99prelim wrote:
frank dardew wrote:
Agree BV just getting there is an achievement but more importantly it would give our team a taste of finals experience but also a realisation that they are a different ball game
Just playing the devils advocate here...we make the 8 and don't embarrass ourselves in the first final but lose
Could it continue to paper over cracks and lull us into believing we are better than we are...possibly doing more damage next year??
Or...just like we want players to earn their spot in the side so they are hungrier, would just missing out on the 8 make us reflect on a season of "what might have been"??? and make us hungrier and more driven next year?
If just missing out was the tough medicine we need, I'd take that option every day of the week...just my opinion
To make the 8 (which I doubt) would be an incredible feat given we were down for the count numerous times during the year.
On the flipside, it would show we are capable and have fixed up some of our weaknesses.
Beating Port would be the elusive scalp we have needed to prove to everyone we have got what it takes.
No one thinks we will based on what the Blues have delivered when they had to win games, hence its a game we can measure our progress against.
Firstly, lets hopet the team doesn't do what they did to Ratten against the Gold Coast back in 2012, when they needed the win to give us hope of finals, and failed with a miserable performance that stamped Ratten's papers.
One week at a time. Lets hope our team wins.