(08-28-2023, 02:40 AM)PaulP date Wrote:I agree..................if we beat them. The lacklustre effort last night, however people may want to spin it, would give me pause for thought.I'm a bit shocked fans thought the GWS game might go some other way. The moment it made no different to us I'm not sure it was so much a shock as a study in human behaviour.
When it mattered for Charlie we were on, a few vying for a spot in 11 days time played out the full 4-qtrs, some who have particular pride of performance also played 4-qtrs.
Otherwise, I thought the Acres injury compounded the outcome and really put the wind up the bulk of the group, and the majority basically wound down a gear.
That is the psychology of this time of year in dead rubbers, and it can do your head in.
Oddly, in my experience it's going half-ar5ed that increases the likelihood of a bad event happening, or for you to picked off on the fringes like a weak member of a herd.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"