Should I stay or should I go now?
I’ve sat through enough games where I’ve clung to the desperate hope that, somehow, Gary would muster an unlikely last-quarter revival and turn a game on its head. Well, maybe not the ’94 and certainly not the ’95 grand final, but you get my point. Ultimately, the game generally hasn’t turned and I’ve left the gates pondering the wisdom of waiting until the final siren when it’s a done deal. So, late on Saturday afternoon, as potatoe-head Guerra sent another home for the Hawks early in the last quarter to find a 28 point lead, I questioned myself: why would today’s game be any different? Will Geelong really come back from here after playing with poor form and injuries? No? So, for the first time in many years, I left the game and headed home for a cup of creamy pumpkin soup with garlic croutons to ponder the significance of losing 3 out of the last 4 games. Then, somehow…from somewhere…Geelong kicks the last 5 and wins the unwinnable…and my faith feels tainted like a bad bottle of wine. No! But I shouldn’t languish over my decision, should I? Surely they wouldn’t have won if I had stayed. I mean, Hawthorn would have kicked one of those goals, wouldn’t have they? Surely…
Anyway, i’m not one for regrets. Gulp. Each quarter in four words or less:
Q1. The Tomahawk is evolving!
Q2. Buddy, oh dear.
Q3. Lonergan ain’t great
Q4. Game over – NOT!!!!
For those who wisely stayed, and those who foolishly left, and those who didn’t make it all all – enjoy the last 5 minutes. The dream remains…
No regrets,
The Terrace
Tags: potatoe-head guerra, tainted faith
There’s leaving the game and there’s leaving the ground. You could have just gone to the bar for the last quarter. I remember doing that in one of those collingwood thrashings – in fact, we were in the bar half way through the second quarter and didn’t return to the seats. Either way, it takes a big man to admit it when he’s made a complete goose of himself and let down his family, his friends and his football club …
thanks for the advice, duke. it’s fair to say i won’t be doing it again!
Duke,
When is it appropriate to NOT go to the bar for the 4th quarter? Or the second half for that matter? I like your attitude. Your family needs to buck up and get proud.
Also kudos to the Terrace staff for subtly deploying a Clash lyric.
onya Cats.
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