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Currently overseas and Stan informs me I cannot watch outside Australia, which after seeing the score and comments I am ok with.
Generally speaking you aren’t learning much if your lips are moving!!!
Yeah don’t mate it’ll only make your day miserable!
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Match Stats
Defence first up:
Our much maligned forward pack did heaps of defence work.
Princep was mighty in defence.
Coxon, Tauakipulu, Carter and Franklin worked hard.
And as always Tizzano and Stewart featured.
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Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
Score line suggests attack was not very effective.
White and Fines were busy.
Donaldson, Burey and Horton attacked the line with good carries.
Princep carried well and together with his defence stats and the leadership he showed on the field in very trying circumstances was my MOM.
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Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
Do a stat list for missed tackles - you'll be busy!
And passive tackles. The amount of post contact metres the blues made was ridiculous, as well as the number of times we were driven back post contact. It was a real men vs boys type game
I post the stats to show that sometimes the results do not reflect the hard work our players are doing in very trying circumstances.
The percent tackles made will help you get the negativity you are seeking, I will not post them but you can work it out for yourself.
Unfortunately I am not blessed to be the best in my field of work, my company is not the best in its field, but guess what there are lots of us hard grafters and companies that give all we have but will never be the best due to lack of resources, skills and many other things but will never give up trying and doing the best we can, just like my Western Force.
I am a foundation member, and will always be a half full not half empty glass supporter, because my team is doing the best it can, and thankfully I have a team to watch and support.
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
I respect your stance, but acceptance of mediocrity and excuse making for the cause is dangerous Tazz. Amongst other things that attitude helped put our co@k on the block in 2017! I lost count of how many times people said they were just grateful to have a team to support.
If Cron does not accept good over great, why should we?
Great game, Fucken battled right through to the 80!
Thank you for respecting my stance.
Supporting a team that is on the wrong end of results more often than not, can be a test of our loyalty and resilience.
However, I will continue to support my Western Force no matter how difficult or hard it is or becomes for the following reasons:
1) I want a team in our city that I can have a strong emotional attachment to, one that I can actively follow and shout for during their games. I want to be connected to a team, my team, my Western Force.
2) I will never forget Matt Hodgson's pouring out of grief at that press conference that reflected all our feelings at the time in response to our cutting, and never want to go through that again. 5th September 2017 is etched in my memory.
3) As I supporter I will always have hope and optimism. I will always believe in my team's potential to bounce back, improve, and eventually succeed.
4) I will always maintain perspective. Sports are unpredicatable, and as a sports team on the west coast of Australia we face more challenges and setbacks than we would like, however being overly negative does not help.
5) I love the team spirit it brings to me. The sense of belonging and the camaradie and thats why you will not only find me at the mens team's home games but also the womens, u18's and u16's as well.
6) While I would think that not many Western Force players and Western Force staff visit this site, negative attitudes from us can impact them.
7) I recognise the decisions, effort and dedication that players and coaches put into the team regardless of the outcome. I appreciate the hard work that goes into each game and will continue to support the team as a sign of respect for those efforts.
8) True supporters stand by their team through thick and thin. Yes, we do all experience dissapointment when we lose, but the team deserves our unwavering support as they never take the field to lose intentionally.
9) For me the Western Force has become a fundemental part of who I am.
My support for the Western Force runs deep and is grounded in a strong sense of loyalty, resilience, and passion.
I will always post postively, I will keep cheering loud and proud for my team, my Western Force!
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
I agree with most of that too. Nobody can tell me much about tough times as a supporter. But I'll also call it out when continual dumb plays or lack of effort are dished up. Foundation Force member. Bulldogs supporter member, with a large Souffs soft spot.
Given what the Bunnies are going through I wore a Rabbitohs shirt when I went cycling today. A bloke who's obviously seen me before yelled "mate, you shoulda stuck with the Bulldogs jersey" ... "It's in the wash, mate" (true)....I also wear an original Force away jersey a lot. But he didn't give me another pay about that.![]()