- Sep 7, 2015
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Homo Sapiens has been a vivaparous species for the entirety of its existence, some two-hundred millenia. However, the echoes and remnants of our Reptilian ancestors lay concealed and dormant within our biology, waiting for the opportune moment to re-emerge...
The Western Bulldogs currently sit twelfth on the ladder with an equal three wins and losses. After a recent hot streak the all-too-familiar complacency set in and brought a reality check. We now sit at a crucial juncture. A win would reinvigorate the group and put us back on the course towards a top eight finish. A loss would destroy team morale and could turn our hub experience into a depressing imprisonment. At crucial times Bevo has found ways to construct a narrative or a theme to motivate and inspire us...but what could the theme be this time?
Bevo has been widely recognised as the driving force behind Hawthorn's four premierships, he won a few Premierships at St Bede's and he took the Doggies to the most miraculous and impressive premiership in AFL history. But in order for him to rattle the competition this week he would have to do something truly extraordinary.
To surprise and discombobulate our opponents in 2020 will be no simple feat. In a year which has flipped reality on its head for every human on Earth, we have all been utterly desensitised to shocking and perplexing events and news. That's why this year it will take something truly groundbreaking to stun our opponents and inspire our players. And that's why, this Friday night, live on National television...
Luke Beveridge will lay an egg.
The Western Bulldogs currently sit twelfth on the ladder with an equal three wins and losses. After a recent hot streak the all-too-familiar complacency set in and brought a reality check. We now sit at a crucial juncture. A win would reinvigorate the group and put us back on the course towards a top eight finish. A loss would destroy team morale and could turn our hub experience into a depressing imprisonment. At crucial times Bevo has found ways to construct a narrative or a theme to motivate and inspire us...but what could the theme be this time?
Bevo has been widely recognised as the driving force behind Hawthorn's four premierships, he won a few Premierships at St Bede's and he took the Doggies to the most miraculous and impressive premiership in AFL history. But in order for him to rattle the competition this week he would have to do something truly extraordinary.
To surprise and discombobulate our opponents in 2020 will be no simple feat. In a year which has flipped reality on its head for every human on Earth, we have all been utterly desensitised to shocking and perplexing events and news. That's why this year it will take something truly groundbreaking to stun our opponents and inspire our players. And that's why, this Friday night, live on National television...
Luke Beveridge will lay an egg.