Why are we surprised

[older saint]

A poor nights sleep lets you think about a lot of stuff, footy being one of them.

This type of loss is not unusual for this playing group. Think back - Port in Tas 2005, Freo in Tas Sirengate, Port ( should have lost ) Motlop goal missed, Ess last year... Even WB round 11 2004
The list goes on all games StkIlda should win get good starts and then take the pressure off because think they can cruise to a win, opposition keeps trying and you can not just turnon the switch again.

This is due to a number of "down Hill Skiers " in the team who lack the mental toughness to bury sides. How many of these guys really would you go to the trenches with?

Mentally tough and work through adversity and get most talent which they have some of:
Harvey
Hayes
Ball
Reiwoldt ( goal kicking ?)
Max
S Fisher
Baker
Goddard
these are the guys you want watching your back

Tough trier but not that skilled
Jones
Birss
Blake
McQualter
Rix
Attard
These players hurt you when next group doesn't fire

Skilled but down hill skiers
Dal Santo
Montagna
Gram
Milne ( although was better yesterday)
Fiora
Schnieder
X Clarke
R Clarke
C Gardiner

Young developing
Gwilt - still relatively young nad kep position take a little longer
Armatiage
Gilbert
Eddy
Allen
Geary
McEvoy
Howard
Connors
Steven

King, Gardiner- not sure wher they sit
Maguire- will he ever play again?
Kosi- hard to place - Bigs always tough but leaning towards down hill group at the moment
Dempster - Looks alright possibly group 1
Fergusson - hada chance thengot injured -missed the boat bon voyage
L Fisher - tries hard just lackds speed and doesn't seemto come into Lyon's style.
Gerhig- should have stayed retired

May have missed a couple but as you can see the list has a distictive group which is too large, hence onconsistancy .

I now fear that at the nto so old age of 36 based on ave life spaan the closest i will get to a premierhsip is 1997. Hope i am wrong, but something has to change because top sides do not lose these type of games consistantly.