Should we be confident?

Thompson4 · Post: # 808724Post **Thompson4** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 7:48pm

This may come across as silly but does the changes in the Magpies side since we walloped them leave that element of the unknown about them ? I guess if the home and away year finished after round 18 then you'd roll your eyes and say too easy, Sainters in a canter, but is this game with form taken into accounts, more like a 6th vs 7th type (on form as Pies have been average since last quarter or so against Richmond had they played us in their form vs Swans when we were on song it could have been a 10-gl win)? Im really unsure as to how to look at,this match. Can';t help but think that I'd like to have played them twice in 22-rnds so that we can know what we're u p against this week (it feels too much like they, even though they didn't mean it, held their cards back both vs us and then the Bulldogs)? Or am I just thinking about thje game too much? Form and finals are just so crucial. Guess we'll see.

matrix · Post: # 808735Post **matrix** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 7:55pm

the first six words........

Shaggy · Post: # 808773Post **Shaggy** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 8:38pm

The wobbles are the 5th best side in the comp this year and about 10 to 12 goals behind us ... IMHO

Moods · Post: # 808784Post **Moods** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 9:00pm

The pies have been a quality outfit this year. You could easily use the same excuse for their form line in the past fortnight as we have for ours. They have had nothing to play for. They secured a double chance 2 weeks ago which was guaranteed to be in Melbourne, and really that's all we're all playing for in the H&A.

Just as ppl shouldn't underestimate the saints this week, the same goes for the pies.

I have never seen so much carry on from Bulldog supporters about their win on Sunday. What did they win other than a less than 6 day break. If they were honest with themselves, they would admit that the game against the pies was one of the softest games ever b/w 3rd and 4th placed teams. The real stuff starts this week - for everyone.

SainterK · Post: # 808785Post **SainterK** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 9:03pm

crackers35 · Post: # 808789Post **crackers35** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 9:06pm

St.Kilda MCG games in 2009 : 1
collingwood MCG games in 2009 : 14

experience helps................

But that'll make the win sweeter!

linz · Post: # 808830Post **linz** » Tue 01 Sep 2009 9:46pm

I might have missed another thread but do we get a chance to do any extra training at the "G" this week to get more familiar with the ground?

perfectionist · Tue 01 Sep 2009 10:01pm

linz wrote:I might have missed another thread but do we get a chance to do any extra training at the "G" this week to get more familiar with the ground?

I hope to be proved wrong, but I think the answer is no. I believe that it is only GF week when this is permissible.

saintdooley · Tue 01 Sep 2009 10:09pm

2009 AFL ladder after round 22:

1.ST.KILDA
2.someone
3.someone
4.COLLINGWOOD

we have every reason to be confident

widereceiver · Wed 02 Sep 2009 1:19am

Remembering back to last year's semi, the Pies side isn't significantly better this year than last. Presti is back, but with the exception of Dick, I think their improvement has been just that, Dick.

We haven't added anyone, lost Max maybe and Ball didn't play. We are significanty better as a team so yes, I am confident.

bozza1980 · Post: # 809356Post **bozza1980** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 4:37pm

We won 20 Home and Away games, only the 4th side to do so, if we shouldn't be confident after a season like that, I don't know when we should.

Thinline · Post: # 809370Post **Thinline** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 4:53pm

widereceiver wrote:Remembering back to last year's semi, the Pies side isn't significantly better this year than last. Presti is back, but with the exception of Dick, I think their improvement has been just that, Dick.

We haven't added anyone, lost Max maybe and Ball didn't play. We are significanty better as a team so yes, I am confident.

Fair point.

And Dick's form line has...ahem...drooped somewhat so he's no certainty to play...

We've added Zac Dawson, Farren Ray.

spert · Post: # 809374Post **spert** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 5:00pm

Let me ask you this..would you be confident if your team won 20 games, and along the way, dropped a few stars from the team for a rest and still won against a desperate team fighting for a final berth, with our B team? Would you be confident if we had the best defence in the comp? Would you be confident if our coach and his assistants had premiership experience? I would be pretty confident.

Bardon Saint · Wed 02 Sep 2009 5:09pm

IluvHarvey · Post: # 809403Post **IluvHarvey** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 5:33pm

widereceiver wrote:Remembering back to last year's semi, the Pies side isn't significantly better this year than last. Presti is back, but with the exception of Dick, I think their improvement has been just that, Dick.

We haven't added anyone, lost Max maybe and Ball didn't play. We are significanty better as a team so yes, I am confident.

Didak and Shaw didn't play either did they?