I don't agree. If Collingwood had followed that approach they wouldn't have won the flag this year - eg Ball, Jolly, Brown!!!

Normally I leave right to the end no matter how badly we are getting flogged - and find it somehow therapeutic to do so. Couldn't do it yesterday. Left halfway through the last. I just couldn't see the point. Sorry if that somehow offends others on here.

sportingbet Pies $1.55 Saints $2.40 hasn't changed much from round 1 .. thought it would be closer tbh [with pies still being favorites] A consequence of Collingwood supporters betting money they have already looted on their team. The odds have nothing to do with who should win they are just a meas...

I'm in. Thanks to my brother's family for putting me up for the week!

The Western Sainters in Melbourne will be there...

Thrilled that baker is in, but gobsmacked that Big Mac is out.

Got there not long before the opening bounce last year and had a great time with the Saints supporters around me. Was hard up against a metal mesh fence though which obscured my view to one end.

I'll be there Trav. Is that at 6.30?

I was standing and could only see two thirds of the ground last year. Verry happy to get M52 Row A this year.

front row on the bounday line. Very happy

quote="markp"]We're playing possibly the biggest game in our Club's history in 5 days time... yet some of you navel gazing, dong bong smoking, know nothing nuffy's are carrying on about the width of a front panel of a jumper, which would be less than 2 inches wider than our regular one... ...

Great post. Get real oneteam - the clash strip is a shocker. I'm sure that what most of us want to see is the basic strip that we have used for the last forty plus years be worn on Saturday.

bozza1980 wrote: Collingwood finished on top, it seems that this gives them the right to choose, they've chosen, end of story.

When did this become a right for finishing on top?

Dal_Santos_Gal wrote:

saintjake wrote:How can we contact the club about this?

Email reception I would think, Attn to Michael or Grey, or whoever you think will listen and they will pass it on

reception@saints.com.au

done

Please let sanity prevail here. I don't want to be watching the replay of our second ever premiership for the next forty years with our players wearing this year's clash strip.

This is ridiculous. This has been going on for years and needs to stop now. Michael, please do something. Who gives a rats a### whether Collingwood were minor premiers. The two teams enter the GF absolutely equal (albeit it with us having one less day to prepare). We wore that ridiculous strip in 97...

Are there any Robert Harveys out there?

I am surprised as well that Baker hasn't made it. It must have been for reasons to do with specific match ups. Baker's situation is different to Max's last year. There was always a question mark over Max's hamstring - but no such concern re Bakes.

rogerwa wrote:i'm awake up to you 64...your still hanging out for that beer i owe you

There's no fooling you Roger!

We aren't talking a cracked rib, arm or collarbone here. Let's hope that sense prevails and that he doesn't play. No one (including our players) wants to see him sustain serious permanent injury.

Works for me Roger. See you there!

If we do meet the Pies and we try to match their speed we will lose. The way we beat them is the way we beat them earlier this year - we lock them down.

Good come-back Roger. Just winding you up. It was a great night - and a great atmosphere even though there wasn't many of us. Just goes to show that whatever minor differences we Saints supporters might have, after the opening bounce we are like one.

1. Hayes
2. Hayes
3. Riewoldt
4. Goddard
5. Milne
Just missed out: Peake, Dal Santo, Gwilt, Fisher, Hayes, Hayes and Hayes.

Lot of talk about the Hawks and others on here, but no mention of Freo. I reckon Freo will do the Hawks today at Subi.