After being the best all year? How do you improve? It hurts.

ralphsmith · Mon 28 Sep 2009 12:47pm

We were the best. Finished top. Beat everyone who counted.

We were the best. Did everything right. Amazing tackling, ferocity, intensity, passion, great fitness management, minimal injuries, discipline, tactics.

Missed a few shots in the grand final and lost. Schneider missed easy shots, Mcqualter missed. Game over.

How do you have motivation for the next pre-season?

God that is crushing.

marksnsparks · Mon 28 Sep 2009 12:51pm

I think it's actually encouraging. We were the better team, and with a kicking coach in place, we shoudl win next year.

#1GILL · Post: # 835602Post **#1GILL** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 12:53pm

marksnsparks wrote:I think it's actually encouraging. We were the better team, and with a kicking coach in place, we shoudl win next year.

Wayne Carey? Has already been doing a bit with Roo and Kosi

Beej · Post: # 835608Post **Beej** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 12:57pm

It's a massive test of character isn't it?

The thought of a pre-season would be tough for them right about now, that is for sure.

After a good holiday though they should be refreshed and eager to get back into it.

spert · Post: # 835633Post **spert** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 1:11pm

It is gut-wrenching, but good will come of it as we will get even better -the finals show up all a team's weaknesses and strengths. This is where leaders in a club have to unite to do their part over summer and get the club aligned for one purpose - From now on, a big banner should be displayed at training both indoors and outside, in club offices and functions -it should read in big bold red white and black : A PREMIERSHIP IN 2010.

SainterK · Post: # 835652Post **SainterK** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 1:31pm

We are the best defence team in the comp, and ranked #4 as far as scoring goes this year.

We should at least aim to be #1 at both.

Any team that tries to emulate our defensive pressure over the summer, will be playing like our 09 model.

Meanwhile Ross will ensure that we have evolved even further, it's exciting really.

bigcarl · Post: # 835657Post **bigcarl** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 1:36pm

SainterK wrote:We are the best defence team in the comp, and ranked #4 as far as scoring goes this year.

We should at least aim to be #1 at both.

correct. that is the challenge for 2010.

Thinline · Post: # 835690Post **Thinline** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 1:59pm

We have improved in each year of RL's tenure. 9th, 4th, 1st.

We have the best coach and the best captain.

No reason why we can't improve again.

We have the cattle to cover the bases.

It's up to the players to want it as much as we do.

saintsrus · Post: # 835736Post **saintsrus** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 2:34pm

Sounds like the cats last year yeah??

The Saintsational Man · Mon 28 Sep 2009 2:37pm

To Paul Chapman;

"The better team didn't win"

SaintWodonga · Mon 28 Sep 2009 2:38pm

saintsrus wrote:Sounds like the cats last year yeah??

At least the Cats had 2007 up their sleeve and their monkey off their back. We still have to "roll out" Barry Breen & Cowboy as our last heroes. Getting sick of 1966.

Genghis · Post: # 835749Post **Genghis** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 2:40pm

Will definitely be a massive challenge, that's for sure but I reckon we've got the game plan, the coach and the captain (and leadership group) to take us all the way. The players just need to be prepared to work as hard - if not harder - than they did this year, otherwise as Ross said they can move right along!

Moccha · Post: # 835959Post **Moccha** » Mon 28 Sep 2009 5:17pm

The way to improve is to eliminate mistakes