As Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield assessed the wreckage stemming from a Brisbane blitz , the disappointment at a premiership gone begging was evident all across the Cats rooms as he spoke.

From a phenomenal preliminary final performance against Hawthorn, the Geelong champion suffered a similar fate to many of his mates at the MCG on Saturday when mauled when it mattered most. And the hurt was both physical and emotional.

The disappointment was evident in Dangerfield’s eyes as, behind him, Coleman Medallist Jeremy Cameron – a family man to the core, jogged around entertaining his daughter while using his jumper as a sling for his injured right arm.

“The best part of the game is when you are victorious but, equally, when you are on the losing ledger of that, that is the game, isn’t

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