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Only feel this way a few times a year but feel a very strong sense that the Harvey factor will spur the team into something very special this week against the crows....
That and the fact that the team has been slowly improving ,settling and gaining in confidence over the last 6 weeks...
Think that this week will define our season and possibly setup hitting the final;s with a full head of steam as opposed to just falling in....
Just do it Saints ...for yourselves and the man
Never take a backward step even to gain momentum.....
'It's OK to have the capabilities and abilities, but you've got to get it done." Terry Daniher 05
"We have beauty in our captain and we have a true leader in our coach. Our time will come"
Thinline.Post 09 Grand final.
We've got a 2-4 record against them at TD (including the howler a couple of years ago when we were 5 goals to zip in front, and then they kicked 15 goals and we kicked another 3.
I reckon, though, that we might have them this week.
We have beaten them this year in NAb cup which i know doesn't count for much. Last year when roo went wild and tore them a new one and they will remember thatfinal in adel when banger and gwilt killed them so we have a fairly good record against them and should win this game.
my prediction is that we will have a burst in half way through the 3rd quarter and open the game up.
while the Harvey factor is huge for this game...we have enough motivation as I worry about a good effort one week and a downer against a bunch of kids/injury riddled side a week later..
Teflon wrote:while the Harvey factor is huge for this game...we have enough motivation as I worry about a good effort one week and a downer against a bunch of kids/injury riddled side a week later..
exactly.
I reckon we are a 50/50 chance of winning, and the Crows at $2 to win are very good value.
They have won 4 on the trot, the last two by around 10 goals.....we didn't have their form when we have our 4 game streak a month ago.
Motivation alone doesn't win you games but lack of it will inevitably lose you games.
When we get beaten it's often simply because we don't put bodies in or run with the opposition. It was like that against Collingwood, and for most of the game against Port. On both occasions we either lost or nearly lost against clearly inferior opposition simply because of lack of effort.
It raises the question as to why the team would need a Harvey factor in order to get motivated when our ladder position should suffice. Like everyone else, I'm hoping that they really pull their fingers out this week but I also hope that it's not just because of Harvey.
S.A Saint wrote:We will beat the crows. We seem to beat them every time we play against them. They dont really have a forward structure or any big marking forwards.
The final margin will be 25 points our ways. Dont ask how i know i just do.
we never beat them. i have been at the dome several times and seen us dismantled by their accurate kicking. i think once we actually did not touch the ball for 3 quarters. the bastards just played keepings off.
casey scorp wrote:I'm not sure about beating the Crows too often.
We've got a 2-4 record against them at TD (including the howler a couple of years ago when we were 5 goals to zip in front, and then they kicked 15 goals and we kicked another 3.
I reckon, though, that we might have them this week.
yeah i was there that day. oh dear. it was gruesome. im sure we did not touch the leather for about an hour.
casey scorp wrote:I'm not sure about beating the Crows too often.
We've got a 2-4 record against them at TD (including the howler a couple of years ago when we were 5 goals to zip in front, and then they kicked 15 goals and we kicked another 3.
I reckon, though, that we might have them this week.
yeah i was there that day. oh dear. it was gruesome. im sure we did not touch the leather for about an hour.
Except that we beat them at the Dome last year. Best win of the season. 2-points from memory, and a thriller.
aussiejones wrote:Harvey factor ..... In the past they havent come up on milestone days .
What about the win at Subiaco last year?
I think West Coast of last year, particularly at home were a better side than Adelaide this year who will be playing away.
Also I'm tipping a big attendance on Sunday, the build up of the game will have everyone pumped up and cheering loudly for Harvey and the rest of the guys.
StSteven wrote:We will not win it on emotion....that is a load of crap. We will win it if we are the better team. I will be nervous until the end.
Correct. How people forget so quickly. We lost against the second worst side in the comp straight after Harvs said he was retiring. He isnt even finishing this week. Adelaide are going much better than us. If we dont play to our best we will lose. Plain and simple.
It'd be nice to make a similar statement to the one we made against the Hawks (before the wheels got all wonky)
If we come out of the gates hard we'll do them. I can only lend my voice and support this Sunday. It's the boys out on the field who can truly make the big differences that count. How bad do we want it??? I know I want it REAL bad! Bring em on!
When they created LENNY HAYES (in the shadow of Harvs) they forgot to break the mold (again)- hence the Supremely Incredible Jack Steven!!
