Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
No 1 Ruckman OUT, INJURED. No, not Sandilands. HICKEY
No 1 Running midfielder OUT, INJURED. No, not Hill. Steven
Veteran Key Defender, returning from injury, not match fit. No, not McPharlin, Fisher
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Veteran Key Defender, returning from injury, not match fit. No, not McPharlin, Fisher
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
Havent heard any of that on radio or TV. Everyone has just said how good we were. And they have mentioned how poor Freo also were.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
It was an attempt at humour plugger. It must have missed your funny bone !!plugger66 wrote:Havent heard any of that on radio or TV. Everyone has just said how good we were. And they have mentioned how poor Freo also were.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
I saw the Ross Lyon presser and thought he was on the mark about being well beaten by a better side.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
We looked like a completely different team. Effort is one thing but we looked more skilful, composed and well drilled, things that don't change over the space of a week.thejiggingsaint wrote:I saw the Ross Lyon presser and thought he was on the mark about being well beaten by a better side.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
I happened to catch a word with Dermott Brereton at 1/2 time, and asked him if having Josh Bruce up forward had made a difference. He replied that Bruce is not "a natural forward" and that his presence there, was helping to create doubts for the Freo defenders. I guess Rhys Stanley's performance also helped! Fisher at the back also gave a welcome shot of composure down in that department. Jimmy Gwilt played ever so well, with his old mate back!
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
Yes our structure was different. Having Stanley as an effective forward meant Roo could run riot on the wing. That's our killer blow.thejiggingsaint wrote:I happened to catch a word with Dermott Brereton at 1/2 time, and asked him if having Josh Bruce up forward had made a difference. He replied that Bruce is not "a natural forward" and that his presence there, was helping to create doubts for the Freo defenders. I guess Rhys Stanley's performance also helped! Fisher at the back also gave a welcome shot of composure down in that department. Jimmy Gwilt played ever so well, with his old mate back!
Shut down Stanley and then you force Roo deep into.the forward line and we are stuffed again.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
pretty rife in Perth ... lots of people saying Freo only sent their "b" team over ...plugger66 wrote:Havent heard any of that on radio or TV. Everyone has just said how good we were. And they have mentioned how poor Freo also were.
most are pretty much saying we deserved to win but many are saying it was because who Freo had out of the side as well
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
It was great for our developing side to experience a win like that against Freo but I don't think there are too many that would disagree that Freo's best absolutely smashes our best (every day of the week!).st_Trav_ofWA wrote:pretty rife in Perth ... lots of people saying Freo only sent their "b" team over ...plugger66 wrote:Havent heard any of that on radio or TV. Everyone has just said how good we were. And they have mentioned how poor Freo also were.
most are pretty much saying we deserved to win but many are saying it was because who Freo had out of the side as well
We got them on an (off) day and they got us on an (on) day...simple as that.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
we got them thinking that all they had to do was turn up and get the points ... 9 times out of 10 they would get the points because just wanting it more usually isnt enough .. on Saturday some how we seemed to suddenly develop kicking skills so that made us not only more desperate but also on par skill wise ...
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
st_Trav_ofWA wrote:.. on Saturday some how we seemed to suddenly develop kicking skills so that made us not only more desperate but also on par skill wise ...
YES! Where, oh where have they been hiding???
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
Too bad if they finish 5th and they are not 'on' in the elimination final. They will be one and done and the gumbies will deserve it.
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theres a big differance to being "on" in a game against a bottom placed team and playing for your finals life in an elimination final .... remember we lost to Essendon and North in our 2009 dominance neither were world beaters
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
st_Trav_ofWA wrote:theres a big differance to being "on" in a game against a bottom placed team and playing for your finals life in an elimination final .... remember we lost to Essendon and North in our 2009 dominance neither were world beaters
Sorry bro but those losses in 2009 were meaningless. The shockers were playing for 4 Pts to get entrenched in the top 2. They couldn't handle the pressure applied by our guys and played accordingly. Whether they were complacent or not, a contender shouldn't be not 'on.
