Who's improved, Who's gone backwards

[saints]

Just want to know peoples thoughts on who has stepped up this year and who has let themselves down

STEPPED UP
Fiora - thought he was gone but had good year
Montagna - just keeps getting better
Kosi/ X.Clarke - great to get a full year
S.Fisher - arguable our best defender
Gilbert - a real find, waht a tackler
Hayes - great year after knee


GONE BACKWARDS
McGuire - injury is the reason
Thompson - seems gone, will retire
Milne - doesnt kick enough goals
Gram - after last year been dissapointing for mind
Voss- in and out of side, doesnt look good.
Watts/Brooks - if they were going so well at CAsey should of got a game
Sweeney - our great hope, our great flop

Players i left out because of injury...Hammill, Gardiner, Goddard (was starring)

 

[The Punter]

Gram - backwards
Hamill - backwards (he did play last year)
X Clarke - improved
Thompson - backwards
Watts - improved (twos performances bear this out)
L Fisher - improved
Hayes - push (was brilliant before knee last year)
Baker - push
Montagna - improved
Riewoldt - push
Voss - backwards
Ball - push
Gardiner - push
R Clarke - improved
Fiora - most improved
Goddard - push (before knee)
Gilbert - improved
Armitage - N/A
Ferguson - improved (didn't play last year)
Birss - improved
Koschitzke - improved
Brooks - backwards
S Fisher - improved
Dal Santo - push
Blake - improved
M Clarke - push
Rix - improved
Howard - N/A
Maguire - backwards
McQualter - backwards
Gwilt - improved
Raymond - push
Harvey - push
Allen - N/A
C Jones - N/A
Attard - improved
Milne - improved

 

[saintsownthedome]

Just want to know peoples thoughts on who has stepped up this year and who has let themselves down

GONE BACKWARDS
Milne - doesnt kick enough goals
/quote]

Ummm...Milne has actually kicked more goals (31) in 21 games this year then he did (29) in 22 games last year.

But even so, he is playing a totally different role this year under the new coach and gameplan. 30 goals is a good return with the lack of time he has spent under the feet of the forwards.

In my opinion, a better overall player than he was at the end of 2006. And much fitter.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Taking into account the quality and quantity of games. VFL performance acknowledged. No first-year Saints. BJ, Hamill, Hayes, Watts also not counted.

Huge Improvement
Montagna
Fiora
Gilbert
Koschitzke
Blake

Some Improvement
X Clarke
Riewoldt
R Clarke
Ferguson
Brooks
S Fisher
Milne
Gwilt
Sweeney

Same as 2006
Gehrig
Dal Santo
Rix
McQualter
Raymond
Harvey

Gone Backwards
Gram
Thompson
L Fisher
Hudghton
Baker
Voss
Ball