The 2 times that Melbourne played the Pies this year they should have one both encounters easily and if they had a Roo they would have one each game by 6 goals plus. A.Davey recieved a 3 votes & 2 Brownlow Votes for each of the games. It was his 45 to 50 meter pin point kicks from the half back ...

Spot on Saintsrising and even further to that if you all want to know the key to the G/Final it is BJ. The 2 times that Melbourne played the Pies this year they should have one both encounters easily and if they had a Roo they would have one each game by 6 goals plus. A.Davey recieved a 3 votes &...

IMO this is a mistake. Need to take advantage of Pies lack of 2nd ruck strength. Could be crucial in tipping balance in all important clearances advantage.

What made it look a lot better than it was also was the fact that the more pressure Pies put on the more Geelong tried to flip the ball around and the more they tried to move it on quicker which is exactly what you dont do. This is the worst thing to do against this type of structure. It is a recepi...

I thought this would be a good time to bring this one out guys. I remember watching the Tigers game late in the season up here on TV in Sunny QLD. Darcy said something in the last quarter and I though thank God I thought I was only one who could see this as clear as day. I went and wrote it down and...

I can give you one. Geelong played the worst possible game plan against a good defensive zone & press. They tried to play helter skelter flip it around which as P.SMITH stated was playing into Pies handcuffs. We will not do this. We are the masters of tempo football and slowing the game down and...

I have been this way even after Roo did his Hammy. I just know the boys have been holding back waiting for this day. I telling you guys Saturday will be Saints Footy 2009 + 1. I'm sooo confident and I'm normally a nervous wreck even about nothing H & A games.

I feel exactly the same but l don't think it will be close.

Bob71 I think Peake will also be massive. He is my tip for Norm Smith how about that for a prediction!!

I am so confident. Its not an arrogant smug confidence (unlike Collingwood fans) but a very calm, quiet confidence. I have a genuine feeling the players have been holding back mentally all year just doing enough to win their way into the G/F. I think they will unlesh Saints Footy 2009 +1 on Saturday...

I just watched the first half replay and he looked OK to me. I was watching him run off the ball etc. and he looked quite good. It wasn't until later in the game after he overextended his groin that appeared restricted.

A bit off track but once again I have that same feeling I had before the Sookelong game. So carm and not worried at all and I'm normally a nervous wreck. As I said I only get this feeling a few times a year and we always win as I did before the Sookelong game. I think a lot of people will be very su...

Pies don't worry me at all l think we match up really well on them.

I thought last nights final was one of the worst I have seen in a long time. It was like a Home & Away game with nothing riding on it. A real B standard game. Fair Dinkim if we dont win against the Dogs easily the club should be very disappointed.

Freo had a lot of deep inside 50's in the 1st quarter the ball butchering was something to behold. Sookelong were not impressive to me. The opposition were sub AFL level last night and they still had plenty of chances.

I thought sookelong were average last night did not impress me at all. Sandi VFL would have beaten Freo last night.

Very, very confident of being Premiers 2010.

eppo67 wrote:I am usually nervous and really worried but I am so calm and confident. This only happens a couple of times every few years and we always win when this happens. For what it's worth people.

Told ya!!

And we will now win the G/F!!

We do play the G very well and will be hard to beat in this years finals. If it is dry and we are in the GF (which we will be) we will smash the Pies (b/c they will beat sookeeolng in 2 weeks.) The reason is Roo and Kosi get so much more space to lead into and Milne and Scniderman get more room to r...

I am usually nervous and really worried but I am so calm and confident. This only happens a couple of times every few years and we always win when this happens. For what it's worth people.

MSF you are spot on. I just watched the game again with your post in mind and thats exactly what they were doing. It was as if The Boss told them we are playing a defensive practice match in our half of the ground. The instructions seemed to be you had to have 3, 4 or more possessions backwards or s...

Ross Lyon said it was exactly as LeoJ saw it. He will definately play it was 100% precautionary. It was definately a cork.

Zac frees up Blake, Chips and Gilbert FFS. How many times does Lyon have to spell it out.
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE & STRUCTURE!!

We had a trainning run. Weren't playing the defensive press or anything like that. Saving it up for the finals I really think that. There is no way they were playing the same game plan they will employ in the finals.

Don't get me wrong l love Ross & he is the boss & he knows a zillion times more than l what is going on