Showers forecast for Saturday

RodKeoghsLoveChild · Tue 16 Sep 2008 6:45pm

Doesn't look good people.

Will this hamper or help us??

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Tue 16 Sep 2008 6:46pm

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

please be a dry day please

3rd generation saint · Tue 16 Sep 2008 6:54pm

Actually believe Hawthorn would prefer it to be dry as well as it will affect Buddy and Roughhead.

May actually work to our favor.

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Tue 16 Sep 2008 6:55pm

3rd generation saint wrote:Actually believe Hawthorn would prefer it to be dry as well as it will affect Buddy and Roughhead.

May actually work to our favor.

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

give us the dry we can out shoot the hawks

Armoooo · Post: # 645823Post **Armoooo** » Tue 16 Sep 2008 6:56pm

Well someone said in another thread that Hawthorn are the 16th ranked team for contested ball, if this is the case the rain would probably help us out.

I don't think either team's forward line will be helped out...

kaos theory · Tue 16 Sep 2008 7:08pm

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

please be a dry day please

Since when can we acurately predict what the weather will be like on an evening 4 or 5 days from now?

Just as likely to be dry...Even if it there are a few showers (which isn't a full on wet day), it will be just as detrimental, if not more, to the hawks.

Saint Bev · Post: # 645857Post **Saint Bev** » Tue 16 Sep 2008 7:36pm

Rained during the game last week and didn't seem to make a difference.

Finna · Post: # 645895Post **Finna** » Tue 16 Sep 2008 8:19pm

I never forget the Semi in 2004 at the G against the Swans. Absolutely bucketed down and everyone wrote us off because they said our players wouldn't be suited to the rain.

We smashed them!

GO SAINTS!

matrix · Post: # 645992Post **matrix** » Tue 16 Sep 2008 10:10pm

mehhh

ill just dance in the rain..no bother me

saintsRrising · Tue 16 Sep 2008 10:13pm

Saint Bev wrote:Rained during the game last week and didn't seem to make a difference.

It rained during the Cat's game.

Pies game was dry.

saintsRrising · Tue 16 Sep 2008 10:20pm

Melbourne Forecast
Issued at 4:20 pm EST on Tuesday 16 September 2008

Friday Shower or two. Min 12 Max 23
Saturday A few showers. Min 14 Max 19
Sunday Shower or two. Min 12 Max 18

Legendary · Post: # 646005Post **Legendary** » Tue 16 Sep 2008 10:23pm

Rain should suit us a little more I would hope ...

We have the edge hardness wise, and with the contested footy and in the ruck ... when we are playing well that is ...

Plus we have the best wet weather footballer in the AFL. Sir Robert.

St. Luke · Post: # 646015Post **St. Luke** » Tue 16 Sep 2008 10:32pm

Finna wrote:I never forget the Semi in 2004 at the G against the Swans. Absolutely bucketed down and everyone wrote us off because they said our players wouldn't be suited to the rain.

We smashed them!

GO SAINTS!

I was there for that also. Our boys didn't even get to run through the banner it was blowing so hard! I had the best night that night!!!!

bobmurray · Post: # 646138Post **bobmurray** » Wed 17 Sep 2008 1:09am

I'll need a poncho...i'm way out in the open this week...

Telstra is so much better than the G,for spectator comfort anyway.....

saintbrat · Post: # 646146Post **saintbrat** » Wed 17 Sep 2008 1:42am

bobmurray wrote:I'll need a poncho...i'm way out in the open this week...

Telstra is so much better than the G,for spectator comfort anyway.....

BUY it at a Disposals store or Big W before hand- stronger and will last longer.

esaint66 · Post: # 646303Post **esaint66** » Wed 17 Sep 2008 11:19am

I'm up in the heavens ... i'll be first to get wet

casey scorp · Thu 18 Sep 2008 7:16am

Friday Shower or two developing. Min 12 Max 23
Saturday A few showers. Min 12 Max 17
Sunday Becoming fine. Min 10 Max 17

Hopefully the few showers are early on Saturday and, by Saturday night, as we head into becoming fine the following day, the showers have cleared.

Badlands · Post: # 647069Post **Badlands** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 7:36am

I was at the SCG the night we beat the swans by 2pts a few years ago. Rain was absolutely torrential for the whole match. You had to be right on the fence to actually be able to see the players clearly. Quite a few of the goals were soccered off the ground from memory.

Was still one of the best nights of my life as it was such an unlikely, yet crucial win at the time. Funnily enough my best memory of the night came well after the game when i was back at the hotel viewing some footage, and they showed Bally (who had been poleaxed in a collision with Goose and missed the last qtr) hobbling down the tunnel post-match where GT met him halfway and Bally jumped into his arms and they shared a huge embrace. It was a pretty emotional moment in recognition of the significance of the win. Does anyone else remember seeing footage of this? I wish i had it on tape...

casey scorp · Thu 18 Sep 2008 7:45am

Great night - I got soaked. you just couldn't escape the rain.

Rix a goal with his first kick in AFL footy.

saint66au · Post: # 647071Post **saint66au** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 7:55am

Badlands wrote:I was at the SCG the night we beat the swans by 2pts a few years ago. Rain was absolutely torrential for the whole match. You had to be right on the fence to actually be able to see the players clearly. Quite a few of the goals were soccered off the ground from memory.

Was still one of the best nights of my life as it was such an unlikely, yet crucial win at the time. Funnily enough my best memory of the night came well after the game when i was back at the hotel viewing some footage, and they showed Bally (who had been poleaxed in a collision with Goose and missed the last qtr) hobbling down the tunnel post-match where GT met him halfway and Bally jumped into his arms and they shared a huge embrace. It was a pretty emotional moment in recognition of the significance of the win. Does anyone else remember seeing footage of this? I wish i had it on tape...

Someone posted that footage here..I may still hage it tucked away on my hard drive..i'll let you know

Yep remember that game well..the one and only time ive watched a winning game at the Social Club. Rixy kicking a goal with his first kick for us..after all the hoop-la on here about his inclusion... was hilarious. Roo took a "Roo-special" to save us at the death. Place went off when the siren went

saintbrat · Post: # 647181Post **saintbrat** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 12:32pm

vision is at the end of this clip

Badlands · Post: # 647259Post **Badlands** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 2:29pm

saint66au wrote: Someone posted that footage here..I may still hage it tucked away on my hard drive..i'll let you know

cheers saint66 - don't go to too much trouble, but if you do happen to have it, it is a moment I wouldn't mind having stored away with the highlights.

Enrico_Misso · Thu 18 Sep 2008 3:01pm

saintsRrising wrote:
Saint Bev wrote:Rained during the game last week and didn't seem to make a difference.
It rained during the Cat's game.

Pies game was dry.

Dry ?
Mostly dry your honour.
But there were some wet moments.
Or perhaps those Collingwood infidels were spitting on me then ?

Geezer · Post: # 647290Post **Geezer** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 3:13pm

as for this week . . . rain or dry . . . . doesn't matter i would think.

both have tall forwards.

and i dont think we can get into a shootout with them and just try and outscore them.
if our backline can hold firm and the mid's pressure and get back to help out. . . . we are a chance.

we dont want a shootout or we are toast.

reckon a close defensive game.
whoever wins will win by 2 or 3 goals.

Post: # 647294Post **n1ck** » Thu 18 Sep 2008 3:20pm

We cant even accurately predict if it will rain tonight in Melbourne... lets wait till Saturday eh?

To the poster who was asking about the footage of Ball and GT hugging after the game, OLB used it in one of his video - i believe hes got it on youtube.

Its right at the end, at about the 4:15 mark.