Ready to battle

One player his game to this season has Middleton.

Seizing an opportunity to assume leadership in an on-ball capacity, the hard-working player has rarely been out of the best players. But I’m sure the Saints would like him to add goal-kicking prowess to his game and go to another level.

In attack, Jeremy Kealy does a lot of the bulky hard bullocking work across half forward, working tirelessly to provide a target and keep the ball inside the forward 50, while Cam Domaschenz is a more than capable target in the goal square.

In the defensive half, reliability is one word that springs to mind to describe the back six.

Matt Butler is as good a full back as any in the league and Oliver has kept him fresh by occasionally pushing him forward.

Bernie Kealy can play a variety of roles and cover a tall or small forward and Joshua Clissold only knows one way to attack the footy.

Ruckman Jak Ryan shoulders much of the ruckwork, uses his body to his advantage and gives his team-mates plenty of chances to take the ball away from the stoppages.

The Saints appear to be well balanced and they will be a dangerous floater in the competition. If they can get over the top of Swifts in the opening round of the finals it might take a bit to stop the bullish Saints. who the been has taken next level Lachlan