It's the aftermath of an AFL grand final, and in the losing team's rooms it's quiet like a museum.
An exciting team from outside Victoria and filled with young talent has made the decider a year or two earlier than expected, and been demolished by an untouchable Geelong outfit, who have broken a more than decade-long wait for a flag.
The shell-shocked players are devastated, being comforted by friends and families, their premiership dreams in tatters.