Still mourning... anyone?

saint patrick · Wed 18 Nov 2009 9:47pm

Unfortunately I have to work with the F@#kers...

Oh well the certificate when I need it does become a bit easier...you take the good with the bad

matrix · Post: # 859533Post **matrix** » Thu 19 Nov 2009 12:58pm

what replay??
wtf are you lot on about?

SainterK · Post: # 859535Post **SainterK** » Thu 19 Nov 2009 1:02pm

matrixcutter wrote:what replay??
wtf are you lot on about?

I've missed the popcorn!

matrix · Post: # 859541Post **matrix** » Thu 19 Nov 2009 1:07pm

popcorn roks baby
we all know this

VietNam_Saint · Thu 19 Nov 2009 9:08pm

Everyday it hurts ,,,

Milan Faletic · Thu 19 Nov 2009 9:12pm

matrixcutter wrote:what replay??
wtf are you lot on about?

Replay schmeplay. First Saints game ever where I have never watched the replay. One day....maybe.

Teflon · Post: # 859740Post **Teflon** » Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:00pm

Listening to Cat fans suggesting we "only were in it cause umps helped us"FFS.....OR that Riewoldt "failed on the biggest day and Harry cleaned him up again...." or that "wasnt Bombers coaching move brilliant as Hayes was ineffectual after half time...." all kill me and all you can say is...."ah well....there's always next year".

A lot has to go right to get there again. Im not certain we will have that run with luck so that dampens my enthusiasm somewhat - I dont buy the whole "saints lost so they will be more hungry"cr@p. All sides will be hungry.

I just fkn pray Girlong gets smacked out of it early next year - I CAN NOT stand them, their shyte selfish "Ablett", and that jockeyed voice Chapman.

Sadly if i EVER air my views on these to Geelong fans Im quickly shut up by "yeah.......but they are Premiership players - whats Riewoldt?"

Argument over. That hurts.

Milan Faletic · Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:17pm

Teflon wrote:Listening to Cat fans suggesting we "only were in it cause umps helped us"FFS.....OR that Riewoldt "failed on the biggest day and Harry cleaned him up again...." or that "wasnt Bombers coaching move brilliant as Hayes was ineffectual after half time...." all kill me and all you can say is...."ah well....there's always next year".

A lot has to go right to get there again. Im not certain we will have that run with luck so that dampens my enthusiasm somewhat - I dont buy the whole "saints lost so they will be more hungry"cr@p. All sides will be hungry.

I just fkn pray Girlong gets smacked out of it early next year - I CAN NOT stand them, their shyte selfish "Ablett", and that jockeyed voice Chapman.

Sadly if i EVER air my views on these to Geelong fans Im quickly shut up by "yeah.......but they are Premiership players - whats Riewoldt?"

Argument over. That hurts.

Ask them how Billy Brownless, Gary Ablett Snr, Stoneham, Couch, Hocking/s and all of those guys are going.

plugger66 · Post: # 859779Post **plugger66** » Fri 20 Nov 2009 7:11am

Milan Faletic wrote:
Teflon wrote:Listening to Cat fans suggesting we "only were in it cause umps helped us"FFS.....OR that Riewoldt "failed on the biggest day and Harry cleaned him up again...." or that "wasnt Bombers coaching move brilliant as Hayes was ineffectual after half time...." all kill me and all you can say is...."ah well....there's always next year".

A lot has to go right to get there again. Im not certain we will have that run with luck so that dampens my enthusiasm somewhat - I dont buy the whole "saints lost so they will be more hungry"cr@p. All sides will be hungry.

I just fkn pray Girlong gets smacked out of it early next year - I CAN NOT stand them, their shyte selfish "Ablett", and that jockeyed voice Chapman.

Sadly if i EVER air my views on these to Geelong fans Im quickly shut up by "yeah.......but they are Premiership players - whats Riewoldt?"

Argument over. That hurts.
Ask them how Billy Brownless, Gary Ablett Snr, Stoneham, Couch, Hocking/s and all of those guys are going.

Thats the problem. Its not about individuals so who cares if they never won a flag. Geelong the club have won out of three and that is what matters.

