I must have really stuffed up!!

"Fortius Quo Fidelius" – Strength Through Loyalty. St Kilda supporters have this in spades. I'm close to 75, having supported them since '59, and yes, it's an inherited thing. Kids are brought up as young Sainters, and perhaps, as some have inferred, it's almost a form of child cruelty, but hey...

I absolutely hope so. But as a Saints supporter who saw the '66 premiership, I've witnessed all to many St Kilda stuff ups over these many years. The term "Long Suffering" needs no validation for we Saints supporters!

Perhaps the narrower ground will concentrate the kicks into the forward line and square up the set shots more so than a ground with deeper pockets!

Keeler is the answer to this issue. He has the Ruck/Forward talent to do a great job in the role. As for the current defender training he's getting, for those who can remember, it would seem to be similar to that given to Kosi and Rooey all those years ago. Each had a season in defence before...

Still? Bit like Hamill - 2weeks!

The original priority pick system was the better approach, as it was applied by a transparent formula that had explicit benchmarks and criteria, unlike the current method. Even in tanking, which does nothing for a clubs culture, teams had to really be in the eligible zone to gain any priority...

Agree. In fact it's a good sign. The club has a responsibility to set out to develop Arie into an AFL footballer and they have identified strategies they can implement that could lead to that outcome. We all know that under previous regimes, this professional responsibility was not taken as...

You could see glimpses of this possibility last season. Both of them played exciting patches of football, Caminitis' dash, marking and tackling, Sharmans speckies, sweet kicks for goal, forward pressure. 3 tall/medium forwards, all with their unique assets will be a thing of beauty to watch! If...

I feel this is correct. We not only mark him harshly because we are impatient, we do so because we've done and seen this all before. We have great expectations of our Full forward! St Kilda supporters have seen the best ever Full Forward in Tony Locket, develop and play for our team. We've seen...

This is the best argument ever for returning to the VFL type final four/five system I've ever read. ie Top 1/4 of the comp play finals!

GSP's are the go here. They look just look the part they were breed for!

On reflection, the 2009 GF "toe poke" and/or the 2010 GF "Ball Bounce" were very emotional outcomes for Saints supporters, but the 1971 GF "Sliding Doors" moment would be the one that I would absolutely change. Had Bob Keddie been subbed off at 3/4 time with only 4 possessions, Saints win! They...

1971. "Sliding Doors" moment. If Bob Keddie had been subbed off at 3/4 time, Saints win! They then go on to become a VFL/AFL force. Hawthorn remain the perpeptual loosers, still with only one Premiership!

The 2009 GF "toe poke" and/or the 2010 GF "Ball Bounce"!

Where is this assumption coming from that if you're not watching the GF in the afternoon, you're out shopping? You can be a keen football supporter and have other interests as well. People actually do other things other than shop when the GF is being played during the day. Many participate in a...

I love this thread! It's so predictable, it should be combined with "The club you love to hate"! The fact is, most AFL supporters, except for possibly "Footscray" supporters, don't understand what it is that goes with supporting a cellar dweller. For our sins, we inherit through family or...

There's more or less $10 million good reasons for not taking that option. Basically they can't afford to do that. Being competitive attracts sponsors and memberships and is now getting that debt down.

I agree with you on that point, but there is also a silver lining to not making the final 8. As the Saints haven't been performing "at their optimum" across this second half of the season, further progress in the finals is probably unlikely. Therefore a slightly lesser result has some...

I suspect both teams have more or less put their “Cues in the rack” and are now jostling for better draft spots rather than top 8 positions. That probably means mistakes, fumbling and bad kicking will be tolerated to effect that outcome, which just so happens to play right into St Kildas skill set!

Immense pressure on the Goal Keepers, with only subtle body language to give them a clue whether to dive left or right!

I agree with the concept, with Tasmania now to have a team to further dilute the talent pool! 15 aside works in practice and visually doesn’t really change the structure of the game. 5 backs, - removing 1 back pocket. 5 mids, - wings, centre, ruck and rover. 5 forwards, - removing 1 forward...

Back “in the day” of reserves teams and in effect a double header, arriving at the ground at 1:30ish for the 2:20 start to the main game. Last 1/4 of the 2’s, a break for a refreshment and then the big clash. It made an afternoon at the football a magic time!

I agree, just do it and get this silly debate over and done!

And to that end, you can also add the Junction Oval days!

Ain’t that the truth!

Melbourne Kangaroos has more synergy. Jumper in Red and blue.With shoulder bib - home, stripes - away or visa versa!

So a Dunstan type replacement with better skills?

I do take the point you're trying to make! However, I can say as a long suffering Saints supporter that has endured decades of finishes somewhere in the bottom of the ladder, usually last or thereabouts, I can take a decade of being a Ninethmond clone and I'm probably not the only Saint...