Local Flagmantle fan should be feeling like he’s at the top of the world after beating the plane-dodgers at the MCG on the weekend.
Alas, despite his confidence in the boys, he can’t seem to shake the intrusive thoughts about West Coast beating them in the round 6, 2024 Derby which was certainly a missed opportunity to make the finals.
We spoke to Simon who was doing his best to gee himself up about September while also trying not to think about the worst case scenario on the weekend. Adding,
“If West Coast knock us out of the top 8 by pulling the same stunt as last year I don’t know how I’ll handle it. The ladder is super tight this year and we really can’t afford to drop gimme games but that’s the thing about Derbys, all bets are off, hold me”
To try to take his mind off the upcoming Derby, Simon has been rewatching last weekends game to help flush out the dread.
As one of his mate’s said,
“That’d be such a classic Dockering, beat the best at the G and then drop a game to the wooden spooners, we laugh but we also cry”
Good luck Flagmantle.
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