We had some great players, Mundy and Fyfie best on ground - take your pick, Sandi - magnificent, Sonny Walters gobbles up the pressure and the occasion.
We got very little from Zac Clarke and Cam Sutcliffe, Cam a bit out of his depth, both got brushed aside and ran past crucial tackles when all they needed to do was corral/defend. Lachie Neale in hindsight was the go.
Pearce and Ballantyne both worked hard but could have done so much more with a little composure.
The maggots gave us nothing and took from us a great deal, a couple of holding the balls against Barlow were a disgrace including the the chicken wing. Hawk player landed right on the back of Ballantyne when he slipped on the centre marker position yet the maggots gave the free to Mitchell. Found a millimetre discrepancy to give 50m to Franklin but failed to adjudicate on a blatant elbow to the face of Walters by Lake. It was to be expected. Lake and Rioli will get time but the maggots thought it was OK.
Our defence was good despite the Gunston effect. We just needed the composure to kick for goal and the Cup was ours.
We did not find that composure and the Hawks did.
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