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Sainternist » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:01pm
And we bow out to the team that ultimately wins the flag.
Funny (not "ha ha" funny) statistic that one
Will the football gods ever lets us have our day?
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Legendary » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:05pm
3 times in the last 5 years we've lost to the eventual premiers in the Prelim.
Although this year we were a long way behind both Grand Finalists, and would have beaten neither in the Prelim.
Still, we might have been a tad unlucky ...
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bobmurray » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:24pm
The fact that the teams that beat us in the prelim in 04 and 05 went on to win the flag was the main reason i went for the Hawks to win today....
The Hawks are much better at rebuilding a list than we are....It only took them about 4 years.....
Saints looking like a bottom 4 team in 2024.
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Otiman » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:33pm
bobmurray wrote: The Hawks are much better at rebuilding a list than we are....It only took them about 4 years.....
Yep, we were officially crap and ruined our own list (Thanks to Watson and Blight).
Hawthorn (and now West Coast) weren't too bad, but sacrificed performances for the sake of the future (call it tanking, or call it player development).
Carlton were also officially crap, but perhaps hung onto their crapness for a year too long, just to get Kreuzer and Judd.
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battye » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:46pm
Well, at least we are losing to the best .
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JeffDunne » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:48pm
Maybe we played them into form?
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Ralphy » Sat 27 Sep 2008 6:49pm
tweedaletomanning wrote: battye wrote: Well, at least we are losing to the best .
Problem is though that we're ALWAYS losing
Gotta be in it to win it.
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your momma » Sat 27 Sep 2008 7:11pm
the fact has been stuck in my head since the 1st preliminary..against port, was it 10 points we lost by?
will this curse continue? i guess its just unlucky...
out turn to break the curse next year? wot say u?
"Im never satisfied...its a curse"
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Sainternist » Sat 27 Sep 2008 7:20pm
your momma wrote: the fact has been stuck in my head since the 1st preliminary..against port, was it 10 points we lost by?
6 points.
Brent Guerra, who starred in defense today for the Hawks, could have levelled the game in the dying seconds
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LaUrEnCe » Sat 27 Sep 2008 7:25pm
Sainternist wrote: your momma wrote: the fact has been stuck in my head since the 1st preliminary..against port, was it 10 points we lost by?
6 points.
Brent Guerra, who starred in defense today for the Hawks, could have levelled the game in the dying seconds
and then Wankaneen kicked the unkickable
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your momma » Sat 27 Sep 2008 7:32pm
Sainternist wrote: your momma wrote: the fact has been stuck in my head since the 1st preliminary..against port, was it 10 points we lost by?
6 points.
Brent Guerra, who starred in defense today for the Hawks, could have levelled the game in the dying seconds
yeh rememba that 1.
i also remember Roo leaped and....touched the ball in defence, but was paid a goal?...or some other situation in our foward?
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Sainternist » Sat 27 Sep 2008 7:34pm
LaUrEnCe wrote: Sainternist wrote: your momma wrote: the fact has been stuck in my head since the 1st preliminary..against port, was it 10 points we lost by?
6 points.
Brent Guerra, who starred in defense today for the Hawks, could have levelled the game in the dying seconds
and then Wankaneen kicked the unkickable
Bloody Wankerneen! Did absolutely nothing for 3 quarters and decides to get a late pass in the final quarter.
Just our luck
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LaUrEnCe » Sat 27 Sep 2008 7:42pm
Blah
just thinking about that game
has to be said the Saints back then shitted over this one IMO ..although that is pretty obvious
all of Ball Dal Hayes fit and at their best.. G Train, Roo.. Black and Guerra were v good for us too
just dissappointed we've gone backwards
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saintspremiers » Sat 27 Sep 2008 9:02pm
JeffDunne wrote: Maybe we played them into form?
I reckon you may be right......we have been not hard enough when it really mattered...bloody close against Port, faded against Sydney, and soft as Dal vs the Hawks.
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oh when » Sat 27 Sep 2008 9:07pm
Also 1970 and 72 Carlton beat us in the Prelim and went on to win the GF
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Sainternist » Sat 27 Sep 2008 9:47pm
TimeToShineFellas wrote: ............. and 1 flag in 42 years.
Sorry whats the point of the OP?
Just stating a somewhat interesting statistic.
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bigcarl » Sat 27 Sep 2008 9:49pm
Sainternist wrote: Brent Guerra, who starred in defense today for the Hawks, could have levelled the game in the dying seconds
he has a flag and harvs doesn't. good luck to him, but it's a cruel world sometimes.
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TimeToShineFellas » Sat 27 Sep 2008 9:51pm
Sainternist wrote: TimeToShineFellas wrote: ............. and 1 flag in 42 years.
Sorry whats the point of the OP?
Just stating a somewhat interesting statistic.
A bit like dancing with your sister really, isn't it!
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TimeToShineFellas » Sat 27 Sep 2008 9:55pm
bigcarl wrote: Sainternist wrote: Brent Guerra, who starred in defense today for the Hawks, could have levelled the game in the dying seconds
he has a flag and harvs doesn't. good luck to him, but it's a cruel world sometimes.
Should never have been let go in the first place!
Clarkson found the right position for him in the end.
Pity the powers that be down at Moorabbin didn't throw him around and suddenly realise "hey this boy will give us drive because his left foot is pin point in delivering the pill. This might even set us up for some forward thrusts!"
Guess they missed that one!
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Sainternist » Sat 27 Sep 2008 10:09pm
TimeToShineFellas wrote: Sainternist wrote: TimeToShineFellas wrote: ............. and 1 flag in 42 years.
Sorry whats the point of the OP?
Just stating a somewhat interesting statistic.
A bit like dancing with your sister really, isn't it!
You're not user:st.kenny's room mate by any chance?
You're about as annoying as he is
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JeffDunne » Sat 27 Sep 2008 10:12pm
Shoulda, coulda, woulda . . .
Bottom line is we haven't been the best team in any season this decade.
Our H&A and finals records clearly show this.
For the life of me I cannot understand why people spend so much time reflecting on why.