How many Saints Grand Finals have you seen?

[StPeter]

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.

[Spinner]

1997.

[ausfatcat]

watched or thactually at the ground?

[Gabba]

1997 but I wasn't there...

[Iceman234]

First time I'll see us live in a GF.

Couldn't get tickets to the 97 and finances at the time didn't permit me paying exhorbitant price.

Cannot wait for Saturday.

66 and 71 too young to remember...

[mick13]

Dont really remember 97 despite being 7 at the time.

I dont think I was totally into footy at that age.

[saintdooley]

i cant remember that far back too 1997.
the last thing i remember us winning was the NAB cup at Aami Stadium.

[HSVKing]

This year will be my 2nd Saints and 8th overall.

[saint66au]

97

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

[3rd generation saint]

This will be my 3rd, 1971 I was in the Cheer Squad, 1997 on top of the Ponsford Stand.
3rd time lucky as they say.

[saint patrick]

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

Certainly time for another win.

Thats quite a lineup of disappointment and one occassion of absolute ectasy...would be interested in your recollections.

I was too young to take any notice in both 65 and 66,cried as 13 year old in 71 listening on the radio .


Was devasted in 97 watching it on the t.v

Going to my first live grandfinal this Saturday and almost can't imagine how exciting and emotional it is going to be...

Sigh!!!

[saints11]

This is my 1ST and i'm going
so i'm happy

[perfectionist]

This will be my fifth....1965, 1966, 1971 and 1997...

Ditto.

[Young Georgie]

1971 - also watched Under 19s & Reserves keeping good ol' dad's seat while he hit the bar!
1996 - don't care what anyone says, the Ansett Cup win at Waverley was in some special way GF like at the time
1997 - the real thing and reality bit hard, say no more
2009 - it's bloody time!!

[Bernard Shakey]

This will be my fifth....1965, 1966, 1971 and 1997...

Ditto.

Yeah I've seen four.

'65, at 15 years of age was disappointed.
'66, at 16 years of age was ecstatic.
'71, at 21 years of age was absolutely devastated.
'97, at 47 years of age was very disappointed.

2009, this is the year that means the most. I'm a grandfather now. I know so many Sainters in their 70s and 80s that think this is their last chance.

We will win this year.

Go Sainters!

[bozza1980]

1997 was the first Granny they made in my life time but was unable to get tickets to the game.

This will be the first time I will be at the ground watching them in the big one and coincidently it will be the first premiership in my life time.

[lendog heaven]

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.

this will be my fifth live sainter GF - missed 1913 'coz I couldn't get a ticket

[sarah 2]

first at the ground and wathched the 97 one at home

[VietNam_Saint]

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

[Animal Enclosure]

This is my second... snagged an obscured view ticket in 97... pity it wasn't totally obscured.

[SainterK]

I didn't go, but 97 was my first...

[IluvHarvey]

Born in 78 so just the one.

[Rickabee]

This will be my 4th after attending '66,'71 and '97.

My grandfather took me to the '66 Grand Final and he got to see the Saints win their only GF. I am taking his MCC membership medallions that date back to 1948 to the match as a hopeful "Good Luck Charm" as I know he'll be there in "spirit".

We arrived in Melbourne on the day of the 1965 GF and we might have gone to the match, if I had known anything VFL/AFL on my 1st day in Melbourne as a 14 year old, but I'm glad I missed that one!

[Enrico_Misso]

3 for me.

Was anyone there in 1913 !

[Iceman234]

3 for me.

Was anyone there in 1913 !

Only one I can think of is reincarnated, as whoever he was back then...and I'm sure he would have been in a corporate box...