Loss to Essendon was our most embarrassing defeat - ever?
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In the crowd that day were you mate?plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.
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Throughout the early 80s, people at school constantly picked on me... and I wore my colours proudly regardless. But there were some worse defeats in that period, to put it midly.
I can remember one time telling the kids at school that the ladder must have been printed upside down, because the Saints are always the top team.
Well... we are the top team now, and many respected football commentators are saying we needed that loss before the finals. So... I am ok with it. (Not that I like losing). And it definitely wasn't the worst loss ever.
I can remember one time telling the kids at school that the ladder must have been printed upside down, because the Saints are always the top team.
Well... we are the top team now, and many respected football commentators are saying we needed that loss before the finals. So... I am ok with it. (Not that I like losing). And it definitely wasn't the worst loss ever.
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That one takes my vote, of all the pointless H&A fixtures, that was a particularly disgraceful effort. How about blowing a 37 point 1/4 time lead against the Bulldogs last year to lose by 38 points? Against a team with no KP forward...now that was embarrassing.older saint wrote:Most embarassing - Hawthorn Waverley 1999. We all know it well 63 points up in 2nd quarter and lost.
Just a little kid back then but still remember it well. I went with my grand father and was speaking to him about it the other day. He is getting a bit old now so struggles to remember it.Hurricane wrote:In the crowd that day were you mate?plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.![]()
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Did you avoid national service in the Boer War?plugger66 wrote:Just a little kid back then but still remember it well. I went with my grand father and was speaking to him about it the other day. He is getting a bit old now so struggles to remember it.Hurricane wrote:In the crowd that day were you mate?plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.![]()
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Only 13 at the time so i missed. My wife was old enough for it so she spent a year on a boer and then married one.degruch wrote:Did you avoid national service in the Boer War?plugger66 wrote:Just a little kid back then but still remember it well. I went with my grand father and was speaking to him about it the other day. He is getting a bit old now so struggles to remember it.Hurricane wrote:In the crowd that day were you mate?plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.![]()
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Ouch, then self-denegration...nice save.plugger66 wrote:Only 13 at the time so i missed. My wife was old enough for it so she spent a year on a boer and then married one.degruch wrote:Did you avoid national service in the Boer War?plugger66 wrote:Just a little kid back then but still remember it well. I went with my grand father and was speaking to him about it the other day. He is getting a bit old now so struggles to remember it.Hurricane wrote:In the crowd that day were you mate?plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.![]()
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Definately the Hawthorn debacle in 1999 under Tim Watson was the most embarrasing defeat in recent memory. Yes we have copped bigger defeat's but from the position we were in, from memory we were 63 points up against an average team 7 minutes into the second quarter. To then go on and lose the game was disgraceful.
I believe that was the beginning of when we slipped down the ladder, our confidence was shot, not only that teams realised they were never out of the game against us. I was so happy the day Essendon came back from 68 points down against the kangaroos taking that unwanted record off us.
Another embarrasing loss I recall was against Carlton at Optus oval in 2001. We only lost by 10 goals that day but being at the game I believe the player's threw in the towel that day and gave up. Aaron Hamill's first game as a saint against Carlton. A very dark day!
I believe that was the beginning of when we slipped down the ladder, our confidence was shot, not only that teams realised they were never out of the game against us. I was so happy the day Essendon came back from 68 points down against the kangaroos taking that unwanted record off us.
Another embarrasing loss I recall was against Carlton at Optus oval in 2001. We only lost by 10 goals that day but being at the game I believe the player's threw in the towel that day and gave up. Aaron Hamill's first game as a saint against Carlton. A very dark day!
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I remember that well.plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.
It was 2-0 to Geelong and the FF took a mark about 50 yards out on a 45 deg angle (couldn't tell how far because there was no arc in them thar days), the timekeeper rang the bell and the FF flinched (I captured it in a sepia photograph.)
It was up the Geelong supporters end at Corio Oval and the jeering was truly offputting. Suffice to say, our FF missed to the right and was rightly critisised on the party line morse code that night.
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Did we drop said Captain for his crap kicking style? It was the knickerbockers, they're a bitch to kick a good punt in...not to mention how off-putting that stupid cap is!joffaboy wrote:I remember that well.plugger66 wrote:I'm embarrassed by this thread. A meaningless home and away game our most embarrassing loss ever. I remember the game in 1897 when we only got one behind against geelong, now that was embarrassing.
It was 2-0 to Geelong and the FF took a mark about 50 yards out on a 45 deg angle (couldn't tell how far because there was no arc in them thar days), the timekeeper rang the bell and the FF flinched (I captured it in a sepia photograph.)
It was up the Geelong supporters end at Corio Oval and the jeering was truly offputting. Suffice to say, our FF missed to the right and was rightly critisised on the party line morse code that night.
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you are very premature and obviously a trollthecroc wrote:I rest my case Starsign and Co.
Once again - it's like Minardi 'doing over' Ferrari
Out in straight sets
Not baiting - just venting OK
Fingers crossed for us in the second half - but shouldn't have toooooooooo!
and you haven't got 'a case" as such because if you have been following our club there is no way you would regard last weeks loss the most embarrassing
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who cares about last weeks loss, if it is that bad go watch soccer, would have to be a troll, or a dimwitstarsign wrote:you are very premature and obviously a trollthecroc wrote:I rest my case Starsign and Co.
Once again - it's like Minardi 'doing over' Ferrari
Out in straight sets
Not baiting - just venting OK
Fingers crossed for us in the second half - but shouldn't have toooooooooo!
and you haven't got 'a case" as such because if you have been following our club there is no way you would regard last weeks loss the most embarrassing
POQ!
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Hey, I'll settle for a 10 goal loss to Melbourne as long as we win the QF, PF and GF!Schillaci wrote:A week is a long time in football. This loss against the Roos hurts more than the Bombers. Hope we beat the Dees.
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