Round 7 - St Kilda vs Carlton - Sat 10 May 2003
Carlton: 2.2 8.2 12.5 15.11 (101)
Goals: St Kilda: Riewoldt 3, Burke 2, Gehrig 2, Hayes 2, Clarke, Hamill, Harvey, Jones, Koschitzke, Maguire, Peckett
Best: St Kilda: Hayes, Riewoldt, Harvey, Goddard, Burke, Peckett, Hudghton, Clarke
Umpires: Sheehan, Allen, Nicholls
Crowd: 45,122 at Telstra Dome
405 members to go before breaking club record
Postgame
» Saints Stats vs Carlton - This Site - 10May03
Grant Thomas: "I've always said that a game of football is won by your worst six players and not your best six players and I thought our worst six players were pretty damn good."
» Full Match Details - saints.com.au - 10May03
» Young Saints pass test - TheAge - 12May03
» Burke playing his part - saints.com.au - 11May03
» Saints serve up a triple treat - saints.com.au - 11May03
» One of the best wins this year: Thomas - HeraldSun - 10May03
» St Kilda outlasts Carlton - 7sports - 10May03
» Saints hold off hard-charging Blues - TheAge - 11May03
Gant Thomas: "In each of the wins we've had, they've all been games where we've been challenged late and it's gotten to within a kick in the last quarter," said coach Grant Thomas. "So I see that as a really positive sign for our leadership and also the composure of the team."
Denis Pagan: "We just couldn't bridge that gap....it was just a real arm wrestle all the way through."
» Blues push Saints all the way - Foxsports - 10May03
It was the first time since 1999 the talent-packed Saints have won three games in a row. St Kilda had much more of the ball throughout the match, but the Blues successfully closed up the play and kept the game tight.
» St Kilda outlasts gritty Carlton HeraldSun - 10May03
A St. Kilda side brimming with youth but crucially also sprinkled with experienced veterans was able to meet every challenge, showing wonderful composure and belief to register a famous victory.
» Saints win three on the trot - saints.com.au - 11May03
Grant Thomas: "I think perhaps we need to become a bit more stronger with the opposition away side that they have to have a distinguishing outfit . I think it is better for the supporters, the viewing public and no doubt the players." - Two of the mistakes cost the Saints goals.
» Saints dark over colour of jumpers - TheAge - 10May03
» Thomas unhappy with colour clashes - saints.com.au - 11May03
Forum Posts
Statsman: As supporters over the years we've been used to looking at the match ups and thinking "who will we put on so-and-so" but very soon we'll just go out there, play our game and let the opposition worry about how on earth they'll stop Harvey, Hayes, Riewoldt, Koschitzke, Ball, Clarke, Goddard, Dal Santo, etc, etc...
Goodyab: The first qtr was unbelievable, I couldn't believe the intensity or the tackling and the presence of the more experienced players and the composure of the young blokes. It was a good hard struggle and Carlton are no wimps, they have tested every club this year, we are starting to get it all together.
» Saints of Steel - Saintsational Forum
» Well done John Beveridge - Saintsational Forum
» Max Hudghton - Inspirational!! - Saintsational Forum
» Is Frankie Peckett back in town - Saintsational Forum
» Tough games ahead - Saintsational Forum
» Saints vs Carlton - Votes - BigFooty Forum
jonty12 (Carlton Supporter): Obviously Carlton has improved from last year, but how many games 'realistically', do you think we will win this year, and are we destined to finish in the bottom four?
» Bottom Four Looks Likely - BigFooty Forum
Other Related
Rod Butterss: "I'm confident that the same commission that courageously delivered the salary cap, the draft and the trading arrangements, will now deliver a fairer off-field solution via the long-awaited centralised balancing fund."
» Butterss: 'Look after AFL's runts' - TheAge - 10May03
» Butterss calls for more equalisation - saints.com.au - 11May03
Pregame
Denis Pagan on last weeks match: "If you keep looking into the rear vision mirror you're only going to crash into the bloke in front of you, aren't you?".
» Preliminary Match-ups - This site
» Saints ready to get physical - WestAustralian - 10May03
» Round 7 Teams - afl.com.au - 08May03
» Saints opt for experience - saints.com.au - 08May03
» Match Preview vs Carlton - saints.com.au - 08May03
» Round 7 Preview - All Games - afl.com.au - 08May03
Rod Butterss called on supporters to buy a membership, a reserved seat or simply turn up early to avoid problems getting into the ground. "It's not out of the realms of our thinking that we could have a sellout."
» Saints fans told to be early - Herald Sun - 09May03
Denis Pagan on Goddard: "It wasn't hard to pick that he was that good . . . unfortunately, we couldn't get him".
» Goddard: the one who got away - Herald Sun - 07May03
Dr Peter Larkins: "They are the top three conditions that doctors in the AFL use local anaesthetic for and they are all areas where they are going to get better anyway. There is no danger you are going to rupture something or do long-term damage."
» Gehrig gets medico's backing - Herald Sun - 09May03
» Gehrig's needle match - Herald Sun - 07May03
Grant Thomas on Heath Black: "He likes to be at the pointy edge when he plays, he likes to be very much upbeat and angry and he feels he performs better that way. We actually want to try and get him away from that and to be a little bit more consistent with his performance."
» Black told to control emotions - TheAge - 07May03
From the Carlton site
Denis Pagan: "The most important principle, and you can't get away from it, is winning the ball. It doesn't matter how good you fight, I haven't seen too many blokes hurt on the football field from those sorts of things. You've just got to worry about the football, that's the most important thing."
» Hardness req. week-to-week: Pagan - carltonfc - 09May03
» Lappin savours milestone - carltonfc - 09May03
Forum Threads
» Tackles - Thread - Saintsational Forum
» Is Frankie Peckett back in town? - Saintsational Forum
Joffa Burns: This week looms as a must win game and a great test for GT and staff. Carlton do not possess the talent of St Kilda but Pagan is certain to have them fired up and with a game plan to minimise our ariel and skill advantages. This will provide the St Kilda box with a good tactical battle, and a good test for the coaching staff.
» Great test for GT - Saintsational Forum
marto: This game is without doubt the biggest game the side has faced in several years, because for once it's not because we are in trouble and in desperate need of a win, but because we can get ahead of the count 4-3. We will win 4 of our last 7, so there is 8 from 14, if we can pull 2 or 3 from the other 8 it would be a great season for the club. 10 wins.
» Match - Ups - Saintsational Forum
statsman: Clearly we've won the games in which we've been our most efficient with our use of the ball.. No surprises there.. Overall our efficiency rating is 22.3 possessions per goal which ranks us 14th in the league..
» Stats - Where we rank - statsman - Sainsational Forum
» Moorabbin Wing Thread - Saintsational Forum
» Bigfooty Forum Index - Bigfooty Forum
» Dirty Harry - Saintsational Forum
» Rumour - Saintsational Forum
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