Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 8: Carlton vs. Collingwood

[Thryleon]

We won’t be defined by Ws and Ls 

I had to meet a bloke at North Shore at 7 this morning to pick up some corrugated iron.  On the drive back, I switched the wireless to SEN just in time to hear Garry, Timmy and Nick talk about our game.  They were all in furious agreement that we are on the improve and the wins will come.  They also heaped praise on our midfield for matching the Pies’ mob.  That reminded me of a pre-season discussion in which it was suggested that we were about three years behind Collingwood’s midfield.  Guess what? We’ve caught up 

While we may not have the Ws we would like, our Ls have been close and, except for the North debacle, we aren’t experiencing the blowout losses that eventually cost Ratts his job.

I was rarely convinced during Ratten's tenure that we could compete consistently.

Even in our best season under him, there just seemed to be some really big gaps between our best and our worst that would cost us matches.