In the mind

dimelb

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In the mind

7 September 2003, 08:47 PM

I had a little fantasy - if I had to address the players before the game, what would I tell them? I decided to quote Steve Waugh on Test cricket: at this level, 90% of the game is in the mind. After today, I wonder if someone said something of the sort to them. It was certainly in our minds, and perhaps not as strongly in Port's, good team though they are. And I hope they and SNdon belt the living suitcase out of each other.

He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
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7 September 2003, 08:57 PM

Self belief also. Even though no one gave them a chance, within the team they knew they could win and were very confident.

"As everyone knows our style of football is defensive and unattractive, and as such I have completely forgotten how to mark or kick over the years" - Brett Kirk
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