Yes, if we'd nailed those it would've been an appropriate ritual Pie burial given our pressure and defence keeping the ball in our 50, and how the tide had turned. The Pies opened with a plan and an ambush and to their credit were in it for most of the game, the game was essentially theirs to lose, they were winning right up until the last minute or so. They suffocated Yeo, Darling and arguably Ryan, Rioli and Lecras (playmakers) for big chunks of the game. What the Eagles did was peg back 5 goals, stick to their plan and individual players slowly worked their way back into it, except for Lecras? But even back then we weren't sticking tackles and the Pies were clinical.I get your point, but I've always felt that luck went against us in that game. Collingwood had a nearly flawless opening quarter and we missed three or four sitters directly in front in the 4th (5 if you count Darling's drop).
Anyway, ancient history now....