Sorry Saints but that's pathetic. Why do we love kicking behinds? Gee if Hawks kicked straight we'd already be 6 goals down. Just kick BLOODY goals - not points. Sheesh.

Yep gettable goals from Billings more of concern.

I'm happy. A lot worse when you lead by 3 goals and end in a draw. Got respect back, got 2 points. Still major concern - kicking more goals.

Kaos Theory summed it up so well. I've lived through all those eras and man it hurts still to be on one flag in 2017 ... and especially to see Tigers waltz to a flag and the Bulldogs win another with a fairy tale finish. I've always said if we had one in 2009 or 2010 - I'd swap that for being out of...

ME!!! Totally. When you are old enough to remember five grand finals - no wins - just 4 losses and a draw ... it hurts big time. Tigers have played what ? One final in 20 years ... bounce into finals and win the big one. Bulldogs do it in 2017. Soooooo jealous. As I said to my wife today when I turn...

Oh ....... my blood pressure is sky high. BLOODY behinds. I'm driving my wife and kid crazy with my whinging, whining and screaming. Soooooo frustrating seeing all these behinds kicked. Thanks goodness for a goal on siren.

Was watching Rhys Stanley running around for Geelong today. He seemed so injury prone when we had him ... and never set the world on fire. Yep ... could have done with him and McEvoy in ruck on Fri night. That's the way it goes. Maybe we'll score big in 2018 with a fit Freeman.

That's what I was reflecting on tonight. HELL - even Richmond outscored us in second half and kicked 6 goals in last q to make it a bit more respectable. We just got soundly beaten by Swans, Dogs and then Crows - and now Essendon. Only 'honourable' loss v Eagles. I don't expect us to win next two .....

Demoralising . I'm shattered. All week I've been pumped. In front of a huge crowd we've done a 'Richmond'.

What a bloody awful half of football.

If Essendon kicked straight - game over. We are so lucky.

I'm sick of paddy and I try and defend him to ... but fair dunkum, when we desparately need a goal he blow it again. 18 points in 3rd q - disgrace.

Sorry to hear. Met him one day outside the MCG. Can't recall how we got chatting - but when he mentioned his name - I knew exactly who he was. I recalled a moment I remembered as a kid when he kicked (maybe) the winning goal for the Saints against Carlton (one of his old clubs) at a wet Moorabbin.

Yep we won all the stats in first q and were still losing. Forward line is just not functioning. I think we felt compelled to put McCartin in side after all the media pressure. He just doesn't have what it takes at present - I wish Bruce was in. McCartin not to blame but with Riewoldt out and our fo...

I totally agree. I must admit that even I and the UK man in the Saint hat went pretty quiet once the last q came around ... but the Cheer Squad ... keep on rocking. Here's hoping next week's game will be a different result.

Well I'm not knocking our old mate Tony ... but you'd have to say that his contribution hasn't made too much difference to the Swans fortunes in 2017. We saw interviews with the Big Man pre-season - I'd like to see an interview now. "So Tony what do you think of the side that's sitting on the b...

Oh that's right ... the 1998 game. Remember watching that. Awful. That actual loss hurt us very badly. From memory we lost a lot of self belief after that loss. Savour the replay. I'll watch today. It was the Hawks Tassie record that concerned me the most in yesterday's game. Great to break that rec...

It was 20 years ago in 1997 .... Round 16 Sat 19 Jul Hawks Waverley Park 43181 Win 141-62 Won by 79 points. R. Harvey 40 possessions. P. Everitt, S. Loewe, J. Heatley 4 goals each. It was the first of 9 wins in a row - but tragically what should have been 10 in a row - was a loss to the Crows in GF.

Seems unfair doesn't it ... Eagles get in front for first time with 6 mins to go. Couple of costly misses.

Unbelievable. Those dump umps have cost us at least 2 goals. If in doubt ... make the home crowd happy. No nice for poor little umps getting booed off at half time. This sucks!!!

I'm the same as others. I couldn't bear to watch. For the first time since 1966 I had a 30 second feeling ... "this could be it - I might finally witness a premiership". With 5 mins to go we had lost to Hawks, Crows and even v Geelong with 5 mins to go we didn't get that flag feeling. Sep ...

YES ... I want to see him break the record. He's good enough to lead us again in 2017. Can you change captains mid year? maybe when he breaks the record - hand over the baton. He's that close to beating the record I say go for it.

I stand corrected. Correct Kosifan - yes we won both games in 2010. And some of us remember when we had that streak from about 2003-2010.

Hard to believe we have to go back to Aug 21 2010 when we last beat Richmond. We won by 21 points. Montagna was best on ground. Jack Riewoldt kicked 7 goals. They thrashed us earlier in 2010.

Won't hurt for Nick to be captain again in 2017. I just want him to beat Kernahan's record. At least in future years he can be introduced as "AFL's longest serving captain." Stay on Nick - and then 2018 we can have another captain.