No excuses whatsoever. I laugh when I hear about 'teams coming not coming to play' or 'not bringing their A game'. Whilst the margin and intensity of our Saints was a bit of a surprise, take nothing away. Kept expecting the Shockers to mount a comeback in the 3rd qtr but they were just swept away. Pretty weak as piss effort. Gumbies the lot of them, especially the players they had out
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
Wonder if Freo will request they play us at Etihad early in the season next year so they don't catch us after a much loved player (players) announce their retirement.
Except for the sanity nothing much has been lost.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
YESbergsone wrote:With those players of ours out,are these EXCUSES your talking about,EXCUSES for not winning by more
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Especially on Ross Lyons watch. He would be astoundingly pissed off.stevie wrote:st_Trav_ofWA wrote:theres a big differance to being "on" in a game against a bottom placed team and playing for your finals life in an elimination final .... remember we lost to Essendon and North in our 2009 dominance neither were world beaters
Sorry bro but those losses in 2009 were meaningless. The shockers were playing for 4 Pts to get entrenched in the top 2. They couldn't handle the pressure applied by our guys and played accordingly. Whether they were complacent or not, a contender shouldn't be not 'on.
No excuses whatsoever. I laugh when I hear about 'teams coming not coming to play' or 'not bringing their A game'. Whilst the margin and intensity of our Saints was a bit of a surprise, take nothing away. Kept expecting the Shockers to mount a comeback in the 3rd qtr but they were just swept away. Pretty weak as piss effort. Gumbies the lot of them, especially the players they had out
s*** effort from Freo. They wont win the flag. I reckon it just shows how lose they are above the shoulders.
That is an embarrassing loss by Freo. A team, B team or whatever. When you are playing for a top two spot, and a real advantage as you roll into the last month of H & A, you dont lose to the team coming last, that have not won a game in 3 months.
Talk it up as they will, but that was no "training load" and it was not due to the players they left at home.... They got a good old fashioned pantsing.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
Seems captain Pav makes excuses about being under manned with players out
Hers a quite from the West Australian.
Pavlich said the team was well below full strength.
"The facts are Hayden, Aaron, Stephen, Michael (Walters) and Garrick (Ibbotson) are all out. They're pretty important players and arguably all in our best 22," Pavlich said.
Bit of a sook methinks.
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Pavlich said the team was well below full strength.
"The facts are Hayden, Aaron, Stephen, Michael (Walters) and Garrick (Ibbotson) are all out. They're pretty important players and arguably all in our best 22," Pavlich said.
Bit of a sook methinks.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
I guess Steven, Gilbert, Geary and Hickey aren't in our best 22. Onya Pav!supersaints wrote:Seems captain Pav makes excuses about being under manned with players out
Hers a quite from the West Australian.
Pavlich said the team was well below full strength.
"The facts are Hayden, Aaron, Stephen, Michael (Walters) and Garrick (Ibbotson) are all out. They're pretty important players and arguably all in our best 22," Pavlich said.
Bit of a sook methinks.
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You forgot Eli, our best crumbing forward in the first 3 games of the year.Old Mate wrote:I guess Steven, Gilbert, Geary and Hickey aren't in our best 22. Onya Pav!supersaints wrote:Seems captain Pav makes excuses about being under manned with players out
Hers a quite from the West Australian.
Pavlich said the team was well below full strength.
"The facts are Hayden, Aaron, Stephen, Michael (Walters) and Garrick (Ibbotson) are all out. They're pretty important players and arguably all in our best 22," Pavlich said.
Bit of a sook methinks.
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
I visited "Docker Discussions" to see how they would react to the result. I was surprised to see many of their posters giving credit to our boys for such a gutsy effort! Amazing really, wow, they're so similar to our forum in many ways, such as "where's Lyon's plan B"? "How does Zac Dawson get a game" I could have swore I read broadly similar posts on SS a short three or so years ago
I guess footy fans aren't really that different when it comes to their side getting beaten
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Re: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses !!
If they were after top two as they keep crpping on bout, how come they "rested" Sandilands?
total lack of respect from Lyon and he and his mob of heartless hacks got their cumuppance
total lack of respect from Lyon and he and his mob of heartless hacks got their cumuppance
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Pavlova is soft in the middle
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