Gee Lockett played in a very defensively easy era of the game. Flooding didnt exist, the overall defensive skills then were so subpar compared to today. Running endlessly was not required. Riewoldt for many years played in peak flood. He often drew 2 or 3 opponents every week. Riewoldt in my view, i...

I agree st lenny.

Plugger falls way down for me because of no loyalty.
As an example, Brendand Goddard...it is as if he never existed because of his disloyalty.

This is how it is. Riewoldt got us into two grand finals single handedly. The guy has a heart the size of Pharlaps. HOW MANY premierships would we have won if we only had a handful of players with his heart and courage. At least 4. Watching him in his prime. We all saw it. The burn...he would not st...

Agreed win the rest of year. f****** storm home, will be a good place to pickup from in2018.

That is so absolutely crushing.

how how how did we lose that?

we lost

that is a massive goal from membrey1!! GO SAINTS!!~

DUNSTAN YOU f****** GUN!!! KICKS THE GOAL SAINTS IN FRONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sinclar goals 2 points DOWN!!!

8 points, nothing in it

Acres just saved the game.

thecrevis wrote:I CANNOT <edited by mods> BELIEVE OUR KICKING FOR GOAL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY GETTING IN A RAFT OF f****** PSYCHOLOGISTS AND GOAL KICKING COACHES AND GETTING INSIDE THESE PLAYERS HEADS.

Spot on mate, it is dire today.
Absolutely dire.

Hold on hold on, Bruce got a free!

shrodes wrote:I am going to blow a gasket

I know this is maddening!!

NOT good enough Gresham. That is really not good enough.

s*** advantage

THAT WAS DISGRACEFUL STKILDA !!! DISGRACEFUL GARBAGE.
Now do better

WOW WHAT THE f*** HAPPENED THERE GOAL TO SAINTS!!

On average this team has better skills than the 2009 and 2010 teams.

BUt as was mentioned, they get psyched out by the pressure! Mental toughness will mean executing skills better. Dont let the pressure crack you.

I will say, Buddy Franklin should have been limping off the field after that bump on him.
We have to be more ferocious. More killer instinct. Nobody wins grand finals on softness.

It's heartbreaking, isn't it? Yes. And that's all there is to it. It is heartbreaking. Riewoldt is one of our greatest ever. But even the greatest are brought down over time. It's like that superman vs doomsday comic where superman dies. Heartbreaking. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b...

It is driving ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!!!! Under pressure, kick short or handball to a contest Run into a potential shot on goal, pass it short to a player under pressure Get a break in the midfield, chip it short to a player on the wing We're in contest in the middle, handball it from one pressured player...

And that annoying callum sinclair made it look so easy.

Good thread and I agree. 2009 had about 8 elite players, who carried the rest. 2017 we have no elite players, but a more even team.

Our 2017 side with about 4 elite players would be a premiership chance.
Billings would be elite if he attacked the footy more.

So need abot 3 more.