Harvey Press Conference

bigcarl · Post: # 459781Post **bigcarl** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:52pm

killa_gram wrote:It's on, Harves to WC for Judd.

no deal.

Mr Magic · Post: # 459782Post **Mr Magic** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:53pm

bigcarl wrote:
killa_gram wrote:It's on, Harves to WC for Judd.
no deal.

Danielle for Rebecca?

st_Trav_ofWA · Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:54pm

Mr Magic wrote:
joffaboy wrote:He is going to have to retire someday.

If it is tomorrow - well the club will march on and say thanks to the great champion.
Joffaboy, You sure he's not joining you, as a current player, on your alternate ticket?

heck where do we send our proxys ??

Riewoldting · Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:54pm

The club would know there would be speculation, so why not just issue a media release saying that Saints games record-holder Robert Harvey will announce his retirement at a press conference tomorrow?

It's not like you're letting the cat out of the bag, news media will speculate anyway.

I think he will announce, James Hird style, that 2008 will be his final season.

*PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE*

Selhurst Saint · Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:55pm

killa_gram wrote:It's on, Harves to WC for Judd.

We would need a first round draft pick as well, surely.

The Saintsational Man · Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:56pm

Riewoldting wrote:The club would know there would be speculation, so why not just issue a media release saying that Saints games record-holder Robert Harvey will announce his retirement at a press conference tomorrow?

It's not like you're letting the cat out of the bag, news media will speculate anyway.

I think he will announce, James Hird style, that 2008 will be his final season.

*PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE*

Correct.....the media would know.....

They'd rather make us think hes retiring.....

I believe he will announce it will be his last year in 2008

Mr Magic · Post: # 459790Post **Mr Magic** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 5:57pm

Davo, Plugger, Peanut

Any inside scoop?

chook23 · Post: # 459795Post **chook23** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:01pm

The jornos once they founf out ...did not nominate fro GF retired players
parade.......

came to a conclusion he would play on based on his non -appearence

If you went by his speech at testimonial HE was going to retire this year

he was 90-95%

The fact he did not prior to last game meant he was still unsure or just wanted to aviod a HIRD lkie send off.

I hope it is to announce that 2008 will be his last year to get the HIRD type send off

but that is from a selfish point of view.....may I say the same for all sainters.

The press probably driving him and his manager mad today.....

flushed him out either way

lets hope it is to continue.

joffaboy · Post: # 459798Post **joffaboy** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:02pm

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:
joffaboy wrote:He is going to have to retire someday.

If it is tomorrow - well the club will march on and say thanks to the great champion.
Joffaboy, You sure he's not joining you, as a current player, on your alternate ticket?
heck where do we send our proxys ??

I am running on a platform of all board members to be pissed as chooks at all St.Kilda functions, and free recreational and/or performance enhancing drugs to all players officials and supporters.

I will fund the new spending by selling the city of Cranbourne to the highest (and if it is a club function, that will be all of us) bidder.

I will also canvas all King St nightclubs and lapdancing bars to get onboard as our new sponsors and have Kevin07 as our new patron and No.1 ticket holder.

I will submit all my costing to Andrew Demetriou only on the proviso that he

a) gets on the hootch

b) the winner of the St.Kilda raffle gets one free punch to the face of Adrian Anderson.

Slogan - Get on board for the ride of your life with the new messiah, or burn (kinda catchy I reckon).

To unify the club. I will ask Grant Thomas back as assistant coach to Ross Lyon.

Ross can take credit for any win and Thommo can take responsibility for all losses.

Sounds a goer to me.

Send proxies to either me or Nathan Burke (I am really Greg Westaway)

MWHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAA!!!!

SENsei · Post: # 459804Post **SENsei** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:09pm

I'm in on all that joffa! That is a big goer.

The platform ideas that swung me were:
1. punching Adrian Anderson
2. buying Cranbourne so I can evict crannypete
3. punching Adrian Anderson
4. No Rod Butterss mentioned
5. Performance enhancing drugs - god knows I need them!
6. did I mention Adrian Anderson?

New media campaign for Riewoldt "he's not the messiah, he's just a very naughty boy".

st_Trav_ofWA · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:12pm

Mr Magic wrote:
bigcarl wrote:
killa_gram wrote:It's on, Harves to WC for Judd.
no deal.
Danielle for Rebecca?

Danielle is a top lady i spoke to her very breifly after bangers 350 very freindly (and no a bad looker either )

congorozides · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:19pm

SENsaintsational wrote:I'm in on all that joffa! That is a big goer.

The platform ideas that swung me were:
1. punching Adrian Anderson
2. buying Cranbourne so I can evict crannypete
3. punching Adrian Anderson
4. No Rod Butterss mentioned
5. Performance enhancing drugs - god knows I need them!
6. did I mention Adrian Anderson?

New media campaign for Riewoldt "he's not the messiah, he's just a very naughty boy".

