I’ve got a bad feeling about this

[MC Gusto]

Don’t get me wrong I’ve been pleased with what I’ve seen preseason and season proper, I’ve been quite positive going into every match

Something just doesn’t feel right about tomorrow

I hope I’m wrong but I fear a bad one

[SaintPav]

It's just a feeling.

[Devilhead]

Fo the Hawks maybe

Good mental test for our group to back up after a tough road trip and a disappointing loss

[The_Dud]

Hopefully Mr 33% had them drilling goal kicking at training!

[WellardSaint]

Tony74 said Ross Lyin had outcoached AR.
Angry Ant has a huge amount of coaching nous,
but we've got some of his IP by virtue of Ratten.

Gonna be interesting.

My guess, it's either Hawks by >40 points (because we're inaccurate)
Or
a they win by under a goal.
Hope I'm wrong.

[shanegrambeau]

I am always creeped out after small interstate ‘brave’ losses. The Adelaide hiding, 2014? at Marble Stadium following a narrow loss way out west, when we really lost our marbles. It’s funny how we get these rhythms, like we think it is inevitable because it fits some vague story of the past. Of course it is all BS, but still I’m sacred. That new Port player they have. I want Montagnards and Riewilt for just one game tomorrow, but guess what, I am suspecting that the tattooed one from a Sydney will blitz tomorrow. Seven second half goals from him and we get home! Sainters, come on!

[SaintPav]

Eagles making Freo look very ordinary which may be showing where we are at.

[kosifantutti]

Or Bombers made Lions look ordinary which may show where we’re at.

[saintsRrising]

Eagles making Freo look very ordinary which may be showing where we are at.

Not watching. But WCE 6.3 to Freo 1.9!!!! Why did Freo not kick like that last week when that kicked 11.5 grrrrr.

Maybe Freo and making Freo look ordinary.

However WC are going to be a contender this year.

[Trev from the Bush]

I am certain we will have a shocker tomorrow.

I am finally going to my first match of the year!

[SemperFidelis]

Adelaide and North equally ordinary. Really putrid.

Anything can happen this year.

[SaintPav]

Eagles making Freo look very ordinary which may be showing where we are at.

Not watching. But WCE 6.3 to Freo 1.9!!!! Why did Freo not kick like that last week when that kicked 11.5 grrrrr.

Maybe Freo and making Freo look ordinary.

However WC are going to be a contender this year.

Agree. Very annoying!!!

[twirlyhair]

Hopefully Mr 33% had them drilling goal kicking at training!

34.5%

[twirlyhair]

I am certain we will have a shocker tomorrow.

I am finally going to my first match of the year!

You might be right, but don't confuse the pessimism of a worn out saints supporter against objectivity. It's our lot in life I guess.

[bigred]

Harden up.

Seriously, harden up. Each and every performance so far this year has been streets ahead of the garbage they doled out last year.

This is definitely a winnable game.

[Linton Lodger]

Tony74 said Ross Lyin had outcoached AR.
Angry Ant has a huge amount of coaching nous,
but we've got some of his IP by virtue of Ratten.

Gonna be interesting.

My guess, it's either Hawks by >40 points (because we're inaccurate)
Or
a they win by under a goal.
Hope I'm wrong.

Yeah, Rossy Lyon got a hold of our Coaches at the start and in the first. He slowed down our movement out of defence and our forwards got sucked too far up the ground. No shame in getting outcoached by Lyon, he gave the Premiership Coach plenty of headaches yesterday without Fyfe.

Lyon's decision to tag Ross rather than Billings was interesting and a mistake. Perhaps a mistake enduced by Richo? I wondered why Billings spent the 1st quarter across half back, perhaps it was in anticipation of Lyon tagging him, which should have been obvious? If so shrewd work by Richo, as Billings got into the game a shifted to the wing, we took control of the game.

In the end our Coaches returned fire and we should have won. In the end it was down to the players.

Clarkson is another challenge, but I wouldn't say Clarkson has dominated Richo over the last few years.

[samuraisaint]

I would. We have only beaten Hawthorn once in ten years.

If you go into today's match confident I would say to counter that with a dose of realism. Even with our best side in we would be up against it today.

The fact that it is at home is a massive plus for us, but we haven't really played anybody yet this year, so what we are capable of against top four opposition is an unknown.

I think if we go in with the right attitude today we can match them, but not necessarily win.

[Yorkeys]

100%; 100%, 67%, ? (ans, multi choice 75% or 50%)

[WellardSaint]

Tony74 said Ross Lyin had outcoached AR.
Angry Ant has a huge amount of coaching nous,
but we've got some of his IP by virtue of Ratten.

Gonna be interesting.

My guess, it's either Hawks by >40 points (because we're inaccurate)
Or
a they win by under a goal.
Hope I'm wrong.

Yeah, Rossy Lyon got a hold of our Coaches at the start and in the first. He slowed down our movement out of defence and our forwards got sucked too far up the ground. No shame in getting outcoached by Lyon, he gave the Premiership Coach plenty of headaches yesterday without Fyfe.

Lyon's decision to tag Ross rather than Billings was interesting and a mistake. Perhaps a mistake enduced by Richo? I wondered why Billings spent the 1st quarter across half back, perhaps it was in anticipation of Lyon tagging him, which should have been obvious? If so shrewd work by Richo, as Billings got into the game a shifted to the wing, we took control of the game.

In the end our Coaches returned fire and we should have won. In the end it was down to the players.

Clarkson is another challenge, but I wouldn't say Clarkson has dominated Richo over the last few years.

You raised some very valid points here.
Can I add this:
I was at the game, and sat just above the end of the 50m arc,
in the last qtr it was our forward 50.

I was devastated and upset at the congestion in our forward line;
wasn't obvious on TV (we also have lots of TV screens at Optus, and I checked those intermittently during the game)

it appeared there was under 10m gap between players, if we got the ball we were set upon instantly.
I feared we would struggle to get any time to execute.

[WellardSaint]

I would. We have only beaten Hawthorn once in ten years.

If you go into today's match confident I would say to counter that with a dose of realism. Even with our best side in we would be up against it today.

The fact that it is at home is a massive plus for us, but we haven't really played anybody yet this year, so what we are capable of against top four opposition is an unknown.

I think if we go in with the right attitude today we can match them, but not necessarily win.

with a closed roof, and familiar surface under the boots...
perfect conditions, no wind to effect accuracy, sure footing,
this is the best scenario to bring our A-Game.
If we can find some accuracy, we will be a chance, but inaccuracy is our albatross, and it refuses to die.

[saynta]

Inaccurate yes, but we still won.

[WellardSaint]

I am certain we will have a shocker tomorrow.

I am finally going to my first match of the year!

we need to pass the hat around
to get you to every game from now on

[DJ Higgins]

How your bad feeling now. Hahahahahahahahahaha

[CarlD]

Don't know about MC but I'm feeling good!!!

[bigred]

Told ya.

Better team this one.