My take. 3 things.
1. Proud and guttered. Really proud the boys were able to make a game of it. It was sooooo nice the really be barracking hard in the last qtr believeing that we actually has some chance to win. I had ( and still have ) a terrible headache at the end and my voice is horse. At same time, it hurts. Just so disappointing to be so close and not win, but at least feel could walk out with head high.
2. Umpires. Absolutely terrible. Inconsistant and unpredicable all day. Missed obvious frees, paid others you had no idea what for. Holding the ball, who would know, some paid some not. One minute something like in the back would be paid, then play on 5 mins later for same thing. Hopeless today.
3. Hawthorn. I want to give it to them a bit. If they can't put us away, then they are *smile*. Bigger and more experienced, but couldn't handle a bunch of down and out kids. Players like Roughhead looked intimidated at times from players 20kgs lighter.
And they have 50 000 odd members. We have 41 000. People say how well they have done and yet we only have 9000 less. They get 50 000 on top 4 potential and we get 41 000 on a promise of nothing.
If they had had the last 28 years we have had, they would be dead. If we had had the last 28 years they have had, we would have 60 000+ members. *smile* week club they are.
And Mitchell, front runner. Buddy, front runner. Brown, front runner. Particularly Buddy and Brown. Great when they are winning, and just plain duds when they are losing. If Richo kicked 2 goals 4 or 5 he would be branded a dud. Buddy does it all the time, and yet he is still a star, and he only has good games when they are doing well, and does nothing when they are not. Richo was great in a bad team his whole career. And Brown, what a hack. Again plays well when winning, does nothing when losing. And he is the tough man against young kids. What a hack.
