Most important game in this clubs recent history coming up v bombres

[tony_montana]

When u say recent history, you mean the last 5 weeks, right?

heheh nah Im serious.  There have been plenty of bigger games in recent times, but in terms of defining games for the club, this is one (so is next week if we win tonight) simply bc historically we always fold in big crunch games. All those final season games we needed to win to make the 8, instead folding to finish 9th, all those commemorative games including Hafey and Dyer, the 100 year game against carlton where we got done by 15 goals. Putrid culture of peeweak responses.

We've cruised through the past 5 weeks playing junktime games, now we've been thrown a second chance, win this and we're a game outside the 8 - lets see if they've changed/grown like they've been spruiking all week.

If they don't win...

[tony_montana]

That's what Im talking about! that's what I wanted to see.

It is my assertion that we needed that win to grow as a club internally/emotionally and character wise. Its not about making finals, its about seizing the moment and winning the big games, win next week against the crows and build on it some more. Great fighting win

[Chuck17]

New thread same title for next week now

[dwaino]

That's what Im talking about! that's what I wanted to see.

It is my assertion that we needed that win to grow as a club internally/emotionally and character wise. Its not about making finals, its about seizing the moment and winning the big games, win next week against the crows and build on it some more. Great fighting win

Winning isn't a switch. Can't just tank and hope for the best next year. Sure these are late wins and we're going to get some poop draft picks, but it's games like these that you learn to stand up. Hopefully it was a lightbulb moment from the coach down to the players.

[tony_montana]

time to bump this methinks.

Win this and we have grown massively as a team in a character sense. Could be the impetus required to go from also ran to genuine consistent finals side moving forward

or

we can get trounced without giving a yelp and thus the dance continues...

[Judge Roughneck]

Looking forward to the twos being ten goals up

And losing by a kick after the buzzer

[dwaino]

time to bump this methinks.

Win this and we have grown massively as a team in a character sense. Could be the impetus required to go from also ran to genuine consistent finals side moving forward

or

we can get trounced without giving a yelp and thus the dance continues...

So true.

If we make it I think we will be deadly in September. Not necessarily GF sort of deadly but we have been playing a final for the last 8 weeks and the essendon and crows games were especially hot. This week goes up another notch again. We'll be hardened and will be our advantage over sides like north and port who have just been going through the motions and hoping to flick the 'finals switch' come next week.

[yellowandback]

A "proper" test given the stakes and our history in final rounds when playing for a spot in the 8.
Nice bump TM, hope it works out for us