We all know they are better than their form shows and the fact is we havnt beaten them in 7 years
Irrelevant.
Different players and coaches on both sides. Different form of key players on both sides.
Different styles of play and immediate form of teams.
Callum Wilkie
Matt Parker
Dean Kent
Rowan Marshall ? (Edit: played last year only, cheers SaintersUnite!)
Ben Paton ?
...never played them in the seven previous games.
Jack Billings
Jade Gresham
Josh Battle
Blake Acres ?
...played in different positions.
Jack Newnes
Jack Lonie
Shane Savage
...had different form going into the game.
Brett Ratten
Brendan Lade
Billy Slater
John Donahoe
Darren O'Shaughnessy
...had nothing to do with our club.
They may be "better than their form shows", but they won't be finding their form with a team like us, we make teams earn every kick, we punish every mistake. We won't drop our heads, we will fight for 4 quarters.
And we're not playing them at their place, they're on the road and in the Saints' home for the first time in a while, big difference when you're used to a hometown advantage which they are.
As another poster said, the only way we're losing this is if we go in with a different attitude to the last 5 games, acting floggish or taking our foot off the pedal. Don't see it happening.
Saints by 4 goals/2 goals and 12 behinds ;-)