'We won't go quietly....'

I Love Peter Kiel · Thu 01 Sep 2011 12:22am

Just got a blurb in the mail from the Saints.

there's a message from our beloved Captain

'...We're on the brink of the 2011 Toyota AFL Finals Series.....greatness can't be stopped and neither can we....we'll seize every moment. We'll get up when others don't. We won't go quietly.
And most importantly we'll get the job done.

This is greatness. We want you to be part of it.'

I know this is probably a generic-type message from all clubs heading for the finals, and 'This is greatness' is probably this year's Finals slogan.

Nevertheless, that line really stood out for me....

'We won't go quietly.'

To me that says...hey, all you haters, knockers, critics and fools who hide in the shadows plotting our downfall....guess what. After everything you threw at us, after all those jumped-up claims and media frenzies, all the so-called experts saying our list is 'full of holes'...we're back.

We're back in the Finals again with a match-hardened, fiercely determined group of underdogs who will NOT GO QUIETLY!

We won't go away, and if we keep winning we'll be in the Grand Final again. What will you do then?

GO YOU MIGHTY SAINTERS!

I Love Peter Kiel · Thu 01 Sep 2011 12:26am

The other thing is...it makes you realise what a great achievement this is. In the Finals four years in a row!

As a teenager, I used to DREAM about Saints making the finals...it didn't happen.

We are in it again...eight clubs will play their last game of the season this weekend, and we ain't one of them.

Griggsy · Post: # 1129152Post **Griggsy** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 12:38am

Totally just thought of this

"
...
We will not go quietly into the night!
We will not vanish without a fight!
We're going to live on! We're going to survive!
...
"

Part of the speech from Independence Day.

Rosco · Post: # 1129153Post **Rosco** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 12:38am

nine clubs. and it is good not to be scraping in a grateful 8th, we are a strong show for a semi-final berth and beyond.

clarky449 · Thu 01 Sep 2011 12:55am

Can say what they want, it wont help if we arent good enough.

stevie · Post: # 1129173Post **stevie** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 8:24am

This will be the first time for ages that a team in the lower part of the 8 has been a decent team!

I realised the other day that part of the reason why the Scum and wet toast are higher this year is because of our poor start, and the dogs demise.
So those teams have taken the place of us and dogs in the top 4. Also dawks have had a more consistent season.

But as we have our mojo back, we are a real threat from 6th/7th.

This hasn't really happened before.

Note - this is all my HO anyway...

Jacks Back · Thu 01 Sep 2011 8:46am

I'm not sure about this 4 finals in a row stuff. Back in ye olden days there was a top 4 with 12 teams vying for a posi in there so only 1/3 of the teams made it.

Currently there is a top 8 and up until this year 1/2 the teams make it so the goal posts have been shifted with that stat.

HOWEVER

I like the fact that we won't go quietly

noob · Post: # 1129188Post **noob** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 9:21am

As they say 1 week at a time.

saintspremiers · Thu 01 Sep 2011 9:37am

The fact that the words: Toyota and AFL are used suggests this is a canned spin blurb that the AFL have written for our clubs to spout.

The finals series gate revenue goes all to the AFL.

St Lenny · Post: # 1129192Post **St Lenny** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 9:42am

I Love Peter Kiel wrote:Just got a blurb in the mail from the Saints.

there's a message from our beloved Captain

'...We're on the brink of the 2011 Toyota AFL Finals Series.....greatness can't be stopped and neither can we....we'll seize every moment. We'll get up when others don't. We won't go quietly.
And most importantly we'll get the job done.

This is greatness. We want you to be part of it.'

I know this is probably a generic-type message from all clubs heading for the finals, and 'This is greatness' is probably this year's Finals slogan.

Nevertheless, that line really stood out for me....

'We won't go quietly.'

To me that says...hey, all you haters, knockers, critics and fools who hide in the shadows plotting our downfall....guess what. After everything you threw at us, after all those jumped-up claims and media frenzies, all the so-called experts saying our list is 'full of holes'...we're back.

