by Spargo » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:43 am
We weren't good enough in the end. WC took their chances, we didn't. Our disposal as a whole was pretty ordinary which made it hard for our forwards, the Eagles' forward entry/hitting leading targets was much better. That our game style was compared to Ross Lyon's is laughable & ignorant. We took the game on whenever possible, used the corridor & attempted to move the ball quickly.
One wonders what might've happened if we'd made our first qtr dominance count on the scoreboard - should've been 6 goals up at the first break, that also came back to bite us.
Simple set shots, missed handballs to players on their own running into open goals & dropped marks within scoring distance all contributed to last night's loss.
Then there was the umpiring.
*THEY DID NOT COST US THE GAME - WE DID.
However, WC will be hoping like hell they get the same 3 next week. It was as one sided as it could get. Every 50/50 went the Eagles' way, every non-call, every benefit of the doubt. The non-existent frees paid in front of goal to Shuey & Darling were embarrassing. The blatant two that were missed down the other end, incredible. Then there was the trip/low contact on Jacobs when he was 20m out from goal. The replay showed the umpire had a clear view, the umpire put his whistle to his mouth (which means he saw something) then he took it away. When umpires do this it can only mean one thing....
These all happened at crucial times of the match & WC benefited from this every time.
I received enough text msg's from neutral supporters during the game about the umpiring to know I wasn't over reacting.
Like I said, we lost it, no one else. It was a disappointing way to end the year.
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