Watching Geelong dismantle us on the weekend got me to thinking how different both teams fortunes could've been after 2009 if we had of beaten them in the '09 Grand Final.
We win that game, Geelong suffers two GF losses in a row and as we all know too well, that does not bode well for a team moving forward. Meanwhile, we break our drought, and have every chance to go back-to-back.
All of a sudden, the rivalry that started in late '03 reads: Saints 2 Flags, Cats 1 Flag, not to mention the impending losses of coach Thompson and Gary Ablett, who knows how Geelong would look today.
What could've been...
Sliding Doors moment
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Sliding Doors moment
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Interesting hypothesis, but it didn't happen and "sliding doors" was just a movie. Good to ponder for a moment or two I suppose.
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We talk about this a bit at home.
Especially the Hawkins "goal" given the new review system
Luke Ball would have probably stayed and we would have been one happy family
This is not a case of dwelling on the past but like many things in life one of those moments, just like the film
I agree with OP
Especially the Hawkins "goal" given the new review system
Luke Ball would have probably stayed and we would have been one happy family
This is not a case of dwelling on the past but like many things in life one of those moments, just like the film
I agree with OP
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Re: Sliding Doors moment
Who cares about Geelong?
Had we won the flag in 2009 and not made the GF in 2010 would've been better sliding doors.
Had we won the flag in 2009 and not made the GF in 2010 would've been better sliding doors.
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What would have happened if Geelong had of beaten the Hawks in 08?
Would they have been as hungry in 09? It might have taken the edge off. Who knows.
Would they have been as hungry in 09? It might have taken the edge off. Who knows.
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Re: Sliding Doors moment
Yeah Jewellezy ... there's no doubt things could have been very different in 2013 if a bit of last q luck went our way in 2009.
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Would it be though? Obviously we'd all be happier and notgiving a f*** about our current plight.Newman wrote:Yeah Jewellezy ... there's no doubt things could have been very different in 2013 if a bit of last q luck went our way in 2009.
But our veterans would still be getting near retirement. And our young guys coming through would still be lacking god game time.
But I would trade that in a second for one of those flags. I wouldn't have cared if I never saw the Saints win another game, as long as I could watch the DVD of a winning GF for the rest of my life.
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All very depressing and should the "truth" ever come out I think we were well and truly screwed in other ways by both opposition sides.
Which is even more depressing.
Which is even more depressing.
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ozrulestrace wrote:All very depressing and should the "truth" ever come out I think we were well and truly screwed in other ways by both opposition sides.
Which is even more depressing.
Yeah to cheap to even cheat properly. Feels like the guy riding second to Lance Armstrong. Rumours are definitely there.
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Actually, the guy that rode tenth to Armstrong was prolly the only clean one, lol.gringo wrote:ozrulestrace wrote:All very depressing and should the "truth" ever come out I think we were well and truly screwed in other ways by both opposition sides.
Which is even more depressing.
Yeah to cheap to even cheat properly. Feels like the guy riding second to Lance Armstrong. Rumours are definitely there.