We're back in the Finals again with a match-hardened, fiercely determined group of underdogs who will NOT GO QUIETLY!

We won't go away, and if we keep winning we'll be in the Grand Final again. What will you do then?

GO YOU MIGHTY SAINTERS!

I like it, I like it alot and I will dare to dream, regardless of what anyone says. Does this mean our rock anthem for September will be -

ThePunter · Thu 01 Sep 2011 10:31am

Nick Riewoldt wrote: 'We won't go quietly.'

It's funny, but this is exactly what I thought in the second quarter last week when Nicky Dal and BJ went into fully-fledged "Lenny" mode.

We will not go quietly into the night.

This is when hunger kicks in.

If Saturday night is played on hunger, Carlton don't stand a chance.

The next Saturday night is at Etihad. Nuff said.

Cats are faltering. Friday night at the G, and we invoke memories of QF 2010.

After that, Collingwood at the G. Who knows.

We will not go quietly into the night.

Wrote for Luck · Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:11am

sorry but it had to be posted...

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

jonesy · Post: # 1129230Post **jonesy** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:38am

"This is our F'n stage"

then again.....

SainterK · Post: # 1129233Post **SainterK** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:40am

clarky449 wrote:Can say what they want, it wont help if we arent good enough.

Deep

samoht · Post: # 1129268Post **samoht** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 1:23pm

We won't go quietly .. implies we will go.

Dr Spaceman · Thu 01 Sep 2011 1:34pm

Jacks Back wrote:I like the fact that we won't go quietly

Did we borrow that from Kimi?

"We won't go quietly!"Â

Schillaci · Post: # 1129305Post **Schillaci** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 2:47pm

samoht wrote:We won't go quietly .. implies we will go.

It does. And I think we will.
It would be great to think we will make history and win 4 finals to take the flag but fact is we are in the bottom half of the eight because we've played our share of crap...and have little chance to win the premiership.
West Coast deserve top 4 and whilst some may argue we're better than them so we have a better chance I'd rather be them with the double chance and only 3 wins from the flag.
Pies should win it easy. If not them then probably Hawks. Cats some chance too. West Coast will lose then win their home final. the rest, us included are making up the numbers IMHO.
It's been great to see our resurgence in the second half of the year without Hayes. That said though, the same second half saw the Pies beat us again and us lose to fellow finalist Sydney too. Winning 4 finals is a big ask but I'll share the dream and hope again even though the head says it aint gonna happen.

Q5 · Post: # 1129315Post Q5 » Thu 01 Sep 2011 3:27pm

millarsaint wrote:sorry but it had to be posted...

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Gotta luv Dylan Thomas! Studied this in high school a loooooooong time ago! Whenever I hear 'not going quietly' this poem always pops into my mind, as it did last night when I read the mail.

saintly · Post: # 1129318Post **saintly** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 3:32pm

Schillaci wrote:
samoht wrote:We won't go quietly .. implies we will go.
It does. And I think we will.
It would be great to think we will make history and win 4 finals to take the flag but fact is we are in the bottom half of the eight because we've played our share of crap...and have little chance to win the premiership.
West Coast deserve top 4 and whilst some may argue we're better than them so we have a better chance I'd rather be them with the double chance and only 3 wins from the flag.
Pies should win it easy. If not them then probably Hawks. Cats some chance too. West Coast will lose then win their home final. the rest, us included are making up the numbers IMHO.
It's been great to see our resurgence in the second half of the year without Hayes. That said though, the same second half saw the Pies beat us again and us lose to fellow finalist Sydney too. Winning 4 finals is a big ask but I'll share the dream and hope again even though the head says it aint gonna happen.

yep, have to agree with that!!!!

i won't dream. butsits great that we are better then the first half of the season.

ralphsmith · Thu 01 Sep 2011 3:41pm

I usually scoff at this marketing fluff, but that was stirring. From the captain. (probably from some it nerd, but nonetheless it was great)

I understand the people who feign surrender to cushion the emotional impact if we were to drop out of the finals. Fair enough, you're a saints supporter.

