"In grand finals, it is often some of the more unheralded players who step up and play match-winning games" Who will it be ?? Someone who is overlooked in matchups or underrated by the opposition and able to stand up and do damage ... McQualter , Ray , Gram, Schnieder , Clark , Milne You c...

"Very rare that any Brownlow winner plays really well in the GF. "

Is this true ????????

I wish.

The hype about Geelong has gone too far . They do have all their name players back in , but , the Collingwood game was no indication particularly the second half was just a training run. The first haf they were not impressive . On the other hand the Saints had a tight game which will do no harm. If ...

Did we get more out of our prelim than Geelong got out of theirs? Yes After half time Geelong just had a practise game ....leading to their fans becoming confident. The Saints had a good hard run against strong opposition .....probably do them a world of good... esp if no injuries. The two Prelims w...

Did it in 66 behind the goal ......was a real tight squeeze couldnt move an inch.

raph - varcore

Bit of a worry

We have the ability and the desire. No injuries and another cog to go up if we can extract it.

But , disaster if we give them a start.Its time to hold nothing back .

Geelong are beatable , but they will be reminded of last year .

Await a MONUMENTAL battle ..... Saints in a close one.

We are the underdogs ....thats fine . But consider.. friday nights game the dogs who are good played their very best game , we still won. It was a tight battle that did us no harm. Sat nights game flattered Geelong . A game of two halves , you need to ignore the second half as Collingwood were flat ...

I am a fan of BJ . I would keep the forward / roaming option for the GF particularly IF we need to thow a curve ball in the game.
Unattended he is capable of doing real damage.

Dogs sound a bit proppy despite the media spin that they are fit. I dont think its games they are playing . Shouldnt be underrated as they have the desire but can the bodies stand up ???????? Could be a fade out as our extra fitness kicks in . Their hope would be a good start , get their tails up wi...

When its your turn ....go for it .
You know what to do ,how to do it, just do it.

"The saints and cats seem very focussed on the job at hand and if they perform as per this year should win." Little talk is good ..but next week expect a deluge of Press. I am confident Ross has the boys well focussed. We are a settled group and the GF (I expect to face Geelong ) will be a...

Milne is due for a bag , not that I am at all critical of his recent form .

"I have never seen the 66 grand final in its entirety." Watch as its sure to be replayed in the next couple of weeks...

Watch Stewart to Baldock.

Other aspects of the game were very 'untidy' compated to todays game style.

They play on confidence .....cant let them get their tails up .
We will be fresher , but our start will be important , then no easing off as they will fight all game

Are we fast enough against the Dogs .......or should I stop worrying

"there are days when everything clicks for the Dogs on field and in the coach's box"

Agree.... most teams have this happen. Its like an X factor which must overcome. Bris early against Collingwood had it.

That was Collingwoods final IMO.

Good to see Adelaide gone.

We will finish off the Dogs this week .... then Geelong.

But only if we bring our 100% game on the day.

The week off allows injury niggles to clear up and with normal training the boys should be ready - trust the training staff here. Bulldogs will be sore but each week is the same during the year. Mental attitude . Trust the training / coaching staff here its another game . Conclusion : we should be f...

Each game of the finals is a separate game. History shows we were good enough to get there based on the season .... but on the day performance is what counts. We have everything going for us , players , fitness, coaching staff etc what we need to do is remember the type of game plan that got us thoe...

Kosi is part of the team . Each player has differing attributes. Kosi is not big Nick. We need to appreciate each player for their individual contribution to the team. We see great performances one game and this just increases our expectations . Players are each week faced with different opponents a...

Yes they are pumping up the Dogs in the press. I wasnt so impressed .........Bris were not that good and conditions were poor. Dogs looked sharp but were far from impressive. Brisbane played their final last week .......we will say the same about the Dogs next week. we have the skill all over the gr...

Clearly Ross saw the chance and its unbelievable to me that the swans let him go. He and Ray have fitted in so well. Master strokes that have helped to put us where we are today.

"The only problem I think we need to address is fiddling around at half forward- I would like to see more shots at goals from our midfield when they are coming down the ground, as we don't do enough scoreboard damage when we are in control." Schnieder and Milney usually will kick a few , t...

go away Gary lyon...........

Milne did a lot of hard work on Sunday.......... get off his case !!!!!!!!!!!