Danger game

[samuraisaint]

When was the last time we won interstate?

Round 13 last year, vs Gold Coast in Townsville.

Last interstate win vs a team other than Gold Coast, Round 15 2017, vs Fremantle.

Thanks for that. I see in today’s paper we are 0-7 away from Marvel Stadium since Round 16 last year.

Until we can start winning on the road we are flat track bullies and no threat to the good sides.

Here's a silver lining though (if we win)...

Every time St Kilda has defeated Adelaide in Adelaide, we have gone on to finish 5th or higher.

1991 - 5th
2004 - 3rd
2005 - 4th
2009 - 2nd

Geez, only four times in nearly 30 years. Sheesh.

[older saint]

Not sure we are at a level yet to have danger games.

[SAINT-LEE]

We are not a finals contender. We are a developing side, looking to develop a winning style of play. Inconsistency is expected, effort is non negotiable. If we put in a full side effort, we will win. If we don't, we will have clearer indications of who moves forward and who gets left behind. The new band of leaders will appear in the next 11 weeks.

I keep saying this...we ARE a developing side 2 yrs off the top 4. We trade in some players, change coaches...people expect finals....that might happen. But more realistic is that we continue to surge and seemingly regress but actual change and growth is happening and although there's no guarantee we can hit finals next year maybe AND we still still need some players to complete the picture....trade, develop or draft.

[Wayne42]

Every game is a danger game when you're bordering on being a crap team, still.

[saynta]

I think posters are missing the point of the op.

That is...we lose when all the tipsters pick us.

[samuraisaint]

I think posters are missing the point of the op.

That is...we lose when all the tipsters pick us.

We do, and that is primarily because we are only picked by the majority of tipsters when we play struggling interstate teams who we have not beaten anywhere for years.

Tipsters are human and they believe all the hype around the bigger, more traditionally successful Melbourne/Victorian clubs, which by and large are the teams we can knock off, so long as the match is played at our home ground.

I'll bet the vast majority of tipsters in the Adelaide Mail have selected the Crows though, because we have only beaten the Crows four times in Adelaide in 28 years.

[saynta]

I think posters are missing the point of the op.

That is...we lose when all the tipsters pick us.

We do, and that is primarily because we are only picked by the majority of tipsters when we play struggling interstate teams who we have not beaten anywhere for years.

Tipsters are human and they believe all the hype around the bigger, more traditionally successful Melbourne/Victorian clubs, which by and large are the teams we can knock off, so long as the match is played at our home ground.

I'll bet the vast majority of tipsters in the Adelaide Mail have selected the Crows though, because we have only beaten the Crows four times in Adelaide in 28 years.

I think that when everyone tips us we get ahead of ourselves. Been happening for years. We are actually a tipsters nightmare.

[CQ SAINT]

I think posters are missing the point of the op.

That is...we lose when all the tipsters pick us.

We do, and that is primarily because we are only picked by the majority of tipsters when we play struggling interstate teams who we have not beaten anywhere for years.

Tipsters are human and they believe all the hype around the bigger, more traditionally successful Melbourne/Victorian clubs, which by and large are the teams we can knock off, so long as the match is played at our home ground.

I'll bet the vast majority of tipsters in the Adelaide Mail have selected the Crows though, because we have only beaten the Crows four times in Adelaide in 28 years.

I think that when everyone tips us we get ahead of ourselves. Been happening for years. We are actually a tipsters nightmare.

Hopefully we are not betting against ourselves, although the tab is much more pragmatic about form.

[Ghost Like]

Danger games are usually the ones where St Kilda is in front of the "V" or after the "V".

Location, ladder position, significance, early season, mid season, late season and finals are inconsequential.

[SaintPav]

Saints, playing danger games since 1873.

[Ghost Like]

Saints, playing danger games since 1873.

I hope marketing use that!

[The Fireman]

The only danger of this game is further embarrassment

[Laurie]

Crows by 21 points .

[desertsaint]

are we overnighting or flying in on the day.
if flying in we're looking at 1 1/2 hours on the bus, time at airport, 2 3/4 hrs on the plane, then 1/2 hr to the game. two weeks in a row.
the idiots who agreed to base a team so far from an airport or ground have sabotaged the season completely.
carlton didn't allow the afl to stuff them up, why did we?

[shanegrambeau]

Saints, playing danger games since 1873.

I hope marketing use that!

Great meme.

Should be on a t-shirt.

I'd buy one if it had a cool design (even though I am too cool for my shirt)

[samuraisaint]

are we overnighting or flying in on the day.
if flying in we're looking at 1 1/2 hours on the bus, time at airport, 2 3/4 hrs on the plane, then 1/2 hr to the game. two weeks in a row.
the idiots who agreed to base a team so far from an airport or ground have sabotaged the season completely.
carlton didn't allow the afl to stuff them up, why did we?

They're young athletes, they'll be right.

Fremantle are a better side than the Crows. If we can't beat Adelaide this year we may as well pull up stumps.
The bigger issue is why are we playing in front of two 25,000 string crowds over there within five days? That's the biggest danger.

[saintbob]

I think posters are missing the point of the op.

That is...we lose when all the tipsters pick us.

Exactly, whenever we are expected to win we find away to walk away the losers.

[desertsaint]

are we overnighting or flying in on the day.
if flying in we're looking at 1 1/2 hours on the bus, time at airport, 2 3/4 hrs on the plane, then 1/2 hr to the game. two weeks in a row.
the idiots who agreed to base a team so far from an airport or ground have sabotaged the season completely.
carlton didn't allow the afl to stuff them up, why did we?

They're young athletes, they'll be right.

Fremantle are a better side than the Crows. If we can't beat Adelaide this year we may as well pull up stumps.
The bigger issue is why are we playing in front of two 25,000 string crowds over there within five days? That's the biggest danger.

well i agree about the crows, but i don't think they will be alright. it's an elite competition and as such to be consistently at your best you need to have everything done to maximise your ability to play at the highest level. it's why clubs spend up on the best facilities, coaches, medical personnel and players that they can afford. it's also why carlton said no. this was something that should have been in our control.