2 hours ago, nutbean said:

pretty simple for me now  - I look at the list and the talent  - if we play our best for four quarters there isn't a game we can't win.

Sometimes only 3 quarters will get it done, but do not them them know that!

 

What if we get ahead of ourself's it's not as if supporters speak to soon that will change fate,  when u wait a long time for something it comes quick, just like the bulldogs,  south Sydney,  the sharks, cubs,  Lester, am not saying a flag this year but next year or after that. 

27 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

What if we get ahead of ourself's it's not as if supporters speak to soon that will change fate,  when u wait a long time for something it comes quick, just like the bulldogs,  south Sydney,  the sharks, cubs,  Lester, am not saying a flag this year but next year or after that. 

Have they put a limit on full stops in Echuca DMMA?

I'm not getting ahead of myself, but I had a feeling on Saturday night that I haven't experienced before.  It wasn't arrogance, nor cockiness.  It took me hours to realise it was that feeling was.  It was confidence.  The feeling you feel when you beat a team that you should.

It's a feeling that should be growing within this playing group, and is the feeling I have going in to this week (as opposed to a combination of fear and arrogance that I displayed going in to certain games last year).

If we come out strong and beat Carlton as we should, I will take that as a sign of character improvement in the playing group. We have to take our chances at every opportunity. We can't be taken seriously if we slip this up again. 

I can now attend a game and feel we are  a 50/50 chance every week.

I have not had that feeling for a very long time.

Last year I think the players and some fans really did get ahead of themselves.  Last year when Jack Viney talked about winning so many games in a row, games which included the preseason games against some seriously undermanned teams, I was really concerned.  We were headed for a crash.

The talk seems different now.  The confidence is still there but it is more measured and based far more on solid evidence (like the stuff Brendan McCartney talked about - training intensities etc).  Expectations should be high, but with good reason.

1 hour ago, Return to Glory said:

Have they put a limit on full stops in Echuca DMMA?

What full stops they are,,,,,, talking about echuca Oliver is from here,  and he is better then wines

I'm just glad footy is enjoyable again after years of suffering. It's a good feeling we have something to play for and not just trying to keep off the bottom. Go Dee's! 

1 hour ago, old dee said:

I can now attend a game and feel we are  a 50/50 chance every week.

I have not had that feeling for a very long time.

Spot on OD. 

I kept a lid on it for most of the game at the Darklands, until about halfway through the last quarter, when I couldn't help it.....

One of the key differences on the weekend was the ability to not only halt St Kilda's momentum, but completely flip it the other way and maintain it ourselves. That was a massive tick for the coaches, senior players on the ground, plus assorted young freaks like Clarry and Hoges. 

In the past (including last season), once the Saints had a four or five goal lead, that gap might've fluctuated but never relinquished. It wasn't to be this time. There was something different about the manner in which we took the game back. It was swift, determined and brutal. That's what got me excited.

I'm quite confident about this weekend and I feel that confidence is well placed. But it's still one week into the season. Definitely no counting of chickens yet.

Edited March 27, 20178 yr by P-man

Not getting ahead of self at all.In Richardson's own words the Aints were handed a sound football lesson. 

That was on their hallowed turf. Not only do i think the hoodoo is gone the  boys might embrace this hell on earth stadium. ( Good to let a bit of fresh air in though...open fn roof !! )

Now on to DEMOLISH the Boos....again 10 goal win ...in the bag yep .. Calling it. Im running hot with 1 prediction in a row lol

38 minutes ago, P-man said:

Definitely no counting of chickens yet.

I am counting my eggs though and i have a few  just hope they all hatch  

Stat from The Age today, that 70% of teams that win Rd1 finish higher then the team they beat.

Given the Saints are meant to be pushing for the 8 like us, this win might be the difference between finals or not...

1 minute ago, PaulRB said:

Stat from The Age today, that 70% of teams that win Rd1 finish higher then the team they beat.

Given the Saints are meant to be pushing for the 8 like us, this win might be the difference between finals or not...

In many respects it was an 8 point game.

Our points

4 hours ago, old dee said:

I can now attend a game and feel we are  a 50/50 chance every week.

I have not had that feeling for a very long time.

Too right od. Was only a few short years ago where we went into most games thinking anything less than a 10 goal loss was a good effort.

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

Too right od. Was only a few short years ago where we went into most games thinking anything less than a 10 goal loss was a good effort.

I used to pray the game would go past quarter time.

6 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

In many respects it was an 8 point game.

Our points

We meet again in Round 21 @ the MCG, let's not lose those 8pts.

18 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Hell no. I will celebrate every win as if it were our last!

Which is a habit all Melbourne supporters should be in because it usually is.

1 hour ago, PaulRB said:

Stat from The Age today, that 70% of teams that win Rd1 finish higher then the team they beat.

Given the Saints are meant to be pushing for the 8 like us, this win might be the difference between finals or not...

Remind me who we beat in Round 1 last year ... but then again the exception always proves the rule

Keep smiling

Thought we stacked up pretty well against the other winning teams. If we play like that, we won't often be beaten.

Also thought that out of all the losing teams, the Saints were easily the most impressive. Don't understand all the doom & gloom about them, they'll be thereabouts at the end of H&A season. Although the unknown factor is how much they were kept in the game by Riewoldt.

20 minutes ago, Akum said:

Thought we stacked up pretty well against the other winning teams. If we play like that, we won't often be beaten.

Also thought that out of all the losing teams, the Saints were easily the most impressive. Don't understand all the doom & gloom about them, they'll be thereabouts at the end of H&A season. Although the unknown factor is how much they were kept in the game by Riewoldt.

It's the Old Melbourne factor, where most punters, seeing a loss to Melbourne think "Geee they must be (have played) bad to lose to Melbourne...!".

The penny is yet to drop that we've got a serious team this year, a New Melbourne...

Happy to fly under the radar tbh. 

 

2 hours ago, 3Dee said:

We meet again in Round 21 @ the MCG, let's not lose those 8pts.

Meet at our house...our terms

We own dem bytches now...just like those flakey pastry types

3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Not getting ahead of self at all.In Richardson's own words the Aints were handed a sound football lesson. 

That was on their hallowed turf. Not only do i think the hoodoo is gone the  boys might embrace this hell on earth stadium. ( Good to let a bit of fresh air in though...open fn roof !! )

Now on to DEMOLISH the Boos....again 10 goal win ...in the bag yep .. Calling it. Im running hot with 1 prediction in a row lol

I really hope they do bb - we play there 3 more times this year:  Cats rnd 3, The Cheats rnd 6, Bulldogs rnd 13.

I so desperately want us to beat The Cheats more than any other team. 

Edited March 27, 20178 yr by Lucifer's Hero