Cubs Curse
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Cubs Curse
I was reading about the curse of the Chicago Cubs and got me thinking has a curse from our past been put on our club, we should've won Flags in 1971, 1997, 2009 and 2010 but things always happened to prevent the win. Am just putting it out for discussion amongst us Saints fans and see what everyones thoughts are, for me, sometimes I think we have but cant think of one moment in 51 years of following the Saints if we have one or not. Think of the lost moments in Grand Finals, Injuries, Drawn GF and then AFL changing rules for it, Trevor Barkers Illness when he was being groomed to take over etc etc.
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Re: Cubs Curse
I think there is some story about a curse being placed on the club - something about an indigenous curse? ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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Collingwood had thatDevilhead wrote:I think there is some story about a curse being placed on the club - something about an indigenous curse?
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It must have been between 1966 and 1971 when we were cursed and Hawthorn were blessed (them having won 12 and us zero since). We certainly took the wrong fork in the road after the '71 granny.Burkey 1 wrote:I was reading about the curse of the Chicago Cubs and got me thinking has a curse from our past been put on our club, we should've won Flags in 1971, 1997, 2009 and 2010 but things always happened to prevent the win. Am just putting it out for discussion amongst us Saints fans and see what everyones thoughts are, for me, sometimes I think we have but cant think of one moment in 51 years of following the Saints if we have one or not. Think of the lost moments in Grand Finals, Injuries, Drawn GF and then AFL changing rules for it, Trevor Barkers Illness when he was being groomed to take over etc etc.
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The Saints and Collingwood both had the "bone" pointed at them. Collingwood had an indigenous fellow remove the curse , we did not... So I'm not surprised . I remember reading about it not sure if it was Russell Hombey or in the media. Collingwoods curse was put on after McCallister said if aboriginals behaved like white men we would recruit one, can't remember what ours was about but my failing memory tells me it was about sacking a playerRosco wrote:Collingwood had thatDevilhead wrote:I think there is some story about a curse being placed on the club - something about an indigenous curse?
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Just found the thread it was from Stinger it's because we refused to let Nicky Winmar play on an indigenous game
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years ago an indigenous northern territory guy called john kelly pointed the bone at st kilda and cursed them .....just because the saints refused to let nicky winmar play in a pre season scratch match between a NT aboriginal side and the bummers, i think.........he never lifted the curse as far as i'm aware and we have had continual rotten luck ever since......
...i had a mate who was in the judiciary in NT who knew kelly and although he was a carlton supporter offered to see what it would take to get kelly to lift the curse....unfortunately my mate left the NT shortly thereafter without speaking to kelly....
stinger wrote:
years ago an indigenous northern territory guy called john kelly pointed the bone at st kilda and cursed them .....just because the saints refused to let nicky winmar play in a pre season scratch match between a NT aboriginal side and the bummers, i think.........he never lifted the curse as far as i'm aware and we have had continual rotten luck ever since......
...i had a mate who was in the judiciary in NT who knew kelly and although he was a carlton supporter offered to see what it would take to get kelly to lift the curse....unfortunately my mate left the NT shortly thereafter without speaking to kelly....
And the president said " I did not have sex with that woman"
And our former president said " Football is like golf"
Go Sainters !!!!!
And our former president said " Football is like golf"
Go Sainters !!!!!
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The only problem with that is we have had rotten lock well before that.supersaints wrote:Just found the thread it was from Stinger it's because we refused to let Nicky Winmar play on an indigenous game
stinger wrote:
years ago an indigenous northern territory guy called john kelly pointed the bone at st kilda and cursed them .....just because the saints refused to let nicky winmar play in a pre season scratch match between a NT aboriginal side and the bummers, i think.........he never lifted the curse as far as i'm aware and we have had continual rotten luck ever since......
...i had a mate who was in the judiciary in NT who knew kelly and although he was a carlton supporter offered to see what it would take to get kelly to lift the curse....unfortunately my mate left the NT shortly thereafter without speaking to kelly....
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Errrrrr it COULD just have something to do with: easy kicking chances left to go begging in 2009, (coupled with poor coaching decisions) in 2010, we left our run WAY too late, and IF Colondud had kicked straight we'd have been GORN by half time! I dont pay the slightest heed to such poppycock and claptrap as "curses" just another form of excuse-making, victimisation syndrome
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Spot on. That jerk Lyon in 2009 screwed us over twice with Ball, both on and off the field.thejiggingsaint wrote:Errrrrr it COULD just have something to do with: easy kicking chances left to go begging in 2009, (coupled with poor coaching decisions) in 2010, we left our run WAY too late, and IF Colondud had kicked straight we'd have been GORN by half time! I dont pay the slightest heed to such poppycock and claptrap as "curses" just another form of excuse-making, victimisation syndrome
2010 GF should've been cooked at half time. Reality was that it was a miracle it became a contest in the final term. I think it was just as much, if not more, the Pies cocking up the last half than us playing much better
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Woohoo! Game 7 - tomorrow!!!
Love it when the fall classic goes the full distance. Wow, both Cubs and Tribe fans will hardly be getting a wink of sleep over night. It'll be absolute heartbreak and despair for the loser. The fans of the winners will bear witness to what they've waited to see pretty much their whole lives.
A mouthwatering pitching match up of Hendricks vs Kluber.
Love it when the fall classic goes the full distance. Wow, both Cubs and Tribe fans will hardly be getting a wink of sleep over night. It'll be absolute heartbreak and despair for the loser. The fans of the winners will bear witness to what they've waited to see pretty much their whole lives.
A mouthwatering pitching match up of Hendricks vs Kluber.
Curb your enthusiasm - you’re a St.Kilda supporter!!
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Two top Pitchers. Should be a great game.Sainternist wrote:Woohoo! Game 7 - tomorrow!!!
Love it when the fall classic goes the full distance. Wow, both Cubs and Tribe fans will hardly be getting a wink of sleep over night. It'll be absolute heartbreak and despair for the loser. The fans of the winners will bear witness to what they've waited to see pretty much their whole lives.
A mouthwatering pitching match up of Hendricks vs Kluber.
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It has been an amazing series, with the away team winning 4 of the 6 games. Should be a cracking finale. I am tipping the Cubbies get in front and big Aroldis ( who has been awesome the last 2 games ) recording the save and sealing a John Bertrand-like comeback from 3-1 down to win it 4 games to 3.
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We need it lifted! Surely Gresh can organize a smoking ceremony or something.supersaints wrote:The Saints and Collingwood both had the "bone" pointed at them. Collingwood had an indigenous fellow remove the curse , we did not... So I'm not surprised . I remember reading about it not sure if it was Russell Hombey or in the media. Collingwoods curse was put on after McCallister said if aboriginals behaved like white men we would recruit one, can't remember what ours was about but my failing memory tells me it was about sacking a playerRosco wrote:Collingwood had thatDevilhead wrote:I think there is some story about a curse being placed on the club - something about an indigenous curse?
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The year of the miracles continues.
Still think Leicester takes the cake.
Still think Leicester takes the cake.
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!
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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It's been a fantastic year for the long suffering fan (soccer, MLB and even AFL).
May that continue into 2017 for the red white and black.
May that continue into 2017 for the red white and black.
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