we ae the new port
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we ae the new port
does anyone else feel like we are becoming the new port,
and choking?
3rd prelim in 5 years, 4th final series in 5 years.
and STILL havnt made it to the holy grail
and choking?
3rd prelim in 5 years, 4th final series in 5 years.
and STILL havnt made it to the holy grail
Re: we ae the new port
No chocking this time. Played a team that is 5 games better than us. We tried as hard as we could but man for man werent nearly good enough.saintjake wrote:does anyone else feel like we are becoming the new port,
and choking?
3rd prelim in 5 years, 4th final series in 5 years.
and STILL havnt made it to the holy grail
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Re: we ae the new port
Thats why Ross needs to tweak the list,maybe a bit more than some have previously thought....plugger66 wrote:No choking this time. Played a team that is 5 games better than us. We tried as hard as we could but man for man werent nearly good enough.saintjake wrote:does anyone else feel like we are becoming the new port,
and choking?
3rd prelim in 5 years, 4th final series in 5 years.
and STILL havnt made it to the holy grail
Will we pick up a player in the SSP window
No we didnt make it. We got belted in a preliminary. You may hate Posrt because you live in Adelaide but they have been far more successful than us.matrixcutter wrote:be farking real!!
and wash ya friggin mouth out and never mention us in the same sentence as port again unless we are plying them that week.
port got belted in a GF
we didnt
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I think our performance is very similar to North Melbourne's performance last year. Both teams finished 4th on the ladder and got thrashed by the GF participants in both the qualifying and preliminary finals. A lot of our less experienced players would have no doubt received invaluable experience about what it takes to reach the pinnacle and so should come out better from the experience.
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Interesting that you use North as an example because it didn't help them at all.....Not where the Finals are concerned......midas_touch wrote:I think our performance is very similar to North Melbourne's performance last year. Both teams finished 4th on the ladder and got thrashed by the GF participants in both the qualifying and preliminary finals. A lot of our less experienced players would have no doubt received invaluable experience about what it takes to reach the pinnacle and so should come out better from the experience.
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Agree, I'm just pointing out how similar both our finals campaigns were. We have more talent than North of 07 along with more young players playing in these finals series, so we should take more from this experience than the North boys did.bobmurray wrote:Interesting that you use North as an example because it didn't help them at all.....Not where the Finals are concerned......midas_touch wrote:I think our performance is very similar to North Melbourne's performance last year. Both teams finished 4th on the ladder and got thrashed by the GF participants in both the qualifying and preliminary finals. A lot of our less experienced players would have no doubt received invaluable experience about what it takes to reach the pinnacle and so should come out better from the experience.
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I was hoping they could ride on the emotion of the greatmans final dip at a flag , but as plugger 66 said they just werent up to it.I was shattered after the game to see Harves leave the ground for the last time as saints player but the reality is we did a great job to get that far with the list we have.Before the the game I was still hopeful we could do it, but after we squandered so many chances in the first quarter that might have gave us a bit of belief & put a bit of scoreboard pressure on the Hawks it was not to be . After quater time they really showed why they were second on the ladder & we were fourth.They smashed us in the clearances & their ball use was so much better than ours.We have so many players that have poor kicking skills for afl standard footballers.We will really have to work on our skill level & tackleing during the off season to make the next step.Still a proud saint supporter & i would personally like to thank all the the players for the effort they put in this year. I think to win the pre season cup , finish in the top 4 , & beat Collingwood in a knock out final was a very good result for the team we have.Next year wont be any easier but I think if we continue to work on our skill level & recruit smartly we can be a force again next season ."Go Sainters"
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We choked huh?
2004 - lost ot eventual premier by a goal at THEIR home ground. Why would anyone have expected us to win. NO choke.
2005 - Again lost to eventual premier bgut this time at our home ground and ths time after leading at three-quarter time when were expected to win. Choke.
2006 - Lost to a team who hadn';t lost at the MCG all year and played them at THEIR home ground depite earning home ground advantage - No choke.
2008 - Lost to the 2nd best team of the year (so far) at their home ground. Never given a chance. NEver stood a chance. NO CHoke.
