Trying to recall the names of our boys who went to Hawthorn and have given good service.

Joel Smith
B Guerra,
and argueably the best (whose name evades me). He wore #29 for them and played wing and back line.

Tough, mean, and a grind. Have we played ANZ before?

A great read. The agony of mind is very evident and is shared by us all. Will he get another bite at the cherry? Hope so.

I am tipping Goose will be a niggling thorn in our side for a long time. And there is another one waiting in the wings to make the grade for Brisbane- Xman.

Maybe the bottom line is that we have rucking reserve . Has not always been.

Overall I thought it was good for our depth and flexibility.
But how do you measure it all against Freo's shocking skills?

Sorry Loris. Just cannot handle this quoting tab.
All I wanted to say was-- Only plain yoghurt these days!

I "saw'" my first game there in the 1923/24 season as a babe in arms with my mother in the Grandstand. Gee wizz "Duggie" ........ that takes some beating..... I bet you were on farex and puree food in them/there days eh? Come to think of it you might be back on it again nowadays...

Always good to win. Especially in a GF !!:lol:

Great to see another 'ol Saint coming out of the woodwork so to speak. The Junction Oval holds many fond memories for me and I have done some of them to death on posts some years ago. Definately do not want to upstage you Loris. I "saw'" my first game there in the 1923/24 season as a babe ...

Why is Jimmy G subject to this sort of cross examination every year--by some ? There is great potential in him and he is showing us more of it every game.

Me too!!

Yes, a very fine post WW.
I fervently hope that you can add-- without the slightest detraction-- a further chapter at the end of the 2010 season.

Gutter journalism at its lowest.

Plugger, Spider, and now Ball.
All three disgruntled for seemingly different reasons. All three were/are champs. All three had different coaches and committees.
Just coincidence?

Exactly what I said about two weeks ago. Tried to find my post but its buried somewhere.
Very surpirised if RL has not worked out a new strategy/variation already.

west57 wrote:Wasn't Goddard a Carlton supporter as a kid??????

Yes he was and so was his family who were disappointed when we grabbed him.
But who remembers when he was bagged loud and long by several on this forum who were too blind to see the future champion in him ?

Ablett gets twice as long to dispose the ball than every other player on the ground Not really-- even though he annoys me to the hilt. Just watch how he keeps his arms free 99% of the time and how he spins around in the tackle while looking for a teammate to handball to. He sa mastered that art and...

I think the media made too much of the one pointer over the Pies. It was played and analysed a dozen or more times even on the day. They do it because of the tight finish which is good for TV viewing but for me it seems to promote a 'wobbly kick' mentality and we need to break out of that. Even duri...

You have only added to my pain and sadness Max. I reckon you could have gone around another year. But I thank you for great memories of a true Saint. And you can retire with your head held high knowing that if you had made the team you would not have let us down.

I managed it St Kuke !! Came out fantastic too. By the way was Matthew, Mark and John with you ?

Thanks a million St Luke. Your skills put this 86-year old right there. How can I print them out ? I have Windows running.

Hear hear !
I have always claimed that ONE of the factors that cost us in 1997 was that Stan Alves (a great coach) openly said to his boys to go out and savor the moment. He led the way by appearing a lot on TV. I would rather have had the boys locked away from the glare of the media.

saintsrus wrote:He was at bulldogs training yesterday too.

Source, my workmate went

Probably as a Saints spy!

undecided wrote:Would you take this?

Would Burgoyne??