manicmagpie
A slice of fried gold
One year ago in Round 9 2022 we were getting thumped by the Western Bulldogs at Docklands. We‘d lost 2 in a row and had slumped to 4-5 and 11th on the ladder.
I distinctly remember remarking to my Dad that night that the sugar hit from the new coach might be wearing off, the rest of the year could become a grind and that we’d “had our fun for the year”.
I have never been as wrong about anything in football.
Since then we’ve had a full season’s worth of H&A games (22) and lost just twice. I can safely say that the last 22 H&A games have been the most exciting and downright fun than I have ever witnessed.
We’ve had 12 wins by less than 2 goals, at least 11 wins when trailing at 3/4 time or later, a win after the siren, and one where we broke Carlton as a football club.
Obviously the other two losses in that time are the ones we need to atone for at the end of this year, but what a ride it has been for the past year.
I distinctly remember remarking to my Dad that night that the sugar hit from the new coach might be wearing off, the rest of the year could become a grind and that we’d “had our fun for the year”.
I have never been as wrong about anything in football.
Since then we’ve had a full season’s worth of H&A games (22) and lost just twice. I can safely say that the last 22 H&A games have been the most exciting and downright fun than I have ever witnessed.
We’ve had 12 wins by less than 2 goals, at least 11 wins when trailing at 3/4 time or later, a win after the siren, and one where we broke Carlton as a football club.
Obviously the other two losses in that time are the ones we need to atone for at the end of this year, but what a ride it has been for the past year.
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