I'm feeling unreasonably confident..

fugazi · Post: # 646994Post **fugazi** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 12:11am

Bit worried because when it comes to the Saints, long years of suffering has made me a bit of a pessimistic b@stard....but this week I feel quite confident that we'll fix the Hawks up....more confident then against the Pies!

1. Harvey factor
2. Underdogs - we perform much better
3. Kosi, Raph, Gilbert and Dal hitting form
4. Lyon coaching well (gotta admit it!)
5. The oh so important winds of fate blowing our way.

I may be delusional, but its a happy delusion.

marksnsparks · Thu 18 Sep 2008 12:17am

I know how you feel.

Ever since the Adelaide game I've felt like we've been running to a movie script:

1. Beat Adelaide.
2. Beat Bummers by 108 pts to make the top 4.
3. Get smashed by the cats
4. Beat the Pies.
5. Beat the Hawks.
6. Learn from number 3 and beat the cats by one point with #35 kicking a goal after the siren.
7. Freeze frame of Harves on his team mates shoulders shouting to his missus that he did it!
8. Close credits.

Who wouldn't pay to see that?

Devilhead · Post: # 647017Post **Devilhead** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 12:43am

I don't think you are being unreasonable at all

We match up well against the Hawks and I think our backline can hold their forwardline and feel that their backline isn't much chop

The Hawks are ranked 15th for tackles and 14th for 1%ers

They are also ranked 1st for frees against, 14th for 1st possessions and 15th for clearences

It seems like everybody is a bit Buddy crazy at the moment - if we hit them hard around the ground and get our hands on the ball first then Buddy factor will become the Duddy factor

bigcarl · Post: # 647025Post **bigcarl** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 12:50am

keep a lid on it.

i think we can win, but the hawks have had a very good and consistent season. roll on saturday night.

stmac35 · Post: # 647030Post **stmac35** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:01am

I was very calm until about four or five hours ago. Now I have about a million butterflies in my stomach.
I have actually been thinking for the last week or so, if we win this week and next week, what an AWESOME movie Harvs' career would make. Talk about taking the audience on an 'emotional journey'.
It would make a good movie anyway, but imagine...

Shut down Buddy and Hodge - we've got it. not that Caroline Wilson agrees. lol

benoc · Post: # 647031Post **benoc** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:01am

I have a feeling the Hawks are coming in with far too much confidence.

I just don't see how it is justified. Our best is miles ahead of their best. We just need to play our best which I have faith we have hit.

Mr AA/Coleman/Worlds kissing ass to/overrated Buddy is going to get towelled by Max (who should be AA and will show the world what we are made of).

Our defence will hold fast and repel any opposition movement forward.

The midfield will come together with beautiful clearances and magical hard ball gets.

Our talls will rise taller than ever before and our smalls will sweep the ground beneath them.

matrix · Post: # 647059Post **matrix** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 3:54am

we have nothing to lose......
go all out, dont even think about what might be the week after.

just go out there, bust ya asses and do it, give it your all until u have no more.

if they do that...ill be happy no mater what and will stand and clap them off

fugazi · Post: # 647072Post **fugazi** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 8:14am

I know how you feel.

Ever since the Adelaide game I've felt like we've been running to a movie script:

1. Beat Adelaide.
2. Beat Bummers by 108 pts to make the top 4.
3. Get smashed by the cats
4. Beat the Pies.
5. Beat the Hawks.
6. Learn from number 3 and beat the cats by one point with #35 kicking a goal after the siren.
7. Freeze frame of Harves on his team mates shoulders shouting to his missus that he did it!
8. Close credits.

Who wouldn't pay to see that?

Now there's an Oscar winner!

saintly · Post: # 647082Post **saintly** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 9:05am

in general i'm pretty pessimistic when it comes to the saints. much suffering. i didn't even think we would beat collingwood!

so even i have some hope- that is why i'm going to the match.

hawthorn are a good team. but if we paly to our best. we do have a chance!

matrix · Post: # 647204Post **matrix** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:36pm

saintly wrote:in general i'm pretty pessimistic when it comes to the saints. much suffering. i didn't even think we would beat collingwood!

so even i have some hope- that is why i'm going to the match.

hawthorn are a good team. but if we paly to our best. we do have a chance!

pfttt
i knew we'd beat the pies
we'll beat the hawks

St. Luke · Post: # 647206Post **St. Luke** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:40pm

I know we were beaten by the Cats by 58 points...but..I still honestly believe we didn't show up to the fight. Turn up the pressure, and put 100% faith in the team and I still reckon we can beat anyone on the day! Even the Cats!

saintly · Post: # 647214Post **saintly** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:47pm

the reason i didn't think we would be beat collingwood, was becuase of the way we played against geelong!

could not see a turn around in confidence so easily.

matrix · Post: # 647217Post **matrix** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:51pm

thats footy saintly

we beat the hawks in a period of about 20 mins last time.
as soon as we pressured, and ran quickly they looked lost, and had no time to set up that zone they play from the mid back.

we'll knock em off
hodge
osbourne/osman (whatever his name is)
buddy
sewell

control that, and we'll be celebrating

St. Luke · Post: # 647239Post **St. Luke** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 2:05pm

I just loved how free we looked last week. Almost to the point (at certain stages) it looked like a training drill. Surely the confidence of knowing the boys can grab the control of games in high pressure situations has sunk through the group.