Danger Game

[Johnny Member]

I saw a mini little piece on the Gold Coast Suns last year.

It was a 'behind the scenes' thing where they showed them building up to games, their preparation and all that stuff.


In each of their 'team meetings', they were studying the Saints. They were learning from us, as they obviously saw us as the benchmark.

There was an instance where they were studying Dal Santo and how when he had the ball from a free kick, if he pulled up his left sock, it was a sign to slow things down.


Clearly, they had been studying us closely!



So it will be very interesting this week. I'd reckon they'd be more prepared for us, than any other team.


Maybe it's a bit of a danger game for us?

[satchmo]

Would be extremely disappointed if the Saints took them lightly.

Surely Ross wouldn't allow that?

[saintbrat]

"Danger Game"-- EVERY Game

[Quixote]

Ablett would have to have ninety touches and Brennan kick 13 goals for them to get over us, I reckon.

[Thinline]

They outplayed Geelong for a half and competed with Collingwood all night but were let down by skill errors under pressure. It's no fluke they've been up for these two games and nor will it be a fluke when they take it up to us.

They're clearance work is excellent. Ours not so.

It troubles me a little, this one.

[joffaboy]

Make sure Dal Santo doesn't wear socks and the Suns will be stuffed.

[Dan Warna]

Seriously they play the better teams well.

we have to show them absolute respect, take our best 22 and beat them with discipline we've shown again and again.

The minute you give them an even break they jump on you.

They competed really well against collingwood though outclassed in talent, skill, experience and money.

I expect a 30 to 40 point win, anything less will be disappointing.

[SainterK]

I think if you put kids under pressure, you should be able to create turnovers.

Jones plays well on Ablett traditionally, or will he take Swallow?

Not sure who Dempster will lock down on, unless Ross give him Ablett as a left field kind of move, with Jones running with Swallow?

Bock obviously gets Roo (if he plays) and Brown perhaps Milne?

What makes me feel better about this game, is how even the performances have been lately. There just hasn't been an unhealthy reliance on our guns recently, IMO anyway.

Nice pickup by Johnny though, I remember seeing that doco as well.

[matrix]

nicky dal to wear thongs and rack up 28 touches with two sausage rolls.


ablett 12 touches
dempstered

[Junction Oval]

All over the ground pressure will eventually cause them to make mistakes.
At the end of the day, enthusiasm alone does not win games.

No doubt Ross will be looking to close down their prime movers, so we will eventually prevail.

[Cairnsman]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

[saintspremiers]

Make sure Dal Santo doesn't wear socks and the Suns will be stuffed.

Exactly.

NDS barefoot and we will win by a hundred.

The danger is nit enough Saints fans will bother to watch it on Telly.

[Thinline]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

[Cairnsman]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

[SunburySaint]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

So you will be wearing a red and yellow scarf?

[Johnny Member]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

[plugger66]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

I agree. We would be much better off with just 12 Victorian sides. The idea of growing the game even more makes me sick. Go back to the VFL. Please.

[Thinline]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

I agree. We would be much better off with just 12 Victorian sides. The idea of growing the game even more makes me sick. Go back to the VFL. Please.

Having watched them closely this year I have come to despise the Gold Coast Suns as a club, but still very much admire their players. Ablett's an absolute freak who you can't help but admire. Some of the kids are pretty special. Even so the idea of simply creating a club out of nothing and plonking is somewhere demographically convenient doesn't sit well with me. And the whole community schmooze bulls*** wore thin after about a week. The AFL's pretty good at dressing hearts and minds marketing as altruism. Anyone who's seen the state of the dressing sheds at Labrador or Broadbeach would know the money doesn't really trickle down...
"New market" vs "Captive Market" Tasmania? I'm in the Tasmanian camp.

