Together we rise. Boys ready to go.

[saynta]

https://www.saints.com.au/video/704711/ ... 1924849001

[The_Dud]

Well, this game is certainly going to say a lot after what was dished up in round 1.

Almost 'season on the line' kind of stuff.

[tony74]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

[Secret Kiel]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

What do people expect, the Mickey Mouse Asterisk Cup is a terribly compromised and and unfair playing comp. The prospect of lifting a cup up in anything less than a packed MCG is the anti-dream.

The symbol of how brain dead we've become is cardboard cutouts in the grandstands, and the even more astounding point about that is people paid for the privilege.

All I hope for is that none of our players get injured bad enough to disrupt them from being in excellent shape for when the proper comp starts in 2021.

[samuraisaint]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

11 new players and a new coach - not allowed to train together, and even before round 1 they were training in groups of 6. I don't see how there's a hope in hell that we'll gel for at least a month.

[The_Dud]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

11 new players and a new coach - not allowed to train together, and even before round 1 they were training in groups of 6. I don't see how there's a hope in hell that we'll gel for at least a month.

All those issues you point out though shouldn't affect an AFL players ability to kick a ball straight, and that's our biggest problem.

[samuraisaint]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

11 new players and a new coach - not allowed to train together, and even before round 1 they were training in groups of 6. I don't see how there's a hope in hell that we'll gel for at least a month.

All those issues you point out though shouldn't affect an AFL players ability to kick a ball straight, and that's our biggest problem.

No, but they could make us completely uncompetitive in the short term.

[saynta]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

s***, now you got me worried.

[SemperFidelis]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

s***, now you got me worried.

Hoping this in the inverse of a "training the house down" observation, which often sees us fall in a heap on the day! Hoping they were foxing you Tony. Go Saints!

[Yorkeys]

Given all the x factors isn't it all the more intriguing - and as we don't expect to play in GF, as long as there is incremental improvement over the next 16, wouldn't that be good. Last night's game was scrappy, understandably, but all seemed to be fair dinkum; the sound of those tackles and body clashes was gladiatorial on a cold, slippery night. Even the umps looked nervous.

[Ghost Like]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

s***, now you got me worried.

No need to worry Saynta. The amount of times we trained the house down in the past 6 years and ended with our pants down are too numerous to mention. Let's hope for reverse & leave the worrying to S*K.

[shanegrambeau]

Let's think we are 3-3, playing Footscray, and the bulldogs and us have had multiple mutiral stab wounds to the heart. This is the Max Houghton Cup. Declared in the name of all things that matter. (Big shout out to Maxy!!l)
It is almost a "Slum Derby"...yep, its the slum Derby alright. Colonial Stadium for us...but never mind
. Suddenly, I feel we will win!! Sitting on a yatai after my third had nothing to do with it.. come on Saints. I'm sorry Dunstan, I like the team, you will be back!! Come on Saints!!!

[Secret Kiel]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

s***, now you got me worried.

No need to worry Saynta. The amount of times we trained the house down in the past 6 years and ended with our pants down are too numerous to mention. Let's hope for reverse & leave the worrying to S*K.

I'm certainly not worrying about how we perform on the footy field in the Asterisk Cup other than I hope our players don't take it too seriously and impact thier preparation for the start of proper season in 2021.

Having said that if we perform badly in the Asterisk Cup then they will come for us hard and seriously question our sustainability so whilst I have little passion for us to be the winner of the Asterisk Cup it would still be helpful when it comes time to justify our existence to the Banks.

[Ghost Like]

Appreciate***that***S*K*

Another***day***in***bed***for***you?

Keep those home fires burning old chum. You're a rock!

[Secret Kiel]

Appreciate***that***S*K*

Another***day***in***bed***for***you?

Keep those home fires burning old chum. You're a rock!

Have you paid for your cardboard cutout yet to attend tomorrow's game?

[SaintPav]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

s***, now you got me worried.

Hoping this in the inverse of a "training the house down" observation, which often sees us fall in a heap on the day! Hoping they were foxing you Tony. Go Saints!

Could be or maybe we just play much worse than those times when we trained well.

As an aside, being contrarian doesn't necessarily mean the exact opposite.

I think it's just superstition and I don't think it means that much.

[Ghost Like]

Appreciate***that***S*K*

Another***day***in***bed***for***you?

Keep those home fires burning old chum. You're a rock!

Have you paid for your cardboard cutout yet to attend tomorrow's game?

I've paid the club some money and purchased an extra membership, so what they do with it I'll leave it with them.

Besides S*K, I'm too busy trying to help you with a menu for your Hard Coyote Ugly AFL Rock style restaurant. What do you think? We include the following...

Roo Burger
Secret Kiel Veal
Robbie Muir Skewer
Plugger Pancakes
Banger & Mash
Ratten Mouse Pie
Penne Dal Santo

All washed down with a GT Bitter.

[saintsRrising]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

....and you are normally the positive one!

[tonyh]

Foot umpire. 'nuf said.

[shanegrambeau]

Plugger Pancakes


All washed down with a GT Bitter.

Plugger and Jeff Dunne driving down from Ballarat in 1983.

Plugger wants pancakes.

[Special]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

That’s fine.

As results have shown already this is a practice match round but for points.

Maybe Footscray also trained very poorly, in which case we will have a low scoring close dour slogfest.

If Footscray though are ready, we will definitely lose by 10 goals.

That’s the new normal.

[magnifisaint]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

I’ll take that as positive.

At least you didn’t say ‘the boys are up and about”

[tony74]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

Reverse psychology . Mind you they did train like crap. Incredibly important win.

[saynta]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

Reverse psychology . Mind you they did train like crap. Incredibly important win.

[Jacks Back]

Tell you what, they want to play better than they trained.

And they did.

They can train like that every training session AFAIC.