Nice post, but I can't agree. The reality is we weren't good enough when it mattered. As is every side when they lose. You can always find excuses if you look hard enough. St.Kilda are the same now. They've had chances 3 years running and blown them all.
It's comforting for some Geelong supporters to say how great Hawthorn undoubtedly were in 1989, or West Coast in 1992, etc, but it's bullsh*t. You simply have to find a way to win, and far too many people associated with the club for too long weren't ruthless enough to demand success and nothing else. Even now there are some moronic fans who get offended if we dare criticise them (Thompson's inept coaching, Ling's inept......everything). That attitude amazes me.
The only goal is to finish first. When you don't, you've failed. Simple as that.