The stars in Perth are slowly starting to form the number 35.

Get ready for some seriously strange things happening in our night time skies over the next 4 weeks, with all the stars and planets realligning. Its inevitable now. No matter what happens the Saints will be taking the flag. I started to doubt it overnight after Adelaide won yesterday, but it was all...

Why don't you just come along to the Western Saints function on Thursday night at the Italian Club. All the players will be there!

BakesFan wrote:Not trying to be pedantic; just helpful.


Saints to LOSE Friday night games ??

I think the point is that we play too loose during Friday night games. I agree entirely (but wouldn't restrict it to Friday nights)

I liked Eddy's tackle on Pav in Freo's goalsquare in 1st or 2nd quarter

That's the problem with loose games - easy come, easy go

Umpire Carey (?) marking the ball - Saints v Dockers at Subi c. 2003

Anyone know if this site is up and working again?

Hardly a genuine rivalry though was it? What about Lockett v Silvagni? or Lockett v Langford? or Lockett v Kennedy? or Knights v Van der Haar? or Keenan v Scott?

I think the comparison with Goddard of a couple of years ago is an interesting one. We all thought Goddard was too slow and made poor decisions - but now he seems to be a lot more self-assured, and seems to make the right decisions 90% of the time. There were times last night when I saw the same thi...

We can do a lot worse than Blake and Raph as replacements IMO

If you thought Gardiner was great, you must have been watching a match from 2003 when he wore the blue and gold. He's not in our best 22. While I'm on it, Maguire and Raph Clarke were disgraceful. Neither of them deserve a match. Bring on Jarryd Allen and get Max back into the team. Can't agree Bon...

I thought Maguire wasn't too bad yesterday. Nor was Raph for that matter.

Anyone have any other candidates for our most devastating loss ever? Good lord. :shock: edit: Should clarify, I appreciate points made about the finals but those games that are final and absolute - very hard to rate H&A efforts. 71GF 97 GF 04 PF 05 PF 91 final against Geelong H&A? The colle...

Statsman wrote:Who was San Kilda that Jakovich kept talking about all night?

Yes, I find it quite insulting that he continually refers to us as "Saint Kilda" instead of "St Kilda". Does he do it deliberately?

As bad as last night's loss was, underscoring as I think it did that we are no where near the premiership threat that we thought we were this year, the Saints have had much darker days. I think many people would nominate our 97 GF loss as our must gut-wrenching defeat, but my candidate for our most ...

5. Max
4. Dal
3. Lenny
2. Harvs
1. Armo

Zippy wrote:dempster are the ones closest to the edge for mine.

I thought Dempster was really good tonight. Much better than last week.

Teflon wrote:

plugger66 wrote:As an aside I thought the umpiring for both teams was deplorable and really they could not stay out of the action which to me is a disaster for the game and genuine contested footy.

I agree. I thought at times it was quite bewildering.

I don't think Dal has been playing that badly. Its just that we have come to expect so much from him (which he delivered in spades tonight).

I expressed my doubts about Harvs and Milne after last week. Both were excellent this week. I'm happy to be proven wrong. :D I'm confident though that Lyon will keep tweaking the side, which is what we will need to do to keep improving to be able to end the season in better shape than Geelong, Hawth...

I had my doubts about Harvs after last week. So its great to be proven wrong!

44!

My concern is around our lack of defensive pressure in the forward half. We won't beat the top sides unless we address this. Our weakest players in that area on Saturday were Gehrig, Milne and Harvey. I think it might be time for all three to be rested - replace with M. Gardiner (if fit), Schneider ...

Johnson is, and has always been, a great player. I doubt if he intended Harvey any malice at the 97 count. Infact I have seen him in interviews since then after games we have won praising Harvey. Johnson's effort in the last quarter on the weekend was amazing. It brought back memories for me of Burk...