not to taint the victory

[Saints Premiers 2008]

we have won four in a row...currently 7th...thats it

enjoy the win but perspective please

still 7th

you aint gonna win a flag in 7th

f****** good win though

[Cairnsman]

Probably not but you've got a huge chance from 4th and that is where I am predicting we will finish. We will go undefeated into the finals now.

[Milne]

Adelaide won it from 6th in '97

[Goose is king]

Dare to dream.

[Eastern]

Adelaide won it from 6th in '97

5th !!

[Batnoe]

Lets hope Carlton and Power win!!

[Saint_in_SA]

Lets hope Carlton and Power win!!

Every chance of that happening, Swans have been a bit average of late and nearly last chance for the Blues......the Crows are going backwards with a couple of stars out now... crap weather over here in Radelaide today, so it should be an even tussle for Port's 'grand final' lol

[Goody]

With no interstate sides in the finals, (maybe Sydney) I reckon you could jag a premiership from as far back as 6th.
If you dont have to travel and only play MCG, Dome or the Cattery your chances are heaps better.
If you go in with no injuries and at full steam ahead I dont care where we finish, this year its good to be Victorian

[casey scorp]

With no interstate sides in the finals, (maybe Sydney) I reckon you could jag a premiership from as far back as 6th.
If you dont have to travel and only play MCG, Dome or the Cattery your chances are heaps better.
If you go in with no injuries and at full steam ahead I dont care where we finish, this year its good to be Victorian

Surely there would be no finals matches played at 30,000 capacity Skilled Stadium (at least against a Vic team).

[dcstkfc]

Adelaide won it from 6th in '97

5th !!

4th actually.
5th in 98.
West Coast 4th in 92 as well.

[Armoooo]

we have won four in a row...currently 7th...thats it

enjoy the win but perspective please

still 7th

you aint gonna win a flag in 7th

f****** good win though

Exactly, won of my proudest nights as a saints supporter but we still have a long ways to go, hopefully this instills the belief into the players that can carry us in good steed for the rest of the season, we know that at our best we can beat anyone, maybe now the players will believe it...

[The Saintsational Man]

Adelaide won it from 6th in '97

No Darren Jarman won it from 5th!!!

Haha

[mick13]

Zomg, cmon Carlton.

Theis would have to be the most amazing round ever, now we just need port to win their Grand Final and jeebus...

[degruch]

we have won four in a row...currently 7th...thats it...

you aint gonna win a flag in 7th

Why not? 5th to 8th, makes no difference to the number of finals games you have to play (provided you win, of course). Anywhere in the top 8 will do me, 4th best though.

[bigred]

We had to win one of the Hawthorn or Collingwood games.

EVERY other game we have for the run home we SHOULD....SHOULD win.

If we beat the filth, we will most likely finish fourth or fifth.

I dont know about you, but we are running into some pretty decent form at the right time of year.

Just keep winning.

If I told any of you we would finish that high at the start of the year you would have taken it.

[plugger66]

Adelaide won it from 6th in '97

5th !!

We need to finish top 4 IMO. No side has won it from 5th under the current format so we need to win 5 if not 6 games especially with Sydney winning today. If we are to lose won it cannot be against the pies.

[desertsaint]

Most premiers go through finals with out a loss - if we can do that 4, 5, 6 doesn't matter - all games will be in melbourne (barring possible sydney clash). This year any vic team can win from 6th barring one massive hurdle -geelong!

[plugger66]

Most premiers go through finals with out a loss - if we can do that 4, 5, 6 doesn't matter - all games will be in melbourne (barring possible sydney clash). This year any vic team can win from 6th barring one massive hurdle -geelong!

Has any side ever won 4 finals. I am not sure but it sounds very hard to me. Better to at least have a double chance so you can either lose one or only play 3. I dont believe you can win 4 in a row against the best so we need top 4.

[desertsaint]

well according to kurt vonnegut only two teams - crows in 98 and the saints in 2008!

[plugger66]

well according to kurt vonnegut only two teams - crows in 98 and the saints in 2008!

Didnt the crows lose by 10 goals to Melbourne in 1998?

[Dan Warna]

its much more fun driving home listening to positive feedback on the radio instead of the usual 'where to now for the saints'.

much of the start of the season was 'where has the form gone', 'struggling' 'look they have no confidence', 'the window is closing', and 'time to rebuild'

its pretty hard to keep positive through that.

last few weeks we've knocked of a few teams around our place in the ladder, and the comments were basically echoed here 'yeah so we beat carlton, they have a psychological problem with us', yep st kilda will be pushing for a position in the 8, but they aren't real contenders, its a good fillip for the coach and the fans, but they'll be out in the first week'.

now we played one of the most scintillating quarters of the year, and one of the most dominant halves of the year (along with our first quarter against the dogs)

teams now know that once you head st kilda, they won't give up.

teams now konw st kilda is as fit as any side in the competition (lets face it, even folks who enjoyed our run between 04-06, knew that we were fast out of the blocks, but weren't anywhere near as fit as we should be especially after hte crushing in 05)

i must admit, along wiht many others, that midway through the season, i was expecting another depressing run of chippilotto, and low scoring losses with the occassional thrashing, and wins against the rubbish sides.

Im enjoying winning.

who knows about premierships, but at least its more pleasant than the sick gut fealing of wasting a day in the city watching your team get schooled again.

[marksnsparks]

teams now konw st kilda is as fit as any side in the competition (lets face it, even folks who enjoyed our run between 04-06, knew that we were fast out of the blocks, but weren't anywhere near as fit as we should be especially after hte crushing in 05)

Totally agree Dan, I sat there last night thinking I've never seen a St Kilda team so fit. When you think about the relatively low injury count (touch wood! ) as well, if we do win a flag it will be Dave Mission as much as anyone who got us there. What a difference he's made!

Back to the thread though, I don't proscribe to the "can't win the flag from out of the top 4 theory". If Sydney taught us anything, it's all about timing your run. An we are massive improvers at a time when some of the top 8 are falling away (Dogs, Hawks, Adelaide, Sydney, Pies up and down, Brisvegas cant play away from Gabba). Of course there are a lot of "if's" before we get there:

if we continue to improve
if we continue to not get injuries
if we continue to gain confidence
if we continue to attack!

but who the hell knows eh?

[Bernard Shakey]

9 more wins.

That's all it takes , 9 more wins.

[saintspremiers]

well according to kurt vonnegut only two teams - crows in 98 and the saints in 2008!

Didnt the crows lose by 10 goals to Melbourne in 1998?

yes they did.

They finished 5th but ended up having a double chance due to that stupid final 8 system prior to the current one.

I'd be rapt if we made the Prelims.

Whilst we got a Geelong-like possessions count on Saturday, we are still well off them, but possibly as good as any other team in the league at the moment.

I just hope we get to play our first final (if we make it!) in Melbourne, and second one in Melbourne if we win.

[desertsaint]

bloody kurt - on drugs again