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    LOL Aints

    Sacked Brett Ratten a month after giving him a new two year deal.

    If Brendan Lade leaves to be their head coach I'll spew up.

    From Cal Twomey AFL.com

    BRETT Ratten is set to depart as St Kilda coach.

    AFL.com.au understands the Saints are set to part ways with Ratten, having gone through a recent review of the club's football operations.

    It comes just months after he signed a two-year extension with the Saints in July through to the end of 2024.

    Ratten had been St Kilda coach for three full seasons since taking over from Alan Richardson, steering the club into the finals in 2020 but missing the top eight in the following two years.

    It follows a quiet Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period for the club, which just missed out in its pursuit of Collingwood free agent Jordan De Goey.

    Ratten was in his second stint as a senior coach, having led Carlton from 2007-12 before he was cut by the Blues, where he was a champion midfielder.

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    Re: LOL Aints

    Buy a vowel and get Rutten.

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    That's shit treatment, so unless there's more to it I reckon there's going to be a pretty substantial backlash against them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    That's shit treatment, so unless there's more to it I reckon there's going to be a pretty substantial backlash against them.
    It's going to be a big payout.
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    Sounds like Carlton all over again
    Rattens last year he took them into the finals with a prettt ordinary and ageing list

    Deja vu with the saints

    Can we pick him upnas an assistant please ?

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    Amazing, after just signing him for 2 years? Wow. It might explain why they lay pretty dormant during the trade period.

    Yze a big chance to go there now.

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    Re: LOL Aints

    He seemed really frustrated late in the year. Had a great start then couldn’t seem to bring the players along for the ride. Was enough there to sign him again but also red flags that it might have gone off the rails
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    Re: LOL Aints

    Would they make a play for Bevo?
    "Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"

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    Re: LOL Aints

    If you have someone who can coach out support around them to cover any gaps. Ratten can coach in my view, more and more it looks like the clubs with the best off field support and set up will prosper.

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    Re: LOL Aints

    FMD, Mark Stevens on radio has just raised Luke Beverage as an option and is view as "gettable"

    Honestly....
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: LOL Aints

    Quote Originally Posted by SlimPickens View Post
    Would they make a play for Bevo?
    With a year to go on his contract it might be hard to get us to release him but maybe not impossible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    FMD, Mark Stevens on radio has just raised Luke Beverage as an option and is view as "gettable"

    Honestly....
    I think this is Stevo projecting. Don’t think he’s a Bevo guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Days View Post
    I think this is Stevo projecting. Don’t think he’s a Bevo guy.
    I've never noticed that but the Saints have to make a play for him.
    With a year to go on Bevo's contract unless we are looking to make a change it shouldn't amount to anything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    I've never noticed that but the Saints have to make a play for him.
    With a year to go on Bevo's contract unless we are looking to make a change it shouldn't amount to anything.
    The way he espouses love and loyalty I can’t see him ever leaving without being told to.

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    98 days between Ratten signed the extension and getting sacked.
    Walsh sacks coaches, and the review being led by a sacked coach (Noble) just makes this whole scenario seem ridiculous.

    Yze would have to be close to getting this gig, surely.
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