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It sucks to lose to Carlton but I think we are where they were a couple of years ago in terms of their list development so it's probably not unexpected.
It was good to see us fight it out right to the end despite what were clearly some pretty tired legs.
I think the biggest thing to take is the glimpses of the potential some of these younger guys have for the future. I also enjoyed the fact that despite having more of the ball we out tackled the opposition which shows there's a lot of intent.
It'll be a tough few weeks ahead leading up to the bye, I reckon Norf is probably the only certainty (although they've been improving and they always find an extra gear against us - it's their grand final after all), Freo and GWS are pretty iffy and I doubt we beat Richmond or WCE.
It was good to see us fight it out right to the end despite what were clearly some pretty tired legs.
I think the biggest thing to take is the glimpses of the potential some of these younger guys have for the future. I also enjoyed the fact that despite having more of the ball we out tackled the opposition which shows there's a lot of intent.
It'll be a tough few weeks ahead leading up to the bye, I reckon Norf is probably the only certainty (although they've been improving and they always find an extra gear against us - it's their grand final after all), Freo and GWS are pretty iffy and I doubt we beat Richmond or WCE.