swans may not be a pushover

[stinger]

...and our record in sin city ain't too flash...


..."
Saints wary of struggling Swans


August 01, 2009
Article from: The Australian

UNBEATEN St Kilda is bracing for a typically torrid battle against a Sydney side determined to give the Saints a dose of their own hard medicine at the SCG tonight.

St Kilda started its 17-match winning streak in round one against the Swans at Etihad Stadium, where it prevailed by 15 points despite having five goals to one kicked against it in the first quarter.

The now notorious Saints defence prevented Sydney from scoring a goal in the two middle quarters.

Recent matches between the Saints and Swans have invariably been low-scoring affairs, with the past seven matches between the two clubs only once producing a team score of more than 100 points.

"You know what you're going to get with the Swans, they're a very professional club and every time we've played them it's been a real battle," St Kilda midfielder Lenny Hayes said.

"I think the thing you know with the Sydney Swans is that whenever you play them you are in a hard contest. They are always in every game, they are a really professional outfit and we expect nothing less on Saturday night."

Entering this weekend's round four points off eighth place, the Swans need to cause a boilover to maintain their finals hopes.

Sydney midfielder Jarrad McVeigh declared that the Swans had no intention of deviating from their usual style of contested football.

"I don't think it's mission impossible, I think we match up well with the Saints," McVeigh said yesterday. "We had a good contest in round one. We started really well in that game and they got on top of us."

AAP

[matrix]

link?

[The Fireman]

May not but will be.

[Dan Warna]

No team is a push over IMO.

remember melbourne, essendon and carlton pushed us.

you only need to be 5% of your game to let them in.

the good thing about this side is that if we are 5% off, the are disciplined enough (good coaching) to lift themselves out of the funk.

also another big difference is st kilda of 04 would start off in a blaze and be hunted down in the 4th quarter.

in 09, except for a few games, we look like we are fit enough to run another 30 mins.

that must scare other clubs now late in the season where its difficult to build on core fitness.

still it counts for nought without a flag.

[perfectionist]

We should win but we might not. The gap between the two is about 5% and can be accounted for by the favoured team simply not being as switched on as usual. On the other hand, this Saints team has not shown too many signs of this flaw.

[stinger]

link?

just for you....





http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 32,00.html


....because you asked so nicely....

[OneEyedSainter77]

I gotta feeling....
That tonight''s not gonna be a good night.

[mob]

I gotta feeling....
That tonight''s not gonna be a good night.

I've felt that for weeks....I don't want to be the curse tonight seeig the team live. Lenny should have a cracker.


PLEASE

[matrix]

link?

just for you....





http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 32,00.html


....because you asked so nicely....

i just presumed you wrote it
it had no name and no link.

seriously how hard was that?

[fingers]

As usual I have an uneasy feeling about tonight. Syd, the travel there etc. This won't be easy.

[GSG]

Guys get a grip on it.

If we lose, then we’re really in trouble.
Sydney has only won 7 games, the last one very unconvincingly against Melbourne!
No Barry Hall, and Michael O’Loughlin not as effective as he used to be.
Travel to Sydney – 1 hour flight - give me a break. And … a small ground.
No, they will win. If not, they’ll be serious questions asked. Why - took their foot off, can’t be bothered, didn’t need to win, getting cocky, etc, etc - none of it being a good excuse.

[stinger]

link?

just for you....





http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 32,00.html


....because you asked so nicely....

i just presumed you wrote it
it had no name and no link.

seriously how hard was that?

started off with


"August 01, 2009
Article from: The Australian "



ended with .....


'AAP'......


..ffs.....

[saintDal]

I thought the last 2 games would be hard and look how that went. I think we've gotten over the hurdle of the Geelong game, subi trip and 6 day break. The team has been managed well during those games so I think the guys should be good going into this game. The SCG will suit our style of play so I think it should be a comfortable win over a Swans team which isn't what it used to be.

[mick13]

I gotta feeling....
That tonight''s not gonna be a good night.

Homg I'm listeining to that song right now!

[saint66au]

Stinger.. unless im mistaken you have to provide a link when you quote a newspaper article on a forum...

personally im all for just posting the link and not the whole article....but if you are gonna post the whole article please post the link as well

[Schillaci]

I reckon it will be relatively easy.
I know we don't have a great recent record up in Sydney but tonights the night we go 18-0. I feel it in my loins. 8 goal win.

[matrix]

link?

just for you....





http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 32,00.html


....because you asked so nicely....

i just presumed you wrote it
it had no name and no link.

seriously how hard was that?

started off with


"August 01, 2009
Article from: The Australian "



ended with .....


'AAP'......


..ffs.....

thanks for the link......
ffs ffs ffs ffs

[stinger]

idiot

[stinger]

as i was saying..




.the swine nearly pulled it off........

[saint patrick]

as i was saying..




.the swine nearly pulled it off........

But came up short...you f#cking beauty

[linz]

Don't know what you're on about stinger.
We thrashed them by a point

[desertsaint]

easiest one point win ever!

[matrix]

ohh, so its about being correct....