A Freo loss today, what will it mean for next week

[backit]

Throwing it out there.

Adelaide had a lot to win for today, but Freo looked beaten soundly apart from Sandilands winning nearly hitout and Barlow doing what he liked. Freo played a bit like we have been a few bursts but then got run over by a better side using the ball to advantage.

I would like to think that we have the game plan and players to be able to execute a good win over in Perth next week however if Freo are as good as commentators are saying today will hurt them and they will be looking to redeem themselves.

Thoughts!

[dcstkfc]

Means we're higher on the ladder than them.

[OneEyedSainter77]

Some good points made here. I think it will simply mean that they will fancy themselves with the way they played against us in round four and now they get the chance to play us at their home ground.

I think s good start is imperative next week. The way Collingwood started against them a few weeks ago is how we need to start. Get off to a good start and we put ourselves in the best position to win. If we try and lock it up and steal it in the last quarter we won't win.

[battye]

It means they'll be wishing they had any team other than St Kilda next week.

[SainterK]

That's the kind of attitude battye!

We are going to win, make no mistake.

They are tired, they will have the little nagging questions in their head, they have expended a lot of energy just to get back in the contest today.

I can sense it

[busso mick]

They couldn't handle the emotion of Edwards playing his last game, so how will they handle a fired up Saints for Milneys 200th.

[clarky449]

I honestly think we will win.

[bigred]

Agreed.

We play Subi very well..

And its Freo....remember we beat them just a few weeks back...

First game without Roo.....

[Ghost Like]

Means they may start to doubt themselves if we get off to a good, everyone is waiting for them to fall over (including some of their 'supporters') and this might just be the start of that fall if we can hit them hard early.

[stinger]

miney will be looking to snag an even dozen in his 200th.....to go one better than his bag of 11 against the brians couple of years ago.....

[saintspremiers]

Raph will be BOG next week....will tear them another hole!

[Dan Warna]

Interesting the cats are under pressure and only straight kicking is keeping them in it.

and the brions are going down too.

interesting week.

dare i say?

CAR'N the WET TOAST WEANIES~!

[bigred]

Geelong doing it again and taking some games lightly.

Hope the eagles knock em off.

[Enrico_Misso]

We should do OK as long as we don't get any "Voices in the Sky".

[SainterK]

Geelong doing it again and taking some games lightly.

Hope the eagles knock em off.

Funny thing is, not sure they were taking it lightly, think the Eagles played a good hard game and kept them under pressure most of the night.

If anything, WCE and Adelaide have given more credibility to our recent wins this weekend IMO.

Looks like we have beaten 'form' sides, regardless of ladder positions.

[Solar]

agree that a good start in essential

my gut tells me the team has ben cruising and looking for a challenge. We have had good form in perth lately and it requires lots of run and the ability to hit a target.

Barlow is a champ isn't he, refuses to stop running despitenot having many mates today. Beware fyfe, very good overhead and will play on ball. Mundy can get the hard ball very well. Otherwise pavlich is their only real key forward I rate. Need to work sandilands overand hurt him going forward. Looked very tired today.

I back our boys to out run and out tackle the dockers and put a game between us leading into the split round. Imagine going into the cats game 2nd on the ladder and who is that, late change ..... RIEWOLDT

[battye]

Beware fyfe, very good overhead and will play on ball

He might have a hard time finding him.

[3rd generation saint]

Hopefully it will mean they have lost 2 in a row and in a form slump.

[Milan Faletic]

A cracker game.

[midas_touch]

Will be a true test for us. Freo will come out swinging, especially after having their colours lowered by Adelaide.

[plugger66]

Will be a true test for us. Freo will come out swinging, especially after having their colours lowered by Adelaide.

Yep huge game. A win over there means even if we did lose to Geelong we are still level with Freo.

[Dan Warna]

I think if we beat freo our confidence will be up to meet Geelong.

if we lose to freo, we'll be more vulnerable.

I see a lot of our play is confidence, its a bit rattled atm, but coming back.

I think RL and the crew will watch what the toasties and adelaide did and see how that fits in with our play.

[saintspremiers]

Geelong are brilliant.

They had about 4 of the best out, but still won comfortably.

They will win the flag this year.

Best we can hope for is to make the Granny.

[|Andy|]

Geelong are brilliant.

They had about 4 of the best out, but still won comfortably.

They will win the flag this year.

Best we can hope for is to make the Granny.

please get off this forum, i find this comment extremely sickening..

[ben_fff]

We're missing the leagues best player and arguably the best running back in the league, if you want to put on the rosies we're also missing our fullback and second ruck not to mention one of our hardball winners, add to that the fact that guys like Schneider, Kosi, McQ and even Fish look below their best and you can see that we are far better than hoping for a Grand Final. How could a Saints supporter have no faith when we're 8-3 at half way? Disgraceful!