09-09-2024, 05:03 AM
I can answer the one about the arousal levels.
We suffered as much from a lack of belief as anything else. Brisbane could be supremely confident and played like it. They got the perfect start with a speculative shot coming off for a goal too. That kick by rayner had no business going in but it did. The ball bounced their way early a few times.
On the flipside we made a few uncharacteristic errors at our strongest parts. Very deflating when your a graders who need to fire make some errors. Weitering out on the full (wind a factor) cripps and Walsh turning it over.
The boys lacked belief and it showed. When the game slipped away from us, it was amazing to see the pressure go off the shoulders and the lift in output from some.
The weight of expectation and the dent in confidence can perhaps explain things a lot. We point back to the gws game but that game cooked our season multiple ways. Not just injury I reckon it hurt belief which is what our boys struggle with the most.
We suffered as much from a lack of belief as anything else. Brisbane could be supremely confident and played like it. They got the perfect start with a speculative shot coming off for a goal too. That kick by rayner had no business going in but it did. The ball bounced their way early a few times.
On the flipside we made a few uncharacteristic errors at our strongest parts. Very deflating when your a graders who need to fire make some errors. Weitering out on the full (wind a factor) cripps and Walsh turning it over.
The boys lacked belief and it showed. When the game slipped away from us, it was amazing to see the pressure go off the shoulders and the lift in output from some.
The weight of expectation and the dent in confidence can perhaps explain things a lot. We point back to the gws game but that game cooked our season multiple ways. Not just injury I reckon it hurt belief which is what our boys struggle with the most.
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Paul Hewson
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