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Totally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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Well said mateTeflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:33pm Yep last night hurt
Some losses more than others but they were ripe for the taking but if I confess ....even when we hit the front and were peppering goals in the back of my mind I thought “we’ll still lose this”
I had that feeling 09 GF first half when again we dominated but couldn’t capitalise only to pay later
“Poor old Saints my Bomber mate....you have to take your chances ...” smug pr!ck but he’s right and I can’t argue
St Kilda are a club that just don’t know how to take its chances - done if that comes down to quality cattle...even in 09 GF we had some bottom 6 that wouldn’t get a game elsewhere in top sides
Geary great , loyal servant would not get a game at all if the top 4 sides let’s face it
At Saints he’s a 200 game veteran
I know deep down we won’t make the 8 this year - I EXPECT us to fold against GWS ...,here’s how it’ll go...
we’ll come out fire n brimstone....dominate 1st qtr and go into qtr time 2 points up
We’ll then have fired our shot for a quarter while the game momentum swings to be played on their terms
We’ll get desperate in the last.....mane you think “we are back in this”
To only watch an errant kick sideways miss a target or the 1000 handball in the chain miss to see the opponent score
Let’s face it we all pray it doesn’t happen like this but deep down in your guts you’d be amazed if somehow St Kilda stood up and win comfortably by 5/6 goals
But we don’t do that.
No question St Kilda suck you in more than mostGeorge27 wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:39pmTotally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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The stupid part is that we know that we’re suckers yet, in a year of so much turbulence and unease and well, all around sh1tness - it’s been impossible not to hang on to some rays of light at the end of the tunnel and start to buy in. It’s a welcome distraction from the drudgery of Dan’s lockdown.Teflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:46pmNo question St Kilda suck you in more than mostGeorge27 wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:39pmTotally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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You’ve just said it brilliantlySaintmatt wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:01pmThe stupid part is that we know that we’re suckers yet, in a year of so much turbulence and unease and well, all around sh1tness - it’s been impossible not to hang on to some rays of light at the end of the tunnel and start to buy in. It’s a welcome distraction from the drudgery of Dan’s lockdown.Teflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:46pmNo question St Kilda suck you in more than mostGeorge27 wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:39pmTotally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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Right now - I despise them again (as I didn’t after the Freo game) and I’d really need to find a way to emotionally divorce myself from next Friday night. It’s not good for my health and I despise going to bed angry and disillusioned. The sleep like crap and wake up still disgusted.
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I feel your pain mate Slept like sh-t, early start for work doing a s--t job . Home now 14 beers later & I'm still pissed yeah angry & drunkSaintmatt wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:01pmThe stupid part is that we know that we’re suckers yet, in a year of so much turbulence and unease and well, all around sh1tness - it’s been impossible not to hang on to some rays of light at the end of the tunnel and start to buy in. It’s a welcome distraction from the drudgery of Dan’s lockdown.Teflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:46pmNo question St Kilda suck you in more than mostGeorge27 wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:39pmTotally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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Right now - I despise them again (as I didn’t after the Freo game) and I’d really need to find a way to emotionally divorce myself from next Friday night. It’s not good for my health and I despise going to bed angry and disillusioned. The sleep like crap and wake up still disgusted.
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Me too (except the 14 beers bit). Seriously - it shouldn’t be so important and so impactful on a grown man’s mood. Unhealthy. Chin up mate.bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:24pmI feel your pain mate Slept like sh-t, early start for work doing a s--t job . Home now 14 beers later & I'm still pissed yeah angry & drunkSaintmatt wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:01pmThe stupid part is that we know that we’re suckers yet, in a year of so much turbulence and unease and well, all around sh1tness - it’s been impossible not to hang on to some rays of light at the end of the tunnel and start to buy in. It’s a welcome distraction from the drudgery of Dan’s lockdown.Teflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:46pmNo question St Kilda suck you in more than mostGeorge27 wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:39pmTotally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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Right now - I despise them again (as I didn’t after the Freo game) and I’d really need to find a way to emotionally divorce myself from next Friday night. It’s not good for my health and I despise going to bed angry and disillusioned. The sleep like crap and wake up still disgusted.
