The only thing I could think of when watching our lead rapidly disappear was the Geelong game from 06. You know the one. We were down by 9 goals in the 3rd only to come steamrolling home (sans Juddas by the way) and make Ablett cry. Good times.
Anyway, all that matters was that we averted suffering the same fate as the Cats. Our first half and a bit were very impressive. Without 3 of our key players we were dominant all over the ground; unrelenting in applying our now trademark forward press and we capitalised (fairly) well.
Yet, to their credit, the Dogs decided to try in the second half and seemed almost irresistable in their march towards the lead. In a way I was impressed by our response. Sure, I would've preferrred the situation not to arise. Our players seemed to only react when the Dogs hit the front. Still, we halted their momentum and kicked the last 2 goals of the game to re-snatch the win.
It goes without saying that Cox was incredible, especially without Naitanui. Gaff continues to impress me, whilst Lycett had a very solid debut. He actually looks like he has some agility, though it's hard to see where he fits in our forward line with a healthy Kennedy.
Overall, it was a critical win for our top 4 prospects. Win our remaining 5 games and we finish at least 4th. Then we get to play Collingwood at the MCG...a great reward.
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