I'm going in with blind belief.

I don't agree that we aren't good enough. I belive we are.

We would have beaten collingwood with some accurate kicking.
We almost beat carlton
We lost to the cats by 1 point.

They aren't that far ahead of us. A different bounce of the ball this or that way, a few extra goals here and there we would be top 4 after the most horrdendous, disgraceful, crucified to the
tree of woe preseason ever. Amazing bloody effort to be this far.

I suspect you people are simply trying to keep us under the radar (and keep your own spirits under the radar). Perhaps it is a good thing.

We must finish this year hard and fast. There's a lot of fun footy to be had by the saints players over the next few weeks. No expectation from
external sources, must be good. Enjoy the opportunity of being young, fit and being able to run around a field with
the adrenaline pulsing and the roars of thousands of fans.

Millarsaint brilliant.

'Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'

I've carried the signature all year 'Rise and rise again....until lambs become lions'.

Never give up and you'll be surprised at the results.

plugger66 · Post: # 1129324Post **plugger66** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 3:49pm

We have ended up having a good year considering the start but at the moment an ordinary year if we were to finish 7th or 8th. A good year would see us winning one final which we can definitely do especially if we are at home to the Swans. I then see us playing Geelong in which we have a slight hope and if we do win that it would end up being a very good year in making the prelim. We cannot beat the pies. They are clearly the best side and maybe nearly as good as Essendon were in 2000. They wont let anyone beat them but a prelim would be outstanding considering the poor start and would give us good momentum leading into next year.

The last thing we want though is to lose our next 2. That would mean finishing the year winning only one of our last 5 which would undo all the hard work in the middle of the year. It is important for next year that we at least win one final.

Thinline · Post: # 1129339Post **Thinline** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 4:34pm

Q5 wrote:
millarsaint wrote:sorry but it had to be posted...

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Gotta luv Dylan Thomas! Studied this in high school a loooooooong time ago! Whenever I hear 'not going quietly' this poem always pops into my mind, as it did last night when I read the mail.

Dylan Thomas may have penned these fine words, but I like Rodney Dangerfield's recital in Back to School the best...

SaintPav · Post: # 1129341Post **SaintPav** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 4:45pm

plugger66 wrote:We have ended up having a good year considering the start but at the moment an ordinary year if we were to finish 7th or 8th. A good year would see us winning one final which we can definitely do especially if we are at home to the Swans. I then see us playing Geelong in which we have a slight hope and if we do win that it would end up being a very good year in making the prelim. We cannot beat the pies. They are clearly the best side and maybe nearly as good as Essendon were in 2000. They wont let anyone beat them but a prelim would be outstanding considering the poor start and would give us good momentum leading into next year.

The last thing we want though is to lose our next 2. That would mean finishing the year winning only one of our last 5 which would undo all the hard work in the middle of the year. It is important for next year that we at least win one final.

Yep, that's how I see it but I reckon that the firts final even if played here against the Swans will be harder than most people think.

I will be disappointed if we don't beat Carlton on Sat given what is at stake and given they they will have an eye on the following week (a bit like our last game against the Crows last year).

I'm with you, I think we can beat Geelong but we would have to play very well to do that. I can't see us beating the Pies and it would have to be an absolute disaster (for them) and I think we would be shot anyway from beating the Cats. A prelim would be a great great result. If by some miracle we happended to beat the filth, then all bets are off as far as I'm concerned. We could win it. Can't see it happening though.

Bowey Boy · Post: # 1129345Post **Bowey Boy** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 4:59pm

Griggsy wrote:Totally just thought of this

"
...
We will not go quietly into the night!
We will not vanish without a fight!
We're going to live on! We're going to survive!
...
"

Part of the speech from Independence Day.

Lucky the Mother Ship had Ethernet Ports.

Rosco · Post: # 1129351Post **Rosco** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 5:07pm

yeah, it would be a huge disappointment to lose 4 of the last 5 after the mid-season effort.

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