Saint Opens Up

saintdooley · Sat 12 Dec 2009 5:49pm

St Kilda star Leigh Montagna speaks exclusively to Jackie Epstein about life after the club's shattering Grand Final loss. See the full story in tomorrow's Sunday Herald Sun.

Spinner · Post: # 865509Post **Spinner** » Sat 12 Dec 2009 6:11pm

Not looking forward to that at all.

asiu · Post: # 865526Post **asiu** » Sat 12 Dec 2009 7:18pm

i think of the rnd 14 game at the dome

we know we can hammer em .... where do u reckon lennies 'it aint fair ' anguish birthed

i'll give bomber his due , he was brave and gutsy enough to think big picture

wont happen again ...will it ross?

saintspremiers · Sat 12 Dec 2009 8:21pm

"Saint opens up"

Does anyone see a touch of irony with that headline?

I reckon it should be changed.

Quixote · Post: # 865578Post **Quixote** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 10:03am

Is the article online?

I can't see it.

Quixote · Post: # 865584Post **Quixote** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 11:23am

Yep I wouldn't bother if I were you guys.

Absolute fluff article. Was actually expecting something half decent, but oh well.

ONE THING though -

Article states that up to 20 players had post-season surgery.

Montagna also states: "I think myself and Dal are the only ones in full training at the moment."

This seems a bit in contrast to other reports I've been hearing from the Club and Coach.

Spinner · Post: # 865585Post **Spinner** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 11:51am

Quixote wrote:Yep I wouldn't bother if I were you guys.

Absolute fluff article. Was actually expecting something half decent, but oh well.

ONE THING though -

Article states that up to 20 players had post-season surgery.

Montagna also states: "I think myself and Dal are the only ones in full training at the moment."

This seems a bit in contrast to other reports I've been hearing from the Club and Coach.

Yeh agree, read it then searched through the rest of the sport section to find the rest of the report.

Yeh 20 players, that's a lot.

I loved the part where he said he had never thought about leaving!

barks4eva · Post: # 865592Post **barks4eva** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 12:52pm

gazrat wrote:i think of the rnd 14 game at the dome

we know we can hammer em .... where do u reckon lennies 'it aint fair ' anguish birthed

What????????

i'll give bomber his due , he was brave and gutsy enough to think big picture

wont happen again ...will it ross?

Please explain, I've got no idea what you're talking about!

matrix · Post: # 865594Post **matrix** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 12:55pm

too old
brains gone
too much snow

Saint Bev · Post: # 865608Post **Saint Bev** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 4:18pm

Could someone post it anyway, would still be interested to read it.

Quixote · Post: # 865612Post **Quixote** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 4:51pm

It's only in the print edition Bev.

mick13 · Post: # 865614Post **mick13** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 5:02pm

CHB posted a link on BF.

It's an okay read. Nothin new really.

He does say that nearly 20 (!??!) players had surgery and that he and Dal were the only ones doing full training at the moment...found that kinda strange.

saintnick12 · Sun 13 Dec 2009 5:05pm

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/s ... 5809694864

Quixote · Post: # 865618Post **Quixote** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 5:44pm

Those bandits owe me $1.80

markp · Post: # 865621Post **markp** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 7:38pm

I do like the concept of 'Saints footy'... and the thought of any other team trying to play it is pretty funny.

Maybe the Tigers should give it a crack.

smilk · Post: # 865623Post **smilk** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 8:34pm

20 players had surgery... and only two doing full training!
This is a worry.

This article from a week ago paints a totally different picture:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/n ... 5806318923

They can't be too bad if they are all doing running sessions (except jesse smith) all of a week ago... can they...?
but then again - you'd hardly say "They have come back in very good condition" if 95% of them had surgery...

and does this mean if roo didn't get an operation on his knee - he had surgery on something else...?

I'm confused

smilk · Post: # 865626Post **smilk** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 8:51pm

markp wrote:I do like the concept of 'Saints footy'... and the thought of any other team trying to play it is pretty funny.

Maybe the Tigers should give it a crack.

hadn't thought of that! haha
Pretty clever marketing coining "saints footy" and having our clubs campaign based around what other clubs will be trying to imitate this year.
Plus the players mention it in virtually every interview they make anyway

fingers · Post: # 865628Post **fingers** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 9:44pm

"Luke's left and he's now a Collingwood player and we won't talk about other teams and other players."

Maybe we should take a leaf out of this book.

smilk · Post: # 865634Post **smilk** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 9:58pm

fingers wrote:
"Luke's left and he's now a Collingwood player and we won't talk about other teams and other players."
Maybe we should take a leaf out of this book.

+1 Luke who?

markp · Post: # 865637Post **markp** » Sun 13 Dec 2009 10:06pm

fingers wrote:
"Luke's left and he's now a Collingwood player and we won't talk about other teams and other players."
Maybe we should take a leaf out of this book.

"Action. Not words."

Smash the pr1ck....

Moccha · Post: # 865658Post **Moccha** » Mon 14 Dec 2009 12:38am

The story is online

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/s ... 5809694864

Milan Faletic · Mon 14 Dec 2009 12:54am

Spinner wrote:
Quixote wrote:Yep I wouldn't bother if I were you guys.

Absolute fluff article. Was actually expecting something half decent, but oh well.

ONE THING though -

Article states that up to 20 players had post-season surgery.

Montagna also states: "I think myself and Dal are the only ones in full training at the moment."

This seems a bit in contrast to other reports I've been hearing from the Club and Coach.
Yeh agree, read it then searched through the rest of the sport section to find the rest of the report.

Yeh 20 players, that's a lot.

I loved the part where he said he had never thought about leaving!

20 players. That is outrageous. So they must have been red hot and fit on GF day last year.

StSteven · Post: # 865662Post **StSteven** » Mon 14 Dec 2009 6:43am

Twenty !!! Hope we don't do a 'Hawthorn' this year. That is very worrying compared to other clubs. It is managing players that has been most impressive about Cats. They are STILL bleeding well up and about!

saintnick12 · Mon 14 Dec 2009 8:54am

The artilcle does not actually quote Joey as saying up to 20 had surgery. Who knows where the reporter got that from. However, it does quote him as saying that only himself and Dal are in full training. This will be part of the management of lots of players. Any players who have had surgery etc will be being managed progressively in the lead up to Christmas. The fact that all except Jesse Smith were able to run at that session the other week is good news. People are making comparisions to Hawthorn...but there would have been many more of them than that unable to run at the same stage last year. Ross has also said that a lot of the surgeries were minor clean ups of the shoulders etc, thus not effecting their fitness or ability to run. They seem to do surgeries fairly routinely these days in an aim to make things as perfect as possible. I think I remember reading somewhere else that the figure was only 9...so who knows what the truth is. Ross did say in the lead up to the GF when all the focus was on Nick's knee that their were many others playing in equally as much discomfort.
The "up to 20" line may also refer to the list as a whole, not just the GF team.
The coach seemed very happy and comfortable with where things are at so that's the main thing. He didn't have to say those things about how fit they were, so hopefully its true. I'm trying to look on the positive side.

sainter#4 · Post: # 865668Post **sainter#4** » Mon 14 Dec 2009 8:54am

guys ross did say that everyone was back, doing at least running out on the track.most surgeries involved shoulders and elbows, so i guess what joey said is pretty accurate