Saints are favourites

perfectionist · Wed 29 Jun 2011 5:46pm

But only just, ranging from $1.80 to $1.90

plugger66 · Post: # 1096835Post **plugger66** » Wed 29 Jun 2011 6:05pm

How long can you live on reputation?

Junction Oval · Wed 29 Jun 2011 6:15pm

We have every opportunity to win - in fact, it's ours to lose.

Sunday will be a real-world indicator of where we sit. With Kosi and Blake out, it will be very interesting to see how the selectors view things.
Let's hope that they have their "forward looking" hats on.

Stillwaiting · Wed 29 Jun 2011 6:42pm

That just means we won the coin toss for farvorstism, we don't deserve to be the favorites any more than North

Spinner · Post: # 1096868Post **Spinner** » Wed 29 Jun 2011 7:01pm

plugger66 wrote:How long can you live on reputation?

I was thinking of putting money on us.

3rd generation saint · Wed 29 Jun 2011 9:12pm

Who have North beaten over the last 4 weeks, Gold Coast and Port aren't exactly big scalps.

dragit · Post: # 1096933Post **dragit** » Wed 29 Jun 2011 9:51pm

How much for a draw?

bigcarl · Post: # 1096938Post **bigcarl** » Wed 29 Jun 2011 10:00pm

Undeserved favourtism imo.

We go into the match as the hunter ... after the scalp of a better-performed team that is higher on the ladder.

It's North's to lose.

Quixote · Post: # 1096959Post **Quixote** » Wed 29 Jun 2011 10:46pm

plugger66 wrote:How long can you live on reputation?

You're right.

I predict we get towelled by 8, or do the same plus more to them.

For some reason, this is where it's at.

Thinline · Post: # 1096963Post **Thinline** » Wed 29 Jun 2011 10:52pm

9 goals will win it.

We simply don't have the cattle to match them in the air or in space. Need to bring it in close and hope we fall over the line in front IMO.

Dire slog.

I Love Peter Kiel · Thu 30 Jun 2011 1:28am

Not usually pessimistic, but can see us losing this.
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The script, as written by Demetriou, is 'North, led by the 'dish' in Petrie, beat Saints convicingly to cement a place in the top eight."

SainterX · Post: # 1097045Post **SainterX** » Thu 30 Jun 2011 10:43am

Going on the teams we have beaten, Melbourne especially, and then looking at their form, bar the Queens Birthday game, I think we are not doing too badly. The next few weeks will show if we are serious or not at having another shot at the finals, all winnable games the next few.

Behind Play · Thu 30 Jun 2011 10:52am

Our skills let us down against Geelong, which was very disappointing. If we can improve there we are a real chance. Letâ€™s hope the break has done the players good and they are totally focused.

jonesy · Post: # 1097050Post **jonesy** » Thu 30 Jun 2011 11:00am

Thinline wrote:9 goals will win it.

We simply don't have the cattle to match them in the air or in space. Need to bring it in close and hope we fall over the line in front IMO.

Dire slog.

Something different then..... can hardly contain myself in anticipation

Dr Spaceman · Thu 30 Jun 2011 11:12am

jonesy wrote:
Thinline wrote:9 goals will win it.

We simply don't have the cattle to match them in the air or in space. Need to bring it in close and hope we fall over the line in front IMO.

Dire slog.
Something different then..... can hardly contain myself in anticipation

9 goals eh?

Much preferred it when there were heaps of goals scored and you could go to the dunny without worrying about missing one

SainterK · Post: # 1097081Post **SainterK** » Thu 30 Jun 2011 12:31pm

It can't be that hard surely?

As I said elsewhere, Drew Petrie is second only to Jack Riewoldt, in how many times their respective sides look for them as a target this year.

Just have someone loose playing in front of him gobbling up all the delivery, denying him both the mark, and the crashing of the pack.

degruch · Post: # 1097101Post **degruch** » Thu 30 Jun 2011 1:20pm

SainterK wrote:It can't be that hard surely?

As I said elsewhere, Drew Petrie is second only to Jack Riewoldt, in how many times their respective sides look for them as a target this year.

Just have someone loose playing in front of him gobbling up all the delivery, denying him both the mark, and the crashing of the pack.

The Dish took a stack of contested marks last week, so he loves a pack. Not sure who was on him, Port's tall defenders range from very good to lame at the moment.

SainterK · Post: # 1098850Post **SainterK** » Sun 03 Jul 2011 9:08pm

SainterK wrote:It can't be that hard surely?

As I said elsewhere, Drew Petrie is second only to Jack Riewoldt, in how many times their respective sides look for them as a target this year.

Just have someone loose playing in front of him gobbling up all the delivery, denying him both the mark, and the crashing of the pack.

Told ya so

Think Gerard mentioned they had already gone to him 14 times in the third.