We choked once out of those four times... 1/4
Port lost home finals in 2001, 2002, 2003 to virtually end their season (it did end it in 2001) I would call that more of a choke.
2004 - lost ot eventual premier by a goal at THEIR home ground. Why would anyone have expected us to win. NO choke.
2005 - Again lost to eventual premier bgut this time at our home ground and ths time after leading at three-quarter time when were expected to win. Choke.
2006 - Lost to a team who hadn';t lost at the MCG all year and played them at THEIR home ground depite earning home ground advantage - No choke.
2008 - Lost to the 2nd best team of the year (so far) at their home ground. Never given a chance. NEver stood a chance. NO CHoke.
We choked once out of those four times... 1/4
Port lost home finals in 2001, 2002, 2003 to virtually end their season (it did end it in 2001) I would call that more of a choke.
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With a team held together by band aids and with bloody Fraser G tripping over his own feet and doing an ankle...I hated that game of football. If it could go wrong, it did...OneEyedSainter77 wrote:
2006 - Lost to a team who hadn';t lost at the MCG all year and played them at THEIR home ground depite earning home ground advantage - No choke.
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I think that we compare more to Geelong of the late 80's and early-mid 90's.
We are still entranced by the cult of the individual. We continually place them above club. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember.
From Barker to Lockett to Winmar to Loewe to Harvey and now Riewoldt.
We stopped doing it for a while a few years ago but it's back now.
Geelong took a long time to learn this and now they are reaping the benefits. We need more of our stars to sacrifice their own game to contribute to the team from time to time. And we, as supporters, need to get off the backs of the players that are doing this.
We are still entranced by the cult of the individual. We continually place them above club. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember.
From Barker to Lockett to Winmar to Loewe to Harvey and now Riewoldt.
We stopped doing it for a while a few years ago but it's back now.
Geelong took a long time to learn this and now they are reaping the benefits. We need more of our stars to sacrifice their own game to contribute to the team from time to time. And we, as supporters, need to get off the backs of the players that are doing this.
Exactly. The heading on the back page of the Herald/Sun summed up where the Cats are at the moment. In Chapman Out Sentiment. We as a group including the club and supporters need to think that way.Life Long Saint wrote:I think that we compare more to Geelong of the late 80's and early-mid 90's.
We are still entranced by the cult of the individual. We continually place them above club. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember.
From Barker to Lockett to Winmar to Loewe to Harvey and now Riewoldt.
We stopped doing it for a while a few years ago but it's back now.
Geelong took a long time to learn this and now they are reaping the benefits. We need more of our stars to sacrifice their own game to contribute to the team from time to time. And we, as supporters, need to get off the backs of the players that are doing this.
Never heard of Sentiment - what position does he play?plugger66 wrote:. In Chapman Out Sentiment.
Lance or James??
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
Can we trade him for Kerr?plugger66 wrote:At the Saints he plays everywhere. Past future and present.joffaboy wrote:Never heard of Sentiment - what position does he play?plugger66 wrote:. In Chapman Out Sentiment.
Lance or James??
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
True - other factors in the Cats favour too over the last few years mind.....plugger66 wrote: Exactly. The heading on the back page of the Herald/Sun summed up where the Cats are at the moment. In Chapman Out Sentiment. We as a group including the club and supporters need to think that way.
- Having a better coach than us who they didn't need to dump 2 years ago
- Having better behind the scenes back-up
- Having more luck with injuries to crucial players
- Having a hat-full of father-son picks
Only one I can think of for us
- 2000-2 top draft picks
Hird... The unflushable one is now... just a turd...
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Re: we ae the new port
are u crazy? they won one in 2004 u weirdo!saintjake wrote:does anyone else feel like we are becoming the new port,
and choking?
3rd prelim in 5 years, 4th final series in 5 years.
and STILL havnt made it to the holy grail
they also made a GF last year.
do u actually watch games??? we arent choking. we are just CRAP. we arent anywhere near the top. we cant KICK for starters. we are 6 good players short of being competitive. if anything we were lucky to finish where we did. collingwood were all kids. we are miles away on talent. nothing to do with choking. i wish we choked like port and won a flag and a RU in the past 5 year. good chokers.