Review vs Bulldogs (5th best comeback by margin for any club, and equal best for StK)

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In the other battle of the day:

Boyd: 6 disposals, 4 marks, 0.2 goals.
Bruce: 10 disposals, 3 marks, 1.3 goals.

We picked the right Giant, at the better price.
 
Agree with a lot of the posters here, the excuses on the dogs board are pathetic - 22 v 22 out there simple. The team who wanted it more won on the day.

Thought it was disgraceful from our team to blow a lead like that but full credit to the saints who ran all over us. At least we know we are both on the right track, it could be much worse, we could barrack for carlton or Richmond ;) congrats on the win. Enjoy it, its what footy is all about.
 
I've never seen Roo so flat and lacking enthusiasm or spark or being so inconsequential to a game of footy in a long, long, long time, possibly ever. Was very, very unusual and surprising.

Emma Holmesby loss was felt acutely, for understandable reasons.

He just had one of those games, all forgiven
 

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Billings is just another midfielder , Bontempelli is once in a generation.......

Who are you? King bont?
Pfffft
youve only had 4 post and 1 qtr of them are stupid :p:p


You have to remember Bont was ready to go. Jack needed a few preseasons in the gym.

One was a two time U18 All Australian, he will be a champion......and he's a Saint.
Bont is a very good young player, but once in a generation? Pftt.


Guys I think this was a tongue in the cheek comment, referring to the Bulldogs build up on Bontempelli being a once in a generation player. He is not saying he thinks he is, but reminding us of the Bulldogs quote on Bontempelli.
 
Who is Emma Holmesby? I figured something like that had to be the case.

Daughter of Russell, brother to Luke, (and another sister whose name I've forgotten) - works at the club. Passed away after an epileptic seizure led to a cardiac arrest. She was 28 and a lovely person by all accounts.

Gone far too soon
 
Billings is just another midfielder , Bontempelli is once in a generation.......

OMG, the Bontempelli hype has officially reached fever pitch. I have not seen people lose their marbles this much over a player since Judd. The difference is there was actually substance behind the extreme Judd hype. He won a Brownlow is his 3 year on a list. His first 2 years were absolutely out of control, he was picking up the ball in congestion and just sprinting away leaving 8 blokes in his dust.

Bontempelli has had a nice start to his career, has regularly shown he is capable of doing some special things. However, he has not dominated games of football consistently yet. In fact, he was not dominant enough to even win the Rising Star. People getting carried away because he is a good size. Should be a very good player, but once in a generation? That implies a standard that rivals Gary Ablett, Wayne Carey etc. Chances are slim at best he reaches that kind of level.

EDIT: My bad, realised you may be being sarcastic here. Ignore.
 
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Who is Emma Holmesby? I figured something like that had to be the case.
Emma was a lovely, gregarious girl who had worked part time at the club on and off since the age of 16. She had recently been appointed assistant membership manager.
She had a seizure Tuesday night after netball and never regained consciousness. A beautiful girl and a huge loss to the club and the players, she was a lovely, lovely girl. :(
 

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