- Jul 15, 2007
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It was hard watching Hawthorn bask in all their glory today. Their supporters have been so spoilt with all their success I just can't help feeling jealous and long for the day that our team is up on the podium. We really blew a big chance last year and today brought it all back for me. We do have a young crop of very good players and they are our roots for the future. I remain optimistic of our chances for the next quite a few years. Congratulations to Hawthorn, they're an incredible club.
Yeah, felt the same.
Realised that we're still good enough to mix it with these guys, but there is one thing that Hawks have in these really big games that I've yet to see our team display in the same way - it's the missing link for mine. It's not the number of 'A' Graders, it's not critical key position players, it's not team structures and disciplines. I think we match them in all those areas, maybe even surpass them in some ways. It's big game poise and execution. We lacked in last year's GF, it cost us in the PF and we lacked it in the Port SF this year. It's an ability to play controlled good quality footy in the highest pressure games and execute at top level right across the field. We've displayed it here and there, but when the really really big occasion has arrived we've not shown it to anywhere near the same degree that Hawks showed this and last year.
We get that ability, then we'll get our flag.