Haters got to hate
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Win or lose tonight is irrelevant to the duration of our "era" especially in this unique covid season. Even ignoring that, losing the 2018 Prelim didn't end our era
. Geelong lost the 2010 Prelim badly plus Ablett departed for the Suns but the Cats came back the following year to win their third flag in five years.
The vast majority of our list will still be in their prime for the next couple of years barring serious injury.
All the pressure is on Port tonight. Blow it and there's no guarantees they will be back challenging next year in a 'normal' season when they won't get a run of home games in a row while most other sides are playing outside of their home state for the whole year. Funny how Barrett and Cornes have been so silent about that this year
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