WE CANNOT, must NOT, lose our next Grand Final!

[lazzadesilva]

[Harrysz]

What if?What if?What if? If only...If only...If only

In Grands Finals we've had plenty of bad luck it's true but good teams rise above those adversities. And, we haven't entirely been without good luck. What if the ball had bounced up to Milne instead of away from him in 2010? Would we have won that game? If you're good enough and hold your nerve you can have bad luck and still win.

[Ronnie McKeowns boots]

Far out, if I hear another reference to Carman on this place....you're living in the past man! You're all hung up on this clown named Carmen from the 70's man!

[What'sinaname]

Thanks for the advice Eric the clown

[Piesnchess]

[Piesnchess]

[RudeBoy]

Hope springs eternal.

[LaurieHolden]

Listening to SEN this morning and then Pipes Russell, the discussion circled around recruiting players (e.g Himmelberg) and what would be the difference in getting a side a flag.
Former Collingwood CHF Dermott Brereton weighed in you need a small forward mix of a crumber, pressure and a goalkicker. I think we've got those.
But he said one solitary forward rarely gets it done like Jack / Richmond in 2017.

Now I don't want to tempt fate, but do we think we have the cattle to get the job done if we get to the last week in September?

Using a reference of recent premiership sides, and what they added following a prelim or GF loss, have we brought in enough to get the job done?

GWS (following 2019 loss) : saw Cameron depart.
Geelong (following 2020 loss) : aquired Cameron (2020 Geelong had five members who had been part of at least one of their premiership teams from 2007, 2009 and 2011)
Melbourne : acquired Ben Brown to round out what they had built on when going after May and Lever.
Richmond (following 2018 PF loss) : acquired Lynch (14 of Richmond's 22 players had played in both their 2017 and 2019 premiership teams)

Post the 2018 GF, 5 years later we've 10 players left from that side in our starting 22.
At this stage, aside from the coaching overhaul, the addition of Frampton, Hill, Mitchell and McStay looks like we've made the right calls.
By brining in Lipinski and Mitchell and the drafting in of the Daicos boys, I think we've certainly addressed the inside 50 count deficit that cost us the 2018 flag,
But perhaps the Q that is starting to answer itself is will we continue to go taller and keep McStay, Johnson, Mihocek, Cox? If so, I think the main change to come is what mix of our smal / medium forwards take as we get deep into September action.

[Piesnchess]

The BIG difference is , too other GF losses, the close ones, is this- THIS TEAM ARE THE CLOSE GAME SPECIALISTS, WE NEVER HAVE HAD THAT BEFORE, IN ANY FINALS OR GRAND FINALS. WE WILL WIN A CLOSE GF, LIKE 2018 NOW, BEYOND DOUBT. THAT is why id be pretty damn confident on GF day.

[K]

[dalyc]

Honestly, this thread needs to die. It’s a relic of the past though understandable since most of us have been through it.

I just think we should embrace the future as nervous and superstitious we might be.

I say we can win this year and next and that will keep me drunk and happy for a decade.

Come join me.

[piffdog]

[DT]

Correct piffdog- the injury to Moore meant we were one tall short in 2018, and that killed is in the end

[K]

[Jezza]