You’re entitled to whatever expectations you want to have in your head but that’s all about you not about Collingwood. Just because you thought we’d go back to back doesn’t mean we should have. It just means you were probably wrong.I went into this season expecting to go back to back. Unrealistic yes. But I did the same in 2011 and that really should have panned out.
To go from a flag to seemingly missing the 8 is horrible. At least should have been top 4 after a flag.
Anyway I’m not expecting a finals berth now. If we somehow pull it off, that’ll be a surprise.
Finals starts a new season so if we can qualify I don’t write us off still getting to a prelim. Just think we’re out of runway now to recover this season.
Geelong missed finals last year and nobody gave a rats. Now they are a hot contender in 2024.
GWS desperately clawed into the eight last year at the last minute and ended up missing the GF by less than a kick. The Dogs won a flag from the bottom half of the eight.
It ain’t over till it’s over and when that happens there’s always next year.