The idea that you can be proud of your achievements but not rest on your laurels is the message that was central to the victory for the Melbourne Football Club in yesterday's Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final.
The Melbourne Football Club had been the best team all year and were favourites to win their first premiership since 1964. The captain, Max Gawn, echoed the famous words of a previous coach when addressing the players - "when all is said and done, more is said than done."
The captain said it was about "walking the walk" and not just using words but also taking action to back them up. If the team couldn't win the Grand Final, then the players talk about change at the football club would amount to nothing. In the middle of the third quarter, it looked like the talk would amount to nothing.
The Western Bulldogs had fought back and led the Melbourne Demons by nineteen points. In the next forty minutes of football, the Melbourne Demons kicked sixteen of the following seventeen goals of the game to win by a large margin. They had won their first premiership in fifty-seven years.
The Western Bulldogs had fought back and led the Melbourne Demons by nineteen points. In the next forty minutes of football, the Melbourne Demons kicked sixteen of the following seventeen goals of the game to win by a large margin. They had won their first premiership in fifty-seven years.
When the cheers die down, they will realise that there are more premierships to be won and that they can be proud of what has been accomplished, but they are not even close to finishing.
spectacular quote lol