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I caught some of the 2am version and it was great to see some of the guys again, like Browny (if not for Tim Watson coaching us, he may still be playing for us) Rocket Keogh, etc.
One big difference between then and now is the kicking efficiency. So many of our kicks forward were ordinary and that was just in the first half, when we were in front. If a side kicked that badly now, they'd probably be lucky to have scored.
I'm glad it was on, though, because it is a very good reminder that unless we're holding the cup on Grand Final day, we haven't won it. We'd won 10 in a row (mostly very easily) leading into that game and were the shortest priced favourites in something like 25 years. We'd just thrashed the supposed next best team, in the Prelim and yet it still didn't guarantee us a premiership. As well as we're going now, we aren't over the line yet. A lot can happen in the next 8 weeks. Even if we make the GF and don't play Geelong, we won't be over the line until we are. Then we can celebrate and take the foot off the gas. Do so before then and we may feel like we did that day again.
One big difference between then and now is the kicking efficiency. So many of our kicks forward were ordinary and that was just in the first half, when we were in front. If a side kicked that badly now, they'd probably be lucky to have scored.
I'm glad it was on, though, because it is a very good reminder that unless we're holding the cup on Grand Final day, we haven't won it. We'd won 10 in a row (mostly very easily) leading into that game and were the shortest priced favourites in something like 25 years. We'd just thrashed the supposed next best team, in the Prelim and yet it still didn't guarantee us a premiership. As well as we're going now, we aren't over the line yet. A lot can happen in the next 8 weeks. Even if we make the GF and don't play Geelong, we won't be over the line until we are. Then we can celebrate and take the foot off the gas. Do so before then and we may feel like we did that day again.
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I'm not one to nitpick but some of what you wrote here was just plain wrong.sunsaint wrote:that game just rams home that niggling doubt in the back of my mind.
The '97 Saints were awesome, we smacked most sides that year.
Got into the finals the easy way, and yes we lost Everitt, but Cook came into replace him.
The crows made it to the GF the hard way, and they were without Modra and that Jarmin guy was making up the numbers on reputation alone.
The last quarter was always going to be about determination, and we lost the battle above the neck...
Ended the StKilda careers of the Wakelins and Shanahan.
But good to see Jason Heatley again, he was one of THE most accurate goal scorers ever to pull on a Saints jumper.
1. Everitt was the best ruckman in the competition that year. Cook was a second-stringer from Fitzroy that Brisbane didn't think twice about rejecting. No comparison. Also, we lost Vidovic in round 22 which further hurt our ruck depth.
2. Darryl Wakelin was one of our best in this game. Shane didn't even play. They were both on the list for another three years before Malcolm Blight (ironically) delisted them. This game had no effect on their futures at St Kilda.
3. Exactly what is an 'easy way' to get into the finals, let alone finish first on the ladder?
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Didn't watch it. It clashed with Hogans Heroes.
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1: the point about Everitt was that we had a replacement, how do you replace a Coleman medallist???B W and R all over wrote:I'm not one to nitpick but some of what you wrote here was just plain wrong.sunsaint wrote:that game just rams home that niggling doubt in the back of my mind.
The '97 Saints were awesome, we smacked most sides that year.
Got into the finals the easy way, and yes we lost Everitt, but Cook came into replace him.
The crows made it to the GF the hard way, and they were without Modra and that Jarmin guy was making up the numbers on reputation alone.
The last quarter was always going to be about determination, and we lost the battle above the neck...
Ended the StKilda careers of the Wakelins and Shanahan.
But good to see Jason Heatley again, he was one of THE most accurate goal scorers ever to pull on a Saints jumper.
1. Everitt was the best ruckman in the competition that year. Cook was a second-stringer from Fitzroy that Brisbane didn't think twice about rejecting. No comparison. Also, we lost Vidovic in round 22 which further hurt our ruck depth.
2. Darryl Wakelin was one of our best in this game. Shane didn't even play. They were both on the list for another three years before Malcolm Blight (ironically) delisted them. This game had no effect on their futures at St Kilda.
3. Exactly what is an 'easy way' to get into the finals, let alone finish first on the ladder?
2: have a look at the list clean out after the 97 GF, you would think that game would have been a building point, but we plunged into a list purge rebuilding period in the blink of an eye.
3: just scraping into the finals, facing an elimination final every game before the GF is the "hard way".
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I have great memories of that game. It was my 1st GF as I had vowed never to go unless the Saints were in it. It was amazing how nervous and intense you can be just going to a game.
It was a real thrill to be there and see the boys in Red White and Black run out. Growing up in the 80's I had almost given up any hope of us ever getting there, especially after we didnt even get to one with Plugger up front.
The National Anthem, Aussies run and goal, Big Barry kicking a couple in a row, leading at half time. Loved it....my memory gets a bit fuzzy after that.
It was a real thrill to be there and see the boys in Red White and Black run out. Growing up in the 80's I had almost given up any hope of us ever getting there, especially after we didnt even get to one with Plugger up front.
The National Anthem, Aussies run and goal, Big Barry kicking a couple in a row, leading at half time. Loved it....my memory gets a bit fuzzy after that.
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A fair excuse if ever there was one..."I know nothing...nothing!!!!"Selhurst Saint wrote:Didn't watch it. It clashed with Hogans Heroes.
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'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"
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