Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
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Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Great first up result for Ratts.
What a joy it was to behold!
Attacking football instead of excruciating footy.
Playing on at every opportunity.
Great tackling.
One percenters everwhere.
Running in waves.
Far fewer long bombs into the forward line.
Enthusiasm.
Celebration.
Welcome aboard Ratts.
Hope that is the start of a long and exciting era.
What a joy it was to behold!
Attacking football instead of excruciating footy.
Playing on at every opportunity.
Great tackling.
One percenters everwhere.
Running in waves.
Far fewer long bombs into the forward line.
Enthusiasm.
Celebration.
Welcome aboard Ratts.
Hope that is the start of a long and exciting era.
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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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Ratts for coach...
...at this stage.
The post game song was great.
...at this stage.
The post game song was great.
Posters that have admitted they were wrong about Hanna's gastro and the club didn't create a cover story.
Total = 1.
Total = 1.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Players love him.
Posters that have admitted they were wrong about Hanna's gastro and the club didn't create a cover story.
Total = 1.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Love that photo on the Saints website from the rooms after the game.
Ratts is surrounded by happy, laughing players spraying water over him.
Picture tells me two things
1) You can sense the feeling of relief from the players as the old stifling negative gameplan is gone.
2) The players genuinely love Ratts
Ratts is surrounded by happy, laughing players spraying water over him.
Picture tells me two things
1) You can sense the feeling of relief from the players as the old stifling negative gameplan is gone.
2) The players genuinely love Ratts
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: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
How good was that ????
Not the win, the way we played:
- 11 goals first half, 100+ points for the game
- Attack on the ball and man
- Lowering the eyes, esp. going forward & inside 50
- We were challenged, accepted it & gained control again
- Taking the game on
- Changing the tempo to stop the Dogs run with no panic
I'll stop there, but there was heaps more
Looking forward to going to the footy again, rather than just going
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Not the win, the way we played:
- 11 goals first half, 100+ points for the game
- Attack on the ball and man
- Lowering the eyes, esp. going forward & inside 50
- We were challenged, accepted it & gained control again
- Taking the game on
- Changing the tempo to stop the Dogs run with no panic
I'll stop there, but there was heaps more
Looking forward to going to the footy again, rather than just going
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Coffield’s first win in 15 games?
Unbelievable
Unbelievable
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
It’s this type of signs IF they continue that seal Ratten for me.....still 5 games to go but if those things start to occur often enough then you know that’s just not coincidenceSaint 58 wrote: ↑Sun 21 Jul 2019 10:57pm How good was that ????
Not the win, the way we played:
- 11 goals first half, 100+ points for the game
- Attack on the ball and man
- Lowering the eyes, esp. going forward & inside 50
- We were challenged, accepted it & gained control again
- Taking the game on
- Changing the tempo to stop the Dogs run with no panic
I'll stop there, but there was heaps more
Looking forward to going to the footy again, rather than just going![]()
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
I actually enjoyed listening to Ratts speak during his post-match presser. He’s articulate and has a sense of humour. I hear he is a terrific bloke, too. It’s wonderful to see the lads bonding with their coach like this.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
So nice to hear a coach speak English again in the presser unlike the boring tripe we have had to put up with for the last 6 years.Sainternist wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 2:42am I actually enjoyed listening to Ratts speak during his post-match presser. He’s articulate and has a sense of humour. I hear he is a terrific bloke, too. It’s wonderful to see the lads bonding with their coach like this.
He was fantastic during the game by keeping a forward line in place which the previous coach would neve have done,
And brilliant after the game.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
How about the '100 points' commentSainternist wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 2:42am I actually enjoyed listening to Ratts speak during his post-match presser. He’s articulate and has a sense of humour. I hear he is a terrific bloke, too. It’s wonderful to see the lads bonding with their coach like this.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
He had a better system, and the guys knew exactly when to run forward into space.jaxons wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 3:30amSo nice to hear a coach speak English again in the presser unlike the boring tripe we have had to put up with for the last 6 years.Sainternist wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 2:42am I actually enjoyed listening to Ratts speak during his post-match presser. He’s articulate and has a sense of humour. I hear he is a terrific bloke, too. It’s wonderful to see the lads bonding with their coach like this.
