I don't think we were 'so close'. At least twice in the game they should have blown us away. 4 points was flattering. That we managed to scrap our way to the end was encouraging. They deserved to win. No hard luck stories.
Review Grand Final, 2023 - Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions
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Can't get much closer than a kick in it.
We sat in the Sun for all but the last 5 minutes of the game... it was bloody hot. So surprised that they were running faster and longer than us, I really thought the Pies could of wilted at the backend and we would come storming over the top of them.
Jarrod Berry will really have nightmares about 2 pieces of play late in the game, the 50m to Sidebum of course and the other was a centre clearance after that where he hung on to the ball too long and got pressured into a sloppy kick forward, should have just pumped it deep straight away when he had space to steady and kick.
Jarrod Berry will really have nightmares about 2 pieces of play late in the game, the 50m to Sidebum of course and the other was a centre clearance after that where he hung on to the ball too long and got pressured into a sloppy kick forward, should have just pumped it deep straight away when he had space to steady and kick.
We were very close to the players during the parade >
Berry almost single handedly won us the final vs Melbourne last year with one of the great individual performances of all time but unfortunately has been fairly disappointing this season.
Tbh we looked a bit tired from the get go. Shorter backup , the Brownlow distraction , the hot day ,having to get down to Melbourne etc, and face a crowd you've never played in front of before . I think that tiredness showed up at the end of quarters where we were just willing the siren to go. We did a good job to have a real shot at it late despite the way a lot of players weren't able to produce near their best.
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I've learnt something - Melbourne in September is not a great place of you have allergies.
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Im not sure you can blame the Brownlow. Pies also had the same event with a bigger crowd and more distractions on the night
Plus weren't we stranded on the tarmac for over an hour at Brisbane airport because of the storms on Thursday.
I bloody hate sitting on planes, the 2 hour flight back last night felt like 6 hours, the mood didn't help of course.
Cee_jay
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Nothing like sleeping in your own bed.
They're all distractions that add up. If we win you don't worry about it . I would've loved the extra recovery time and no travel that the Pies had.
A few in the media this morning saying Baileys goal was goal of the year and they need to wait until after the GF to award it.
A few others saying it was the best GF ever.
A few others saying it was the best GF ever.
He was out of contract and wanted to return to Victoria, not sure we were able to keep him regardless.
We did want to keep him.
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His management had been talking to Essendon, but some recent discussion that he might have signed another 1 year deal up here. Regardless, ancient history.
Beams trade was more destructive because of the state we were in when we made it - we had a bit of a false season in 2014 that looked better than it was due to a few wins, our percentage was woeful. Not the time to be trading your draft picks for proven stars. Process was the problem there I think.
Sort of ironic now that if we had managed to keep Crisp he'd still have his Premiership medallion today.
So many sliding doors moments in the AFL these days.
We were incredibly poor with stoppages. Our clearances vs theirs is bad viewing. Our pressure at a ball up will forever be our weakness. I really want hughy no where near these. I see him as an outside player. No explosive pace and very poor defensive player in this situations.
They went straight out with a handball inside far to often with no pressure.
This imo is our worst issue within the club. That and our weak tackling and tacking technique. Wrapping arms around the waste is not going to do anything if they don't chop the arm
They went straight out with a handball inside far to often with no pressure.
This imo is our worst issue within the club. That and our weak tackling and tacking technique. Wrapping arms around the waste is not going to do anything if they don't chop the arm
Elixuh
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They kind of did in the fourth. Their ball movement became a bit safer for period and I thought we were going to finally gain momentum and roll them. But it didn’t happen. They kept getting the ball out and getting looks.
It really did feel like we were getting some ascendency late in the game. Every we time we had some momentum they won the stoppage or got the next clearance easily.
TBH they just had better players around the ball where some of ours didn't play to their capacity.
But we almost made it.
Just to say a big thank you for all your kind words and support.....means a lot.
What an awesome group of people you are!
As a very well known person once said "I luv youse all"
..difference being, while I draw breath I will always be a Lion!
What an awesome group of people you are!
As a very well known person once said "I luv youse all"
..difference being, while I draw breath I will always be a Lion!
Love what he has done for the club, but JL letting De Goey push forward unchecked late in the last quarter was unforgivable.
Just got back from Brunswick Street Oval. Good turn out people. Players arrived at 10.15 and left at 12.00 so plenty of opportunities for photos and autographs. The way Zorko was talking looks like he will be going on next year.
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