07-03-2019, 09:03 AM
(07-03-2019, 06:18 AM)LP link Wrote:It's not always the case that you get reward for doing the work(reward vs effort), sometimes you are better off doing the work so you can more easily identify a shortcut that brings reward with less effort!
We were not getting reward for effort under Bolton...and IMO, that is what ultimately sunk him.
I was posting at the time that nobody would remember the close losses where we were hard done by, just the 'L' that came with it.
With that thinking in mind...
We were down by 4 goals against Brisbane early in the 3rd. If we had a good comeback but ultimately fell short, it could've been heartbreaking.
Next week, we go down to the dogs by 3 points after giving them a good start. 2 weeks in a row is demoralising.
When we go goalless and 5 goals down in the 1st against Freo, you reckon we don't think...."Here we go again" and drop our bundle?
No, because that first week with Teague we managed to get a 'w' at the end of the day (basically from Cripps super human effort) and it completely changes our thinking, confidence and direction as a football team.
Now what if we didn't lose the gold coast game in the last minute....would our path be different?
Now what if we had 2 seconds more on the clock against the Hawks....would our path be different?
Now what if we didn't get screwed over by the umps against the pies.....would our path be different?
Should i continue??
Look, i'm happy we are winning.
I'm happy for Teague,
But mostly, i'm happy we finally got a bit of luck as ultimately that has been the big difference between the post Bolton and pre-teague eras. Luck!