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Post: # 794373Post SaintWodonga »

All year I think the media have been waiting for us to fall over & we haven't.

Last weekend, they (media) pretty much said the Saints were missing the same amount of players that the Hawks were missing, however, one key point that was not discussed was the fact that the Hawks had so much more to play for than we did.

This can not be under estimated.

The win considering the Hawks season was on the line was even better for us.

About time we got the proper credit, then again we haben't beaten anyone above us... :wink:


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Post: # 794376Post roxanne »

Personally, I think if they jumped on us anymore the bandwagon would collapse in a heap. There's a suitable amount of awe in all voices when they mention us - that's enough for me. To cheer yourself up, read Gary Lyon's piece in the Age today.


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Post: # 794380Post matrix »

maybe they have been (fairly) quiet because
*they cant really believe it
*no one wants to make the call on when it will all collapse....because deep down they know it wont.

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Post: # 794385Post Thinline »

I was absolutely delighted for St Kilda to hardly rate a mention during On The Couch on Monday night. Seems we've gone full circle to a degree. The dismissive anti-Lyon window closing stuff (iethere's nothing much to talk about dow at St K), then the surprise at a few strong wins, then the fragile recognition that we may keep winning, to the general notion that 'surely they;ll fall over soon enough', to now which seems to be 'we've run out of angles'.


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Post: # 794394Post plugger66 »

I think papers should have to write at least 2 pages a day on us. We certainly arent getting enough publicity. And if we do win 22 in a row I doubt they will even mention it.


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Post: # 794397Post SENsei »

Couldn't give two rats tossbags about the media's opinion whether for us or against us.

I rate my opinion much higher!!

And I reckon we are looking pretty good at present....


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Post: # 794399Post SaintWodonga »

plugger66 wrote:I think papers should have to write at least 2 pages a day on us. We certainly arent getting enough publicity. And if we do win 22 in a row I doubt they will even mention it.
That's true plugger, it's just that if we were Carlton or Collingwood, the media bandwagon would have been a monster a lot earlier and the media failed to recognise the significance in what Hawthorn were playing for.

Is this the 1st time a Premier has missed out on the 8 in the following season?

I know we missed out on the 4 in 1967, but not sure there has been a bigger fall from grace, which makes our win even more significant.


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Post: # 794402Post rocksolid »

I rate my opinion much higher!!

Coouldn't agree more, most of them are a bunch of hacks parasitting off all the boys hard work.
I much prefer when they are saying nothing about us.


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Post: # 794403Post degruch »

SaintWodonga wrote:Is this the 1st time a Premier has missed out on the 8 in the following season?
Crows in 1999.


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Post: # 794408Post aussiejones »

" much prefer when they are saying nothing about us."

They wait and wait and still we keep going !!!!!!!!!!

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degruch wrote:
SaintWodonga wrote:Is this the 1st time a Premier has missed out on the 8 in the following season?
Crows in 1999.
and Bombers 94. Pies 91 (although that was a final 6)


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degruch wrote:
SaintWodonga wrote:Is this the 1st time a Premier has missed out on the 8 in the following season?
Crows in 1999.
They finished 13th... hard to believe there's a worse defending premier than last year's, but there you have it.


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Post: # 794417Post degruch »

InkerSaint wrote:
degruch wrote:
SaintWodonga wrote:Is this the 1st time a Premier has missed out on the 8 in the following season?
Crows in 1999.
They finished 13th... hard to believe there's a worse defending premier than last year's, but there you have it.
There's time for the Dawks yet.


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Post: # 794419Post plugger66 »

InkerSaint wrote:
degruch wrote:
SaintWodonga wrote:Is this the 1st time a Premier has missed out on the 8 in the following season?
Crows in 1999.
They finished 13th... hard to believe there's a worse defending premier than last year's, but there you have it.
I suppose the thing that shouldnt upset them is the word defending champion.


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degruch wrote:
InkerSaint wrote:They finished 13th... hard to believe there's a worse defending premier than last year's, but there you have it.
There's time for the Dawks yet.
While I wouldn't underestimate their ability to fail, it would take North Melbourne beating St. Kilda among a raft of other outcomes for them to make 13th. It's a small mercy for them that the Kangas play West Coast this round. They can't both take the 4 points.


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Post: # 794457Post bozza1980 »

Although they might be a little keen to find a fellow contender, we are getting plenty of respect from the media.

