Watching Lyon's Dockers tonight

[Munga]

Can you see us playing like that in five years? Applying relentless, frenzied pressure even more so than Freo is tonight? That's what it will take.
Building the list again from scratch, we will have no excuses.
I certainly hope so.

[Rosco]

Freo intensity versus hawthorn foot skills could be good to watch

[asaint]

reminds me of us in 09.

[kimberly saint]

Freo intensity versus hawthorn foot skills could be good to watch

intensity may win over in the big show

[twirlyhair]

Can you see us playing like that in five years? Applying relentless, frenzied pressure even more so than Freo is tonight? That's what it will take.
Building the list again from scratch, we will have no excuses.
I certainly hope so.

Shows that attitude and discipline is everything. We are not a bottom 3 team. The coaching over the next 2 years is critical in developing and drilling the players- just how Ross did with us.

[dragit]

Dockers fans must be spewing that they got rid of Harvey, cabbagespud

[Wayne42]

Dockers fans must be spewing that they got rid of Harvey, cabbagespud

The same Harvey that Essendope may end up with

[The Fireman]

reminds me of us in 09.

Thought the same thing

[Rosco]

Their board must be sore from the back slapping at the moment. Btw, Woodside is a decent sponsor...

[SainterK]

Yeah, like us in 09, but doing it late in the year

[BigMart]

They are something....

[Waltzing St Kilda]

Not sure you can play with that sort of intensity two weeks in a row. And certainly not for a whole game, unless you're on something. So I have a feeling they won't look so awesome next week.

[Moods]

Not sure you can play with that sort of intensity two weeks in a row. And certainly not for a whole game, unless you're on something. So I have a feeling they won't look so awesome next week.

Piss take?

We did it for about 12 weeks in a row in 09.

[Wayne42]

They are something....

With better players than we had

[SainterK]

Not sure you can play with that sort of intensity two weeks in a row. And certainly not for a whole game, unless you're on something. So I have a feeling they won't look so awesome next week.

Piss take?

We did it for about 12 weeks in a row in 09.

True, which is what's amazing about freo, they have sustained it much longer.

I guess resources can come into it.

[BigMart]

Better than

Hayes, Goddard, Fisher, Da Santo, Montagna, Gardiner, Riewoldt, Milne.... There's 8 all Australians

In 09 we had about 5

Freo had 1 this season

[SaintPav]

and the Swans were terrible. Injury ravaged and not as hungry.

Freo were good but they were allowed to play like that to a certain extent.

[Wayne42]

Better than

Hayes, Goddard, Fisher, Da Santo, Montagna, Gardiner, Riewoldt, Milne.... There's 8 all Australians

In 09 we had about 5

Freo had 1 this season

better than, you are so astute..

[Moods]

Not sure you can play with that sort of intensity two weeks in a row. And certainly not for a whole game, unless you're on something. So I have a feeling they won't look so awesome next week.

Piss take?

We did it for about 12 weeks in a row in 09.

True, which is what's amazing about freo, they have sustained it much longer.

I guess resources can come into it.

I actually disagree. The finals is the first time we have seen this type of defensive pressure turned up to this degree. We were doing it in H&A games that quite possibly wore us out as the season wore on. The Dockers have been far smarter - have put in place great defensive structures, but the frontal pressure has been turned full throttle for finals. It's shocked teams

[ShanghaiSaint]

and the Swans were terrible. Injury ravaged and not as hungry.

Freo were good but they were allowed to play like that to a certain extent.

Crap, swans where shell shocked.... Just like the cats. Freo played them into mistakes. Can't take anything away from their effort onight. When they knew they had it they backed off.

[noddy]

Not sure you can play with that sort of intensity two weeks in a row. And certainly not for a whole game, unless you're on something. So I have a feeling they won't look so awesome next week.

Piss take?

We did it for about 12 weeks in a row in 09.

We started fast and faded as the year went on, and by the finals the team was spent. I think Ro$$ learned from his time at St Kilda and is doing things differently now.

[Waltzing St Kilda]

Not sure you can play with that sort of intensity two weeks in a row. And certainly not for a whole game, unless you're on something. So I have a feeling they won't look so awesome next week.

Piss take?

We did it for about 12 weeks in a row in 09.

No we didn't. Not at that level. A handful of wins in the '09 streak we were lucky to get away with. Not saying we weren't awesome though.

I would say the Pies applied that sort of pressure for the most sustained period in '10-'11 but I'm not convinced they weren't "enhanced".

[Wayne42]

and the Swans were terrible. Injury ravaged and not as hungry.

Freo were good but they were allowed to play like that to a certain extent.

You are having a bad night, any tangible reason, or is this the new you..

[SaintPav]

and the Swans were terrible. Injury ravaged and not as hungry.

Freo were good but they were allowed to play like that to a certain extent.

Crap, swans where shell shocked.... Just like the cats. Freo played them into mistakes. Can't take anything away from their effort onight. When they knew they had it they backed off.

I'm sure Longmire would say that.

[SaintPav]

and the Swans were terrible. Injury ravaged and not as hungry.

Freo were good but they were allowed to play like that to a certain extent.

You are having a bad night, any tangible reason, or is this the new you..

I'm not as loyal as you so spank me Wayno spank me.