Yes that's right. It was the last chance. Everything went right for us this year. Injuries weren't crippling, our game plan was superior, players at the right age. Opposition teams will analyse the crap out of us over the pre-season and our gameplan will be destroyed. We will be thereabouts for 1 or...

He can't run and he can't kick. you need to be able to run and kick to be a successful AFL player in todays game. He can tackle well though. It's not enough. Other AFL teams knows he won't be great value. God it's depressing how players careers can completely capitulate due to injuries. Feel really ...

I remember quite clearly when X was up and about. Fast, accurate and able to leap tall backmen in a single bound! Very, very exciting player when he was firing. ! Yes he was. He should have been a regular in our team. Crueled ...utterly crueled by injuries. Really depressing how that happens to som...

Interesting that we didn't win the flag.

How did Luke Ball go?

Schneider should have received that free kick. Probably the most blatant non-free all day.

Ahh goddamnit.

As far as i'm concerned, he is elite.

As utterly useless as Milne is in finals series, how do you replace him? Can't in the short term.

Probably have to keep him.

We were the best. Finished top. Beat everyone who counted. We were the best. Did everything right. Amazing tackling, ferocity, intensity, passion, great fitness management, minimal injuries, discipline, tactics. Missed a few shots in the grand final and lost. Schneider missed easy shots, Mcqualter m...

SideshowMilne wrote:who was the Saints player running alongside (4m right) Raph when he got caught for the cats 1st?

It was Gilbert.

still wondering

missed easy shots at goal.

Everything else was so awesome, the tackling the pressure.

Aye. What pain...

You guys missed gettable goals that cost us a flag.

Next time, be a little cooler. Kick them!

Well done anyway

He's great 95% of the time, but occasionally plays as if he's on another planet. Like that time he got tackled by Rooke today. Was that the time a team mate peeled off for a handball rather than lay a sheperd?? YES! So arguably not all Raphs fault as he probably trusted Gilbert to shephard. But gil...

It's hard. So hard. So so hard.

Seems easy to do it again next year. But no.

Need to kick straight.

I'll tell you why Raph annoys me.

He's great 95% of the time, but occasionally plays as if he's on another planet. Like that time he got tackled by Rooke today.

Strange player.

Milne will be gone.

Another useless finals series.

All is fair in love and war.

Lenny Hayes drops the knees into the back all the time.

We aren't above it either.

LaUrEnCe wrote:Because the Pies had just played 'their match' last week against the Crows would've been a factor perhaps

Hopefully a case of this + they just dropped everything in the second half.

Of course Ball will play.

He is a Shamen. Works magic elusively. The blocks, the positioning. You don't see it, i don't see it. But he's there stifling the opposition.

We did indeed beat them! Without Ottens and Johnson and we shocked them in the 1st quarter. Extremely unlikely we'll get off to such a start again. Just want the warning out there to the saints players that the opportunity is out there. Once in your life... you have been placed on this earth for thi...

No they should not investigate.

Roo is unstoppable.

Ok it's probably a stupid comparison but i wonder why it happened. IT's fair to say collingwood pushed us but were no threat against the mighty steamrolling cats. Geelong are full strength, peaking at the right time. Are we out of form only being saved by our champion Riewoldt each time? Holy crap s...