On 10/1/2023 at 8:01 AM, dazzledavey36 said:

They weren't the only who said their game wouldn't stand up come finals. Could easily pick out a few more. They're quiet now..

How's their shrewed recruitment? Markov and Hill added for extra speed and skill that compliments their game plan.

Kudos to McRea, he's a fine operator. 

They won by 7 pts 1 pt and 4pts They had class at the end of the GF in SS and Pendlebury but loads of players who were ineffective or barely touched it all day. A few standout performances.

Got to be a bit careful about drawing too many conclusions other than the fact they seem to be very good in tight games.

 

By contrast our guys soiled the bed against Carlton when we could have and should have iced the clock. So much for leadership.

On 10/2/2023 at 1:03 PM, DubDee said:

which means we should have been in a PF  

But it doesn't really.  Kicking for goal a skill just like kicking inside fifty and from defence

Yeah I get what you are saying, but it just cuts extra deep doing enough to easily kick a winning score and not getting the job done. Worse when it happens on several occasions, champion teams just don't do that...