Proud

[Bakes]

Full Stop

 

[jim boy]

Disappointed.
Devastated.
Poor kicking is poor football.
Too many passengers, this was a preliminary final.
Was given the opportunity to really take that next step, and just let it drop.
We could have won it and we should have won it, Brisbane were on the ropes.
There are no prizes for second best.
Alot of great work has been achieved, but there are still some individuals who let the team down time and time again. They must go. Maybe we can trade with the Green Bay Packers
There are no promises of future greatness. It's fine to say we may be a better team next year, but they're just words and you get no prizes for wishful thinking. What does count is results, and tonight, the result went begging.

 

[nananana catman]

Disappointed.
Devastated.
Poor kicking is poor football.
Too many passengers, this was a preliminary final.
Was given the opportunity to really take that next step, and just let it drop.
We could have won it and we should have won it, Brisbane were on the ropes.
There are no prizes for second best.
Alot of great work has been achieved, but there are still some individuals who let the team down time and time again. They must go. Maybe we can trade with the Green Bay Packers
There are no promises of future greatness. It's fine to say we may be a better team next year, but they're just words and you get no prizes for wishful thinking. What does count is results, and tonight, the result went begging.

You're dissapointed and rightfully so, we had a great chance to win and we didnt. But put things into perspective a little: Brisbane missed heaps of easy chances as well, I dont think i've ever seen Alistair Lynch miss goals that easy. We've made the prelimianry final without a decent key forward, if the day ever comes when we get one, we migt be a real shot. And probably the greatest thing to come out of the game was the fact we matched it physically with arguably the greatest side ever, and to a certain extent intimidated them, were harder at the ball than them, and sucked them in into doing stupid things.

 

[Robin Hood]

I think no one can be happy with the resul of last night. All agreed! Should we be in the Grand Final? Yes - no excuses.

Point ended.

Season - yes compared to where we were tipped to finish yes happy but as i said earlier we should have made the grand final. no excuses. so we did better than we thought but we still should have done better. we could have ended the lions dynstay and we didnt. we could have won a gf or at least got there - we had all the chances.

point ended.

 

[Turbocat]

Proud? Of course I’m proud I’m a member and follower of the Geelong Football Club.

Was I proud of their effort. Yes
Was I proud of their performance. No

We have lifted ourselves by the bootstraps with effort, diligence, determination.
Make no mistake. We lost last night thru a lack of ability and experience. Brisbane’s experience and ability overcame our effort. Recognition of this, is what will ensure that we just don’t go into “OZ’ mode and start trundling down the yellow brick road. Already this morning I’ve seen the press going into this Promised Land jargon, “its only a matter of time for Geelong”, “great future”, ”an era of success is on our doorstep”” etc.
Its all Crap. I read all that after the 89 Grand Final and I’ve still have never felt the feeling of winning the last match.

Geelong last night , had the champ on the rope but just didn’t have the killer punch. Is this new to us on the board. NO. We all are well aware of our lack of a quality forward but there is more to than just that. Our backline struggled under the type of onslaught the multipiprong , tall forwardline that both Port and Brisbane can bring to match day. Our on ballers played well but really did little to help score board pressure and yes our forwards lacked the quality of the three names on the Brisbane forwardline

Now, to trip down the Yellow brick road a bit myself. Last night we didn’t have Kelly or Sanderson, we didn’t have 2 players that this year were named Rising Stars and we didn’t have 2 or 3 players in the VFL that are still to make their debuts.

We have potential, we now must lift our skill so we don’t have to use so much effort. We learnt from the best in the required body size, now we must learn from them in that we must learn to win with ability and less from effort

 

[snr529jnr]

Proud? Of course I’m proud I’m a member and follower of the Geelong Football Club.

Was I proud of their effort. Yes
Was I proud of their performance. No

We have lifted ourselves by the bootstraps with effort, diligence, determination.
Make no mistake. We lost last night thru a lack of ability and experience. Brisbane’s experience and ability overcame our effort. Recognition of this, is what will ensure that we just don’t go into “OZ’ mode and start trundling down the yellow brick road. Already this morning I’ve seen the press going into this Promised Land jargon, “its only a matter of time for Geelong”, “great future”, ”an era of success is on our doorstep”” etc.
Its all Crap. I read all that after the 89 Grand Final and I’ve still have never felt the feeling of winning the last match.

Geelong last night , had the champ on the rope but just didn’t have the killer punch. Is this new to us on the board. NO. We all are well aware of our lack of a quality forward but there is more to than just that. Our backline struggled under the type of onslaught the multipiprong , tall forwardline that both Port and Brisbane can bring to match day. Our on ballers played well but really did little to help score board pressure and yes our forwards lacked the quality of the three names on the Brisbane forwardline

Now, to trip down the Yellow brick road a bit myself. Last night we didn’t have Kelly or Sanderson, we didn’t have 2 players that this year were named Rising Stars and we didn’t have 2 or 3 players in the VFL that are still to make their debuts.

We have potential, we now must lift our skill so we don’t have to use so much effort. We learnt from the best in the required body size, now we must learn from them in that we must learn to win with ability and less from effort

Yes Turbocat yes

 

[Andrew Bogut]

well said bakes

 

[Lacquer Head]

I am also proud of our boys

We did the best we could, with what we had.

It was obvious looking at the way the lions delivered the ball to ther forward line and how well they marked the ball, when it was delivered to them.

Yet we had to deliver the ball about 5 times more than thay did, for the same score.

We really need to look at the make up of our forward line for next year, if we are gonna be finals contenders.

But well done to the boys again, they showed great heart and endevour.

 

[dodgyhodgy]

I agree with what TC said.

 

[Catman]

Was I proud of their effort. Yes
Was I proud of their performance. No

That sums it up for me too.

 

[Eriiin]

After the initial heartbreak and devastation, I've become extremely proud of our boys and their efforts last night and for the rest of this season.

I'm disappointed our year has ended, but as they say, there's always next year.

 

[Maazo]

I'd just like to say how good your boys played the other night. You stuck to the same game plan that frustrated the hell out us in round 12. And all without Ablett and Steve Johnson having a huge impact (although I noticed that Johnson made 9 tackles which is a fair effort). Hope your boy Lingy wins the Brownlow tonight - I've got a quiet 10 on him to win.

Good luck in 2005.

 

[jim boy]

You stuck to the same game plan that frustrated the hell out us in round 12.

Think I would i have preferred the game plan we had in round 13. That one involved winning.

 

[Seb]

I'd just like to say how good your boys played the other night. You stuck to the same game plan that frustrated the hell out us in round 12. And all without Ablett and Steve Johnson having a huge impact (although I noticed that Johnson made 9 tackles which is a fair effort). Hope your boy Lingy wins the Brownlow tonight - I've got a quiet 10 on him to win.

Good luck in 2005.

Wouldn't really call Gazza quiet, just wasn't his usual self.

Still managed 14 disposals and a couple of goals. Was very handy.

 

[Cattas_21]

our goal kicking, which was disgraceful at best, and matty scarletts shocking game cost us..i know its harsh but he really lowered his colours in the clubs most important game in 10 years.. i love the bloke, but he could have waited till the wizard cup next year to have a shocker