And so, finally, to the football, which reached no great heights.
After an even first quarter (I know it was even, because Rob Waters told me at quarter time!), the Cats could have sealed the game in the second with straight kicking and looked to have the Hawks covered.
The turning point, in my view, was Rioli's wonderful defensive efforts on the Members' wing in the third quarter. Neither side had been able to break the other's will to this point, but the Hawks seemed galvanised by Rioli and slammed on a match-winning six goals for the quarter.
One has to feel for the Cats. Were the game to be played ten times, I'm confident they'd win the other nine. Still, it's the best on the day and the Hawks did what counted on the scoreboard better than the Cats.
Oh, one last note to the sound guys: perhaps we could have done with only ONE hundred renditions of the Hawks' song?
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Grand Final musings, 4
After an even first quarter (I know it was even, because Rob Waters told me at quarter time!), the Cats could have sealed the game in the second with straight kicking and looked to have the Hawks covered.
The turning point, in my view, was Rioli's wonderful defensive efforts on the Members' wing in the third quarter. Neither side had been able to break the other's will to this point, but the Hawks seemed galvanised by Rioli and slammed on a match-winning six goals for the quarter.
One has to feel for the Cats. Were the game to be played ten times, I'm confident they'd win the other nine. Still, it's the best on the day and the Hawks did what counted on the scoreboard better than the Cats.
Oh, one last note to the sound guys: perhaps we could have done with only ONE hundred renditions of the Hawks' song?
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