If you've got a reputation, like Suburbs do, you either live up to it, or you change it. Suburbs decided to live up to theirs. Hard physical slightly borderline illegal tough rugby. And we didn't cope that well. Both up in the top 6 inches and in the remaining parts below. Cal and Jezza both went to seek the help of trained but over-tired physicians for season ending injuries and others came off surprisingly early also due to difficulties with the ferocity of the Suburbs attack.
I myself don't think we played poorly, but others at the time had differing opinions as to our commitment to the 80 minute effort. Some Keiths played out of their skins such as Dirk and Muzz and maybe you if you're telling the story later on.  Read more