positives out of tonights match

wasaintsfan · Sun 16 May 2010 8:49pm

1. kosi. for weeks hes had critism game after game.. 3 goals couple big marks (starting to stick) and set up a couple goals good game

2. hayes. beautiful goal and didnt give up not for 1 second many should be forced to watch him on replay all week.

3. Gardiner. starting to show some form again kicking goals strong marks good rucking contests and run

4. blake. week in week out puts his body on the line always know what youre gonna get with this guy honest hard performance

5. still plenty room for improvement out of alot of guys which cant be too far way

6. fisher. played a nice running role when gram got injured didnt like him playing up forward but hey he got a goal so couldnt of been to bad up there

7. finally starting to blood a new guy into the team good effort from heyne tried needs a lil more time hopefully get another go this week

RodKeoghsLoveChild · Sun 16 May 2010 8:51pm

The runner didn't give away a free kick.

jonesy · Post: # 924502Post **jonesy** » Sun 16 May 2010 8:52pm

I got 2403 in supercoach...
and I'm still breathing...other than that there is much to hang my hat on

Captain Impossible · Sun 16 May 2010 8:56pm

jonesy wrote:I got 2403 in supercoach...
and I'm still breathing...other than that there is much to hang my hat on

Nice score jonesy!

wasaintsfan · Sun 16 May 2010 8:57pm

also dawson should miss a couple.... nothing against the guy but he has to find some confidence looked lost today.... hopefully he can come back in 2-3 weeks a new man

the positive in that is we have to try something new... and he can sort his issues what ever they may be out... really hope he does hes normally a good contributer to our team

Devilhead · Post: # 924590Post **Devilhead** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:11pm

We are 5 and 3 and are in the 8 with a comfortable percentage

People calling up on talkback saying that we are gone for all money

Laughable stuff - better that we are playing average footy now than later in the season - we cannot get any worse

Even if we go 7 and 7 for the rest of the H&A we will make the 8

West Coast (away)
Adelaide (home)
Richmond (away)
Melbourne (home)
Hawthorn (home)
Essendon (away)
Port (home)
North Melbourne (away)
Richmond (home)
Adelaide (away)

10 extremely winnable games right there

We have Roo to come back and Gram to slot back in

Have faith!!!

Zippy · Post: # 924597Post **Zippy** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:14pm

No matter what happens, we aren't richmond.

DWOODROW · Post: # 924599Post **DWOODROW** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:15pm

We didn't get beaten by the same amount as last week

jonesy · Post: # 924602Post **jonesy** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:16pm

The bottom side didn't beat us...only the 3rd bottom side beat us, but there were still positives right?

Rooey_for_PM! · Sun 16 May 2010 9:17pm

wasaintsfan wrote:1. kosi. for weeks hes had critism game after game.. 3 goals couple big marks (starting to stick) and set up a couple goals good game

2. hayes. beautiful goal and didnt give up not for 1 second many should be forced to watch him on replay all week.

3. Gardiner. starting to show some form again kicking goals strong marks good rucking contests and run

4. blake. week in week out puts his body on the line always know what youre gonna get with this guy honest hard performance

5. still plenty room for improvement out of alot of guys which cant be too far way

6. fisher. played a nice running role when gram got injured didnt like him playing up forward but hey he got a goal so couldnt of been to bad up there

7. finally starting to blood a new guy into the team good effort from heyne tried needs a lil more time hopefully get another go this week

This.

Bernard Shakey · Sun 16 May 2010 9:19pm

Devilhead wrote:We are 5 and 3 and are in the 8 with a comfortable percentage

People calling up on talkback saying that we are gone for all money

Laughable stuff - better that we are playing average footy now than later in the season - we cannot get any worse

Even if we go 7 and 7 for the rest of the H&A we will make the 8

West Coast (away)
Adelaide (home)
Richmond (away)
Melbourne (home)
Hawthorn (home)
Essendon (away)
Port (home)
North Melbourne (away)
Richmond (home)
Adelaide (away)

10 extremely winnable games right there

We have Roo to come back and Gram to slot back in

Have faith!!!