[Cairnsman]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

Demetriou is a very smart and successful man. I can see why you would dislike him. Personally I like the fact that I can watch AFL live on free to air TV most weekends in Cairns and usually more than one game these days. I also like the fact that I recently went to an AFL game played in Cairns for premiership points, so did the rest of the locals who attended and had a fantastic day. It was a remarkable success considering it was played in a Rugby loving area. I've got to be perfectly honest I'm not sure if I like the Suns or if I like the game of AFL itself more, however what I do know is I'm a Saints supporter that has had a long association with North Australia and in particular Cairns and love that these days I can combine my love of AFL, the Saints and North Australia. Three great things, four if I count the Suns. Go Andrew.

BTW the weather up here today is fanfarkingtastic! Great day for flying and fishing…and reading Saintsational.

[Johnny Member]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

I agree. We would be much better off with just 12 Victorian sides. The idea of growing the game even more makes me sick. Go back to the VFL. Please.

Why do you want a VFL??

[Johnny Member]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

Demetriou is a very smart and successful man. I can see why you would dislike him. Personally I like the fact that I can watch AFL live on free to air TV most weekends in Cairns and usually more than one game these days. I also like the fact that I recently went to an AFL game played in Cairns for premiership points, so did the rest of the locals who attended and had a fantastic day. It was a remarkable success considering it was played in a Rugby loving area. I've got to be perfectly honest I'm not sure if I like the Suns or if I like the game of AFL itself more, however what I do know is I'm a Saints supporter that has had a long association with North Australia and in particular Cairns and love that these days I can combine my love of AFL, the Saints and North Australia. Three great things, four if I count the Suns. Go Andrew.

BTW the weather up here today is fanfarkingtastic! Great day for flying and fishing…and reading Saintsational.

Demetriou didn't expand the comp - Jackson did.

Demetriou is keeping Victorian clubs, at the expense of the comp.

[Johnny Member]

Demetriou is a very smart and successful man. I can see why you would dislike him.

I don't know what you mean by that?


In a financial sense, I'm very successful. And in a family sense, I consider myself to be incredibly successful!

So to suggest I dislike someone out of envy or 'talk poppy syndrome' is offensive, and very ignorant.


I don't think he is smart.

I think he's greedy, and I think the list of stuff ups is far, far longer than the list of positives on his resume.


He inherited a thriving business, that had just been expanded nationally. It was a sport that was akin to religion for 100 years in this country.

To give him credit for it's current financial state is incredibly generous. To hold him accountable for the current state of the competition is far more accurate.


I mean seriously. We have 1 basketcase in South Australia, and several struggling clubs in Victoria.

So what does he do?

Introduces 2 more clubs, and hands them all the benefits that the battling clubs need to hang in there!

The poor clubs right now, are pretty poor on-field too. The only real way to get back on track financially, is to win games and be a contender.

So what happens? They get their draft picks from the scraps left over by Demetriou's new baby!


It's absolutely ridiculous.

[plugger66]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

Demetriou is a very smart and successful man. I can see why you would dislike him. Personally I like the fact that I can watch AFL live on free to air TV most weekends in Cairns and usually more than one game these days. I also like the fact that I recently went to an AFL game played in Cairns for premiership points, so did the rest of the locals who attended and had a fantastic day. It was a remarkable success considering it was played in a Rugby loving area. I've got to be perfectly honest I'm not sure if I like the Suns or if I like the game of AFL itself more, however what I do know is I'm a Saints supporter that has had a long association with North Australia and in particular Cairns and love that these days I can combine my love of AFL, the Saints and North Australia. Three great things, four if I count the Suns. Go Andrew.

BTW the weather up here today is fanfarkingtastic! Great day for flying and fishing…and reading Saintsational.

Demetriou didn't expand the comp - Jackson did.

Demetriou is keeping Victorian clubs, at the expense of the comp.

What an idiot. Keeping the Victorian clubs. Much better to either merge, fold or move them. That would be great. Yep makes sense.

