The Falcon Strike
Hall of Famer
St Kilda v West Coast - 23rd May 13:45 Etihad Stadium
The date was 4th August 2006. A young, unsure and nervous Eagles fan entered foreign soil for the first time and watched a rampant West Coast run riot over a gallant but ultimately fruitless St Kilda side. Cousins got more touches than a catholic bishop, Waters ran freely, Micky Braun played looser than a Kardashian and Cain Ackland made me laugh
The Saints crowd was loud, but I was louder.
This was folks one step of an Eagles march towards September Glory
Well, this Eagles fan is packing his beanie, his scarf and yellow peril footy jumper with Peter Sumich’s number on the back and will be once again crossing the Nullabor and cheering the boys on as they take another step towards what is surelySeptember October glory!
The key position duel will be paramount. St Kilda, still reeling with the loss of Nick Riewoldt to an internal suspension for inappropriate planking, still pose a formidable forward line with They Call MeCameron Bruce at FF. It’ll be man buns at 10 paces as Will and Josh tussle and tangle and comb the forward line. Then there will be the big hickey on Gov… for which I have already apologised. Ironically he will also be playing on Tom Hickey for whom footballing mortality will be staring in the face. When resting forward I Gov will get Longer.
The Saints have shown a great capacity to run and run in the midfield and will again pose question of an emerging WC midfield. Questions like:
* Will Yeo keep his teeth in his mouth?
* Can Priddis crack his first double ton?
* Will I be able to get a beer and hot dog and be back in my seat before the second half starts?
* Are we simply one game closer to us rediscovering our midfield frailties, or another step towards cementing our running power and ferocity at both man and ball?
These questions will be answered Saturday afternoon.
The forward half of the Eagles is where I think the game will be decided as this is where a man with heart, a man with fervour a man with struggling blood sugar levels will control the game. Not since Ray Washington and his brother confronted Scott Sylvester have the Cripps been so feared. Nothing sparks tribal reckoning like the removal on one’s colours and adorning another.
Jamie Cripps may be short in stature but will cast a long shadow or shadows on Saturday afternoon.He will ignore the boos of the ignorant Moorabbin folk and he will lead us to the 4 points and St Kilda will truly know that we gave them the Ramsay Bolton / Sansa Stark treatment at the trade table.
WC by 1 point
The date was 4th August 2006. A young, unsure and nervous Eagles fan entered foreign soil for the first time and watched a rampant West Coast run riot over a gallant but ultimately fruitless St Kilda side. Cousins got more touches than a catholic bishop, Waters ran freely, Micky Braun played looser than a Kardashian and Cain Ackland made me laugh
The Saints crowd was loud, but I was louder.
This was folks one step of an Eagles march towards September Glory
Well, this Eagles fan is packing his beanie, his scarf and yellow peril footy jumper with Peter Sumich’s number on the back and will be once again crossing the Nullabor and cheering the boys on as they take another step towards what is surely
The key position duel will be paramount. St Kilda, still reeling with the loss of Nick Riewoldt to an internal suspension for inappropriate planking, still pose a formidable forward line with They Call Me
The Saints have shown a great capacity to run and run in the midfield and will again pose question of an emerging WC midfield. Questions like:
* Will Yeo keep his teeth in his mouth?
* Can Priddis crack his first double ton?
* Will I be able to get a beer and hot dog and be back in my seat before the second half starts?
* Are we simply one game closer to us rediscovering our midfield frailties, or another step towards cementing our running power and ferocity at both man and ball?
These questions will be answered Saturday afternoon.
The forward half of the Eagles is where I think the game will be decided as this is where a man with heart, a man with fervour a man with struggling blood sugar levels will control the game. Not since Ray Washington and his brother confronted Scott Sylvester have the Cripps been so feared. Nothing sparks tribal reckoning like the removal on one’s colours and adorning another.
Jamie Cripps may be short in stature but will cast a long shadow or shadows on Saturday afternoon.He will ignore the boos of the ignorant Moorabbin folk and he will lead us to the 4 points and St Kilda will truly know that we gave them the Ramsay Bolton / Sansa Stark treatment at the trade table.
WC by 1 point
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