The square up at last

bendigo bob · Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:34pm

Dont know if anyone felt like me but the result on Sat night was the square up for when the hawks came back from 60 odd points down at waverley park. I cant quite remember the exact year, although im sure other posters will but im sure it was a sat arvo game at waverley at we were up by 60 odd points before half time and then blew the match. In my opinion that loss set us back and has wrecked more than one season as we were fragile to teams launching comebacks against us for years to come. I can only hope that this win has demonstrated to our players that we can win from any position and that we must never give up the fight regardless of how hopeless the position appears. Sat night was inspirational stuff and i hope is the forerunner of greater things to come this season. Didnt want to single out any particulas player or act but CJ's run down and tackle of Franklin in the last quarter happened right in front of me and sent shivers down my spine.

battye · Post: # 606807Post **battye** » Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:35pm

I thought that was a Monday arvo game in 1999?

Solar · Post: # 606811Post **Solar** » Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:41pm

it was 99, sat arvo from memory....

we were in from by 10 goals 10 minutes into the second.....

For me that has been put to bed, great call

twirlyhair · Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:41pm

Haw d St K, 1999 round 12: Hawks trail by 63 pts 5 mins 2nd qtr, win by 13.

battye · Post: # 606827Post **battye** » Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:50pm

twirlyhair wrote:Haw d St K, 1999 round 12: Hawks trail by 63 pts 5 mins 2nd qtr, win by 13.

Saturday or Monday, do you know?

Otiman · Post: # 606834Post **Otiman** » Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:59pm

Hawthorn 1.1 4.4 14.4 17.7 (109)
dftd
St Kilda 9.4 11.6 14.7 14.12 (96)

AFL Park Jun 19 (Sat)

Trivia: Guess which current Saints affiliated person was playing for Hawthorn that day?

maverick · Post: # 606836Post **maverick** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:01am

battye wrote:
twirlyhair wrote:Haw d St K, 1999 round 12: Hawks trail by 63 pts 5 mins 2nd qtr, win by 13.
Saturday or Monday, do you know?

Definitely a Saturday, I left for London the next day, it was last time I saw the Saints play for nearly 5 years....

Missed all the good years

bendigo bob · Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:03am

Otiman wrote:Hawthorn 1.1 4.4 14.4 17.7 (109)
dftd
St Kilda 9.4 11.6 14.7 14.12 (96)

AFL Park Jun 19 (Sat)

Trivia: Guess which current Saints affiliated person was playing for Hawthorn that day?

John Barker our forward coach?

Little Dozer · Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:04am

Otiman wrote:Hawthorn 1.1 4.4 14.4 17.7 (109)
dftd
St Kilda 9.4 11.6 14.7 14.12 (96)

AFL Park Jun 19 (Sat)

Trivia: Guess which current Saints affiliated person was playing for Hawthorn that day?

John Barker

Otiman · Post: # 606849Post **Otiman** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:06am

Little Dozer wrote:
Otiman wrote:Trivia: Guess which current Saints affiliated person was playing for Hawthorn that day?
John Barker

Close, but no cigar.

saintbart · Post: # 606857Post **saintbart** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:15am

Anthony Rock

Otiman · Post: # 606860Post **Otiman** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:18am

saintbart wrote:Anthony Rock

Correct.

Strangely, in 1999, Rock played 15 games and Barker played 6.

rexy · Post: # 606872Post **rexy** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:33am

Worst day at the footy I ever had, one of the worst days of Tims life I would imagine. Only time I ever left b4 the siren.

casey scorp · Mon 21 Jul 2008 1:04am

I remember that day - it was terrible. I went with a Hawthorn supporting mate (who incidentally didn't respond to my text last night of knock, knock).

I recall calculating % in my head when we were 60 points up, and thinking about different winning margins and what it would mean.

I'm forever scarred by the experience - I don't do %s during matches anymore and if I start to wander that way in my mind I get a sharp rebuke from the memory of that awful day telling me "don't do it-you'll jinx us".

I also think that was the day that the ressies won by well over 100 points in the curtain-raiser.

mick13 · Post: # 606891Post **mick13** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 1:11am

casey scorp wrote:
I'm forever scarred by the experience - I don't do %s during matches anymore and if I start to wander that way in my mind I get a sharp rebuke from the memory of that awful day telling me "don't do it-you'll jinx us".

Speaking of jinxes.

When Armo had that shot in the last quarter, I said to a St Kilda dude sitting in front of me, dont worry he's a good kick.

A shank later, I'd jinxed him.

He then missed one 5 mins later from 15 out. Again...the jinx continued.

Then when he marked on that tight angle, I said jokingly, 'dont wory he's a good kick'

Turned out to be a good handball to Milne lol.

stinger · Post: # 606947Post **stinger** » Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:10am

casey scorp wrote:I remember that day - it was terrible. I went with a Hawthorn supporting mate (who incidentally didn't respond to my text last night of knock, knock).

I recall calculating % in my head when we were 60 points up, and thinking about different winning margins and what it would mean.

I'm forever scarred by the experience - I don't do %s during matches anymore and if I start to wander that way in my mind I get a sharp rebuke from the memory of that awful day telling me "don't do it-you'll jinx us".

I also think that was the day that the ressies won by well over 100 points in the curtain-raiser.

yep.....