Okay, enough criticism, enough debate over what reserve grade players we should play and where and enough jokes.
At the end of the day, I'm proud.
By making the finals this year we have the longest current streak of finals making. This alone, along with the fact we are still a 'team' the Dragons fears, shows we have been by far and away the best legitimate team of the last half a decade.
Yeah, sure, looking at the team at the start of the year maybe we should have done a little better. But remember, this year was meant to be a rebuilding year. We entered without a recognised half. Furthermore, we lost our best player 70 minutes into the season, were without another representitive from before a ball was even kicked, and have had to deal with injuries and suspensions all year. The number of injuries we are sporting going into this match shows how hard the boys have worked to make this point. Many of them have battled on and played while absolutely shot for the second half of this season.
Sure, there have been some disappointments this year, some matches we should never have lost. But at the same time, the team have done a lot of good things. We beat the Warriors in NZ. The win against Melbourne in Melbourne before the salary cap storm broke was amazing. One of the gutsiest wins you will ever want to see. Probably the gutsiest I've seen since the Eels game in '08, if not gutsier. Our win over the Dragons at Brookie was nothing short of brilliant. We dominated the form team of the competition and did so easily. The win against Souths was thrilling, and at the end of the day those 2 field goals were the one's that guaranteed us a finals spot. The win over the Warriors late in the season was also a great effort, and while the Storm may not have showed up to play at Brookie, we really did come out to teach them a lesson by one of the hardest hitting first halves we showed.
So at the end of the day, I'm proud of my team, and I think I have a right to be, as do al of us fans. The players too have shown a lot of pride in that maroon and white jersey at times this season and because of this I have no doubt they will turn up to play on Sunday. Sure, it might be tough, and we might be underdone, but if there is a club that can do it, its the mighty Sea Eagles.
At the end of the day, I'm proud of what this club has achieved in the last 6 years. As I said, we have been the most dominant club of the last 6 years, and that is something to remember. Because in the 6 years before that, in reality we should have been dead, or at least somehow collected that dreaded first wooden spoon.
So on Sunday, Go you SEA EAGLES!
I'm proud 🙂
At the end of the day, I'm proud.
By making the finals this year we have the longest current streak of finals making. This alone, along with the fact we are still a 'team' the Dragons fears, shows we have been by far and away the best legitimate team of the last half a decade.
Yeah, sure, looking at the team at the start of the year maybe we should have done a little better. But remember, this year was meant to be a rebuilding year. We entered without a recognised half. Furthermore, we lost our best player 70 minutes into the season, were without another representitive from before a ball was even kicked, and have had to deal with injuries and suspensions all year. The number of injuries we are sporting going into this match shows how hard the boys have worked to make this point. Many of them have battled on and played while absolutely shot for the second half of this season.
Sure, there have been some disappointments this year, some matches we should never have lost. But at the same time, the team have done a lot of good things. We beat the Warriors in NZ. The win against Melbourne in Melbourne before the salary cap storm broke was amazing. One of the gutsiest wins you will ever want to see. Probably the gutsiest I've seen since the Eels game in '08, if not gutsier. Our win over the Dragons at Brookie was nothing short of brilliant. We dominated the form team of the competition and did so easily. The win against Souths was thrilling, and at the end of the day those 2 field goals were the one's that guaranteed us a finals spot. The win over the Warriors late in the season was also a great effort, and while the Storm may not have showed up to play at Brookie, we really did come out to teach them a lesson by one of the hardest hitting first halves we showed.
So at the end of the day, I'm proud of my team, and I think I have a right to be, as do al of us fans. The players too have shown a lot of pride in that maroon and white jersey at times this season and because of this I have no doubt they will turn up to play on Sunday. Sure, it might be tough, and we might be underdone, but if there is a club that can do it, its the mighty Sea Eagles.
At the end of the day, I'm proud of what this club has achieved in the last 6 years. As I said, we have been the most dominant club of the last 6 years, and that is something to remember. Because in the 6 years before that, in reality we should have been dead, or at least somehow collected that dreaded first wooden spoon.
So on Sunday, Go you SEA EAGLES!
I'm proud 🙂
