Round 22: Saints and Swans

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  • stevoswan
    Veterans List
    • Sep 2014
    • 8573

    #76
    Originally posted by dawson
    Assuming we win next week.....playing Fremantle in the first week could be a blessing in disguise for us.
    We go in with nothing to lose and all the pressure on Freo.
    Is a similar situation to 2003 QF against Port which is on of my favorite Swans games of all time.
    Agree, that final, even though we lost the following week to the Lions, was the making of us becoming a consistant force in finals, on sheer self belief alone, and belief in the culture as a club. A classic.

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    • stevoswan
      Veterans List
      • Sep 2014
      • 8573

      #77
      Originally posted by Sandridge
      A side benefit of the win was that Dermie picked the Saints and that looks a bit silly now!

      Go the mighty Bloods!!
      Hilarious!! His bitterness now embarrasses him....

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      • stevoswan
        Veterans List
        • Sep 2014
        • 8573

        #78
        Originally posted by ernie koala
        Except they have the minor premiership sown up, and will likely leave half their side at home.

        We'll need everything to go right to beat them in Perth.
        They're already talking about seeking AFL permission to officially 'rest' players next week as it has 'no bearing on any other team or ladder positions' according to Ross Lyon. Yes it bloody does....the following week when we most likely play them they'll be all rested up. Stuff them I say!!! But considering it's us they'll probably face in week one, I'm sure the AFL will most happily oblige

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        • dawson
          Senior Player
          • Mar 2003
          • 1007

          #79
          Originally posted by stevoswan
          They're already talking about seeking AFL permission to officially 'rest' players next week as it has 'no bearing on any other team or ladder positions' according to Ross Lyon. Yes it bloody does....the following week when we most likely play them they'll be all rested up. Stuff them I say!!! But considering it's us they'll probably face in week one, I'm sure the AFL will most happily oblige
          In 2005, St Kilda had the week off while we slogged it out in the wet against Geelong. Comes down to the night....

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          • wolftone57
            Veterans List
            • Aug 2008
            • 5861

            #80
            Originally posted by stevoswan
            Hilarious!! His bitterness now embarrasses him....
            I don't understand why he hates us so much. we treated him really well. We paid his retirement fund for @@@@s sake. He ended up at Collingwood after us. He was only a bloody contractor after Hawks said they no longer needed him. He used us and played like @@@@. he was a thug at our footy club. Played only a few games because he was suspended for the rest. @@@@ing waste of space at Sydney. If he hates Sydney it is not our fault but his. he was out of control and the game was moving on. He wasn't moving with it, he was a dinosaur. He still talks that sort of stupid talk now.

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            • AnnieH
              RWOs Black Sheep
              • Aug 2006
              • 11332

              #81
              20 goals.
              See, it's not rocket science.
              Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
              Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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              • Ampersand
                On the Rookie List
                • Apr 2014
                • 694

                #82
                Really pleased with the ruthless nature of the past 2 wins. Whereas in the past we've put the cue in the rack and settled for a 30-40 point win, we've strung together consistent 4 quarter efforts and played out the games to the siren.

                Perhaps we've learnt the hard way from our shellackings from Hawks and WC that you need to keep the boot on the opposition's neck when you're on top.

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                • undy
                  Fatal error: Allowed memo
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 1231

                  #83
                  Originally posted by wolftone57
                  @@@@ing waste of space at Sydney. If he hates Sydney it is not our fault but his. he was out of control and the game was moving on. He wasn't moving with it, he was a dinosaur. He still talks that sort of stupid talk now.
                  No. He obviously didn't give us much bang for buck on the field, but go and listen to Richard Colless or talk to him (Colless) about 1994 when Colless came into the club. Off the field Dermie was one of the trio of sales guys (along with Colless and Barassi) who sold the game successfully enough to improve the off-field part of the club to the point where it pointed in the right direction. The football side followed.
                  Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way you'll be a mile away and he'll be shoeless.

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                  • goswannies
                    Senior Player
                    • Sep 2007
                    • 3052

                    #84
                    Originally posted by undy
                    No. He obviously didn't give us much bang for buck on the field, but go and listen to Richard Colless or talk to him (Colless) about 1994 when Colless came into the club. Off the field Dermie was one of the trio of sales guys (along with Colless and Barassi) who sold the game successfully enough to improve the off-field part of the club to the point where it pointed in the right direction. The football side followed.
                    Funnily enough though, he's still happy enough to sign pictures of himself as a Swan ... as opposed to, say, Jim Edmond, who prefers not to. While players can sign (or not) what they like, it might reflect a bit on their opinion of their time at the club.

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                    • wolftone57
                      Veterans List
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 5861

                      #85
                      Originally posted by undy
                      No. He obviously didn't give us much bang for buck on the field, but go and listen to Richard Colless or talk to him (Colless) about 1994 when Colless came into the club. Off the field Dermie was one of the trio of sales guys (along with Colless and Barassi) who sold the game successfully enough to improve the off-field part of the club to the point where it pointed in the right direction. The football side followed.
                      That's ok but why the hate for our club? Off the field he might have been bang for buck but he got big bucks too. He then went to Collingwood where he was really in retirement earning a motza. Pies at that stage had the worst recruiting strategies in the AFL. Dermie has always been a good self promoter and I don't doubt his influence off the field helped promote the club. But in the end it comes down to who really cares about your club and is going to stick around when the chips are down.

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                      • dimelb
                        pr. dim-melb; m not f
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 6889

                        #86
                        His off-field antics included a close brush with a fellow at Coogee Beach that could easily have ended nastily. Not much return to the club there.
                        He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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                        • Mug Punter
                          On the Rookie List
                          • Nov 2009
                          • 3325

                          #87
                          Originally posted by dimelb
                          His off-field antics included a close brush with a fellow at Coogee Beach that could easily have ended nastily. Not much return to the club there.
                          Dermie is a thorough pig of a man

                          As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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                          • bloodspirit
                            Clubman
                            • Apr 2015
                            • 4448

                            #88
                            Originally posted by aguy
                            I'm with you. I would prefer to play the dockers in week one than either west coast or the Hawks.

                            Freo are beatable if we play our best and don't lose the mental battle.
                            Me too.

                            And, bloodthirsty, I would rather play North or the Crows (who seem to be our bunnies) than the Dockers, no question. It's the others in the top 4 that worry me most, starting with Hawthorn.
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                            • Mel_C
                              Veterans List
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 4470

                              #89
                              Originally posted by wolftone57
                              That's ok but why the hate for our club?
                              His hate for us seems to have started after we won the 2012 GF. We beat his beloved Hawks and he gave us no credit for it. He is a bitter man!

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                                • Jan 2003
                                • 15976

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