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White Winmar wrote:I'm having footy "withdrawal". I need a fix. Desperately! Hands shaking, sweats, tremor, dizziness! Need footballllllllll.......lights fading.............
I get the same symtons when i havent had sex in a while. Happens for 52 weeks a year.
Strewth, I thought that every night, after you'd finished on this forum, you went to bed and slept on a pile of your cash, surrounded by underwear models!
3rd generation saint wrote:What is your care factor in regards to the NAB Cup. Personally mine is quite low, especially with the new format.
If we end up in the final, then yes it would be nice to win, but, as it is now, just consider it as televised practice matches.
This line gets bandied out every year. Its like a broken record.
People at work all over this one as well.
NAB Cup is about footy in summer, seeing the young players play and seeing the new players play. Who has ever compared it to anything more than practice matches.
battye wrote:The 2004 win was pretty enjoyable. That whole season had a pretty good feel about it actually. We were so close.
...and on the way up! At that point it felt like anything was possible in the next five or six years. Now it's all tinged with a bit of sadness because it feels like we're on an inevitable downward slide.
noddy04 wrote:In March1996 we drove over for our first ever visit to Waverley to see the MIGHTY SAINTS absolutely demolish Kernahan and his mates in the Ansett Cup. It was awesome. I loved it when we beat the crows here in 40 degree heat in 2008 by 5 points. I will be there with my wife and mother in law, sister in law and Dools on Sunday arvo and cant wait for it. Footy is footy whatever form it in
I remember that game in 2008. It was damn hot and was really really weird seeing the team presented on stage in an empty stadium. That turned out to be an awesome weekend as from Adelaide I flew to Sydney to watch the Melbourne Tigers beat Sydney in the NBL grand final before heading back to Melbourne. 2 lots of silverware in the same weekend!
noddy04 wrote:In March1996 we drove over for our first ever visit to Waverley to see the MIGHTY SAINTS absolutely demolish Kernahan and his mates in the Ansett Cup. It was awesome. I loved it when we beat the crows here in 40 degree heat in 2008 by 5 points. I will be there with my wife and mother in law, sister in law and Dools on Sunday arvo and cant wait for it. Footy is footy whatever form it in
Glad you experienced that win over the blues. It did feel like a special night. Iremember leaving the stands and feeling like i was basking in the warm temps of a late summer night - with a great sunset and loving the St.Kilda demolition of Carlyadayadayada at a ground that brought us a fair bit of success.
Nicky Winmar was memorable that night. The crowd from memory seemed 80% St. Kilda and it felt pretty full.
Have a good weekend!
GO SAINTS!
The boy can play and we can build a defence around him that will have respect.
I have to say that never has a preseason game meant as much to me as the 1996 win over Carlton. Nearly 70,000 (mainly saints) screaming all night, creating a true GF-like atmosphere. That was the first time in 26 years, up to that point, of following the saints that we'd won anything. The scenes of sainters turning the oval into a sea of red, black and white after the final siren is one of my fondest footy memories. It was almost matched by the sour looks on a couple of Carlscum fans in front of me, who near the end scoffed, "It's only a practice match. Who cares?" I replied, "What are you doing here then?" They left straight away.
I started with nothing and I've got most of it left!
White Winmar wrote:I have to say that never has a preseason game meant as much to me as the 1996 win over Carlton. Nearly 70,000 (mainly saints) screaming all night, creating a true GF-like atmosphere. That was the first time in 26 years, up to that point, of following the saints that we'd won anything. The scenes of sainters turning the oval into a sea of red, black and white after the final siren is one of my fondest footy memories. It was almost matched by the sour looks on a couple of Carlscum fans in front of me, who near the end scoffed, "It's only a practice match. Who cares?" I replied, "What are you doing here then?" They left straight away.
I agree it was fantastic. Went back to the ground and you would swear we won a GF but the pre season has changed. It really is now only a practice match series. Of course if you happen to win it it is great for the money but I can honestly I cant remember the last night series GF we made. Was it 2004?
Last win was in 2008 against Adelaide, yes. I have no recollection of the match at all, but apparently it was hot.
The last time we made the final (I don't like saying Grand Final about the preseason) was 2010 against the Bulldogs. I remember because I watched the first half at the hospital while visiting my wife and newborn daughter.
It was even until half time, and then it was time to bath the baby. When I got back the Bulldogs had won by ten goals, and I couldn't have been happier.
If that was the nab cup gf I remember it.
Two of us in the members bay on our own dancing.
Ten thousand odd crows fans were not happy in the stand next to us.
Must of been my dance moves....
I love seeing the kids coming on and seeing glimpses of our future. Lee might play crap and we can write him off for ever. beaumeister has wet our appetites and unless he kick 13 goals even a name change won't hide him from whippingboy duties.
Looking forward to watching the boys play but not worried about the result until usually the last round of NAB when you think they should be starting to hit their straps
Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.
battye wrote:The 2004 win was pretty enjoyable. That whole season had a pretty good feel about it actually. We were so close.
...and on the way up! At that point it felt like anything was possible in the next five or six years. Now it's all tinged with a bit of sadness because it feels like we're on an inevitable downward slide.
I reckon this side has one more definite tilt at top four in it, if our very good experienced players can stay healthy, Ledger and Stanley can match Newnes and Sippos' progress, and Roberton, Hickey or someone similar can mind FB.
