Re: AFL Elimination Final 1 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Reply #149 –
One thing has me uneasy more then any for this final and its how quiet Sydney is in the media and how our club and individual players are front and centre in the spotlight.
Our history in this situation with this group has never ended well when we are talked up this much.
Geez i hope im wrong.
Its all part of the "growing up" process. Being the BIG club we are, it's always going to mean attention is on us from all quarters. As Cripps said in his presser, they boys are used to playing in front of big crowds because of our larger supporter base and the well established rivalries. I think that the club has done a power of work in the "mind" space and so I think we will be ready to go. It will be a high pressure game, the GWS game aside we have played high pressure elimination finals for several weeks. It will come down to selection and execution of the plan.
If you ask me, the pressure and media attention is ALL on the Filth. Its their flag to lose.