@tenbagman@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes You’re probably right. Maybe I have just watched the Dons recently where those players have showed some potential. Anyways, happy to come back to this at some point and see how close/far I was 😂
@liam_kaka@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes We disagree on the quality then. Robert’s looks good but is more of an accumulator (not special), Caddy looks like he’ll be a star but Robey, Farrow, Sharp, Day-Wicks seriously? Excited by them? I just don’t get it. I’d imagine you don’t watch much of either team which is fair.
@tenbagman@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes I don’t follow either team mate but can see the potential and upside in the Dons players. I just don’t know how much better those players you mentioned can get. Tauru is in and out of the side, so is Wood. Caddy has shown more and is younger than Owens. Nas already a superstar.
@liam_kaka@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes Oldest player I named is 24 and majority under 22? I left out Travaglia (19), Hastie (20) and Banfield (18) as they’ve not shown enough yet but you’ve used Robey & Sharp who have played a couple decent games. What I’m saying is no matter where you measure we are in better shape.
@tenbagman@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes Yes but majority of the players I named are under 22, so when they enter the window they will have a squad of players in a similar age bracket competing. Similar to Brisbane in their draft years picking up Bailey, Rayner, McCluggage, Berry all in a short span building their core.
@liam_kaka@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes I’m just comparing our young players to the list you named? They’re better now, similar age profile and have more potential. I think we will have a crack in the next couple of years and most of our best players are young. Don’t see how the bombers will be in better shape.
@tenbagman@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes You’re missing the point Kane made mate. Yes those players are better now but you wont win a flag within next 5 years. The Dons also would have not won a flag in the next 5 years but their list will be in better shape.
@liam_kaka@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes NWM (23) , Hall (24), Windhager (23), Owens (22), Tauru (19), you already mentioned Garcia (20) and Wilson (20). Philipou is 21 and was dominating end of 2024 before injury. Now building fitness again and has shown a higher ceiling than most you named. NWM already a superstar.
@Vanda14606428@SaintMatt15@kanecornes Roberts (20) Caddy (20) Kako (20) Robey (18) Farrow (18) Sharp (18) May (21) Clarke (19) Day-Wicks (20) Durham (24). I’ll hear you out for Garcia, Wilson, already paying Phillipou 1m for minimal signs. Might lose Wilson because of buying in to win now. Not a fan of either team.
@LKCATATTACK@FrankTomaras@Sammy__Edmund Cats played 3 of their first 6 at GMHBA and played a neutral (West Coast) for gather round. Stkilda have played 1 of their first 6 at Marvel and the game for gather round was a proper away game to Port with Crows away again the following week. Cats do not have ‘that type’ of draw
A fired up Justin Longmuir not happy about playing an Opening Round team for the third straight year.
"Anyone who's been around football would realise it's an advantage, we should all start the season the same way, there should be no competitive advantage for any team playing a game before they play another team, it just makes so much sense to people in the industry, and we've just got it wrong."
@tenbagman Let’s see NAS put up a game like these 3 at the Gabba against the reigning and eventual premiers in a win
Wait no I forgot, he only stat pads against the shit teams 😂😂
Take your pick:
Heeney, Gulden and Warner for 3.4 million
OR
NWM, TDK and Flanders for 4.7 million
No wonder the saints are such a middle of the road club 😂😂😂😂
#AFLSaintsPies
@fragga81@AGissara Why are you so obsessed with Stkilda Franco? I’m a die hard Saints man but can’t imagine any reason we’d keep another fan base up at night (we haven’t exactly done a lot recently)? Also $800k a year in modern money is fuck all.
To be clear - TDK is not worth $1.8mill and SOS isn’t worth $800k. And for all the off season recruits the Saints have been 💩 for 100yrs and will continue to be 💩