More like a 5 day break

[The Craw]

Realistically, that was more a 5 day break than a six day break between last Mondays game and Sundays game, could almost say it was a 4 day break at a stretch.

The team look tired after half time and given Adelaide had a training run the week before; it was always going to be a big ask.

I can understand that there will be 6 day breaks due fixturing and specific game requests but I cannot understand the logic to send a team interstate on the end of a 6 break. All it does is give another disadvantage.

[CURLY]

Last year they sent us to Perth so clearly there is an agenda by the AFL. Considering that this and last season Carlton have played an interstate club at Ethiad after the Monday game.

[Dis Believer]

Realistically, that was more a 5 day break than a six day break between last Mondays game and Sundays game, could almost say it was a 4 day break at a stretch.

The team look tired after half time and given Adelaide had a training run the week before; it was always going to be a big ask.

I can understand that there will be 6 day breaks due fixturing and specific game requests but I cannot understand the logic to send a team interstate on the end of a 6 break. All it does is give another disadvantage.

Agreed, and it shouldn't be overlooked how easy Adelaide had it last week. Be int4resting to see what the TOG stats were for their mids - they ran all over us in the second half and we didn't have the legs to go with them.

[plugger66]

We had 2 six day breaks after last season and we came from WA and played in melbourne on the second of those. Obviously had a huge effect. We beat the premiers by 6 goals.

[Greg T]

Lot of comments about this,being run over etc.
It's been happening all year,we haven't been playin 4 quarters.
Maybe training schedule isnt right .
I don't think the boys are fully fit.
Have we changed our conditioning staff ?

[saintspremiers]

We had 2 six day breaks after last season and we came from WA and played in melbourne on the second of those. Obviously had a huge effect. We beat the premiers by 6 goals.

Hey Einstein, has it occurred to you that returning home after a 6 day break is better than having to fly somewhere?

Also we have had 4 of our 8 games interstate/overseas. That's not a good look for a team of kids.

[Toy Saint]

We had a 180 day break before the Gold Coast game.......

[plugger66]

We had 2 six day breaks after last season and we came from WA and played in melbourne on the second of those. Obviously had a huge effect. We beat the premiers by 6 goals.

Hey Einstein, has it occurred to you that returning home after a 6 day break is better than having to fly somewhere?

Also we have had 4 of our 8 games interstate/overseas. That's not a good look for a team of kids.

Sorry I thought this was about this weeks game not yesterday. I must read the thread again.

[st.byron]

Last year they sent us to Perth so clearly there is an agenda by the AFL. Considering that this and last season Carlton have played an interstate club at Ethiad after the Monday game.

You should start your own private detective agency. You're all over the underlying conspiracies rampant and unchecked in the AFL and would no doubt be able to expose many other secret agendas other organisations have running.

[saintsRrising]

Well we should have about 4 changes to freshen up the list.

Hopefully Wright will be one of the.

Lots of Sandi players to choose from.

Season is shot...so lets rotate all the likely kids and fringe players through the 22 for the rest of the year.

[The Fireman]

I'm having a full season break....feel fantastic already.

[kosifantutti]

Realistically, that was more a 5 day break than a six day break between last Mondays game and Sundays game, could almost say it was a 4 day break at a stretch.

The team look tired after half time and given Adelaide had a training run the week before; it was always going to be a big ask.

I can understand that there will be 6 day breaks due fixturing and specific game requests but I cannot understand the logic to send a team interstate on the end of a 6 break. All it does is give another disadvantage.

I'm pretty sure it was a six day break.

[Trixilver]

We played a Sunday twilight game and people are complaining about the length of the break? Of all the things to complain about...

[fugazi]

Is it me, or have we been on the short break end of nearly every game this year...?

[CURLY]

Last year they sent us to Perth so clearly there is an agenda by the AFL. Considering that this and last season Carlton have played an interstate club at Ethiad after the Monday game.

You should start your own private detective agency. You're all over the underlying conspiracies rampant and unchecked in the AFL and would no doubt be able to expose many other secret agendas other organisations have running.

So its just coincidence that it happens to us but not to Carlton? Seriously there are plenty of Victorian based side we could have played in Victoria. But two years in a row we have been sent interstate after the Monday night game.

[saintspremiers]

Is it me, or have we been on the short break end of nearly every game this year...?

We have had a shorter break than most teams we have played, but a long break before both the Carlton and Collingwood matches.

[CURLY]

Is it me, or have we been on the short break end of nearly every game this year...?

We have had a shorter break than most teams we have played, but a long break before both the Carlton and Collingwood matches.

Collingwood had the same break just that they hadnt played in NZ the week prior.

[st.byron]

So its just coincidence that it happens to us but not to Carlton? Seriously there are plenty of Victorian based side we could have played in Victoria. But two years in a row we have been sent interstate after the Monday night game.

You seem to spend so much time looking for ways that the world/AFL/umpires are against us. Every week thread after thread about how persecuted we are......We're just not very good at the moment. A team in transition with a lot of inexperienced players, some ageing guns and not much in the middle. That's why we're 15th. Nothing to do with the umpiring or what the big bad AFL have done to us.

[st_Trav_ofWA]

Lot of comments about this,being run over etc.
It's been happening all year,we haven't been playin 4 quarters.
Maybe training schedule isnt right .
I don't think the boys are fully fit.
Have we changed our conditioning staff ?

we have young guys in the team they dont have the 100 games of experianced running and copping hits , for guys in thier 2nd and 3rd years of footy they naturally will tire quicker ... conditioning staff have little to do with it its just the phase our team is in at the moment ... it will get worse the later in the season we go but the good thing is it will thn get better in the next season and the one after and the one after that

[Scollop]

So its just coincidence that it happens to us but not to Carlton? Seriously there are plenty of Victorian based side we could have played in Victoria. But two years in a row we have been sent interstate after the Monday night game.

You seem to spend so much time looking for ways that the world/AFL/umpires are against us. Every week thread after thread about how persecuted we are......We're just not very good at the moment. A team in transition with a lot of inexperienced players, some ageing guns and not much in the middle. That's why we're 15th. Nothing to do with the umpiring or what the big bad AFL have done to us.

Yeah sure maybe you are right and that's the main reason we lost against the Dogs

Maybe it's got nothing to do with one team getting 7 day turnarounds for the last 2 weeks to recover and another having two 6 day turnarounds

Maybe having a ten day break from May 3 to May 13th had nothing to do with the Saints beating Carlton too

[plugger66]

So its just coincidence that it happens to us but not to Carlton? Seriously there are plenty of Victorian based side we could have played in Victoria. But two years in a row we have been sent interstate after the Monday night game.

You seem to spend so much time looking for ways that the world/AFL/umpires are against us. Every week thread after thread about how persecuted we are......We're just not very good at the moment. A team in transition with a lot of inexperienced players, some ageing guns and not much in the middle. That's why we're 15th. Nothing to do with the umpiring or what the big bad AFL have done to us.

Yeah sure maybe you are right and that's the main reason we lost against the Dogs

Maybe it's got nothing to do with one team getting 7 day turnarounds for the last 2 weeks to recover and another having two 6 day turnarounds

I now think you are both right.

[Scollop]

You're quoting 3 people fool

[plugger66]

You're quoting 3 people fool

You have a way with words for a simple error. I take no notice of Curly so it was the last 2 quotes.

[Scollop]

Stop being so polite or I will have to stop being rude to you