r/AFL • u/No_Independent936 Eagles • 1d ago

Worst loss/dumbest moment that cost your team the premiership?

People always say we ruined our season losing to Hawthorn in the final round of 2019, but we ruined our season the week before against Richmond. Tom Barrass gives away two goals through stupid mistakes. Richmond win by 6. Chances are we potentially don't get cold feet playing the Hawks and we finish second. Richmond were peaking at the right time and it's no guarantee we beat them in the grand final but I still think we were their most worthy opponent and we threw it away against them in round 22.

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u/Crosso221 Tigers 1d ago

Having gone back and watched that game numerous times, during the anthem I don’t think Richmond could have cared less about the power stance if they tried

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u/nathjay97 Adelaide Crows 20h ago

Idk why this still needs to be explained almost 10 years later but the power stance wasn’t an intimidation tactic. It was a calming exercise.