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2009 AFL FINALS SERIES - THE GRAND FINAL - ST. KILDA V GEELONG
by The Stinger on Sep.25, 2009, under Australian, Football
VERSUS
Well the match we have all been waiting for and in reality the matchup we have wanted since round 14 is finally just around the corner. St Kilda and Geelong will face off for the biggest prize in Australian football, the AFL Premiership Cup. Who will win and who will have wasted another 12 months? I can only hope and pray that The Saints get up and win.
That’s right, I am a Saints fan and proud of it. Not that I dislike Geelong and the run of good form they have had over the last three years or so but I just want my team to finally win the prize that has eluded them since 1966. Geelong already has broken their premiership drought, let us break ours. (continue reading…)
AFL 2009 Finals Series - Western Bulldogs v St Kilda - Preliminary Final
by The Stinger on Sep.18, 2009, under Australian, Football
The AFL is fast approaching its finale and to find out who will meet in the big one we have two matches that fittingly feature the top four teams at the end of the regular season. Collingwood go up against Geelong on Saturday but first we have the table topping Saints up against the fighting Western Bulldogs.
St Kilda earned a weeks break by beating Collingwood in week one of the finals and have been able to get a few of their stars who are carrying niggling injuries, ready for the fight that awaits them. The Bulldogs on the other hand having lost to Geelong in week one had to face a fired up Brisbane but managed to see them off with only a slight amount of trouble.
The big worry for them will be the two tough games they have had to endure whilst the Saints have had a nice rest for a week and have been busy preparing themselves for this match. The Bulldogs are trying to get into a grand final for the first time in decades and have a good shot at causing an upset over the highly fancied Saints.
St Kilda believe this is their year after a stellar regular season and will not want to lose when they are so close to the ultimate prize. With five of their stars named in the All-Australian team this week they will have a healthy amount of belief in their own ability to win this game.
I think that the Saints will have just a little too much firepower for the Doggies but it will be a very close match.
2009 AFL Finals Series - St Kilda v Collingwood - Qualifying Final
by The Stinger on Sep.06, 2009, under Australian, Football
After a great season that has had a slight blip at the end of it, St Kilda head into the finals under a little bit of pressure. The runaway season leader has had its problems of late but the Saints have the chance to right the ship and get back to their barnstorming ways against a Collingwood side that has been beating up on sides below them but been unable to beat anyone above them on the ladder except for the Bulldogs by one point early in the season.
Minor premiers St Kilda began the season like a house on fire and were bullying teams into submission with their suffocating defence and almost unstoppable forward setup. But in the last month they have begun to show signs of fatigue and a sense of fragility with losses to Essendon and non-finalist North Melbourne, both by less than a goal. (continue reading…)
AFL Rd 11 - Can The Saints And Cats Remain Undefeated?
by The Stinger on Jun.05, 2009, under Australian, Football
It is round 11 and despite a few minor hiccups and scares St Kilda and Geelong remain undefeated at 10-0. Geelong has been here before but this getting to be uncharted waters for the Saints. One more win and they set a club record.
Everyone is talking about round 14 and the matchup between these two teams. Can we really expect these two teams to keep playing at this level for what amounts to another month with the mid-season break? The Saints are already starting to show some signs of tiredness and teams are starting to figure out how to beat them, even though they haven’t. (continue reading…)
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Today In Sport- Holger Osieck - The Socceroos New Boss August 14, 2010This past week the Football Federation of Australia announced the successor to Pim Verbeek for the head coach position with the Socceroos, Holger Osieck. Who? No, seriously. Who the hell is that? Well apparently after a mediocre playing career, he worked his way up to being Franz Beckenbauer’s assistant/clipboard monkey at Italia 90. Oh by […]The Stinger
- Barclays Premier League 2010/2011 - A Quick Preview August 14, 2010The new English Premier League season is upon us and here is my picks for where everyone will finish plus a few extra special predictions. 1. Chelski 2. ManCiti 3. Arselol 4. ManUre 5. Liverwurstpool 6. Rottenham 7. Villa 8. EverTimmeh 9. Fulham 10. Small Heath Alliance 11. Wigan 12. Stoke 13. Sunderland 14. Newcastle 15. West Ham 16. Bolton 17. Blackburn 1 […]The Stinger
- Shaquille Becomes A Jolly Green Giant August 7, 2010Shaquille O’neal was this week announced as the newest addition to the Boston Celtic’s All-Star Cavalcade Of Future Hall Of Famers Retirement Tour. That’s not to say that this team won’t be competitive, far from it. They have over 50 combined All-Star appearances on their roster and they can all still play. But they are not [...]The Stinger
- Ilya Kovalchuk - The Saga Continues August 3, 2010For those who came in late, Ilya Kovalchuk was traded during the middle of last season from Atlanta to the New Jersey Devils. He became a much sought after commodity during the off-season and was actively pursued by many a NHL club, most notably Los Angeles. But the New Jersey management came up with a brilliant plan. Offer [...]The Stinger
- 2010/2011 Hyundai A-League Season Preview August 1, 2010A brand new Hyundai A-League season begins on Thursday complete with a brand new team, the Melbourne Heart. There have been changes a plenty over the off-season, new managers have entered, goalkeepers have been moving around left, right and center and Australian players have returned from their time with overseas clubs. So, who will win this [...]The Stinger
- The Top Ten Newspaper Headlines During The World Cup* July 18, 2010*Newspapers may or may not be real. 10. The Kim Jong Il Times, North Korea - 23 People Shot And Killed During Welcome Home Ceremony For North Korean Football Team. 9. The Montevideo Sun, Uruguay - New Goalkeeper Suarez Keeps Uruguay In World Cup 8. The Springbok Sentinel, South Africa - The Johannesberg Symphony Orchestra To Add Vuvuzela To [...]The Stinger
- Happy Birthday Dad. July 13, 2010Today is my father’s birthday, so Happy Birthday dad. My love of sport comes from him. He introduced me to so many different sports and helped give me a overall enjoyment of all sports. He came from a big family and all of them loved their footy, especially growing up not far from the Footscray football [...]The Stinger
- The Weirdest Olympic Sports In History June 22, 2010Throughout the history of the modern Olympic Games many sports have come and gone. Some events were merged or incorporated with others, but other sports were banished altogether. There are many sports that were given a go and either through lack of participating countries or just flat out strangeness, they had to be let go. Here [...]The Stinger
- FIFA World Cup - Refereeing At Its Worst? June 21, 2010The 2010 FIFA World Cup has been hit by a spate of at the very least, questionable decisions being made by the match referees. Sure, the actual football has at times been on the wrong side of good but the officials are making it hard for teams to play. The World Cup is supposed to be [...]The Stinger
- 2010 FIFA World Cup - Round 1 Review June 17, 2010Well, the first round of matches in this years World Cup are done and dusted and there were a few thrills and some bigger spills, especially from big guns Spain and England. Best Performance - Argentina’s defeat of Nigeria - It would be easy to say Germany’s demolition of Australia but two of their goals came [...]The Stinger
- Holger Osieck - The Socceroos New Boss August 14, 2010
