Preview Round 8, 2021: Gold Coast v St.Kilda - Metricon Stadium, Saturday 8th May, 1:45PM AEST

[Tyrian Lonestar]

This time last week we were ECO.

What is it about this club that keeps us coming back for more?

I'm pretty sure no Saints supporters would be in to S & M when you consider how much pain, discomfort and anguish we take during footy season.

Its more an abusive partner relationship.

 

[tomjoad]

This time last week we were ECO.

What is it about this club that keeps us coming back for more?

I'm pretty sure no Saints supporters would be in to S & M when you consider how much pain, discomfort and anguish we take during footy season.

Or we freakin' love S&M so much that it drives us to a club like the Saints...our collective safe words are "It's too late to go change or go back now."

 

[Joffaboy]

Hahaa, yep even back then Italy had insane drivers

Back then? It was 2015.

 

[True Believer]

Suzuki Cultus sounds like a Japanese new wave band who opened for the Yello Magic Orchestra at the Budokan in the mid 1980's or one of those death cults who opened Sarin gas in the Tokyo underground.

Now wonder they renamed it a Barina.

Saints by 123

Nah, they called it a Barina because "Tampax" was already trademarked and "snoozefest" didn't rate well with focus groups......

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Back then? It was 2015.

to be fair even 2019 feels like a decade ago after all the drama of the last 18 months.

 

[scotteydog]

Watching the Cats v Tigers game, I hate Geelong.

So just thinking instead, that we possibly have our best 22 out there against GCS, maybe bar Joyce. So with Frawley, Geary & Hannebery still out, who would they replace in this current team.

For me it would be Frawley for Joyce, Geary for Byrnes & Hannebery for Bytel. This would mean, that we would have 17 player's in the team that are 25y.o or over this year. With the five under 25y.o, being Battle, Clark, Coffield, Higgins & King.

 

[Diehard Saint]

We’d better win this one because there’s no way we’re winning next week.
Cant even remember when last we defeated the Cats. Round 14 2009?

 

[LiterallyNobody]

We’d better win this one because there’s no way we’re winning next week.
Cant even remember when last we defeated the Cats. Round 14 2009?

Round 14 2016 I think it was. Won by three points. The year prior we drew. Before that we hadn’t beaten them since the “you just lost us the game” qualifying final. We used to split the games each year 50/50 - did it in 2003-6 but then they won a flag and we fell off a cliff. Only four wins against them since then.

 

[Remboy]

We’d better win this one because there’s no way we’re winning next week.
Cant even remember when last we defeated the Cats. Round 14 2009?

You’ve forgotten the QF of 2010, or the game when Gresham kicked the miracle goal from the the pocket. Can’t remember the year but it wasn’t that long ago.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

You’ve forgotten the QF of 2010, or the game when Gresham kicked the miracle goal from the the pocket. Can’t remember the year but it wasn’t that long ago.

5 years!

 

[BrutThough]

5 years!

We've only played them once at Marvel in that time which was 2017. Game was pretty equal at 3/4 time then they just demolished us in the last quarter in what ended up being a big loss.

 

[stfan]

Watching the Cats v Tigers game, I hate Geelong.

So just thinking instead, that we possibly have our best 22 out there against GCS, maybe bar Joyce. So with Frawley, Geary & Hannebery still out, who would they replace in this current team.

For me it would be Frawley for Joyce, Geary for Byrnes & Hannebery for Bytel. This would mean, that we would have 17 player's in the team that are 25y.o or over this year. With the five under 25y.o, being Battle, Clark, Coffield, Higgins & King.

Tigers might be outside of the 8 at the end of this round.


Cats have a lot of height in their forward line. And another big game for us where our opponent has extra rest.

 

[Plugger35]

What's the go with Carlisle, is he injured?

Someone needs to ask the hard question to Ratts, he is clearly our best CHB, we need him in our team.

We might beat Gold Coast without him but we won't beat Geelong without him.

We need some answers.

Some clarity.

 

[scotteydog]

What's the go with Carlisle, is he injured?

Someone needs to ask the hard question to Ratts, he is clearly our best CHB, we need him in our team.

We might beat Gold Coast without him but we won't beat Geelong without him.

We need some answers.

Frawley would do, against Geelong

 

[LiterallyNobody]

You’ve forgotten the QF of 2010, or the game when Gresham kicked the miracle goal from the the pocket. Can’t remember the year but it wasn’t that long ago.

That’s the one. 2016 it was. Amazing goal.

we also held them goalless in the entire second half of the 2009 gf rematch in 2010 in a wet night at the G. That was enjoyable.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Frawley would do, against Geelong

I would imagine that’s what they’re hoping for.

 

[scotteydog]

What's the go with Carlisle, is he injured?

Someone needs to ask the hard question to Ratts, he is clearly our best CHB, we need him in our team.

We might beat Gold Coast without him but we won't beat Geelong without him.

We need some answers.

Some clarity.

Back spasm & was dropped

 

[AirWinmar]

Frawley would do, against Geelong

He'd have to play a hell of a lot better than his 1st vfl game or Hawkins will kick 10 on him

 

[jwikked]

We’d better win this one because there’s no way we’re winning next week.
Cant even remember when last we defeated the Cats. Round 14 2009?

Jack Steven sunk them a few years back, or maybe it was Gresham I can't quite remember. I remember Jack had a lot to do with it anyway.

 

[stfan]

What's the go with Carlisle, is he injured?

Someone needs to ask the hard question to Ratts, he is clearly our best CHB, we need him in our team.

We might beat Gold Coast without him but we won't beat Geelong without him.

We need some answers.

Some clarity.

It has been reported that he has a sore back. Did not play VFL last week either.

 

[True Blue Saint]

We've won 5 straight against them, and before last year's 1 win, we were largely beating them with a rabble. While we've played close games, we're always coming out on top. Hardly a team I'd say we struggle with.

I am aware of that. Perhaps the more correct thing to say would be that we "struggle to beat" them as it's always far too close for comfort.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Jack Steven sunk them a few years back, or maybe it was Gresham I can't quite remember. I remember Jack had a lot to do with it anyway.

Gresh got us within a goal and stuv got the winner.

 

[Tyrian Lonestar]

Back then? It was 2015.

Oh. Thought you were talking earlier.
It was insane in 1993 sowould have been worse for you in 2015

 

[True Blue Saint]

Nah, they called it a Barina because "Tampax" was already trademarked and "snoozefest" didn't rate well with focus groups......

 

[scotteydog]

Bring Carlisle & Frawley in for the Geelong game, at least they match up in size. Frawley on Hawkins, Carlisle on Cameron & Howard to provide run on the outside.