Huh??
Melbourne made a preliminary final last year and Hawthorn finished in the top four.
This isn't directed at you, but I find it funny when other teams win games we just take it on face value but when we win games there's always a 'BUT'...
We beat Gold Coast BUT they are bottom four so it doesn't count.
We beat Essendon BUT they were in poor form so it doesn't count.
We beat Hawthorn BUT they had a heap of injuries so it doesn't count.
Well Gold Coast are better than people expected, Essendon on their day can beat anyone, and we had just as many injuries as Hawthorn did.
And now people think we won't beat Adelaide because we haven't beaten them for 7 years and they are an experienced team? How's that relevant?
Always some excuse at St.Kilda...we've won the games, fair and square. No ifs or buts. And if we win on Saturday it won't be because Adelaide "are on the decline" or "dont travel well" or whatever the case may be. It'll be because we beat them.