Help me settle a bet???

[Ball_Breaker]

I have a mate who is adamant that in '04 after we beat the Cats in the Wizard Cup final we played them the very next week in the round 1 match. I am 99% certain that there was then, as there is now, a week off between pre-season and first round of the real stuff. Can anyone verify this for me - I have done a little searching on the net but I can't find dates. I'm talking about the sort of bloke that will need solid proof - not just the word of a fellow forumite (or 50).

It should be said that there is only a beer riding on this (after all he was equally adamant that Rob Eddy is on the senior list). I don't want to hit him too hard.

[my les foote]

http://www.sportsdelivered.com/catalog/ ... aspx?id=88

When St Kilda took the 2004 Wizard Cup by defeating Geelong on March 14 it was the next logical step for Grant Thomas and his squad of young superstars.

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/game ... 40327.html

Round 1, Docklands, 27-Mar-2004

[HSVKing]

There was a week off.

Sat 13th March was Wizard Cup GF

Sat 27th March was Round 1.

[SharpShooter]

Round 1 was Saturday, 27 March.

Wizard cup final was on the 13th or 14th I belieive.

[saint66au]

Yep..theres always a week off..and it coincides with my wedding anniversary generally ...until this year then they moved everything up a week lol

[Pwoit]

In 04 we played the first four rounds in reverse order of who we played in the Wiz cup

• Adelaide
  Richmond
  Essendon
  Geelong
  
  Geelong
  Essendon
  Richmond
  Adelaide

How weird we beat the same four teams to win the NAB cup this time

[Ball_Breaker]

Thanks for the help guys. Look forward to collecting. I'm gonna have to tell this bloke (a mad Sainter by the way) that he shouldn't doubt someone who goes to the great source of knowledge that is Saintsational for his information.