A crime against ourselves

In some sports, a draw is not considered a permissible outcome. I can see why people want definitive outcomes and it makes sense from a business perspective. You’re better off having half the people watching a game be happy with the outcome and the other half sad, than to have the entire audience feel nothing …

Last choice line of defence

There have been few seasons more topsy turvy than the current AFL season but the reason for our wild fluctuations in performance are at least a little easier to diagnose. After riding high over the last week on the awesome performance from Tom Papley in Adelaide, whose six goals were quite literally the difference between …

In a league of their own

Today confirmed what I had long suspected to be the case. While other teams were able to put together inspiring, encouraging performances throughout the season, none more so than ourselves, there was not a single team in the competition who could have beaten Geelong today. For most of the regular season they were the most …

The big dance beckons

No lead was ever going to be big enough. No strong start was ever going to be strong enough against Collingwood, the luckiest team in the competition, capable of making the most remarkable comeback you could ever hope to see. And they very nearly did it. I had spent the entire day with nerves bubbling …

1000 reasons to celebrate

While there is little doubt who the star of last night’s performance was, throughout the match I found myself looking beyond the hype and I have to say, I really liked what I saw. Being too superstitious to take to the stands on what thankfully proved to be an historic night, I enjoyed last night’s …

The Geelong Swans

I don’t think I will be alone in petitioning the AFL to make Geelong our new home ground after what occurred today. After a disappointing result last week where we fell just short of victory against one of the stronger sides in the competition, we needed a win. Let’s be honest - after being plunged …

Too close for comfort

Two weeks in a row now we have had to withstand matches that have been far too close for comfort. Last week against Geelong we delivered an inspiring performance in which we managed to hold on and come out on top when all signs seemed to indicate they would get the better of us. This …

Every upset but ours

This weekend panned out just as I expected it to - we played well, better than most would have been expecting (and certainly better than our position on the ladder suggests) but Geelong played better. To put it simply, Geelong are better. The depth within their side is unbelievable and the number of players ready …

Wounded and woeful

It was a bizarre game. Geelong started well and really controlled the match for much of the first half. We had very few scoring opportunities and at one stage it looked like we weren’t going to score at all in the second quarter. The Geelong defense deserves a lot of praise for their efforts but …