I must admit, at half time I too was entertaining thoughts of being back in the 8 by season's end. Things were looking up. A disappointing but admirable effort against the league's best followed by what looked like being a 15 goals smashing of the Demons to get the guys up & running. Tarrant looked great, Farmer was lively, Crowley was doing an outstanding tagging job ...

Guess an hour's a long time in footy.

In hindsight, Melbourne's first half was as awful a half as I have seen from anyone, ever. That's not to say that we should have been further in front, but sadly the boys were lulled into believing that they could sleepwalk their way through the 2nd half and still win easily. Once momentum changes it's a tough thing to get back.

I don't know what to think right now. Obviously a lot of people are going to feel the need to vent, which is totally understandable. I'm not going to join in. I'm too numb.
I'm just bunkering down now in preparation for the media onslaught and hyperbole that we're going to cop over the next week

Hang in there, Freo fans.