St. Luke · Post: # 859823Post **St. Luke** » Fri 20 Nov 2009 11:46am

I'm more hellbent on seeing them win it in 2010 now. More than anything else I'm focused, angry and hungry! I'm probably not going to be the most pleasant supporter for oppositions crowds to sit next to in all honesty

HarveysDeciple · Fri 20 Nov 2009 3:45pm

That's the harsh reality.

We all know we should have won last year's Grand Final, but we didn't, and we can't ever change that or get it back.

It will forever be etched in history as a Cats flag, that hurts but we must now look at our next chance because that one is gone.

2010 we need to work hard, 2009 was a ton of hard work, we need to sustain that and do it again and find that extra 5% to fend off the rivals coming from below.

We are probably the best team in the comp, we were last year, so we should feel confident.

saintbrat · Post: # 859895Post **saintbrat** » Fri 20 Nov 2009 5:40pm

apparently St Kilda is betting favourites for 2010

nice to hear

cats are -' Injury free" wonder how much blood they have had transferred before the new rule came in

saintbrat · Post: # 859978Post **saintbrat** » Sat 21 Nov 2009 9:23am

[quote ]The Falcons lost their preliminary final and McMillan-Pittard's AFL team - St Kilda - was beaten by Geelong the following week. Ross Lyon asked the teenager, in his interview with the Saints, what he would have done to ensure a better result. This time, he didn't want to say too much.

''It was the week after the game and I don't think you should tell a coach what he should have done,'' he smiled.

''All I said was, 'I thought St Kilda lost it rather than Geelong winning it, but I don't need to tell you that!' He said he'd watched it a number of times already and I just thought: how could you go through that? I was in mourning. I was too busy trying to wipe it out of my memory.''[/quote]
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 69380.html

what would you have said?

Solar · Post: # 860029Post **Solar** » Sat 21 Nov 2009 1:56pm

saintbrat wrote:
The Falcons lost their preliminary final and McMillan-Pittard's AFL team - St Kilda - was beaten by Geelong the following week. Ross Lyon asked the teenager, in his interview with the Saints, what he would have done to ensure a better result. This time, he didn't want to say too much.

''It was the week after the game and I don't think you should tell a coach what he should have done,'' he smiled.

''All I said was, 'I thought St Kilda lost it rather than Geelong winning it, but I don't need to tell you that!' He said he'd watched it a number of times already and I just thought: how could you go through that? I was in mourning. I was too busy trying to wipe it out of my memory.''
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 69380.html

what would you have said?

should have stuck to his guns, told them to keep hitting up forwards and creating stoppages in the forward line. Back your team mates to run the ball and get it into scoring positions, worked in every other quarter for the year. Saying "kick it long" in the final quarter led to the winning goal IMO.

Perhaps isolate roo one out in the goal square and go more mobile through half forward.

Use mini as a small back and work raph forward?

encourage someone to go the bash after hawkins first goal and get geelongs mind off the ball?

Poor kid, hard question to tell the runner up coach

Milan Faletic · Sat 21 Nov 2009 4:00pm

HarveysDeciple wrote:That's the harsh reality.

We all know we should have won last year's Grand Final, but we didn't, and we can't ever change that or get it back.

It will forever be etched in history as a Cats flag, that hurts but we must now look at our next chance because that one is gone.

2010 we need to work hard, 2009 was a ton of hard work, we need to sustain that and do it again and find that extra 5% to fend off the rivals coming from below.

We are probably the best team in the comp, we were last year, so we should feel confident.

I think we need to improve by 10% next year, particularly in kicking skills, and the group need to learn how to pace themselves over the year. We don't really need a 20-2 season as it has been shown. Geelong were 21-1 in 2008 and I think they learned from that year, how to win this year. Maybe we can do the same.

ralphsmith · Post: # 860095Post **ralphsmith** » Sat 21 Nov 2009 6:41pm

the fires of that loss still burn so furiously.

Haven't recovered in the slightest yet. It was the perfect season, everything went right with injuries, winning flukey games, playing as a furious team working towards a goal. Everything came together so perfectly.

Still utterly crushed we couldn't kick straight in the grand final and put the cats to sleep.

I think i might start to get a taste of vengeance by about round 10 - 2010.