Friday night

[MC Gusto]

Absolutely nothing to lose...pressure well and truly on the dirty pies...should be a belter!

[Joe Bloggs]

Are we now an outside chance to defeat the Pies , have we shown enough in the last two games to be a legitimate threat against a struggling pies outfit , is the pressure all on them , if we play like we did against the Suns are we a chance , so many questions .....I can't wait for Friday this game may give us a true indication of where we are at .

[Linton Lodger]

Yes we are an outside chance, probably a bit more than that.

[Linton Lodger]

Yes we are an outside chance, probably a bit more than that.

[saintspremiers]

We are only in with a chance if the boys recover OK. Consecutive 6 day breaks is hard.

Depends on selections a lot also.

[spert]

Won or lost in the midfield- need to be switched on from the first bounce, then we will have a chance

[st.byron]

Have merged Gusto and Joe's two threads about Friday night.

[bigcarl]

We're on the way up and they are on the way DOWN.

Don"t know whether it will be this time, but we will get them.

I'd imagine the boys are feeling pretty good about themselves right now after a good win, but they are in for a rude shock if they don't bring the same energy and intensity they showed on Saturday.

Pendlevury and Swan are great players and will tear us to shreds if we give them anu sort of an opening

[Moods]

I reckon we're half a chance at least. The pies are struggling, but they had a real crack against the Crows, but were quite simply out of their depth. Is that good or bad for us? I reckon good. The pies are giving everything they've got, and only just got over the Lions and weer smashed by the Crows until they took off the pedal in the last quarter making the score look respectable. At the very least we should be competitive.

On another note - let's hope that Saints supporters get along this Friday night. We have a poor record of attending at the G. Would be good for our young team to have some real support against the pies who are always well supported.

[Saint wagga]

I'm really hoping we bring our A game and all the boys are filling switched on and ready to go at the first bounce! As previously mentioned, selection balance will be important in managing fatigue, but it's still early in the season so purgery guys should come up well. The mental side of it is huge...if I remember correctly, we got pumped by the crows after a couple of decent wins last year that took the wind right out of our young sides sails...hoping history doesn't repeat!!

[Jacks Back]

I'm not sure about this Friday night as the hotter/humid weather up Qld way may take it out of us just as it did the pies the week before. I think we will lose comfortably however I reckon we would then be a real chance against the blues in NZ. We could easily be 2-2 after 4 rounds and Carlscum 0-4.

[Bunk_Moreland]

We are only in with a chance if the boys recover OK. Consecutive 6 day breaks is hard.

Depends on selections a lot also.

This is the question.

How will they recover after two 6 day breaks?

Looked spent in the last qtr on Saturday.

I suppose the only advantage is that it is early in the season.

[FQF]

Many football insiders deny the 6 day break myth. (eg: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-30/t ... eak-furphy)

Obviously I have none of my own expertise in the area, but I am reluctant to buy into the idea that it matters to professional sportsmen, especially because many other sports have less than 6 day breaks without complaint.

[Life Long Saint]

We are only in with a chance if the boys recover OK. Consecutive 6 day breaks is hard.

Depends on selections a lot also.

This is the question.

How will they recover after two 6 day breaks?

Looked spent in the last qtr on Saturday.

I suppose the only advantage is that it is early in the season.

We did look totally spent and GC looked fresh but they had been lazy for the first half so they should have been full of running at the end of the game.
I trust the fitness staff to know what to do with the players on the track this week in readiness for Friday.

[Beno88]

Perfect time to break a five year winless run against the pies.

And the last time we beat them was a Friday night in Round 3.

[Life Long Saint]

Perfect time to break a five year winless run against the pies.

And the last time we beat them was a Friday night in Round 3.

Was that the Rooey hamstring game?

[saint-stu]

Are all the reserved seats taken already?

[stevie]

Perfect time to break a five year winless run against the pies.

And the last time we beat them was a Friday night in Round 3.

Was that the Rooey hamstring game?

Yep

[felix]

A Collingwoodwood mate said Adams and Pendles both went for scans and there is a possibility neither will play....that would be good .

[kp83]

Perfect time to break a five year winless run against the pies.

And the last time we beat them was a Friday night in Round 3.

That still ranks as the best Home & Away victory I have witnessed in my 30 odd years.

Rooey did his hamstring, Lenny was concussed (but came back on later) and Chips had his nose busted going back with the flight. Every time one of our boys went down with an injury those filth supporters cheered as if they had just kicked a goal (especially when Rooey went down). Disgusting human beings and beating them that night was such sweet justice.
That was also Bally's first game against us for that mob.
Guts, heart, and strength through loyalty!!

GO SAINTS!!!!

[saint-stu]

Perfect time to break a five year winless run against the pies.

And the last time we beat them was a Friday night in Round 3.

That still ranks as the best Home & Away victory I have witnessed in my 30 odd years.

It was a very satisfying game, but I reckon this one trumps it. (2009, round 14 vs the Cats)

[matrix]

blimey its been that long since we had a win against the filth?

got a sniff for fri
could be a little sore tho
might run out of legs late i reckon

hopefully wrong

[kp83]

Perfect time to break a five year winless run against the pies.

And the last time we beat them was a Friday night in Round 3.

That still ranks as the best Home & Away victory I have witnessed in my 30 odd years.

It was a very satisfying game, but I reckon this one trumps it. (2009, round 14 vs the Cats)

That's my number 2, but for the sheer guts our boys showed that night against the Pies, with the skipper down, I just can't go passed it.

But both great games for sure!

[Junction Oval]

Felix said :

A Collingwoodwood mate said Adams and Pendles both went for scans and there is a possibility neither will play....that would be good .

Also, Sinclair (HB), did a hammy on the weekend.

[plugger66]

Felix said :

A Collingwoodwood mate said Adams and Pendles both went for scans and there is a possibility neither will play....that would be good .

Also, Sinclair (HB), did a hammy on the weekend.

I didn't hear about that. Is he ok. He is going to be a good player. We cant afford to lose that type.