Round 3 1985 was worse
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Round 3 1985 was worse
Just coming off consecutive losses of 110, 140 and 113 points.
That was a pretty low point!
Perhaps last night (and the massive Sandy loss today) is our lowest point since then?
Feels like we are in an elevator that is free falling past all those floors we painstakingly climbed one step at a time!
That was a pretty low point!
Perhaps last night (and the massive Sandy loss today) is our lowest point since then?
Feels like we are in an elevator that is free falling past all those floors we painstakingly climbed one step at a time!
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
I don't think so, we got beaten by the best team of the past seven years. The Sandy loss has nothing to do with anything. Sandy were massively undermanned today.Enrico_Misso wrote:Just coming off consecutive losses of 110, 140 and 113 points.
That was a pretty low point!
Perhaps last night (and the massive Sandy loss today) is our lowest point since then?
Feels like we are in an elevator that is free falling past all those floors we painstakingly climbed one step at a time!
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Apparently, the last time we failed to goal in a half, was Rd 16, 1996.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
1979 against the Pies was worse - 30 odd goals to 3 - the only good thing that day was big Donny Discher sitting Peter Moore on his bum and tapping Wright as well - cost him weeks.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Yes that was bad.VODM wrote:1979 against the Pies was worse - 30 odd goals to 3 - the only good thing that day was big Donny Discher sitting Peter Moore on his bum and tapping Wright as well - cost him weeks.
I went to that game with 3 Collinwood supporters.
A long afternoon.
Only one goal after half time.
Some young kid called Daicos made his debut.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
1985 was a horrible year. Did we end up with three wins that season? I remember we beat Fitzroy both times which was strange since they were a pretty strong team with Quinlan, Roos, Osborne and Pert etc. We at least finished the year on a high with a win against the third place Dogs. But then that lead us to 1986 - an even worse year.
Ah, the great era of Graeme Gellie.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Well that's ok?
We can look back to when we were really s*** and feel happy.... I thought the culture had been changed
We can look back to when we were really s*** and feel happy.... I thought the culture had been changed
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Sainternist I think Patterson was coaching at the time - Graeme Gellie is one of the great tragedies for us - he won the B&F in his first year and then did a knee and was basically lost to the game. Was picked whenever he was right but was never the same. Came down from Derrinallum via one of the Ballarat clubs. His old man left Derri after a blue and went to Bradvale - won the league B&F at 41 years of age. Good folks and good footballers.
We had signed another kid from Derri - Gerald Fitzgerald - swapped him for Phil Stevens from Geelong. Has gone on to be a good coach at VFL level. Only played 1 game for the Cats - he also did a knee and that was the end.
EM - I was there as well mate - never forget walking out after the game and all the Woods supporters spitting on us. We had spent a packet to get that bloke McDonald from WA and he wasn't much - big Sidey played with one crook ankle.
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We had signed another kid from Derri - Gerald Fitzgerald - swapped him for Phil Stevens from Geelong. Has gone on to be a good coach at VFL level. Only played 1 game for the Cats - he also did a knee and that was the end.
EM - I was there as well mate - never forget walking out after the game and all the Woods supporters spitting on us. We had spent a packet to get that bloke McDonald from WA and he wasn't much - big Sidey played with one crook ankle.
Memories - things have been worse but we always manage to see some sunshine. Things will look up again.\
BM - sorry but you are wrong - it's not about looking back - it's all about looking forward - things have been bad or worse many times before but we keep going - that's why we are SAINTS.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
No, it was definitely Graeme Gellie who coached us that year. He took over in '84 after Tony Jewell was sacked. I think Mike Patterson coached us a few years before then. Remember, it was Jesa who took over from Patterson.VODM wrote:Sainternist I think Patterson was coaching at the time - Graeme Gellie is one of the great tragedies for us - he won the B&F in his first year and then did a knee and was basically lost to the game. Was picked whenever he was right but was never the same. Came down from Derrinallum via one of the Ballarat clubs. His old man left Derri after a blue and went to Bradvale - won the league B&F at 41 years of age. Good folks and good footballers.
We had signed another kid from Derri - Gerald Fitzgerald - swapped him for Phil Stevens from Geelong. Has gone on to be a good coach at VFL level. Only played 1 game for the Cats - he also did a knee and that was the end.
Never saw Gellie play, but heard he had a lot of potential. I always wondered why Gerald Fitzgerald never applied for an AFL coaching position after winning those premierships with North Ballarat. He was probably the next Dennis Pagan waiting to happen.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Apologies Sainternist I thought you meant 1979 - Yes Gellie could have been anything. The way coaching jobs seem to go now unless you are an assistant at one of the clubs you haven't really got a look in. Fitzy was a champion school boy - centre Half back or forward in the Teal cup team.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
I was at that unfortunate game with my Collingwood supporter girlfriend at the time- though I must admit from memory their supporters around me were mainly sympathetic to us Sainters after that debacle. I still remember thinking that the team looked overweight, unfit and totally lacking in motivation. Gellie was a champion in the making, and could have been one of the Saints greats had he not done his knee. As a coach I don't think he ever had the support of the players, plus the club was a basket case from a business angle.
