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| Author: | dannyboy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Anxiety |
This is the part I hate about football, this time before, the pause, the no man's land. I can deal with losing, not well, but it is manageable. I bury myself in other tasks, I weed in the garden, I have a kick with the lad, I go for a walk with the old dog Harry, I forget while the energies rekindle like a flame thought dead but springing back to life. But this time before, this time when the thought of losing surfaces, this is much harder. This I find difficult to handle. My mind plays tricks inside my head, shows a replay of a game yet unplayed where all manner of disasters strike the team. To combat this I play other variations of the unplayed game out where we dominate, where we run riot like that time we kicked 30:30 against Hawthorn. Now that was a win. The knot inside grows as the hours tick away as Saturday draws near. I am like an old milking cow. I know the games can be played in a variety of times and days but the guts still tick to that 2.10pm start of my youth. Saturday is the day even when we do not play. Weekends are ruined when we play on a Sunday; the anxiety is so great I cannot do anything except wait. Funny thing is the better we are playing, the better the team, the worse this anxiety is. In '95 I almost vomited every Friday morning. The thought of the boys losing was too much. For the past few years the anxiety has been minimal. But now, this first game of the season I can feel the knots turn into serpents and writhe coldly in my stomach. This Saturday Prender players his 50 so that’s another reason to be anxious. If anyone deserves a win it's Prender. He has copped plenty of flak over the course of those games yet no player can give more than he does every time he runs out onto the ground. No one's favourite yet I bet he is loved by his teammates. Prender will give his all, that's all anyone can ask. The rest is up to the selection committee. Plus it's the Roos who often find a way of hurting us when they should not. Remember Blighty’s torp. A cosmic joke upon the Bluebaggers that one, or the flogging to end that horrible season or last year's stolen four points? The Roos manage to feast to often upon the bluebagger carcass. So this week I am beside myself with nerves, the butterflies are more like crows; their beaks threaten to tear my insides apart. I cannot wait for that first ball held aloft to begin our season and yet, and yet dread grips me because I believe we will win, I think we have a team of youngsters ready to shock the football public, I think we have a style of game that will ruin many more fancied chances. Yet, yet, the lingering odour of defeat wafts through my mind. This is the first of many games, just 1, a single bid for four points, but it is also the first game, an important step and it is against the Roos and I remember other games against them, other times we should have won and so, so this time we will win and I'll be there screaming with my son when we do. This is the start of season '05. This is when we show the ground we have recovered. Go Blues! |
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| Author: | The Vet [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:50 am ] |
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nervous anticipation..... I Can't wait ....... Let's get on with it! (Apologies to tommi) |
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| Author: | molsey [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | GHost |
Is that a Ghost article or a DB article? I like it, short enough for me to read. |
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| Author: | phoenix johnson [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:55 am ] |
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Good post. I always get a sick feeling in my stomach before a game that is a winnable game. Whether I'm watching from home or watching it live. The three in a row in 2004 had my stomach churning. Especially Hawthorn and Richmond. While we were expected to win and win well, there was that little bastard inside my head who kept saying "What if we didn't win?" No doubt this Saturday I will get that same feeling. |
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| Author: | dannyboy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:16 am ] |
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DB - don't think they want my reviews, that's Gary's domain. |
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| Author: | molsey [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:23 am ] |
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dannyboy wrote: DB - don't think they want my reviews, that's Gary's domain.
I don't think that's right sir, perhaps they just missed it. They've forgotten 2 of mine over the past few months, there's surely a place for your stuff? Have you raised it with them? They do seem a bit swamped at the moment. |
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| Author: | TruBlueBrad [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:31 am ] |
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Get that same sick feeling when we're expected to win...and I've had it all pre-season, for the first time in a long time I expect to win at the moment, can't bear the thought of seeing them lose. Expected to beat Essendon* Expected to beat Melbourne Expected to beat the Bulldogs Expected to beat West Coast Expected to beat North Melbourne....ooops...expect to beat North Melbourne. |
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| Author: | Stefchook [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:24 am ] |
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dannyboy wrote: DB - don't think they want my reviews, that's Gary's domain.
Reviews or previews? |
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| Author: | dannyboy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:29 am ] |
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| Author: | pedro [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:31 am ] |
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Dannyboy as you would be aware there are substances avaliable to ease your anxiety, some of which are legal. Judging by your "knots turning into serpants" description, I'm presuming you may have trialled some of these substances in the past. As always an enjoyable read, thanks DB. Regards Pedro. |
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| Author: | dannyboy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:38 am ] |
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some days all at once 
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| Author: | camel [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:58 pm ] |
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Couldn't agree more with the feelings of anxiety. At least this year it's a good anxiety. And axiety borne out of the expectation to win, rather than an expectation of another record loss. I can't bloody wait for Saturday I tell you, I could just about run out and get 30 disposals myself I reckon ... I'm pumped!!! |
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| Author: | mandy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:02 pm ] |
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At least you only have 2 more sleeps. 
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| Author: | TruBlueBrad [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:04 pm ] |
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mandy wrote: At least you only have 2 more sleeps.
And something worthwhile to look forward too 
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| Author: | mandy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:26 pm ] |
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ya think? 
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| Author: | Graeme [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anxiety |
dannyboy wrote: I bury myself in other tasks, I weed in the garden,
You'll get in trouble with the missus if you do that too much, plus youll end up with a dead spot in the lawn.
Seriously, the anticipation is killing us all. Can we keep playing at the same level of ability. Or are we going to struggle in the "real stuff" like all the "experts" say? Come late Saturday arvo we will be a bit closer to the truth. Hopefully the truth is what we've seen in the last month. OK, it's a cliche, but BRING IT ON!!! |
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