I agree that the umpiring could have been better. We also had some bad luck with injuries; Franklin sprained his ankle in the first quarter and Hannebery strained his knee in the third. Had these players remained fit throughout the game, the result may have been different.
But I think you're not giving enough credit to the Dogs here. The Dogs played well and earned their win.
I just wish we could break our drought. It's now six times in a row that we have finished on top of the ladder and not finished the job in the Grand Final: 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2014 and now 2016. Minor premiers and runners up in these six years.
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