[Johnny Member]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

Demetriou is a very smart and successful man. I can see why you would dislike him. Personally I like the fact that I can watch AFL live on free to air TV most weekends in Cairns and usually more than one game these days. I also like the fact that I recently went to an AFL game played in Cairns for premiership points, so did the rest of the locals who attended and had a fantastic day. It was a remarkable success considering it was played in a Rugby loving area. I've got to be perfectly honest I'm not sure if I like the Suns or if I like the game of AFL itself more, however what I do know is I'm a Saints supporter that has had a long association with North Australia and in particular Cairns and love that these days I can combine my love of AFL, the Saints and North Australia. Three great things, four if I count the Suns. Go Andrew.

BTW the weather up here today is fanfarkingtastic! Great day for flying and fishing…and reading Saintsational.

Demetriou didn't expand the comp - Jackson did.

Demetriou is keeping Victorian clubs, at the expense of the comp.

What an idiot. Keeping the Victorian clubs. Much better to either merge, fold or move them. That would be great. Yep makes sense.

Of course it makes sense.


It's a National comp. If you're serious about it, you need to do it properly.


And if you're not going to do it, then don't rush it and in the process set the clubs that you want to keep back 5 years by robbing them of any hope of rebuilding!

And not only that, you ruin any chance of getting to the ideal scenario of each team playing each other twice.


North Melbourne were moronic for not moving to the Gold Coast - and Demetriou was even more stupid for allowing them to.


Do you think it should be a Victorian comp with some interstate sides taking part in it?

It's a National sport, and a National comp. It's madness to have 11 Victorian clubs if you're serious about it.


One should have gone to the Gold Coast, and another to Western Sydney (if it's so important to expand).

[plugger66]

I'm really looking forward to this game. The GCS play really good football in bursts and if they can put four quarters together we will be in a lot of trouble.

You've been plugging for them from the get go, Cairnsman.

Question is which scarf will you be wearing?

It's been great watching them develop this year. Not very often you get to wittness a new club in any sport in this country enter an elite competition and be competitive as they have. Hats off to them. They will be a force to reckon within in two years time and unfortunately they will win a flag before we win our next. That hurts to say that but I think it could be a real possibility.

Hats off to them?


I despise them. They are the offspring of Demetriou and the very mention of the name Gold Coast Suns makes me want to chunder.

Demetriou is a very smart and successful man. I can see why you would dislike him. Personally I like the fact that I can watch AFL live on free to air TV most weekends in Cairns and usually more than one game these days. I also like the fact that I recently went to an AFL game played in Cairns for premiership points, so did the rest of the locals who attended and had a fantastic day. It was a remarkable success considering it was played in a Rugby loving area. I've got to be perfectly honest I'm not sure if I like the Suns or if I like the game of AFL itself more, however what I do know is I'm a Saints supporter that has had a long association with North Australia and in particular Cairns and love that these days I can combine my love of AFL, the Saints and North Australia. Three great things, four if I count the Suns. Go Andrew.

BTW the weather up here today is fanfarkingtastic! Great day for flying and fishing…and reading Saintsational.

Demetriou didn't expand the comp - Jackson did.

Demetriou is keeping Victorian clubs, at the expense of the comp.

What an idiot. Keeping the Victorian clubs. Much better to either merge, fold or move them. That would be great. Yep makes sense.

Of course it makes sense.


It's a National comp. If you're serious about it, you need to do it properly.


And if you're not going to do it, then don't rush it and in the process set the clubs that you want to keep back 5 years by robbing them of any hope of rebuilding!

And not only that, you ruin any chance of getting to the ideal scenario of each team playing each other twice.


North Melbourne were moronic for not moving to the Gold Coast - and Demetriou was even more stupid for allowing them to.


Do you think it should be a Victorian comp with some interstate sides taking part in it?

It's a National sport, and a National comp. It's madness to have 11 Victorian clubs if you're serious about it.


One should have gone to the Gold Coast, and another to Western Sydney (if it's so important to expand).

What should have happened did happen. The AFL gave incentives for North to go to the GC but the members and the board rejected it so the AFL then started a new side. Imagine if it was us going. I bet you would be the first to whinge that AD is wrecking the comp. I suppose some people just whinge what is ever done.