Thank you Geelong

[gotcha1]

Can't help but noticing how much better last night and today is cos of yesterday's result. Makes me laugh how after last year coll supporters were talking about a 3 peat . LOL

 

[goodie23]

Re: Thankyou Geelong

Careful not to go too far. It's great to see Lonergan get a premiership medal and Collingwood suffer, but the likes of Scarlett and Scott are also celebrating

 

[70s sainter]

I despise collingwood as much as i love the saints , so yesterday was brilliant!!!

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Geelong are the greatest team of all and the oldest to win a flag in 67 years.

Some said No Ablett, No Geelong. Bartel proved yesterday that he is a better player than Ablett.

Jimmy Bartel is also one of the greatest players ever. Can play anywhere and do almost anything. It was amazing as he stalked Collingwoods entire team in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Plugger35]

Yeah it was great seeing Geelong smash Collingwood in that last quarter yesterday. Hated them when they beat us in 09 but still respect guys like Bartel, Ling, Kelly, Chapman and Corey, such gutsy footballers and decent, humble guys off the field.

They were fortunate with the sub rule though, with Podsiadly going down injured they brought on the sub and didn't lose rotations on the bench like we did when we lost Gardiner at virtually the same stage of the first GF last year. Probably fair to say if we had a sub last year we probably would have won that game

 

[saintsrfreak]

Geelong are the greatest team of all and the oldest to win a flag in 67 years.

Some said No Ablett, No Geelong. Bartel proved yesterday that he is a better player than Ablett.

Jimmy Bartel is also one of the greatest players ever. Can play anywhere and do almost anything. It was amazing as he stalked Collingwoods entire team in the 3rd quarter.

Woah woah woah, I wouldn't go that far bud.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Woah woah woah, I wouldn't go that far bud.

Can play anywhere and do almost anything.

I would. Just my opinion.
brownlow, 3 flag medals and now a norm smith. In a side that didn't include Ablett.

An amazing footballer, as courageous and skilfull as they come.

Coach to Jimmy: Can you please stand in the way of either Dawes or Cloke when they are on the lead and take a contested mark even if you get creamed? Can you please repeat the same process in our forward line?
Jimmy: Sure no probs boss.

Coach to Jimmy: Can you please kick goals from outside 50m from a set shot and tackle ferociously? We know Judd can't do either but you can.
Jimmy: Sure no probs boss.

Coach to Jimmy: Can you please be third man up at ruck contests because when you're on the ball, we think you don't work hard enough.
Jimmy: Sure no probs boss.

Coach to Jimmy: We have a five year contract and really want you to sign but we just can't offer the wages of other clubs? Will you stay.
Jimmy: Sure no probs boss.

Coach to Jimmy: At the stoppages could you please be around the packs and lead up the ground to the next contest 50m+ when the heat is on in the second half of the 3rd quarter of a Grand Final?
Jimmy: Sure no probs boss.

Coach to Jimmy: Can you please shut down Lenny Hayes today, we know it's not that sexy a role but we need to win a flag (ala 2009)? And could you please do that plus more in 2 years time?
Jimmy: Sure no probs boss.

I think I'll stick with Bartel. It would be great if we had him at St.Kilda. One can only wish.

The contested mark and goal he kicked on Saturday was sublime. Pure guts.

Talk about dejavu. Here is what he did against Collingwood to put them in front earlier in the year. He is the best player in the league by a mile. Can play anywhere and on anyone!

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[Armitage2Riewoldt]

That 3rd quarter was pretty handy.

Probably one of the handyest quarters I've ever seen from a player...

 

[Mad Dog 32]

Strange to look back to Round 1 and think that nearing 3/4 time the Cats had scored only one goal against us at the 'G'. How differently our two respective seasons turned out after that.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

That 3rd quarter was pretty handy.

Probably one of the handyest quarters I've ever seen from a player...

Best I have ever seen. From now on any third quarter player performance in a Grand Final will have to be compared to Bartels.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Strange to look back to Round 1 and think that nearing 3/4 time the Cats had scored only one goal against us at the 'G'. How differently our two respective seasons turned out after that.

Not really, when you have a player like Bartel who due to his exceptional and selfless clubman ability draws 2 Saints defenders in a marking contest and Milburn runs into goal. Cats hit the front for the first time in the match. 19 seconds left in the last quarter. We lose by a point and remember Selwood was knocked out by Farren Ray in the 1st quarter.

It wouldn't have been a goal if Bartel wasn't involved in that passage. And who does Milburn immediately run to afterwards to say thanks for that? None other than Jimmy Bartel.

Just go to the 1 minute mark of this youtube video and see for yourself.

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[stkildathunda]

4 Grand Finals, 1 Prelim Final for 3 premierships over 5 years. Thats pure dominance. Not to mention they only lost 2 games in year they lost the GF. One of the greatest teams of all time imo. Well ahead of the Lions of early 2000's. To be able to dominant entire years stands them above.

 

[SAINTsincebirth]

The camera flashing on to eddie when geelong kicked goals in the last was one of the best footy moments in my life, only thing that would beat that would be watching us do it....

 

[Squizz]

So when can we go back to telling them to get _ucked?

BTW - the name on the uniform is "K Duthie".

But of course that's fine. Isn't it?

 

[UnfinishedBusiness]

jeezus if our players did that... I shudder to think...

 

[StFly]

I was going to come in here and merely mutter F' Geelong, now however I am eagerly awaiting the Hun article slamming the Cats for their lack of taste, Bartel particularly for making Duthie far more attractive to more people than she already was (well the Dummy seemed to be turning for him, now see him in a skirt! ) and get up on their high horses about how a boozey blokey culture (hmmm where have I heard that before I wonder....) re football clubs have no place in society.

Better question would be where the crap did Stevie J get his jumper? I see some manner of rubber chicken stapled to it, North weren't in cahoots with this effort were they? I thought they were cool man.

But to be fair, there's sweet FA to do in Geelong anyway so you can't really blame them, though Bartel won't be getting any since it's a damned frigid place.

 

[krisholio14]

They weren't taking the piss out of your club, just a couple of people who dragged you through the mess.

 

[UnfinishedBusiness]

They weren't taking the piss out of your club, just a couple of people who dragged you through the mess.

Tend to agree mate, but if saints did it the media shit-storm would have been epic.

 

[krisholio14]

Tend to agree mate, but if saints did it the media shit-storm would have been epic.

Exactly.

 

[CHBench]

Gives me hope there's still room for fun in football. Good on them.

Although i see Neil Mitchell got on his soapbox.

 

[Squizz]

Gives me hope there's still room for fun in football.

Let me know when we're allowed to have some of that.

 

[CHBench]

Heh. Don't hold your breath.

 

[Bourky23]

Tend to agree mate, but if saints did it the media shit-storm would have been epic.

yep bang on.

not Geelong's fault though there's a clear anti St Kilda agenda in the media at the moment.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Let me know when we're allowed to have some of that.

After we win a flag and stop chasing Kim Duthies?

 

[seanoff]

Let me know when we're allowed to have some of that.

don't think your previous coach helped. might get a bit better outside "the bubble" tbh.