Event 2021 Trevor Barker Award - McKenzie, Steele & Sinclair steal the show

[saintsrfreak]

Gotta love Steele throwing down the gauntlet.

If the rest of the guys on the list had his level of commitment we'd be a bloody serious team

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Come on mate, off season, nose beers all round. Why do you think Ratts has stripped the kegs?

Was trying not to be too silly for a change and all you *ers have piled on with the marching powder references!

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

I think his tone is always like that giving any speech on camera, the second half of the speech seemed pretty genuine to me

Oh yeah I'm only taking the piss. I don't doubt he means every word

 

[Joffaboy]

I appreciate that the club and Steele probably have a very specific message to deliver to members but Steeley sounds like he's got a gun to his head delivering this

Just a nervous public speaker. Actions speak louder than words for these Alpha's.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Triple Espresso has a similar lift that a nice line has

That’s not sugar he’s been putting in his coffee

 

[70s sainter]

Onya Steeley. Inspirational words . I believe it came from the heart. Champion.

 

[bergholt]

Triple Espresso has a similar lift that a nice line has

In Australia yes but that's because our marching powder is basically speed + chalk

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Was trying not to be too silly for a change and all you f***ers have piled on with the marching powder references!

Surprised Hanners, Carlisle and Crouchy didn’t make an appearance

 

[Hayes4PM]

Oh yeah I'm only taking the piss. I don't doubt he means every word

Yeah the sponsor stuff is just the business front you've got to do as a club, that always sounds a little stale. But after that I thought he did well.

 

[Joffaboy]

Was trying not to be too silly for a change and all you f***ers have piled on with the marching powder references!

Well at least it wasn't about Ivermectin, but then that would be just horsen around

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

Love the message to his team mates.

Make the sacrifices, do the work, I want to play in a premiership for this club.

Love the man.

 

[Joffaboy]

Love the message to his team mates.

Make the sacrifices, do the work, I want to play in a premiership for this club.

Love the man.

Love the avi

 

[StFly]

I think this is better than "here's 3 hours of waiting for food, eating food and generally mulling about" that occurs in person.

Surprised Hanners, Carlisle and Crouchy didn’t make an appearance

Snake having PTSD zooming in. Frought with danger that.

 

[Mowman]

Just a nervous public speaker. Actions speak louder than words for these Alpha's.

Thought he spoke fine, so lucky to have him at the club

 

[lewdogs]

Love the message to his team mates.

Make the sacrifices, do the work, I want to play in a premiership for this club.

Love the man.

It was such a great speech. Just think he has grown a lot as a leader this year. So pumped for 2022 now.

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

******* great result for Sincs. There was a patch there where i thought he was fizzing out like the rest of our draft crop from that era but he was terrific this year.

Top ten for Maxy as well is great to see.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Steele just embodies St.Kilda. Tough, no frills, heart on sleeve. Deserves a 2nd B&F. One more and he'll be amongst the dozen at the club to have ever done so.

He’s going to be as loved as Lenny.

 

[Captain Paddy]

Trading for Steele was the greatest steal ever.

2 B&Fs in his first five seasons with us and he isn’t even 26 yet. Goat

 

[The Jack]

Well done to the 2 Brads.

 

[topbillings]

Top ten for Maxy as well is great to see.

Unlike Gold Coast, we value the contribution our King makes to the team.

 

[BrutThough]

Thought Steele's speech was incredible. We are so lucky to not only have him on the field, but as our captain as well.

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

Unlike Gold Coast, we value the contribution our King makes to the team.

"Come to the Saints Ben, we'll give you BnF incentives that you can actually achieve"

 

[bergholt]

Top 10 with where they came from:

Steele - 2016 trade with GWS
Sinclair - 2014 rookie draft pick 1
Membrey - 2014 delisted free agent
Wilkie - 2018 rookie draft pick 3
Crouch - 2020 free agent
Hill - 2019 trade with Fremantle
Ross - 2011 draft pick 25
Howard - 2019 trade with Port
Webster - 2011 draft pick 42
King - 2018 draft pick 4

A couple of interesting things there:

- Most of our top 10 weren't from the national draft.
- 5 of our top 10 were brought in during trade period.
- 5 of them joined the club in the last 3 years.

Highlights our years of poor drafting, I guess.

 

[JimmyMann]

A really good top 10 this year, great to see the unsung heroes like Sinclair, Wilkie and Webster get rewarded for really good seasons (especially Sincs, he was a revelation this year).

We knew Steeley would win but still so glad to continue seeing him rack up accolades, he works so damn hard and just does all the little things right - the perfect leader. From the first game he played for us I knew he was a tough nut that would always try his guts out but wow 2x best and fairest and going for back-to-back brownlow podium finishes at this point, good effort if you bet on that one.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Free dp for the Farquad fans