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I agree Im sick of this we only won because list of reasons.
We can only play what team is put in front of us and so far we have been meeting that challenge when hardly anyone thinks we can.
Before the game few outside the club and supporters rated us a chance, after the win comes the list of excuses as to why we won.
If you remember back to last year when we beat them by 6 pts Geelong blamed a poor decision by the umpire granting "advantage" in the last couple of minutes as to why they lost.
This was depsite the fact they scored 7 times directly from umpiring decisions (including two very dodgy 50's).
"...If there has been one recurring theme through this whole shocking mess, it has been the misguided, inflated egos and their ill-judged determination to cling to long-standing old boy friendships. The bad advice that has guided the selfish and culpable James Hird has not only punctuated this saga but symbolised it..."