The disappointment of finals defeat was all too familiar for Carlton, and for Sam Docherty, but the resilient Blues leader also knows something about recovering from adversity.
No one at Carlton was better placed to bring a balanced view of the vicissitudes of the Blues’ year than half-back Sam Docherty, after their season ended at the hands of the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night.
He wasn’t saying the loss didn’t matter. It mattered a lot; it was all over his face. But one thing he wasn’t worried about was his knee buckling under him again in a big game. Which he did, and he did well, gathering 16 disposals and keeping his head when teammates all around were losing theirs in the first half.
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