Seriously though I have a suggestion. How about we punch Adrian Anderson?

st_Trav_ofWA · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:23pm

joffaboy wrote:
st_Trav_ofWA wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:
joffaboy wrote:He is going to have to retire someday.

If it is tomorrow - well the club will march on and say thanks to the great champion.
Joffaboy, You sure he's not joining you, as a current player, on your alternate ticket?
heck where do we send our proxys ??
I am running on a platform of all board members to be pissed as chooks at all St.Kilda functions, and free recreational and/or performance enhancing drugs to all players officials and supporters.

I will fund the new spending by selling the city of Cranbourne to the highest (and if it is a club function, that will be all of us) bidder.

I will also canvas all King St nightclubs and lapdancing bars to get onboard as our new sponsors and have Kevin07 as our new patron and No.1 ticket holder.

I will submit all my costing to Andrew Demetriou only on the proviso that he

a) gets on the hootch

b) the winner of the St.Kilda raffle gets one free punch to the face of Adrian Anderson.

Slogan - Get on board for the ride of your life with the new messiah, or burn (kinda catchy I reckon).

To unify the club. I will ask Grant Thomas back as assistant coach to Ross Lyon.

Ross can take credit for any win and Thommo can take responsibility for all losses.

Sounds a goer to me.

Send proxies to either me or Nathan Burke (I am really Greg Westaway)

MWHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAA!!!!

got me on board !!
who needs to reveiw injuries when the players a steriod bulging ice junkies who think they are supermen !!

saintDal · Post: # 459814Post **saintDal** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:23pm

Riewoldting wrote:I think he will announce, James Hird style, that 2008 will be his final season.

Thats what I reckon it will be. Well I hope anyway.

plugger66 · Post: # 459816Post **plugger66** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:26pm

I have no idea what he will announce but having heard from Harvs for 20 years it seems strange he would have a press conference to announce he will be playing. I hope I am wrong as deserves a great send off.

HarveysDeciple · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:26pm

Im not ready for the day to come just yet...selfish I know

st_Trav_ofWA · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:26pm

well there have been 3 signed robert harvey jumpers sold since i last checked ebay 2 hrs ago so ...... some ppl are out to snap up all the memrobillia already

Oh When the Saints · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:30pm

I've always had an awful feeling that the year after Harvs goes we will win a flag ...

Pray it isn't true.

midas_touch · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:31pm

Hmm, its odd for Harvey to say he will not be in the retirees parade on grand final day. And now he is holding a press conference? Very odd for him to go to the measure of holding a press conference but not wanting to be in the thing where they get a farewell at the MCG.

It would be vintage Harvey if this was the case though. I'm also getting bad vibes about this, I really hope that I'm wrong.

Riewoldting · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:32pm

Announcing that it is his final season is far from selfish

Allows the club to trade for 2009 and beyond in the knowledge he will not be there
Allows fans to come to terms with his retirement and to make the effort to get to games in 2008
Boosts 2008 membership
Spurs the playing group on to put in a big pre-season ... because 2008 is the big one

My gut tells me he is going on

Riewoldting · Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:36pm

Oh When the Saints wrote:I've always had an awful feeling that the year after Harvs goes we will win a flag ...

Pray it isn't true.

Sounds good to me!

Club is always bigger than the player ... Harvs would be the first to tell you that

West Coast fans would be the second

chook23 · Post: # 459830Post **chook23** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:40pm

Riewoldting wrote:Announcing that it is his final season is far from selfish

Allows the club to trade for 2009 and beyond in the knowledge he will not be there
Allows fans to come to terms with his retirement and to make the effort to get to games in 2008
Boosts 2008 membership
Spurs the playing group on to put in a big pre-season ... because 2008 is the big one

My gut tells me he is going on

I think the selfish bit came from posters saying they want him to play on

We the supporters being selfish not HARVES

saintbrat · Post: # 459834Post **saintbrat** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 6:49pm

ever the worry wart and no wanting him to say he's stopping

I was interested in some of the new items put up in Saints auctions

http://www.aflauctions.com.au/saints.htm
under heading titled - Harvey memorabilia
Harvey Testimonial wine - 1 of 300

Harvey - Authentic Signed 2007 Guernsey

Harvey - 351st Game Guernsey

Praying they are just cleaning out the auction cupboard

battye · Post: # 459849Post **battye** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 7:20pm

Initial reaction was that he's announcing he's playing on.

saint66au · Post: # 459850Post **saint66au** » Wed 19 Sep 2007 7:26pm

When did Hird / Archer announce that 2007 would be their last? I kinda thought it was after Pre-season training had started. It seems very early to be making the "playing on" call..and not Harvs style. A word to RL and the team then a press release has done him in the past.

I pray that he's just putting the rumour mill to rest and saying that hes up for one more but just one more...but..like a few on here..I have a real feeling that he might be hanging up the boots.