F*** me, what a game, real heart stopper.
We certainly fumbled a lot but it was wet and the pressure was immense. Both teams really going at it. Quite a stunning game really Could have gone either way but we played better than Port at the end and really, had we taken our chances, should have won by more.
Port have looked good all year, if anyone thinks they are not the real deal after that they're kidding themselves. Both teams in the game up to their eyeballs right to the end.
A truly great win, so close all night. Huge efforts from players on both sides all night.
Whoever wins the other Prelim should be very scared, that was trench warfare, anything less and we could really blow away either of them.
The umpiring was all over the place. For a lot of the game is was reasonable, then they would lose it for a while. Deliberate OOB paid too easily for a period. Lost the whistle for a while. Vlastuin gets a head high bump and it is ok but they get a free in front of goal for the same thing. I thought we were even or maybe ahead in frees at three quarter time, certainly weren't by the end of the game.
That was a win for the ages. Didn't feel like our Grand Final, we should be back next week and ready to have a red hot go at winning B2B. Port were bloody good, they are so close to making a Grand Final, will be a threat next year if they can keep it together.
After that game I definitely need a whisky, hmm, maybe the Ardbeg Corryvreckan
DS