While we are all sore about the loss, I refuse to hand it down as our worst loss in our entire club history.
In a club with 26 wooden spoons to it's name (the most in the league), to be down by 43 points (against a team screaming to qualify for finals) late in the third quarter and to only lose by 2, surely not our worst. Of course, the bombers had a limited bench but to have that 43 point margin and then relying on our caption misfire after the final siren, any side should be able to defend that, it's not as if they had 17 men on the park. We played three quarters of rubbish and still almost had one of the best steals in history. In that context, it could arguably be one of the our best honorable losses in history.
Look at the positives and what we learn:
* I don't think we can manage Blake, Zac, Max and Gilbo in the same back line.
* CJ is pivotal for our shut down jobs.
* Mini is pivotal for our forward pressure.
* If Ball has a place in the side, I feel it's for his in-and-under work in the middle, not as a forward.
* Roo still has an awkward technique, specially under pressure, which he still needs to work on before finals.
* Schneider is a pivotal player for us, both midfield and forward.
* Milne can finally lift when we need him to. He is not just a one-trick pony.
* WE ARE NEVER OUT OF A CONTEST. Even at the start of the fourth quarter, I still sensed we were a chance!
A reminder of bad losses, what about round 12, 2004 against the Dogs, or round 17 last year against the Eagles.
I kept thinking this year, if we were to drop a game, it would be to opposition we didn't expect. That game against the Swans at the SCG made me realize that we can't go through undefeated. It's happened, lets learn from it and move on.
CARN THE SAINTERS!!!
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