Strategy Can the Saints make the finals this year?

[Persevering Saint]

Gosh, this thread makes me feel more like a tigers supporter every time I open it...

 

[George]

Jarrad Waite is out for tomorrow's game against the Pies fellas, get around it!!!

 

[Jack Stevens]

Jarrad Waite is out for tomorrow's game against the Pies fellas, get around it!!!

I feel sick to my guts that Jarrad Waite not playing might help us play finals.

 

[pluggeranddoc]

Just tell Footscray it's a prelim!
Should be enough to help us over the line.

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Just tell Footscray it's a prelim!
Should be enough to help us over the line.

Ouch!! You bitch

 

[crasha301]

Just tell Footscray it's a prelim!
Should be enough to help us over the line.

We beat them making them finish 5th and we finish 8th and knock them out in the first week. Ahhhh to dream.

 

[Plumber66]

Here's a likely scenario:

Against all odds, and much to the surprise of everyone on here, we scrape into 8th spot.

Then we lose and despite no one thinking that we were within a bull's roar of making it, the melts will be hysterical.

Despite over achieving for the year.

 

[cooperrules]

wells out injured in the warmup

 

[Glen Buterol]

wells out injured in the warmup

Nope

 

[saintastic]

Ten minutes in and there go the finals!

 

[JG22]

No

 

[George]

Need to beat North next week or it's going to be very hard. Tomorrow night won't matter if North win tonight.

 

[George]

1) If North win their next two and lose their remaining four games...
WE NEED TO BEAT: Bulldogs, Blues, Swans, Tigers, Lions to make the finals.

2) If North win one of their next two and lose their remaining four games...
WE NEED TO BEAT: Bulldogs OR Roos, Blues, Tigers, Lions to make the finals.

3) If North lose all six remaining games...
WE NEED TO BEAT: Blues, Tigers, Lions to make the finals.


So if North win this, and lose their last four, we must beat them next week.

 

[George]

Farkin Collingwood.

Well that clears it up a bit now then.

Two scenarios left are;

1) If North win next week and then lose their remaining four games...
WE NEED TO BEAT: Bulldogs tomorrow night, Blues, Swans, Tigers, Lions to make the finals.

2) If North lose next week and then lose their remaining four games...
WE NEED TO BEAT: Roos next week, Blues, Tigers, Lions to make the finals.


Basically our finals series starts next week. We will NEED to beat Carlton, Richmond and Brisbane in any scenario, and then either one of Sydney or North provided North collapse in the last month. If we lose tomorrow night we are still in with a shot, because if we can beat North the following week and what I mentioned above goes ahead, we'd finish the year on 12 wins compared to North's 11. We can't finish on the same amount of wins as them because of our poor percentage.

 

[Curunir]

Mad Monday 29th of August Enjoy!

Classy, but have fun in the prelims.

 

[12Chill]

Want a win tomorrow night badly.

 

[CHBench]

How boring are North? Honestly

 

[12Chill]

How boring are North? Honestly

I'm gonna vomit if we lose to them and have to sit through watching flog Harvey pull 3 BS junk time goals out of his arse at the end of the game.

 

[Keg on legs]

We will be busy for all of September sorry

You probably will be. And that will be it. After all, the grand final is in october, and we all know you can't make one of them don't we

 

[austinnn]

We will be busy for all of September sorry

Sure you will.



The first three weeks, playing football.

The last week, tears. Again.


Edit: I swear I didn't see the above post

 

[DarkSaint]

It will take a miracle for us to play finals now. Lose tomorrow and it's officially curtains.

Anyone that needs any sort of clean up etc I'd book them in right now. Last year we left it a bit late with some players and they ended up having a late start to pre season.

Give the fringe players in Lee, Murdoch, Curren Delaney etc a chance to see if they can salvage anything out of their careers or it's curtains.

Farewell the players that will be retiring and blood White, Rice, Coughlan, Payne etc to give them a taste of what it's like.

Get everyone primed and ready for day 1 with the addition of Carlisle and hopefully a gun mid or defender and it's onwards and upwards.

 

[plugger66]

It will take a miracle for us to play finals now. Lose tomorrow and it's officially curtains.

Anyone that needs any sort of clean up etc I'd book them in right now. Last year we left it a bit late with some players and they ended up having a late start to pre season.

Give the fringe players in Lee, Murdoch, Curren Delaney etc a chance to see if they can salvage anything out of their careers or it's curtains.

Farewell the players that will be retiring and blood White, Rice, Coughlan, Payne etc to give them a taste of what it's like.

Get everyone primed and ready for day 1 with the addition of Carlisle and hopefully a gun mid or defender and it's onwards and upwards.

I really hope the club don't do anything you suggested. matter of fact I would be certain they wont. Play guys that deserve a game, bugger the others. They have had plenty of chances to prove themselves.

 

[Diehard Saint]

It will take a miracle for us to play finals now. Lose tomorrow and it's officially curtains.

Anyone that needs any sort of clean up etc I'd book them in right now. Last year we left it a bit late with some players and they ended up having a late start to pre season.

Give the fringe players in Lee, Murdoch, Curren Delaney etc a chance to see if they can salvage anything out of their careers or it's curtains.

Farewell the players that will be retiring and blood White, Rice, Coughlan, Payne etc to give them a taste of what it's like.

Get everyone primed and ready for day 1 with the addition of Carlisle and hopefully a gun mid or defender and it's onwards and upwards.

At this stage I don't see the point of playing Murdoch, Curren and the others you mentioned. I'm pretty sure they are never going to feature in our best 22 and it will take games away from others we need to see.

I would far rather bring in Templeton, Pierce, Rice, White and even a couple of rookies in Coughlan or NOK if we can to give them a look at the real thing.

 

[DarkSaint]

I really hope the club don't do anything you suggested. matter of fact I would be certain they wont. Play guys that deserve a game, bugger the others. They have had plenty of chances to prove themselves.

If we can't win on Sat I don't see the point in playing Montagna in the half backline or Gilbert in the team over kids. But that's just my two Bob.

 

[DarkSaint]

At this stage I don't see the point of playing Murdoch, Curren and the others you mentioned. I'm pretty sure they are never going to feature in our best 22 and it will take games away from others we need to see.

I would far rather bring in Templeton, Pierce, Rice, White and even a couple of rookies in Coughlan or NOK if we can to give them a look at the real thing.

I still think that Murdoch can make it just needs to be given a 5 or so block of games in a row.

Give guys like Gilbert, Montagna etc a rest and bring in the younger guys. What's the worse that can happen.