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mikeh wrote: I think a lot of Souths prime movers had off days today looking at the stats. I think they will be revved up next week and ready for West Perth.

Certainly did, plenty of passengers, Higgins looked a bit out of it, not sure if he is 100% - conditions didnt suit our talls, Rioli wasnt see for 3 Qrts had a bit of go in the last but that faded away as well. Scholite had a crack early but was trying to carry a heap of others.

ArkRoyal wrote: the problem started in the last term against the PFC the previous week; the Demons should have kicked 8 goals, and, if they had of done so, the problems at SF would have been really obvious; short season or not, at the last break, the club had the opportunity to go through the season undefeated and completely botched it.

ark it started a month before.after a great second half against a undermanned subi souths have been coasting.they have had to work overtime in the last quarter to shake of swans,peel and east perth.last week and i will put it in the words of the west the decision to rest a trio of defenders luff,maskos and wilson and flirt with form for the final home and away round against the demons might have come back to bite them.they were inept in the last quarter against the demons and looks like it carried over against claremont.i wouldn't write them off with a few to come back but i would be happy if the tigers win the premiership.

ArkRoyal wrote: the problem started in the last term against the PFC the previous week; the Demons should have kicked 8 goals, and, if they had of done so, the problems at SF would have been really obvious; short season or not, at the last break, the club had the opportunity to go through the season undefeated and completely botched it.

ark it started a month before.after a great second half against a undermanned subi souths have been coasting.they have had to work overtime in the last quarter to shake of swans,peel and east perth.last week against the demons it caught up with them.in the words of the west the decision to rest a trio of defenders luff,maskos and wilson and flirt with form for the final home and away round against the demons might have come back to bite them.
they were inept in the last quarter against the demons and looks like it carried over against claremont.i wouldn't write them off with a few to come back but i won't be disaapointed if they don't win a flag.last weeks inept performance cost east perth any chance of finals.

chaddy -- thanks, some good observations, which I was unaware of, too. I have never understood why coaches want to 'rest' players, or for that matter, put players in different positions; I will be interested to see what happens to the boss should his players fail him next week.

well all I can offer is that we just had the big bad one we were that poor - congratulations to Claremont on winning and advancing the easy way to the Grand Final thoroughly deserved too on Sunday
so we get a cut-throat examination this weekend to earn any re-match sort of thing and it will be a tough one now
hopefully it is the punch in the snout we needed

Southerner wrote: well all I can offer is that we just had the big bad one we were that poor - congratulations to Claremont on winning and advancing the easy way to the Grand Final thoroughly deserved too on Sunday
so we get a cut-throat examination this weekend to earn any re-match sort of thing and it will be a tough one now
hopefully it is the punch in the snout we needed

That was supposed to be last week at Lathlain, maybe they need two.

From outside it looked like the Perth game was a going through the motions, dont get injured affair which seems to have really taken the edge off the players going by the effort in the 2nd semi. WP will be on a real high after coming from behind to beat a very good effort by Perth. If your boys aren't switched on from the first bounce and Joondy get a fast start they are very hard to peg back, very much a confidence team, we found that out in the last H & A game.

Senior Seagull wrote: From outside it looked like the Perth game was a going through the motions, dont get injured affair which seems to have really taken the edge off the players going by the effort in the 2nd semi. WP will be on a real high after coming from behind to beat a very good effort by Perth. If your boys aren't switched on from the first bounce and Joondy get a fast start they are very hard to peg back, very much a confidence team, we found that out in the last H & A game.

Spot on SS, what is very concerning is that our past two finals we have been totally outplayed and smashed. The answer from the club has been on both occasions " everything went wrong/we didn't show up"

So whats the answer? Only Sunday will tell us a guess...

There will definitely be a few changes this week. Todd said who didn't play this week is in line for a call up. We have to roll the dice and give the x factor a go.

Looking at the stats you definitely lost it in the midfield with 23 I50's to 49 or similar and 9 scoring shots to 21. The likes of Suban and Dragovich were very quiet so that's where Curley needs to go to work this week or else Black, Manzone and Nelson will tear you a new one.