Match Thread Saints vs Hawks

[SemperFidelis]

Is it just me or is Coffield looking more and more like Lenny Hayes, he has the same hard edge and has a similar running style to the great man.

Last week he did something where I swore it was Lenny right in front of my very eyes! If he can be half as good I’m happy. Was excellent today - shows great poise.

[samuraisaint]

Carlisle, Membrey, King, and Dunston straight back in for the Eagles.

At least we live to fight another day.

And we've probably sealed our finals tickets today, I think.

Don't feel too bad - as I posted yesterday any team that has multiple premiership players like Breust, Shiels, Gunstan, and Frawley, and veterans like Scully and Wingard (6 200 game players) - was going to be tough to beat. We didn't beat the Box Hill Hawks today, we beat Hawthorn.

And at least we did beat them.

Nine wins for the season - we've already equaled our wins from last year in a shortened season. And our percentage is a hell of a lot better.

Probably have to win one more...

We will. Against the Giants.

[Beno88]

Like almost every St Kilda team that has ever taken the field, they struggle with the weight of expectation.

Let’s hope the last month is our flat spot and we’re ready to peak over the next 2, 3, 4, maybe 6 games!

[samuraisaint]

Only the second time we have beaten them in 11 seasons.

Third actually but I take your point.

[SaintPav]

Only the second time we have beaten them in 11 seasons.

Third actually but I take your point.

That's right.

[1965 Saint]

It should be remembered that the boys again had a three hour bus ride to an early start game. Can’t be the most invigorating preparation.

[Devilhead]

We did enough and whilst some supporters wont be happy with enough we now have one foot in the Finals

We have a few players to come back in as well

if we make finals we will be going into every match as the underdog - I like the idea of us being the Hunter

Well done Saints .... onwards and upwards!!

[SaintPav]

It should be remembered that the boys again had a three hour bus ride to an early start game. Can’t be the most invigorating preparation.

Yep. Has to be taking a toll.

Drip...

drip

drip

[Trev from the Bush]

The damage is done, whether we win or lose is irrelevant, the last few weeks have shown our season is well and truly over.

What does it matter Did? Even if we win the flag Andrews' will have us arrested if we try to celebrate

So you should be arrested if not wearing a mask or mob protesting and should be jailed if organising a protest in a pandemic.....FFS its worse than drink driving you f***** goose Do you want to be like south america - idiots in our world
I'm sick of lockdown but it will not improve if these idiots don't do the right thing

Freebird.

Champion of free speech. Switches to personal abuse when somebody states a FACT they don't like

Freebird. Or headless chook.

[Yorkeys]

We won a must win game. Rare, tick.
Will play finals. Tick.
Above Collngwood, tick.
Won the Silk/Miller Cup. Tick. As St Pav pointed out, rare.
Captain in a winning 200th. Tick.
Came from 3 goals down. Tick.
Kent was ok, do you think? tick.
Marshall is colossus can play and Steel fantastic.
Longy is Baaack. tick.
Its hard to be happy in this neverending no light at the end of the tunnel lockdown but I found today's win/effort damned satisfying. Easy pleased maybe, but I think we are ok.

[Trev from the Bush]

A win is a win

I would expect a little more than scraping passed rubbish teams like Hawthorn, Essendon and the Suns

But you would expect us to win comfortably against Port Adelaide and Richmond, eh Did? And we should have belted the Lions.

Lol. Richmond was a lifetime ago, and Port feels like it the way we’ve been playing. I question exactly how much we’ve improved.!Hawks are utter rubbish with half a team. We didn’t pick a marquee recruit because he has a s*** attitude. Our form last 5 games indicates we’re well and truly tracking as a bottom 6 team currently

With all due respect, Bad Moods, you are talking frogs droppings.

A Saint supporter unhappy because we beat the Hawks - Ripley's Believe it or Not!

[Scollop]

The damage is done, whether we win or lose is irrelevant, the last few weeks have shown our season is well and truly over.

What does it matter Did? Even if we win the flag Andrews' will have us arrested if we try to celebrate

I know right. Did you hate your old man when he used to send you to your room or give you a belting for getting suspended at school?

[SunnyErnest]

We won a must win game. Rare, tick.
Will play finals. Tick.
Above Collngwood, tick.
Won the Silk/Miller Cup. Tick. As St Pav pointed out, rare.
Captain in a winning 200th. Tick.
Came from 3 goals down. Tick.
Kent was ok, do you think? tick.
Marshall is colossus can play and Steel fantastic.
Longy is Baaack. tick.
Its hard to be happy in this neverending no light at the end of the tunnel lockdown but I found today's win/effort damned satisfying. Easy pleased maybe, but I think we are ok.

We have not secured our place in the top 8 yet. If we lose both of our remaining games the chances are that we miss by percentage. Have a look at the ladder!!!!!!!!!

[Impatient Sainter]

We will need a 200% improvement across the field if we are to be competitive in coming weeks.

[SunnyErnest]

I would also like to add one more observation.