The entire media is contemplating out loud that we can go through the year undefeated, I don't know what more respect you can get.


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Post: # 794473Post aussiejones »

"The entire media is contemplating out loud that we can go through the year undefeated "

Somehow I am not convinced by media , they are reluctantly facing facts ... it could just happen.

BUT , a 'new season' starts once the Finals begin. Then we find out if Geelong are playing games and if Collingwood can stand our style of game' etc .

Now is the calm before the storm....


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Thinline wrote:I was absolutely delighted for St Kilda to hardly rate a mention during On The Couch on Monday night. Seems we've gone full circle to a degree. The dismissive anti-Lyon window closing stuff (iethere's nothing much to talk about dow at St K), then the surprise at a few strong wins, then the fragile recognition that we may keep winning, to the general notion that 'surely they;ll fall over soon enough', to now which seems to be 'we've run out of angles'.

...interestingly sheahan still backed us to win whilst the golden boy...who incidentally said that he wasn't going to tip against us again for the rest of the season...did just that......


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Post: # 794481Post stinger »

plugger66 wrote: We certainly arent getting enough publicity. And if we do win 22 in a row I doubt they will even mention it.

sh1t eh...you got something right for once...knew you had it in you and if you posted for long enough,,it would eventually happen..... :wink: :wink: :lol: :lol:


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Post: # 794788Post maz1685 »

I must be reading different articles to everyone else because I am finding an appropriate amount of positive media for St Kilda. I thought things like "Saints are flying" "Look likely to go through the season undefeated" and "Invincibles" would be considered positive. You'll get an article on Saints when something interesting happens, but they can't just write everyday "Saints are 19-0". We get articles after training sessions, games, press conferences etc. just like everybody else, unless like I said earlier, something interesting happens down at Moorabbin. And if there are some media personalities out there stating that "St Kilda will fall", that's ok, that's their opinion, right or wrong, it's what they're paid to do. I think people should just relax, enjoy where we are at, wait nervously for the finals campaign to start, and stop illustrating St Kilda as a hard done by team, rather illustrate them as a hard to come by team.


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Post: # 794794Post saint3d »

There was a good article in today's MX about the Saints trademark.


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Post: # 794795Post evertonfc »

From RealFooty alone:

Jake Niall
- Streaks are on the agenda
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 61678.html

- Riewoldt - King of the Forwards
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 87099.html

Greg Baum
- Inside Thrifty - Stephen Milne
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 94384.html

- None shall pass
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 51178.html

- No Saint like a Sinner turned
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 32225.html

- Do believe the hype
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 77817.html

Nathan Buckley
- Battle of the best
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 91377.html

Rohan Connelly
- Saints' secret weapon proves Lyon's fitness ace
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 29904.html

- Saints show star quality needed for a second flag
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 32234.html

- Blockbuster match for the ages
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 29449.html

- Season '09 - the best ever?
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 67640.html

Michael Gleeson
- Goddard living up to top billing
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 34921.html

- Saints win praise for their pluck
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 33199.html

- Winning habit can be a tough one to break
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 82112.html

Martin Flanagan
- Heart and Soul, Riewoldt flies the flag
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 94393.html

Richard Hinds
- Saints in heaven
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 93049.html

Tim Lane
- Old Saints gather to celebrate the day the stars aligned
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 33568.html

Robert Walls
- New-look Saints ready to deliver
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 25540.html

- Cats should keep close eye on the Saints
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 95176.html

Want more?
Try these offerings from SuperFooty:
- Mark Stevens
- http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/ ... _infusion/
- http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/ ... ate_tudor/

- Mark Robinson
- http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/ ... stats_man/
- http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/ ... tal_trust/

- http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/ ... _the_show/

- http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/ ... or_saints/

Then there's The Australian, which I can't be bothered looking at...throw in all the stuff Caro did pre-season with us...then add all the TV and radio coverage...plus the mX. Not to mention saints.com.au.

Yet the whingers are still piping up, even though we're not even at the finals and have had one of the most exciting and news-filled seasons in years.

Bewildering, but then...knowing our fans...too much happy-fluff pieces are never enough.


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Post: # 794823Post saintly »

personally i don't want the team hailed and feted.

lets wait and see what happens.

if (when) we win the grand final. the papers will be full of it.

if we don't win the damn thing, the papers will be falling over themselves to label us the great pretenders!


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Post: # 795005Post evertonfc »

aussierules0k wrote:Get him up here I wanna boof him.
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