The Challenge

stkildathunda · Wed 23 Mar 2011 11:57pm

BigMart wrote:Which tommy?....

We have 4........

Im pretty sure its Tommy Ledger that needs to learn to block

jonesy · Post: # 1050714Post **jonesy** » Wed 23 Mar 2011 11:58pm

Who was Lyon getting into about always having there hands on there hips first at training? I missed who it was

I Love Peter Kiel · Wed 23 Mar 2011 11:58pm

You little beauties!

Loved the show.
Have to admit have been really busy at work, tired, just a bit jaded about the whole thing.

This doco was a real glimpse inside the bubble experienced by those who play at the highest level.

I'll be there on "Fridee night" shouting myself hoarse! Just love the boys!

SainterK · Post: # 1050716Post **SainterK** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:02am

Enjoyed it, really well put together.

Things I picked up from it that we probably already knew.

Blake is very highly regarded internally
Roo understands the pressure he is personally under as captain
Gilbert's body language indicated is very uncomfortable about it all
Ross strikes me as someone who would instill calm when required
The new facilities are really going to be significant
Lenny is the teachers pet
I think I finally reckon I worked out why Dal looks different, he has had some kind of mouth operation, or removal of braces/plate
Lenny has great eyes
Loved Dal's comments about Grammy's floaters

Joey is a smart alec

saintbrat · Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:05am

BigMart wrote:Which tommy?....

We have 4........

5 actually-
bit like when I was a kid and my mother used to call my brother or I- 'I'm sure it was you she was after'--- they could take it in turns

Ledger could be the new Coaches Pet...

Sam23 · Post: # 1050718Post **Sam23** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:09am

loved dals

"We've been practicing out floaters to get used to Grammys throughout the year"

BigMart · Post: # 1050720Post **BigMart** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:14am

Walsh, simpkin, curran, ledger??.......lynch....ffs

SainterK · Post: # 1050721Post **SainterK** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:16am

Sam23 wrote:loved dals

"We've been practicing out floaters to get used to Grammys throughout the year"

Ouch

BigMart · Post: # 1050723Post **BigMart** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:23am

P66.....doco may help you understand why people who have been on the inner sanctum of the real deal....have more of an idea than people give opinion largely based on perceptions and basically chinese whispers....

Ross lyon know stk players better than all
The ass. Coahes and team mates
Current coaches and players next
Former coaches and players next
Local footy coaches next
Forum fans next
Forum fans wives next
Immigrants next
Mike sheahen somewhere after that...

He, like us would have loved that.....to those on the inside...thats everday

matrix · Post: # 1050724Post **matrix** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:24am

yeah just watched it
pity it was only half hour!!!
loved it

Moccha · Post: # 1050726Post **Moccha** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:44am

Typical farken Perth aren't showing it on free to air. WCE and Docker mentality smells like s***. Sorry for the language but this town stinks in footy season!

Con Gorozidis · Thu 24 Mar 2011 1:47am

stkildathunda wrote:
BigMart wrote:Which tommy?....

We have 4........
Im pretty sure its Tommy Ledger that needs to learn to block

simpkin i think

bigred · Post: # 1050736Post **bigred** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 6:57am

I honestly found myself holding my breath throughout the first fifteen minutes.

I was expecting some creative editing to show us up as a bunch of deviants.

I liked how a lot of Ross was just from the same trip to work in his car. Quite candid.

"It creeps into your subconcience" when talking about the GF losses.

Damn straight it does...just the other day driving home from work, I had a total flashback to GF 1 from last year......when we were a couple of points up and I thought we had it won.....

I want to win a flag so much...have had the slightest, the tiniest taste of it.

Was a good little doco.

Anyone seen any of the "Hard Knocks" series from ESPN. Where they follow a club through preseason training camp.
NFL clubs beg to be the focus of the show as they are generally a very positive thing for the franchise. We should do something similar. The New Orleans Saints might be the 2011 club.

plugger66 · Post: # 1050738Post **plugger66** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 7:21am

BigMart wrote:P66.....doco may help you understand why people who have been on the inner sanctum of the real deal....have more of an idea than people give opinion largely based on perceptions and basically chinese whispers....

