Sigh. Knocked ourselves out in the first 30 seconds.
I've seen teams carry too much emotion into a game before, and be so hyped up that they forget their defensive technique. Never thought I'd see Jake do it though, especially immediately after poor Tolu got the pointy end of JWH's "bumper".
Also, that was the first time a ref has found a whistle this finals series, and - surprise, surprise - he rarely blew it in our favour.
But really, that was our Achilles heel on full display: we cannot tackle, and we cannot cope with offloads. The defensive issues that have haunted us for years did not magically disappear just because we made it to Week 2 of the finals.
Wonder where we go from here. We still need a proper hooker and another quality edge player to be a genuine force, so while I'd like to think we can improve next year we're just as likely to fall in a heap. Fun times ahead either way.