The Duke wrote:
The reason we won was our overall strength and finals experience. They came out and ran, ran, ran. We struggled to cover them for an hour of footy. But they were always going to slow and it was just a matter of whether we had the skills to finish them off.
A massive week for a team that had a collective 14 finals between them was no match for us with finals experience in almost all our players.
We'll have to deal with a Sydney team this week that won't fall over in the second half. They will run out the two hours of footy. We need to be very close to them at half time to have any chance.
We won because they had no heroes
Remember Hendo running into Reiwoldt and JAmo ball behind him running at them?
Riewoldt makes no attempt and in fact its Jamo that is in the road...
Fev would have killed Henderson.
Riewoldt was not a hero
Then we have captain Cotchin 45 meters out passes it to someone else slighly better position but on an angle...They miss!!!... Cotchin is not a hero.
Remember Murph last week? Comes in kicks a goal... goal looks easy but he started that thread from close to centre of the ground and kept going...
Murphy...goals.. 3 more BANG BANG B ANG...Murphy goals... 3 more BANG BANG BANG...
suddenly the nerves are gone...
Duigan.. no frills but goes back and kicks true!!!.. why? cos he is what MM said... a leader...!!!
MAybe woudnt make the side on talent.. but he led against Richmond!!!
Kreuzer should have punched first time.. he didnt...!!!.. it cost!!.. he learnt the second time.. it was always going to be a punch over the line.. and he spily blood doing it!!!
Its these things that win you big games!!!.. Richmond dont have them.. we need to find them.
The most talented team doesnt always win the once off games!!!
Not that Richmond are more talented.. theyre shit!!!...but they dont have any heroes!!!