Luke Beveridge

Well, you build yourself up for the contest every week and the intensity that's required in the game and they definitely trumped us.

in those stakes.

So that's the most disappointing thing.

You know, each week when you go into a game, you don't necessarily talk about it with your players, but one team may be a bit more vulnerable than the other.

And maybe it was us because we beat them last time in Adelaide.

And so they steel themselves for retribution and they got it.

They were impressive.

We didn't handle their pressure.

in those stakes.

So, um,

That's the most disappointing thing.

Each week when you go into a game, you don't necessarily talk about it with your players, but one team may be a bit more vulnerable than the other.

Maybe it was us because we beat them last time in Adelaide and so they steel themselves for retribution and they got it.

They were impressive.

We didn't handle their pressure.

But last year when we went to Marvel Stadium, our home deck, and they came over, we were aware of some of their threats.

And it was one of those games where we got beaten by what we knew.

He's just a baller.

There's a romance there for the club and for, you know, we like to think, Zach, but so Marcus and some of Marcus's teammates are quite naturally drawn to Zach.

And the thing is, too, they played in the state team together.