Braithy wrote:
missnaut wrote:
I knew we'd cough up the lead but not that badly.
GreatEx wrote:
bender wrote:
just a query - did anyone think, going into the final quarter, that we wouldnt blow the lead? this club has scarred me so badly
We were 26 points up with 10 minutes left, I honestly thought we were safe then. And 19 points up with less than 4 minutes, no one loses from that position in this day and age. And yet... it really would have been the most humiliating defeat in living memory.
Remember we lost to Adelaide letting them kick 3 in the last 5 mins or so.
we have been unable to run out games since we went tall.
We have been unable to run out games since Walsh came into the side.
Pittonet has been central to our much improved clearance game. There is no reason this can't translate into scoring dominance, as it did in the first quarter, for longer periods.
Their finish to the 3rd quarter sowed the seeds of doubt. We should have nailed an extra goal but instead, they got a couple.
The decision to put McGovern on Petracca when he went forward was good on paper but McG was not fully up to game speed in his first game back. This gave Petracca, who had been well beaten by Kennedy, the initial opportunity which turned into confidence which spread through the team. They were running across the ground at the beginning of the last much better than they had all game to that point.
We are getting better each match. Players and coaches.
I've noticed that several times this year, TC posters have noted that "Kemp played the best defensive game of his career". I realise this is coming from different posters but interesting observations.
I assume Cerra will be out until after the bye.