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Saintmatt wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:27pmMe too (except the 14 beers bit). Seriously - it shouldn’t be so important and so impactful on a grown man’s mood. Unhealthy. Chin up mate.bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:24pmI feel your pain mate Slept like sh-t, early start for work doing a s--t job . Home now 14 beers later & I'm still pissed yeah angry & drunkSaintmatt wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:01pmThe stupid part is that we know that we’re suckers yet, in a year of so much turbulence and unease and well, all around sh1tness - it’s been impossible not to hang on to some rays of light at the end of the tunnel and start to buy in. It’s a welcome distraction from the drudgery of Dan’s lockdown.Teflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:46pmNo question St Kilda suck you in more than mostGeorge27 wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:39pmTotally agree, Banga. Normally I recover quite quickly from these gut-punching losses - thanks to decades of experience - but this one still stings a lot. Bugger it. Why didn’t Hill kick that goal ? We were that close to putting them away and making finals . Clearly we won’t win the thing, but I started allowing myself to believe in that last quarter that we would win, finish 5th or 6th and maybe even win a final. I am an idiot for thinking that way !bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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Right now - I despise them again (as I didn’t after the Freo game) and I’d really need to find a way to emotionally divorce myself from next Friday night. It’s not good for my health and I despise going to bed angry and disillusioned. The sleep like crap and wake up still disgusted.
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Yeah Mate my sister is a passionate Saints fan & is having extensive kemo at the moment & I just wanted them to dig deep for her & give her a real boost as she is very flat ATM but nah they could't get it doneskeptic wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 9:52pm The part that I struggle...
Even though the umpiring was S#1t
The fixture is rigged
That we’re not that popular
We’re poor
Best players don’t want to come to us
Media aren’t into us
Despite everything pretty much working against us... what I see is opportunity prove the doubters wrong and to stick it up’em
So many opportunities... in games and broader club strategy
And we keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over and over again.
Feel like we’re a dumb club, destined to be our own worst enemy.
It’s all gloom, doom and despair for me this week. I’ll cheer my heart out next week and do it all again but right now it all seems pretty hopeless
I’ll move on slowly if we get a flag...
The Melbourne loss annoyed me more....but I walked out at half time last night....the kids seemed relieved..bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It's really doing my head in, so much on the line & we didn't have the balls to want it more than them when they were a depleted team. West Coast (as much as I detest them) are a well run, well coached club that never believes their out of the contest & if you give it your all who knows what might happen. We had them on the ropes but they still got back to deliver the knock out punch still so devastated
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How long? 20 years?Teflon wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 10:33pmI’ll move on slowly if we get a flag...
I have dogs fans in the family ....they can at least point to the recent ultimate success ...with some smug contentment while we linger in purgatory
I agree
To be fair, those last two free kicks to WC were absolute garbage, of the highest order. Geary didn't come close to holding Allan in the goal square and that just sucked the life out of the Saints. We were no hope from that point on. The umps decided to kick us when we were down by awarding that ridiculously soft free kick after the siren for what was no more than a half swing by Hill that barely made contact with the WC player. So in my view we lost by a goal. But we still lost. And to have all the momentum, playing a team who has played 5 games in 19 days, and who have 40 % of their first choice 18 players missing through injury. And we're playing to make finals for the first time in 9 years.bangaulegend wrote: ↑Fri 11 Sep 2020 8:24pm Is it just me or was last night defeat more demoralising than any other loss this year? After getting the game back on our own terms in the last & should have been at least 13 points up with 6 minutes left to play . If we can hold out we make the finals for the first time in almost a decade. Not only did we fold like wet cardboard we lost by 15 points. It