Results going Saints way....

saintsRrising · Sat 09 May 2009 10:51pm

Hawks lose..
Blues lose

PA lose...

So the results in the main have gone our way to provide a nice little break in the ladder.

Just need the Saints to do their bit and knock off the Pies though.

The ladder at the end of this Round is going to look quite stunning with most teams on 12 points!!!

3rd generation saint · Sat 09 May 2009 10:56pm

I was just about to comment on that, but yes Port loses, we win and we are 3 games and a ton of percentage clear in a top two spot.

Can not remember a season where two teams cleared out by so far at this time in the season.

saintsRrising · Sat 09 May 2009 10:56pm

Then again PA coming back...

saintsRrising · Sat 09 May 2009 11:00pm

North hang on..just.

saintsRrising · Sat 09 May 2009 11:02pm

So need to knock off the Pies now.

SainterK · Post: # 736216Post **SainterK** » Sat 09 May 2009 11:46pm

Very true, the results could not be better for us. Few upsets this round, lets hope this doesn't fill Collingwood with optimism....

saintsRrising · Sun 10 May 2009 12:02am

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:
Very true, the results could not be better for us. Few upsets this round, ....

Yes my tips are looking lousy...but I don't mind as it is good for the Saints.

Beej · Post: # 736227Post **Beej** » Sun 10 May 2009 12:18am

Mate had a spare membership so I was at Etihad tonight.

Roos almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory there.

On level two and I could seriously hear the footballers barking instructions to each other it was so quiet.

Ice Wolf · Post: # 736233Post **Ice Wolf** » Sun 10 May 2009 1:17am

OLB wrote:Mate had a spare membership so I was at Etihad tonight.

Roos almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory there.

On level two and I could seriously hear the footballers barking instructions to each other it was so quiet.

That was because the crowd was around half the size you would expect.

Roos only won because Salopek and K.Cornes shoulders gave way half-way through the 4th. Cornes because of a stupid bump.

ace · Post: # 736238Post **ace** » Sun 10 May 2009 2:08am

[quote="OLB"]Mate had a spare membership so I was at Etihad tonight.

Roos almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory there.

On level two and I could seriously hear the footballers barking instructions to each other it was so quiet.[/quote]

North did lose, big time.
Crowd was officialy less than 15,000. (14,342 to be precise).
That will cost them a big bucket of money.
Playing interstate clubs is killing Victorian clubs that have to pay Jihad Stadium's terrorists to play there.

It may become necessary to play interstate clubs at a neutral interstate venue - Tasmania, Gold Coast, Canberra, Darwin etc just to ensure the matches do not generate loses - money that is.

Griggsy · Post: # 736246Post **Griggsy** » Sun 10 May 2009 4:02am

Only result I care about going our way is the one on Monday. There is no time for the Saints to become complacent no matter how big the gap.

markp · Post: # 736255Post **markp** » Sun 10 May 2009 8:57am

With our amazing % we're effectively 3 games clear already.

I notice now that geelong have poked their noses in front they are getting the accolades and headlines like 'purrfect' are being written.

I think I'd like it to stay that way, and for the expectations on them to mount and mount, so it's considered theirs to lose... then hopefully on the big day (if we make it) at some stage they'll fear losing more than they'll want to win, and they'll choke....

Then in 2010 they'll be branded as chokers, and we can do it all again!

plugger66 · Post: # 736260Post **plugger66** » Sun 10 May 2009 9:45am

markp wrote:With our amazing % we're effectively 3 games clear already.

I notice now that geelong have poked their noses in front they are getting the accolades and headlines like 'purrfect' are being written.

I think I'd like it to stay that way, and for the expectations on them to mount and mount, so it's considered theirs to lose... then hopefully on the big day (if we make it) at some stage they'll fear losing more than they'll want to win, and they'll choke....

Then in 2010 they'll be branded as chokers, and we can do it all again!

I said that about our % in 2004 and a mate of mine pointed out if we started losing it could drop quickly. He was right and we missed a top 2 spot because of it. We need to keep winning and if we get to 16 wins % will not have a bearing.

markp · Post: # 736266Post **markp** » Sun 10 May 2009 9:55am

plugger66 wrote:
markp wrote:With our amazing % we're effectively 3 games clear already.

I notice now that geelong have poked their noses in front they are getting the accolades and headlines like 'purrfect' are being written.

I think I'd like it to stay that way, and for the expectations on them to mount and mount, so it's considered theirs to lose... then hopefully on the big day (if we make it) at some stage they'll fear losing more than they'll want to win, and they'll choke....

Then in 2010 they'll be branded as chokers, and we can do it all again!
I said that about our % in 2004 and a mate of mine pointed out if we started losing it could drop quickly. He was right and we missed a top 2 spot because of it. We need to keep winning and if we get to 16 wins % will not have a bearing.

Yup, indeed... I'm all for us keeping on winning, I just wouldn't mind if geelong finished first and held the spotlight and the weight of expectations.

SainterK · Post: # 736300Post **SainterK** » Sun 10 May 2009 1:09pm

After the results so far, Collingwood could secure 4th spot should they win against us....I'm not saying that I think that they will, but it gives them perhaps more motivation?

Otiman · Post: # 736302Post **Otiman** » Sun 10 May 2009 1:20pm

the only result that needs to go our way is the one on monday night. Keep winning and we won't need to worry about other teams, except perhaps Geelong's percentage.

SainterK · Post: # 736325Post **SainterK** » Sun 10 May 2009 2:59pm

Otiman wrote:the only result that needs to go our way is the one on monday night. Keep winning and we won't need to worry about other teams, except perhaps Geelong's percentage.

Funny that, I think Geelong was worried about our percentage

Goose is king · Sun 10 May 2009 7:20pm

Am I obsessed?

I even want Melbourne to win today so they are less likely to get a priority pick (pushing our pick back one).

Superboot · Post: # 736612Post **Superboot** » Mon 11 May 2009 12:27pm

Doesn't cheese you off when your percentage is 200% and then it drops because you didn't double the other team's score?!