How many Saints Grand Finals have you seen?

[st.byron]

Not going on Saturday.
Have been to two Saints GF's.
'71 and '97.
'71 is a bit of a blur as I was only ten. I do remember my dad being really upset in the car on the way home.
'97 I'll never forget. Walking down Brunton Ave after the game was a funeral procession. Bloody devastating.
Come on boys. The lid will never come back down if you win on Saturday.

GOOOOOOOO YOU MIGHTY SAINTERS

[SainterK]

Going by the varying posts, we have a really good spread of supporters on here, it's fantastic...

[Spinner]

This will be my fifth I will watch live at the ground, the others being 1965, 1966, 1971 and 1997.

Certainly time for another win.

That's impressive ! Wow ,,,don't reckon you could find too many about to lay claim to that.

For me 97 was my first. I had organised a ticket for $50 ,, then my missus starts crying when i said i only got one ticket ,, so I snaffled another for $200 ,,, then she gets all upset because I tell her we won't be sitting together. No pleasing some people.

Shoulda walked then ,, but no ,, I on sell those tickets for the cost price and end up in a laneway in Yarraville at 6am Saturday morning buying tickets from a guy in a trenchcoat ,,, tickets had come via west Coast ,,,, $1000 each and we lost the game. Shattered !

After the game as we walked out of the 'G' I handed her the keys to the ute and walked off arriving home 3 days later.

I've never told anyone this before but here goes ,

I am the reason we lost the 97 GF. She was a Geelong Supporter who had been to the 4 losing Grand Finals. And I took her to ours.

relationship didn't last long after that .

Sorry guys

Wow!

You deserve a medal for the trouble you went to!!!!

[Verdun66]

Was at 66 GF, and either watched or listened on TV or Radio to 65, 71. 97.
Will be my second Saints GF, and fifth overall.

[Shades]

this week 1st time at the GF

1997 on tv

[HarveysDeciple]

1997. Sat in the nosebleeds in the back row of the Great Southern Stand.

Remember the rain coming down just as the siren sounded. So apt.

Will be attending my 2nd on Saturday.

[Stephen Theodore]

1966
1971
1997
2009

I reckon this will be my 14th or 15th G.F. in total. Whilst I've lived in QLD for 32 years, nothing beats the buzz of a G.F, even more so when your teams in it.

[St Fidelius]

1971 was my one and only time...

I'm really looking forward for this one

[Mr Magic]

1965
1971
1997
and this year's.

I've never been to a grand final that we weren't involved in - not interested in seeing other teams play live!

[rodgerfox]

I've only been alive for 1.

[Superboot]

1966
1971
1997 (overseas but watched it live on TV)
2009

Hadn't yet emigrated in 1965! Chose the right club, though, didn't I?!!

[saintspremiers]

1997 and 2009 for me!

Re 1997 - a few mates of mine snapped up a couple of the 1,000 odd seats they flogged to the General Public at face value on the day for the top of the Ponsford Stand in the MCC members.....this was the last time the MCC sold some of it's seats to the public.

I'm surprised to not hear from some on here that snapped any of these up on the day, at the ground???

[Thinline]

Seen 'em all in one way or another - scratchy video for the old ones and live telecast of 97 - but this will be my first live.

Seriously jumping out of my skin.

Honestly feel like something special is about to happen.

[MCG-Unit]

1997. Sat in the nosebleeds in the back row of the Great Southern Stand.

This

[georgie girl]

I was at the:-
66 - so I am told - in the top of the northern stand. Unfortunately too young to remember!
71 - remember Barry Lawrence being injured early and limping most of the game. Before interchange (I think), once you went off, you stayed off.
97 - heart breaker. Still trying to get over it. Images of Harves after the game were so sad. In standing room that year. Extra seats released on the day and Adelaide Crows work colleagues ended up with great seats - weren't even members! That was salt in the wound!
09 - standing room but just ecstatic to be there! Time for a Premiership!! PLEASE!

[Rickabee]

SP - My Mother, brother and I were also at the top of the Ponsford in '97 thanks to the MCC ticket sale, although we did get ours a couple of days earlier and at least we all got to sit together.

My Mother, like her Father, was a long-time St.Kilda supporter and went all the matches, but that was her only GF. They'll both be watching this one, in spirit at least.

[terry smith rules]

97

Does the 1982 reserves GF count? was there (in standing room lol) for that..and the 2nd half of the 1999 Ressies GF

absolutely it was a sensational team from memory Gary Colling, Barry Breen (?) Milan Faletic Gary Odgers

I was sitting near them after the game watching carlton richmond

I was there in 71 and 97

[Mega]

97 and going to 2009 Grand Final

97 devastated me I remember going home after the game feeling so drained that I just went to bed.

This year Im convinced will be our year though just thinking about it I get so emotional there will be a lot of emotional Saints supporters when we beat the Cats on Saturday.