If Freo beat Melbourne we are definitely playing finals. If Melbourne win then we HAVE TO BEAT EITHER WEST COAST OR GWS TO GET IN. IF WE LOSE BOTH, THEN THE CHANCES ARE THAT WE WILL MISS THE FINAL 8 BY PERCENTAGE.

[tony74]

Take the win. We’ve had a bit of an upheaval in the coaching ranks which obviously doesn’t help. Club may mention it, but it’s not my place to. Good to back on the winning track.

[Scollop]

Take the win. We’ve had a bit of an upheaval in the coaching ranks which obviously doesn’t help. Club may mention it, but it’s not my place to. Good to back on the winning track.

Not as bad as the Suns cull is it?

[tony74]

Take the win. We’ve had a bit of an upheaval in the coaching ranks which obviously doesn’t help. Club may mention it, but it’s not my place to. Good to back on the winning track.

Not as bad as the Suns cull is it?

No, nothing like that.

[Devilhead]

We won a must win game. Rare, tick.
Will play finals. Tick.
Above Collngwood, tick.
Won the Silk/Miller Cup. Tick. As St Pav pointed out, rare.
Captain in a winning 200th. Tick.
Came from 3 goals down. Tick.
Kent was ok, do you think? tick.
Marshall is colossus can play and Steel fantastic.
Longy is Baaack. tick.
Its hard to be happy in this neverending no light at the end of the tunnel lockdown but I found today's win/effort damned satisfying. Easy pleased maybe, but I think we are ok.

We have not secured our place in the top 8 yet. If we lose both of our remaining games the chances are that we miss by percentage. Have a look at the ladder!!!!!!!!!

If Eagles beat Dogs today I think we should be safe even if we lose our last 2 games

[SaintPav]

Take the win. We’ve had a bit of an upheaval in the coaching ranks which obviously doesn’t help. Club may mention it, but it’s not my place to. Good to back on the winning track.

But you did mention it.

[SunnyErnest]

We won a must win game. Rare, tick.
Will play finals. Tick.
Above Collngwood, tick.
Won the Silk/Miller Cup. Tick. As St Pav pointed out, rare.
Captain in a winning 200th. Tick.
Came from 3 goals down. Tick.
Kent was ok, do you think? tick.
Marshall is colossus can play and Steel fantastic.
Longy is Baaack. tick.
Its hard to be happy in this neverending no light at the end of the tunnel lockdown but I found today's win/effort damned satisfying. Easy pleased maybe, but I think we are ok.

We have not secured our place in the top 8 yet. If we lose both of our remaining games the chances are that we miss by percentage. Have a look at the ladder!!!!!!!!!

If Eagles beat Dogs today I think we should be safe even if we lose our last 2 games

Nope. Melbourne are our main threat. If Freo beats them we play finals. Please refer to my previous post.

[SunnyErnest]

Correction, Melbourne are our only threat now. If they win their last 3 games and we lose our last 2 then all they need to do is make up 5.8% on us and we drop out of the 8 in the last round.

[SunnyErnest]

It might even come down to that last shitty goal Hawthorn kicked today

[skeptic]

We won a must win game. Rare, tick.
Will play finals. Tick.
Above Collngwood, tick.
Won the Silk/Miller Cup. Tick. As St Pav pointed out, rare.
Captain in a winning 200th. Tick.
Came from 3 goals down. Tick.
Kent was ok, do you think? tick.
Marshall is colossus can play and Steel fantastic.
Longy is Baaack. tick.
Its hard to be happy in this neverending no light at the end of the tunnel lockdown but I found today's win/effort damned satisfying. Easy pleased maybe, but I think we are ok.

We have not secured our place in the top 8 yet. If we lose both of our remaining games the chances are that we miss by percentage. Have a look at the ladder!!!!!!!!!

If Eagles beat Dogs today I think we should be safe even if we lose our last 2 games

That’s correct... every time I did the ladder predictor, even losing our next two we made it easily.

The WB v WCE is the one that makes or breaks us if we lose

[SunnyErnest]

We won a must win game. Rare, tick.
Will play finals. Tick.
Above Collngwood, tick.
Won the Silk/Miller Cup. Tick. As St Pav pointed out, rare.
Captain in a winning 200th. Tick.
Came from 3 goals down. Tick.
Kent was ok, do you think? tick.
Marshall is colossus can play and Steel fantastic.
Longy is Baaack. tick.
Its hard to be happy in this neverending no light at the end of the tunnel lockdown but I found today's win/effort damned satisfying. Easy pleased maybe, but I think we are ok.

We have not secured our place in the top 8 yet. If we lose both of our remaining games the chances are that we miss by percentage. Have a look at the ladder!!!!!!!!!

If Eagles beat Dogs today I think we should be safe even if we lose our last 2 games

That’s correct... every time I did the ladder predictor, even losing our next two we made it easily.

The WB v WCE is the one that makes or breaks us if we lose

That's incorrect. The WB cannot finish higher than us because of their percentage.