The game against Geelong the other night was very similar- too many players cruising and not willing to get the hard ball- and that worries me.
The game against Geelong the other night was very similar- too many players cruising and not willing to get the hard ball- and that worries me.
Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
BigMart wrote:Well that's ok?
We can look back to when we were really s*** and feel happy.... I thought the culture had been changed
Its called humour. You should try it one day. By the way just in case you hadnt realised us whinging and in every post saying how bad we are and going back in history and telling everyone you knew this would happen, doesnt change a thing at the club. Nothing, nil, 0. So sometimes we humour ourselves.
And every single club in the AFL could find 2 era's so does that mean all cultures havent changed. You argue illogically IMO of course.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Apparently Round 3 1899 was worse, and against Geelong, we managed just 1 point for the game. Just hope it was kicked not rushed.
Don't think anyone here would remember that day of shame. Not even your parents, maybe some grand parents.
Don't think anyone here would remember that day of shame. Not even your parents, maybe some grand parents.
Except for the sanity nothing much has been lost.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
We scored first in that game - true story!3rd generation saint wrote:Apparently Round 3 1899 was worse, and against Geelong, we managed just 1 point for the game. Just hope it was kicked not rushed.
Don't think anyone here would remember that day of shame. Not even your parents, maybe some grand parents.
Led by a point.
Then Geel scored 162 points without answer.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
Didn't Banger start his sledging in that game?3rd generation saint wrote:Apparently Round 3 1899 was worse, and against Geelong, we managed just 1 point for the game. Just hope it was kicked not rushed.
Don't think anyone here would remember that day of shame. Not even your parents, maybe some grand parents.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
i just started supporting the saints and (just started primary school) as the previous year the saints just missing out on the finals (rex hunt stood out for me for some reason, when he was impersonating the goal umpire). Anyways, r1 of 1979 we beat Hawthorn the premiers of 1978(everyone at primary school barracked for the hawks, north or richmond) and i was a saints supporter. 2 weeks later we got utterly smashed by the pies and basically we were terrible for years after. we didnt beat hawthorn again until 1991 ( i think).VODM wrote:1979 against the Pies was worse - 30 odd goals to 3 - the only good thing that day was big Donny Discher sitting Peter Moore on his bum and tapping Wright as well - cost him weeks.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
But Round 5 (ANZAC Day) was a cracker.Enrico_Misso wrote:Just coming off consecutive losses of 110, 140 and 113 points.
That was a pretty low point!
Perhaps last night (and the massive Sandy loss today) is our lowest point since then?
Feels like we are in an elevator that is free falling past all those floors we painstakingly climbed one step at a time!
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
VODM wrote:Sainternist I think Patterson was coaching at the time - Graeme Gellie is one of the great tragedies for us - he won the B&F in his first year and then did a knee and was basically lost to the game. Was picked whenever he was right but was never the same. Came down from Derrinallum via one of the Ballarat clubs. His old man left Derri after a blue and went to Bradvale - won the league B&F at 41 years of age. Good folks and good footballers.
We had signed another kid from Derri - Gerald Fitzgerald - swapped him for Phil Stevens from Geelong. Has gone on to be a good coach at VFL level. Only played 1 game for the Cats - he also did a knee and that was the end.
EM - I was there as well mate - never forget walking out after the game and all the Woods supporters spitting on us. We had spent a packet to get that bloke McDonald from WA and he wasn't much - big Sidey played with one crook ankle.
Memories - things have been worse but we always manage to see some sunshine. Things will look up again.\
BM - sorry but you are wrong - it's not about looking back - it's all about looking forward - things have been bad or worse many times before but we keep going - that's why we are SAINTS.
Mike Patterson was sacked after round 2 1980 when Lindsay Fox said he saw two Saints players bump into each other. Jezza was appointed CC and we drew with Richmond the following week.
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Re: Round 3 1985 was worse
I actually remember as a young 11 year old oin the outer that game. I think we left at 3/4 time , whicih in hindsight was possibly 3 qtrs. too late!Enrico_Misso wrote:Just coming off consecutive losses of 110, 140 and 113 points.
That was a pretty low point!
Perhaps last night (and the massive Sandy loss today) is our lowest point since then?
Feels like we are in an elevator that is free falling past all those floors we painstakingly climbed one step at a time!