Saints Premiership Window Shut?

[oldshepp]

Just thinking this morning about the similarities between the Saints 09 - 10 and Pies 02 - 03.   Losses by 12 and 56 points compared to 9 and 53 I think it was.

Pies exposed for a lack of depth, Saints likewise

That closed the Pies premiership window for a while.

Same with the Saints do you think?

[bunyip]

Hard to say. I think they'll be a good side for a while yet. Like Geelong, they'll have a look at their list and try to improve. What else can you do?

[ossie85]

Someone said (was it Leigh Matthews?) that you need a top 3 offensive team and a top 3 defensive team to win the flag. St. Kilda is clearly the best defensive team of recent times, but can't score heavily consistently.

Think Lyon needs to change his game plan, and find more non-Riewoldt routes to goal. Easier said than done I know!

Assuming Gardiner retires, they should play McEvoy-Koschiztke in the ruck (Kosi in a Leigh Brown kinda roll), and give a player or picks to Collingwood to try and get Jack Anthony