Grand Final - your predictions?

[Hellenic Tiger]

It has been their lesser likes. Pendlebury and Swan have not been that influential in both GF'S. It has been the Skunks second tier and lesser likes players that have done the bulk of the damage. Take note Dimma, Cameron and Jackson use the draft.

[mightytiges]

Time to turn off the TV unless ur watching to see the big sooky have a bawl

Is Sooky St Nick out there? He's had sweet all impact today.

Kosi as well doing his best to impersonate Leon Davis in a Grand Final. Mr cement boots.

Only Goddard has played well for the Saints.

Kosi aint doin a Leon Davis as he at least has got his hands on the ball albeit giving it straight back.

LOL

Okay give Milne the Leon Davis award. His first kick coming late in the 3rd. Cornflakes Thomas was actually right about the little runt lol.

[Ramps]

Malthouse could go back to back with this mob! Geelong and St Kilda - there realistic premiership window has shut IMHO. For Geelong its ok they have 2 flags to show for it. St Kilda got Zip. Western Bulldogs arent real capable of winning either IMHO and Fremantle cant be trusted in finals in Melbourne.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Malthouse could go back to back with this mob! Geelong and St Kilda - there realistic premiership window has shut IMHO. For Geelong its ok they have 2 flags to show for it. St Kilda got Zip. Western Bulldogs arent real capable of winning either IMHO and Fremantle cant be trusted in finals in Melbourne.

I would not right off Hawthorn if they can get their minds right. They have two kwy forwards who kicked 200 goals between them in 2008. I reiterate the word if...... but yep I agree Ramps could have a situation where the Skunks the Cheats and Essendon are on 16 flags each which then leaves it up to us to respond as a club from about 3 years from now once the rebuild has been done and starts to bear fruit to turn into reality the Benny Gale 3-0-75 statement for us to at least hold on to an on field aura of being a top 4 club rather than hoping to get a home game blockbuster here and there each time the next seasons draw is released.

[dizza]

Malthouse could go back to back with this mob! Geelong and St Kilda - there realistic premiership window has shut IMHO. For Geelong its ok they have 2 flags to show for it. St Kilda got Zip. Western Bulldogs arent real capable of winning either IMHO and Fremantle cant be trusted in finals in Melbourne.

1 is bad enough...

[1965]

Malthouse could go back to back with this mob! Geelong and St Kilda - there realistic premiership window has shut IMHO. For Geelong its ok they have 2 flags to show for it. St Kilda got Zip. Western Bulldogs arent real capable of winning either IMHO and Fremantle cant be trusted in finals in Melbourne.

That would stuff up the Buckley takeover.

 

[Ramps]

If we draft well this year that could put us in the van in about 3 years time IMHO. Theres a vacuum beneath Collingwood now. Clubs like ours and Melbourne will be in with a real show down the track. Its all about getting in some extra draft picks now and getting quality kids in this draft.

[Hellenic Tiger]

To quote Terry Walla$$ in the year of the Dogs.

"I think I'm going to spew up"

[Danog]

If you want a guranteed job in 9 months, look for a job at centrelink this coming monday.

[mightytiges]

Luke Ball was clearly suffering from mixed feelings after the game.  

Bottom 6 of the Saints were the weak link last week and they were non-existent today. Surprised Lyon didn't make any unforced changes with guys like Eddy but when you look at their list there wasn't much to come in to make any difference. Having a Replay also spoiled the move of bringing Baker back after a long break. So typical to see a player struggle in the 2nd game back. Three GFs in two years and no flag will haunt this St Kilda group. You can't see them winning a flag so their window is now shut you'd reckon.

This really was a Grand Final about workrate and the new trendy word "structures" as both sides have a lot of average players in their bottom half so both rely on zones and presses to strangle their opposition. Fatigue really hit the Saints early for mine. They just didn't look up for it apart from Goddard. Lead to a more open game today which played into Collingwood's hands. A pretty forgetful GF replay being so one-sided unless of course for Pies' fans.

All the 16 clubs will now sit down over summer and try to come up with ways to overcome Collingwood's forward press just as they did with Hawthorn and their cluster zone after 2008. Let's hope too the Pies repeat the mistake after 1990 where they were satisfied with winning one after such a drought and their list fell away as their old premiership players slowed and retired.

[Ramps]

Im more interested in how we go about the next 10 days. Next 10 days real important IMHO. Can we get some extra picks inside 30 particularly around the 15 to 20 mark. If we can we can bring in more quality kids and we could be well on our way to finally having a list capable of being developed towards winning a flag.

[yellowandback]

Im more interested in how we go about the next 10 days. Next 10 days real important IMHO. Can we get some extra picks inside 30 particularly around the 15 to 20 mark. If we can we can bring in more quality kids and we could be well on our way to finally having a list capable of being developed towards winning a flag.

good call ramps, we need 4 of the top 30 or so in the draft.

[the_boy_jake]

Nick Riewoldt will never go from a very good player to a great one.

Difference between him and Carey, Brown as a marking forward was there today I thought. He doesn't have the arrogant strut of those two. That miss was embarrassing but also telling. It was Nick R trying to make an emphatic statement of St Kilda's intent by banging it into the top tier, and he lost his concentration in the spotlight because he is naturally an introvert. When Carey or Brown's team were being smashed I think there players still thought they had the biggest, toughest and best player out there. Not so with Nick.

[wayne]

Geez the Sainters have some duds in their side.

Kosi, McQualter, Dempster, Eddy, Jones....

I reckon they'll go hard for Tambling.

[the_boy_jake]

Kosi is a sniper... ordinary bloke and an agricultural footballer