Stamos wrote:
I voted Hawthorn.
I'll discount Saturday night because it was a final, and we put in a great effort missing 3 of our best 6 players and got done by the umps to lose by 3 points.
The first WCE loss was tough because we were missing so many important players, and in a way we were due. It ended up being critical and a true 8 point game (and our worst losing margin), but with no Laidler, Duigan, Robbo, Jamo (for 3 quarters) etc. we were just up against it.
The Bulldogs game was hopeless because we lost to a sub-standard opposition from a winning position. Just hopeless and this kind of performance should be erased from our 2012 season.
For me, the Hawthorn game was our worst loss. It was hyped as one of the games of the season, and our chance at a top 4 spot, and we didn't even rock up till half time. We burned so many chances against a genuine top 4 opposition, and with a 2 quarter head start, they could only beat us by 2 goals. If we had have shown up from the start, or at least taken a couple of chances (Jeffy missing from 15 meters) the season may have looked very different.
I was about to post but then read this and have to say I agree with everything. Hawks game was the worst - from the start we had to show something, we had to demonstrate that they weren't going to bully us, and in that first half we went to pieces and played scared. It was a massive game and we turned up frightened - it was sickening to watch.
ps I can't believe so many people picked Saturday night's loss as the worst of the season. Disappointing yes, but we gave everything - such a contrast to the Hawks game.
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