Why do we always do this? We start well and then fade away. It’s embarrassing. Twice we looked great, took a handy lead, only to give up easy junk time goals and let the Eagles back in the match. And now we’ve gone to sleep and let them get out to a 24 point lead with 10 minutes to go. What a wasted opportunity. We’re gone. 1-5. What a terrible start to the season. We should have played Carrazzo regardless – at least he would’ve kept Priddis quiet. I hate football.
Goal to Garlett.
Great. Too little, too late. Again. Another respectable loss on the cards. Why can’t we just fight it out for a bit longer like good teams always do? This sucks. It’s so frustrating. We’ve matched it with them for long periods of the game and now we’ve wasted it. Again. I may as well turn this rubbish off. And with Yaz gone we’ve got no hope. Absolutely none.
Goal to Thuoy.
Hmmmm… we’re close now. Can we do it? Nah, we can’t. Can we? I mean, what if we pinched the next one? Just one more would make it interesting, wouldn’t it? Stop it; it can’t happen. No point thinking about it. We’d only kicked one goal for the half up until Garlett’s. It’s just going to be another close loss. Don’t be an idiot and get your hopes up. There’s no point.
Henderson!
Great grab. Oh man, if he can convert this… come on Hendo. Don’t miss. Not now. HENDO! We’re back. This is it people – it’s the real deal. I knew it. I bloody knew we could do it. Six points down – we can do this. We’re all over them. Now we just have to get the next clearance, and not allow the Eagles to get the momentum back. I knew we could do it. I always thought we were a good team. Now we’re proving it.
BUCKLEY!
Oh yes! Dylan Buckley you beauty! That’s an awesome goal. Thank god Carrazzo pulled out and Buckley played. This is amazing. And great hands from Kane Lucas too. I knew we could do this. We’ve got momentum, booted the last four, and now it’s even. Come on boys, just get a point. I know a draw would feel like a win right now, but let’s just get it out of the centre and kick a point. That’s all we need. One point will do it.
TROY MENZEL YOU STAR!!!
We’re up! O. M. G. I knew this would happen. We’re the greatest. How good was Murphy’s run, deep into the game, and then the composure to kick it to our new superstar? And how composed was Menzel? Thank god Yaz went off so Menzel could do this. What a comeback. Seriously, this is up there with the best of all time - I think it goes 1970 Grand Final, coming back from eight goals down against Essendon in ’07, and Carlton v Eagles Round 6, 2014. This is amazing. And the best thing was, I knew we could do it. I had faith the whole time. All that talk before was just reverse psychology.
Ok, blow the siren. This is enough. Get it forward. Get it out of bounds. Get it away. Oh, we’re going to lose. Selwood hit the post! That’s karma for all that ducking. Hang on. Just one more minute.
Oh no, Kennedy is going to kick the goa- oh, he hit the post! From two metres out! No wonder we got rid of him! Just get rid of it. Clear it. Not Shuey. Typical, after coming back so well we’re going to lose. Yes, he missed!
Get a mark from the kick in! Get it out. Ice it. Oh, it’s gone out of bounds! We’re going to lose. I can feel it. I just know it.
There’s the siren! Da da da da daaaaaa.
I knew we’d win that. Seriously, I never stopped believing.
