AFL 2023 Preliminary Final Carlton vs Brisbane Post Game Prognostications

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The whole thing really boils down to expectations.

At the end of the home and away season we had a discussion about expectations.

Many of us said that the effort would prove too much in the end.
With the pressure of getting to finals, our finishing position and the likelihood of interstate travel, coupled with some players carrying injuries it would be..."a bridge too far"
This prediction was made before finals began.
For those people we probably exceeded expectations.

For others there was the line of thinking..."Why can't we go all the way?"
For those people we fell at the second last hurdle.
We failed to meet their hopes and expectations.
They'll be looking for reasons why, perhaps ignoring the most obvious....we just ran out of steam, and came up against a superior opponent on their home deck.

Or maybe it's a combination of a lot of factors, and perhaps selection reasons we're not privy too.

So we can look for reasons why.
Was it selections or exhaustion?
Kruddler is right, we'll stick fast to our own belief as to why we didn't progress further and there really is no point trying to change folk's minds.