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NATHAN SHARPE, The West Australian
April 6, 2011, 6:40 am
Sunday can be an awfully painful day after a loss like the one against the Rebels.
It is always a good feeling when the Monday review comes around and everyone who has spent Sunday pondering the weekend's game has the same message.
It means we are on the same page and problems can be worked on. Thankfully that was the case this week and we are united in our approach to start winning close games.
I'm amazed every time I circle the ground post game to embrace our wonderful fans, how loyal and supportive they are. It is so great to be involved in such a community and it isn't good enough as a playing group to lose games as we did on the weekend.
This competition disappears too quickly each year to look back and lament the one that got away. We need to start turning the tight losses into confident wins.
The highest physical point on the field of rugby is at the top of a line-out jumper's lift.
With precision timing and good core stability, even hoisting a 130kg man can be pretty easy work when your two lifters know what they are doing. You can lose perspective as to how high you actually get and how dangerous it can be.
Matt Hodgson suffered a shocking shoulder injury on Saturday. While being hurled into the air by Pek Cowan and I, an opposing player slipped under his legs and toppled him over.
The No.1 rule in line-out lifting is never drop your jumper. Sorry Hodgo, I owe you a drink.
The Waratahs this weekend will be a strong set piece contest for us with their scrum a very powerful aspect of their game. Coupled with this they have some real firepower out wide in old Force favourite Drew Mitchell on the wing.
Games against them are always tight and with the big ball carrying No.8 Wycliff Palu back in action, our defensive nous will be tested again.
This weekend is special for the team as it a real opportunity for us to support David Pocock's charity, EightyTwenty Vision.
We'll be wearing a fantastic new one-off jersey and I know the boys will be proud to run out in them.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...t-good-enough/
Sorry Sharpie, I didn't show much loyalty last week, but defend my decision to do so.
I'm surprised you had many fans to embrace, there was a real crush for the exits by the time I got there.
Hopefully this week there's something to make me want to stay and shake your hand again.
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Sorry Sharpie, I didn't show much loyalty last week, but defend my decision to do so.
I'm surprised you had many fans to embrace, there was a real crush for the exits by the time I got there.
Hopefully this week there's something to make me want to stay and shake your hand again.
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Sharpie, if you think the crowd is amazing after a close loss, think how we'll be after a close win! Remember Hill's drop goal to beat the Stormers last year? That was an appreciative crowd.
Yeah sorry Sharpie - I couldn't hang around either...will try and hang around and shake the boys hands win lose or draw on Sat.
coz Stone Cold says so
I'll always stay around to shake Sharpie's hand. Just one look at his face when he was doing the after match interview last week was enough to show how much he was hurting
Sharpie doesn't miss much does he?
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and in the next instalment of close isn't good enoiugh Sharpioe wonders whether getting your arse handed to you is.
Will the force win at home this year?
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Didn't hang around for the post game interview and going by the crush at the gates nor did many others
not to worry sharpie, it'll soon be monday, you'll all be on the same page and problems can be worked on.............