After the last 4 weeks I'd say we'd be lucky to win 5 of those.

Yes Roo to come back and Gram and don't forget Zac after his holiday.

desertsaint · Sun 16 May 2010 9:19pm

Be hitting form come finals - only need to string four wins together then!

3rd generation saint · Sun 16 May 2010 9:20pm

We've already lost to Port and Essendon and I can't see us beating West Coast next week, I was still positive till tonight, but the doubts have surfaced.
If you can't kick goals you can't win and we don't kick goals plus we look slow.
There has to be a major turnaround in form for us to comeback from this.
I know people like to see things in a good light, I hope you are right, but as things stand now we are not a top 4 team.

saintspremiers · Sun 16 May 2010 9:21pm

I don't have to stress about us winning the flag

plugger66 · Post: # 924625Post **plugger66** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:22pm

saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag

Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.

SaintTom · Post: # 924629Post **SaintTom** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:24pm

Talking about Gram, do we have any preliminary ideas about his hamstring? Has it been flagged as a disaster or potentially back next week?

DWOODROW · Post: # 924630Post **DWOODROW** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:24pm

plugger66 wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag
Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.

is it time to throw in some kids???

plugger66 · Post: # 924633Post **plugger66** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:25pm

DWOODROW wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag
Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.
is it time to throw in some kids???

Only if they are good enough.

saintkid · Post: # 924635Post **saintkid** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:26pm

plugger66 wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag
Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.

That's so true. The reality totally hit after this loss and it was a lonely trip home tonight.

degruch · Post: # 924636Post **degruch** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:26pm

3rd generation saint wrote:If you can't kick goals you can't win and we don't kick goals plus we look slow.

At least the opportunities were there this week, unlike the game against the Blues. Pace means little if your skills are crap...seems like that's where some improvement needs to be made. Unfortunately, when the chips are down, this is normally the area that suffers...not to many skillful teams in the bottom 4.

Looks like we'll have no choice but to keep our backs on the backline, with Gram down and Zac looking like getting a holiday. However, what can be done with the forwardline before next weeks game in the West is anyone's guess. I'm not expecting a win, so maybe it's a good time to experiment with the likes of Stanley, Lynch, Gaertner, whatever???

battye · Post: # 924641Post **battye** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:28pm

SaintTom wrote:Talking about Gram, do we have any preliminary ideas about his hamstring? Has it been flagged as a disaster or potentially back next week?

He jogged off the ground from the huddle at 3 quarter time.

Devilhead · Post: # 924658Post **Devilhead** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:33pm

plugger66 wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag
Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.

Typical negative spineless crap!!!

SaintTom · Post: # 924660Post **SaintTom** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:33pm

battye wrote:
SaintTom wrote:Talking about Gram, do we have any preliminary ideas about his hamstring? Has it been flagged as a disaster or potentially back next week?
He jogged off the ground from the huddle at 3 quarter time.

Good news. Figured it couldn't be too bad otherwise there would be at least half the number of Raph threads about his hamstring.

Major positive was Gardiner. He didn't look old and cumbersome tonight, he was quick, good with ruck work, effective around the ground and always impresses me with his marking. He is the number one positive I'll take out of this game, if he can keep this up he'll become more and more important. Had more pace than I thought a guy for his age and size could possibly have.

plugger66 · Post: # 924663Post **plugger66** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:34pm

Devilhead wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag
Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.
Typical negative spineless crap!!!

Why is it crap. I want a flag not to be an also ran. Typical will be right attitude.

degruch · Post: # 924667Post **degruch** » Sun 16 May 2010 9:35pm

plugger66 wrote:
Devilhead wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:I don't have to stress about us winning the flag
Yep. Wow might make the 8. What does that achieve. You need to finish top 4 and we arent going good enough to do that whatever spin you put on it.
Typical negative spineless crap!!!
Why is it crap. I want a flag not to be an also ran. Typical will be right attitude.

Luckily the Hawks didn't take that attitude into the 2008 finals series, or the Crows in 1997 and 1998!

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