He was fantastic during the game by keeping a forward line in place which the previous coach would neve have done,
And brilliant after the game.
Unlike before when (like the Tigers game) it was just keepings off; AR actually admitted that in his bloody presser
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So our ratio of F50 entries to scores, was the highest for the whole year.
Compare that to the Pies game where we were in F50 for 80% of one qtr but got nearly ZERO reward.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Sun 21 Jul 2019 10:49pm Love that photo on the Saints website from the rooms after the game.
Ratts is surrounded by happy, laughing players spraying water over him.
Picture tells me two things
1) You can sense the feeling of relief from the players as the old stifling negative gameplan is gone.
2) The players genuinely love Ratts
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Love it. Hope he's a serious contender for the job next year.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Can we call him "The Ratt" or do we have to shorten it to only "Ratts" to avoid offense due to some obscure reference that no-ones ever heard of?
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
seriously we are dumb if we don't give Ratts the head job. Not because of the win yesterday, look how the players respond under him. We have this ready made head coach sitting there, just give him the gig now and lock him in! Means we can start the new era immediately.
Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Loved the way he had Membrey and Bruce as last line forwards with space behind them. This was the biggest move for mine. It meant we had crumbers in front then space behind to run into. It also meant when we bombered it in there wasn’t 8 players in the area.
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Do you want a chance to reconsider your phrasing? Just asking for a friend.....wasaintsfan wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 12:31pm seriously we are dumb if we don't give Ratts the head job.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
very good pointTrue Believer wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 12:24pm Can we call him "The Ratt" or do we have to shorten it to only "Ratts" to avoid offense due to some obscure reference that no-ones ever heard of?
I find it utterly offensive.
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
in his presser, he said we hadnt scored 100 points yet,
so he removed himself from forward coaching duties and handed over to Skrobalak,
and "look what happened, I'll keep him there as fwds coach"
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
I was at a restaurant, and the drinks waiter asked me if I wanted some drinks,True Believer wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 1:40pmDo you want a chance to reconsider your phrasing? Just asking for a friend.....wasaintsfan wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 12:31pm seriously we are dumb if we don't give Ratts the head job.
the food waiter asked me if I would like some food,
and the head waiter
oh wait
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
If Brett Ratten is appointed new coach, we could refer to the team as the Ratt Pack ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
Rodney Rude says hello...…….WellardSaint wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 2:41pmI was at a restaurant, and the drinks waiter asked me if I wanted some drinks,True Believer wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 1:40pmDo you want a chance to reconsider your phrasing? Just asking for a friend.....wasaintsfan wrote: ↑Mon 22 Jul 2019 12:31pm seriously we are dumb if we don't give Ratts the head job.
the food waiter asked me if I would like some food,
and the head waiter
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Agreed. 5 more games like that and Ratten will be in it up to his armpits.Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 21 Jul 2019 11:46pmIt’s this type of signs IF they continue that seal Ratten for me.....still 5 games to go but if those things start to occur often enough then you know that’s just not coincidenceSaint 58 wrote: ↑Sun 21 Jul 2019 10:57pm How good was that ????
Not the win, the way we played:
- 11 goals first half, 100+ points for the game
- Attack on the ball and man
- Lowering the eyes, esp. going forward & inside 50
- We were challenged, accepted it & gained control again
- Taking the game on
- Changing the tempo to stop the Dogs run with no panic
I'll stop there, but there was heaps more
Looking forward to going to the footy again, rather than just going![]()
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Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
We should give him a two year extension
On the back of one game?!
On the back of one game?!
Re: Welcome to the Era of the Ratt
I'm pretty sure we would have being hammered by a side who put pressure on the whole game.
Happy for the win, but that style won't stand up to the good sides.
Happy for the win, but that style won't stand up to the good sides.