A SHATTERED Luke Gestier tried his best to rally the troops after Collingullie-Glenfield Park suffered a heart-breaking six-point grand final loss on Saturday.
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It was a tough pill to swallow for the first-year captain-coach, who was playing in his first grand final and was struck down by injury.
The Demons did well against the breeze in the first quarter and led at half-time. They kept within two goals of the Crows and were set to finish strongly with the breeze.
But Leeton-Whitton dominated most of the last term, and eventually, Collingullie-GP made their run, only to fall six points short with the ball inside their attacking 50 as the siren sounded.
“I’m a bit speechless but just disappointed. I couldn’t have asked for any more of an effort from the boys, it was fantastic,” Gestier said.
“It was very even and obviously the conditions aren’t great today. Crucial bits late in the term, they were able to set up a bit better than us and we just blazed away and wasted the footy.”
