So much to take in from last night and this year.
Building the foundation for why this year means so much:
Never forget is the message to take from this year.
Never forget:
Never forget 2022 - The year our club rediscovered itself, but ended with unfinished business.
Bring on 2023, I love this club and can't help but feel lucky to support this side.
Building the foundation for why this year means so much:
- 2 years of covid impacting the chance for getting to games.
- Having the president that saved our club stand down prematurely
- The club needing to conduct a review regarding racism
- Forcing two guys out of the club that absolutely loved wearing the black & white
- Trading out our prized draft pick that won the rising star and was a vital to our run in 2018
- Going into freefall in 2021
- Bucks tenure as coach ending as a result of the freefall
- ....possibly more
- Round 1 vs. St Kilda @ Marvel - This game set the scene for our year. The atmosphere was incredible and the post game celebrations from the fans, players and coaching staff showed how much passion there is for our club.
- 11 wins under 2 goals. We didn't just break a record, we shattered it. Call it luck or call it skill, but regardless it was heart.
- Showing we are the real deal in finals by running alongside Geelong until the end. Collectively were seen as the better side but didn't seize our chances
- Falling agonisingly short of what would of gone down as one of (or arguably) the greatest comeback in VFL/AFL finals history
- 17th to being a kick from playing in the grand final.
- 11 wins in a row
Never forget is the message to take from this year.
Never forget:
- We never said die all year
- The set play vs. Essendon
- Coming from nowhere to deny Carlton a finals spot
- How much this club means to so many people
- The hurt of the preliminary final loss, but also acknowledging it takes a special group to mount that sort of comeback.
Never forget 2022 - The year our club rediscovered itself, but ended with unfinished business.
Bring on 2023, I love this club and can't help but feel lucky to support this side.