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Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney
Collingwood are 4-6 goal better team today from what they were mid-last year. We are, at best, on par in the same period. That's no excuse - that's just the reality of the trajectory of both teams since we last played each other. Collingwood has barely lost since then and are so far and away the best team in that block of matches it isn't funny - I know they strictly "haven't won any silverware" but they are clearly miles ahead of the entire field over a 26-odd week sample size.
That is why the result is so sobering for me personally. We have internal claims to be a genuine top 4 team but the best team in it disposed of us with ease (after spotting up a decent head-start) before cruising to the finish line. It shows exactly where we are at today - a middling to pretty good team but nowhere near a great one. I want us to be a great team that is bankable every single week and winning flags. Can we honestly make the move to great in the next couple of months and really contend in 2023? It's possible but unlikely.
Onto this week, Sydney are an ordinary team in 2023 who has beaten up on poor opposition and have been found wanting against the rest. They also have a poor key position defensive unit that has been regularly exposed all season. We should really be wiping the floor with them this week with our midfield weapons and big threats forward of centre.
Collingwood are 4-6 goal better team today from what they were mid-last year. We are, at best, on par in the same period. That's no excuse - that's just the reality of the trajectory of both teams since we last played each other. Collingwood has barely lost since then and are so far and away the best team in that block of matches it isn't funny - I know they strictly "haven't won any silverware" but they are clearly miles ahead of the entire field over a 26-odd week sample size.
That is why the result is so sobering for me personally. We have internal claims to be a genuine top 4 team but the best team in it disposed of us with ease (after spotting up a decent head-start) before cruising to the finish line. It shows exactly where we are at today - a middling to pretty good team but nowhere near a great one. I want us to be a great team that is bankable every single week and winning flags. Can we honestly make the move to great in the next couple of months and really contend in 2023? It's possible but unlikely.
Onto this week, Sydney are an ordinary team in 2023 who has beaten up on poor opposition and have been found wanting against the rest. They also have a poor key position defensive unit that has been regularly exposed all season. We should really be wiping the floor with them this week with our midfield weapons and big threats forward of centre.
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