For one as much as we might think that our players are going to war ,they are not ,it is a game ,suggesting that the players put their life on the line for a game is stupidity. And before you say he/she didn't say this, what does attack each contest like it is your last mean? All AFL footballers are some of the bravest sportsman in the world and all are trying their very best, again I say if you have played much football you would understand that sometimes things just don't go your way. To many people buy into the media groupthink about a loss in a final, or even three finals. If you listen to the commentators you would think that they never ever played a poor game.
Getting back to tigeritis, I have every right to question what knowledge/experience he/she has to personally denigrate our players. If you have never played the game at afl level it is very hard to understand how hard it is. You can have an opinion but I don't think abusing players is fair to them.
Are you watching the GF?
What makes the pee&poo so good?
Finals success is make or break. You either win the contest or you lose.
It's the start of the second qtr and the GF is all over West coast is shot. Why? because the Hawks know how to win. Contest by contest, second efforts, ruthless attack on the footy etc.
With this sort of scoreboard pressure they now can afford to take all the risks in the world and most of them will come off.
Finals are made by ruthlessness. Lay a tackle you nail a tackle. Miss a target make sure you win the ball back. Attack the contest like it's your last ever.
With your backslapping, near enough is good enough, mediocre is ok attitude, I would be highly surprised if you had any success in your stellar AFL career.
