Best run-down tackles

benengel14 · Post: # 608618Post **benengel14** » Wed 23 Jul 2008 9:51pm

In lieu of CJ's brilliant effort on the weekend, what are some of the other moments people can remember?
Clinton Jones

There was one involving Judd last year I think as he was running towards the WCE goals, at Telstra Dome.

Gilbert v Kerr Harvey's 350th

WayneJudson42 · Wed 23 Jul 2008 9:58pm

CJ kept running... Buddy slowed down. Entertaining at best.

benengel14 · Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:10pm

You're right, if was anyone other than Buddy...

WayneJudson42 · Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:21pm

don't know about being right. I jumped out of my seat at the time. But when you look at the replay.

Top marks for persistance, and he did the team thing. On that basis alone, it was good.

fonz_#15 · Post: # 608638Post **fonz_#15** » Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:32pm

gram vs west coast in harveys 350th was good at a big moment in the game

Gabba · Post: # 608640Post **Gabba** » Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:36pm

fonz_#15 wrote:gram vs west coast in harveys 350th was good at a big moment in the game

The perfect tackle.... ball spilt free half-way through his kicking action and Waters ended up on his arse

ausfatcat · Post: # 608647Post **ausfatcat** » Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:45pm

Gilbert vs Judd as well

Gabba · Post: # 608650Post **Gabba** » Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:50pm

also saw a 5 min clip of shirtfronts....

there is a reason there are the head-on bump/collision rules and it is clearly demonstrated in the first bump

first to say why wins...

fonz_#15 · Post: # 608680Post **fonz_#15** » Wed 23 Jul 2008 11:57pm

gehrig on scott thornton wasnt too bad either

St. Luke · Post: # 608686Post **St. Luke** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 1:31am

I laughed hard about that! Jones ran his guts out to try and catch Buddy...and I'm so glad his efforts paid off!! It was BRILLIANT!!

saintsRrising · Thu 24 Jul 2008 1:34am

WayneJudson42 wrote:CJ kept running... Buddy slowed down. Entertaining at best.

You see this is where I disagree...the fact that CJ kept running so long and for so far, just at first one player, and then the next (Buddy) is what makes it so good...

Early this year you would often see St Kilda players making their mind up that their opponent had got away.....or that the ball would go out of bounds...or that the opponent would gain the ball in space easy....so why run hard etc etc. and the St Kilda player would not pursue, or at least run hard.

Dal was becoming infamous for it...and I would suspect that this may have been one factor in the coach losing patience with Dal.

Now back to CJ....he never says die...he always assumes the ball is live and can be won.

This is why he often chases down players and has done it often this year...and last.

But it is not just the the tackles...but winning the ball too.

Cast you mind back to the first quarter...and CJ sprints towards the bouncing ball with his Hawk player well in the lead.

Now many Saints so far this year would only have trotted. But CJ sprinted...and his sprint was rewarded, for the ball zigged when the Hawk expected it to zag...and this provided the opportunity for CJ to pounce, win the ball and dish off to set up a St Kilda goal.

Entertaining? Well yes, but this belittles what shines through in CJ's play and undervalues what he has brought to the team.

Do not forget too...that when CJ ran down Buddy that the Hawks were not that far behind us. If Buddy and run on and scored a goal the Hawks may well have found new momentum.

Do not forget too that Buddy may have slowed..but that is because he under-estimated CJ's great determination.

Give CJ the credit he is due.

Otiman · Post: # 608691Post **Otiman** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 1:45am

Attards second effort on the boundary line last year.

Obviously not memorable enough for me to remember who it was against though.

benengel14 · Post: # 608693Post **benengel14** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 2:38am

ausfatcat wrote:Gilbert vs Judd as well

Was that the one at TD, with Judd running into goal? Can anyone remember that one? Or shed some more details about the game/stage of it...

BAM! (shhhh) · Thu 24 Jul 2008 6:07pm

Gabba wrote:
fonz_#15 wrote:gram vs west coast in harveys 350th was good at a big moment in the game

The perfect tackle.... ball spilt free half-way through his kicking action and Waters ended up on his arse

Received the ball from a pretty blatant throw as well.

Bowey Boy · Post: # 608894Post **Bowey Boy** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 7:00pm

I can always remember Damien Kitsche getting mown down in the attacking goalsquare and personally losing a game at Windy Hill. May have been Bumber Thompson who got him.

my les foote · Thu 24 Jul 2008 7:17pm

Round 11 1986. David Wittey on Michael Turner at Waverley. Ran him down in the goal square.

It won play of the day on The Winners.

plugger66 · Post: # 608938Post **plugger66** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 8:30pm

my les foote wrote:Round 11 1986. David Wittey on Michael Turner at Waverley. Ran him down in the goal square.

It won play of the day on The Winners.

Is that Pluggers best mate?

markinUSA · Post: # 608963Post **markinUSA** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 9:53pm

Clint's tackle last week will stay in my memory bank for many, many years.

My other favourite tackle was a gang tackle in the 1997 Preliminary Final by Nathan Burke and Brett Cook, on Corey McKernan. It was a completely fair but tough tackle - McKernan injured his shoulder, and that second I thought "We're in the Grand Final".

linz · Post: # 608967Post **linz** » Thu 24 Jul 2008 10:02pm

saintsRrising wrote:
WayneJudson42 wrote:CJ kept running... Buddy slowed down. Entertaining at best.
You see this is where I disagree...the fact that CJ kept running so long and for so far, just at first one player, and then the next (Buddy) is what makes it so good...

Early this year you would often see St Kilda players making their mind up that their opponent had got away.....or that the ball would go out of bounds...or that the opponent would gain the ball in space easy....so why run hard etc etc. and the St Kilda player would not pursue, or at least run hard.

Dal was becoming infamous for it...and I would suspect that this may have been one factor in the coach losing patience with Dal.

Now back to CJ....he never says die...he always assumes the ball is live and can be won.

This is why he often chases down players and has done it often this year...and last.

But it is not just the the tackles...but winning the ball too.

Cast you mind back to the first quarter...and CJ sprints towards the bouncing ball with his Hawk player well in the lead.

Now many Saints so far this year would only have trotted. But CJ sprinted...and his sprint was rewarded, for the ball zigged when the Hawk expected it to zag...and this provided the opportunity for CJ to pounce, win the ball and dish off to set up a St Kilda goal.

Entertaining? Well yes, but this belittles what shines through in CJ's play and undervalues what he has brought to the team.

Do not forget too...that when CJ ran down Buddy that the Hawks were not that far behind us. If Buddy and run on and scored a goal the Hawks may well have found new momentum.

Do not forget too that Buddy may have slowed..but that is because he under-estimated CJ's great determination.

Give CJ the credit he is due.

Well said. There are pivotal moments in games. That was a major one!!

saintbrat · Post: # 609265Post **saintbrat** » Fri 25 Jul 2008 9:10pm

some of Sam Gilbert's tackles are seen on the most recent video on saintscentral.com.au

Riewoldt and Gilbert receive Sharks honour
Nick Riewoldt and Sam Gilbert talk with Saints Central about their recent nomination in the Southport Sharks 'Team of the First 25 years'

which has highlights of both players