Ross lyon know stk players better than all
The ass. Coahes and team mates
Current coaches and players next
Former coaches and players next
Local footy coaches next
Forum fans next
Forum fans wives next
Immigrants next
Mike sheahen somewhere after that...

He, like us would have loved that.....to those on the inside...thats everday

Well the last I heard from you on this you wanted to pick the best players on club best and fairest even though he is picking them for the following year. Got to laugh at that.

Anyway the show was great. Sometimes you wish you could just spend the whole day at the club to see exactly what does happen.

Wrote for Luck · Thu 24 Mar 2011 8:16am

love the doco! shows you how articulate Rossy is. true leader
and i loved the hip and shoulder he put on someone during training. who copped it?

saintbrat · Post: # 1050746Post **saintbrat** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 8:19am

millarsaint wrote:love the doco! shows you how articulate Rossy is. true leader
and i loved the hip and shoulder he put on someone during training. who copped it?

Tom Simpkin -- I thought..

Stjohn · Post: # 1050754Post **Stjohn** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:04am

'Have you loaded up on "Hero pills"?'

TazzieSaintGirl83 · Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:06am

Stayed up to watch it and damn glad I did.
I thought it was brilliant. Seeing the raw emotion from the boys was tough and brought a few tears to my eyes for sure. Especially the footage of BJ upset and pacing like he didnt quite know what to do and when Lenny teared up

I loved seeing the lighter side too of them interacting with each other and Ross. Being that bit further away and not able to get to live games often this sort of thing is important for me.

Remminds me why I love this club.

Go Saints

markp · Post: # 1050756Post **markp** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:07am

It was brilliant.

The new facilities and ground look awesome... I'm a big believer in the transformative powers of inspiring surroundings, and this has to help.

Even though it was at the tail end of a very ordinary patch off-field , it still seemed like a great and positive environment to be around.

Lenny Hayes, what can you say??

And I do really hope Lyon becomes a 10+ year coach for us....

bergholt · Post: # 1050757Post **bergholt** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:11am

the gilbert and riewoldt "everything's ok" scene is a bit awkward. gilbo really just seems like a kinda big, dumb puppy dog. he doesn't really understand what went wrong or why, but he's real eager to please his master.

Dr Spaceman · Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:17am

bergholt wrote:the gilbert and riewoldt "everything's ok" scene is a bit awkward. gilbo really just seems like a kinda big, dumb puppy dog. he doesn't really understand what went wrong or why, but he's real eager to please his master.

Many people will view that scene in many different ways - some not complimentary.

To me it came across as Sam being very embarrassed by the whole ordeal.

I hope I'm right and I really hope he's pulled his head in.

PS: Probably would have been better in the circumstances if he had put a shirt on first!

Stjohn · Post: # 1050764Post **Stjohn** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:23am

of him being caught (semi) naked

Behind Play · Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:34am

Lenny wasn't the only one getting emotional.

bergholt · Post: # 1050770Post **bergholt** » Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:47am

Behind Play wrote:Lenny wasn't the only one getting emotional.

yeah. i always respected banger, but you have to just out and out love lenny.

i didn't realise gamble's nickname was "vegas".

i like the ross lyon quote when ledger did something good: "tommy ledger, update your status mate!"

IluvHarvey · Thu 24 Mar 2011 9:48am

bergholt wrote:the gilbert and riewoldt "everything's ok" scene is a bit awkward. gilbo really just seems like a kinda big, dumb puppy dog. he doesn't really understand what went wrong or why, but he's real eager to please his master.

I get the feeling that Gilbert is just incredibly shy. Even when interviewed after games he comes across awkward.

The Challenge

I liked BJ's comment to a Lions player...

Sam probably liked the irony...