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How is your St Kilda compass spinning? ....

Post: # 1853033Post shanegrambeau »

... in this tragedy and madness of 2020?

I find myself hyper-focused and riding the roller coaster game-to-game like I haven’t since I was a young teen.

How are you keeping your bottle?

We could potentially lose to the worst team, the most diabolically ruined, publicly deconstructed, humiliated and embarrassed team I can remember since the AFL started.

It is all on the cards. Have you adopted a ‘anything goes’ attitude?


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Post: # 1853038Post Munga »

I can't wait until we're playing multiple games a week! We've got a largely healthy list that aren't playing, so hopefully if we have to play every 4 or 5 days they'll get a crack!
I'm fine with the year. I'd hate to be a club that couldn't handle this year, siting winless on the bottom. It would be bleak.


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Post: # 1853040Post desertsaint »

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Post: # 1853055Post Wayne42 »

2020 is a year like NO other.

StKilda however, manages to be typical StKilda, with the fans riding on their rollercoaster ride.


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Post: # 1853076Post older saint »

2020 is the year where the compass no longer always points North


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Post: # 1853078Post samuraisaint »

Must win this week (well, technically next week, but you know what I mean). Adelaide are the new Gold Coast. However, they are very capable of an upset win at home in front of a crowd.
We win this week and this season is still well and truly alive; lose and it gets tougher.


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Post: # 1853079Post Trev from the Bush »

This season is like a lightning premiership and about as interesting. Low scores combined with the childhood games of keepings-off and British bulldog.

My interest level in footy is at an all-time low.


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Post: # 1853087Post Yorkeys »

Its starting to settle nicely. From this spot last year I think the consensus was that we were sinking under Admiral Richardson and needed GWS' Kelly to stop us going bottom. Now all three topics rarely figure in discussions. Or unfortunate #1 picks. Bearing seems altogether better.


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Post: # 1853097Post Ghost Like »

NNE

Pretty much as expected with some magnetic interference.


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Post: # 1853098Post The Fireman »

My needle flew off after the Roos game....found it , put it back on and the whole compass exploded after the freo game... I now put a stick in the grd and watch the sun.


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Post: # 1853105Post shanegrambeau »

The Fireman wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 5:41pm My needle flew off after the Roos game....found it , put it back on and the whole compass exploded after the freo game... I now put a stick in the grd and watch the sun.

ha ha...love it...picturing an exploding compass! Good luck with that stick.


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Post: # 1853112Post Sanctorum »

My St Kilda compass is one of those old fashioned shiny brass vintage ship's devices on the wall of my study and right now the needle is pointing to stormy weather ahead, with a chance of strong winds and rain - could be to do with the team heading to Adelaide for the next 2 games.

Monday's still a few days away so I'll keep tapping the glass to urge the needle back to calmer waters and sunny skies.... :)


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Sanctorum wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 7:08pm My St Kilda compass is one of those old fashioned shiny brass vintage ship's devices on the wall of my study and right now the needle is pointing to stormy weather ahead, with a chance of strong winds and rain - could be to do with the team heading to Adelaide for the next 2 games.

Monday's still a few days away so I'll keep tapping the glass to urge the needle back to calmer waters and sunny skies.... :)
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Sanctorum wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 7:08pm My St Kilda compass is one of those old fashioned shiny brass vintage ship's devices on the wall of my study and right now the needle is pointing to stormy weather ahead, with a chance of strong winds and rain - could be to do with the team heading to Adelaide for the next 2 games.

Monday's still a few days away so I'll keep tapping the glass to urge the needle back to calmer waters and sunny skies.... :)
Make sure you tap the glass properly over the quadrant where had once written “Wellar”, then “Newnes” and now “Kent”.


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Post: # 1853135Post casey scorp »

Sanctorum wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 7:08pm My St Kilda compass is one of those old fashioned shiny brass vintage ship's devices on the wall of my study and right now the needle is pointing to stormy weather ahead, with a chance of strong winds and rain - could be to do with the team heading to Adelaide for the next 2 games.

Monday's still a few days away so I'll keep tapping the glass to urge the needle back to calmer waters and sunny skies.... :)
Your compass is a barometer :D


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casey scorp wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 11:32pm
Sanctorum wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 7:08pm My St Kilda compass is one of those old fashioned shiny brass vintage ship's devices on the wall of my study and right now the needle is pointing to stormy weather ahead, with a chance of strong winds and rain - could be to do with the team heading to Adelaide for the next 2 games.

Monday's still a few days away so I'll keep tapping the glass to urge the needle back to calmer waters and sunny skies.... :)
Your compass is a barometer :D
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NWESWENESE


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Post: # 1853144Post Goose is king »

My head compass just can’t get around the fact we are favourites against Adelaide in Adelaide. Isn’t that meant to be a 60 point loss? For 9 years it has. Tex Walker must be stoked to be playing us this week, we played him back into form last year, maybe he can extend his career another year by smashing us. Perhaps because I’ve watched less footy this season I haven’t seen how horrible Adelaide are but I can’t get my head around us beating Adelaide until I’ve watched it and then the replay also.


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Post: # 1853156Post Sanctorum »

casey scorp wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 11:32pm
Sanctorum wrote: Sat 18 Jul 2020 7:08pm My St Kilda compass is one of those old fashioned shiny brass vintage ship's devices on the wall of my study and right now the needle is pointing to stormy weather ahead, with a chance of strong winds and rain - could be to do with the team heading to Adelaide for the next 2 games.

Monday's still a few days away so I'll keep tapping the glass to urge the needle back to calmer waters and sunny skies.... :)
Your compass is a barometer :D
So it bloody well is, what was I thinking..... :oops: got my navigation instruments mixed up...


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Post: # 1853158Post asiu »

:D

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My head compass just can’t get around the fact we are favourites against Adelaide in Adelaide. Isn’t that meant to be a 60 point loss? For 9 years it has. Tex Walker must be stoked to be playing us this week, we played him back into form last year, maybe he can extend his career another year by smashing us. Perhaps because I’ve watched less footy this season I haven’t seen how horrible Adelaide are but I can’t get my head around us beating Adelaide until I’ve watched it and then the replay also.
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We played Tex back into form again but thank god we won. PS won’t be watching replay


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