This.
To arguably lose the game due to some very significant umpiring errors after having lost to them the previous 2 years by 145 & 63 points respectively, this game showed we are on our way
We beat a preliminary finalist, the eventual premiers (admittedly missing a number of players and injuries occurring in the game) and were one kick/one less shitty free from beating another top 4 side.
Some pretty damn decent strides made this season!
Of course I think we backed it up with a colossal failure against West Coast or Adelaide but these things are expected...kinda.