St Kilda's Christmas List
St Kilda's Christmas List:
Everyone buying into the new system, a healthy Koschitzke and Hamill and Maguire.
Moorabbin hasn't been the best spot for team unity over the last few decades. Not too long ago they thought that a coaching legend would solve their problems, Blight, and they also tried a playing legend with no experience, Watson. Neither strategy worked, now with the demise of Coach Thomas the Saints are going for the new to AFL head coach who has plenty of experience as an assistant. But if everyone isn't behind Ross Lyon then they will again fail. Saints fans have seen enough over the years to know that if the Saints fall apart off the field then they won't win on the field.
But even if all the players, and management, are behind the new coach there is always the problem with injuries. Koschitzke is ready to go, but there are still problems with Hamill, Hayes, Maguire, Hudghton, R Clarke and Watts. Most of those players will be ready to play in the preseason games, but luck with injuries isn't something that has been prevalent there. Saints fans will be hoping that they get just one year of good luck.
The Saints had a big ruckman on their wish list and that has already been delivered, twice. Now Saints fans will have to be hoping that Clarke isn't too old and that Gardiner isn't too much like the West Coast version of himself. Another requirement was additional pace, the draft brought in Armitage and Howard to help there.
In 2007, as soon as one key player for the Saints says that they miss Grant Thomas it could be the start of the end for Lyon. Saints fans will be hoping that everyone forgets the past and focuses on the future, and as their last win was in 1966 there really isn't a reason to be looking back. The Saints have some of the best players, a new coach who was part of a recent winner and when round 1 comes along they could have a complete, or very close to complete, list to choose from. So maybe Saints fans should also be writing on their Christmas list the items they will need for the last day in September next year.
Everyone buying into the new system, a healthy Koschitzke and Hamill and Maguire.
Moorabbin hasn't been the best spot for team unity over the last few decades. Not too long ago they thought that a coaching legend would solve their problems, Blight, and they also tried a playing legend with no experience, Watson. Neither strategy worked, now with the demise of Coach Thomas the Saints are going for the new to AFL head coach who has plenty of experience as an assistant. But if everyone isn't behind Ross Lyon then they will again fail. Saints fans have seen enough over the years to know that if the Saints fall apart off the field then they won't win on the field.
But even if all the players, and management, are behind the new coach there is always the problem with injuries. Koschitzke is ready to go, but there are still problems with Hamill, Hayes, Maguire, Hudghton, R Clarke and Watts. Most of those players will be ready to play in the preseason games, but luck with injuries isn't something that has been prevalent there. Saints fans will be hoping that they get just one year of good luck.
The Saints had a big ruckman on their wish list and that has already been delivered, twice. Now Saints fans will have to be hoping that Clarke isn't too old and that Gardiner isn't too much like the West Coast version of himself. Another requirement was additional pace, the draft brought in Armitage and Howard to help there.
In 2007, as soon as one key player for the Saints says that they miss Grant Thomas it could be the start of the end for Lyon. Saints fans will be hoping that everyone forgets the past and focuses on the future, and as their last win was in 1966 there really isn't a reason to be looking back. The Saints have some of the best players, a new coach who was part of a recent winner and when round 1 comes along they could have a complete, or very close to complete, list to choose from. So maybe Saints fans should also be writing on their Christmas list the items they will need for the last day in September next year.
