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I thought it was more like 35m.
#anyonebutGeelong.
Objectively, Cats are the side to beat for the flag at this point,
But I would honestly decorate my house in coloured balloons of the team they play in a GF.
anyone.
We’ve actually gotta win it a bit more before we need to rely on the execution. We get totally and utterly smashed at ground level contested and clearance situations. Guys like Guthrie, Dangerfield and the entire Geelong backline totally brained us all game long in contested situations. We just stand back using the referred pressure approach and filling space, hoping for turnovers. Doesn’t work anymore. Teams just flick it around by hand and destroy that old game plan.
we might as well have worked it to 60m from our goal, and just put the ball on the ground and ran back the other way today.
Yeah I'm not sure about this. The core of our team is now getting quite old and a few have dropped off markedly. Cotchin is massively struggling. Edwards is struggling and can't get on the park. The difference between the best and worst of Jack R is a gulf; one good game in last 6. Vlastuin is having major injury issues. Grimes is doing okay but can't do it on his own and is wrong side of 30. Prestia can't stay on the park. Astbury looks gone as does Houli. Lynch can't get near it and seems to have substantial injury issues. The absolute stars and champions of this team, our flag winning heroes are past their zenith.
I'm not convinced we can get back next year. I think we should have a firm eye on the medium term future. Hit the draft hard and get some ball winning mids who are good users and some good KP talent. We need to make sure we are competing on a regular basis; we can not drop off completely.
Like I say. We are a disaster at clearances and contested possession. An absolute disaster. Secondly, when we do get it, our movement into and our performance inside the forward line, is simply horrendous.
Third, our execution and skill level under these new rules is also being exposed.
That’s the 3 biggest on field issues for mine. Number of others thereafter eg injuries, age, attitude etc. but they’re top 3 for me.
Yep we need blokes who can get it and also use it. Our contested ball and clearance numbers are shithouse.
We cannot have a competitive forward line while we persist with Castagna and Aarts. I've posted this every round since round 1, and it remains true.
How many of Aarts' goals have been joe the gooses in the goal square? All? He is a cancer on our forward line. Makes everyone take stupid options, is the ultimate cherry picker, doesn't apply any defensive pressure, can't hit up a team mate to save himself, and lets an opponent play completely unaccountably. Add that to George, and the fact that we often play one short forward anyway, and we're actually playing 3 short.
No wonder we look awful going in. It's bomb it to a 3 on one or bust.
It's deplorable. I'm really concerned that the loss of Rutten, Caracella, Leppitsch and McCrae might have hurt us more than we think.
How many of Aarts' goals have been joe the gooses in the goal square? All? He is a cancer on our forward line. Makes everyone take stupid options, is the ultimate cherry picker, doesn't apply any defensive pressure, can't hit up a team mate to save himself, and lets an opponent play completely unaccountably. Add that to George, and the fact that we often play one short forward anyway, and we're actually playing 3 short.
No wonder we look awful going in. It's bomb it to a 3 on one or bust.
It's deplorable. I'm really concerned that the loss of Rutten, Caracella, Leppitsch and McCrae might have hurt us more than we think.
Yep fair enough. Like I said - injuries barring. I haven’t seen enough from any other side to think we couldn’t win it if we weren’t riddled with injuries. The likelihood of going through another season relatively free is another story… with our ageing list and history of injuries the odds would be stacked against.
Where are we going with Tom Lynch right now ? If he’s injured then park him right now because he’s the slowest, fumbly, concrete hands, useless at ground level player in the AFL at the moment. Can’t even take a chest mark without it bouncing out.
If he’s injured, I’d rather see Caddy being used as a second option. Or anybody for that matter, coz since coming back, he has been nigh on incompetent.
Just put him on ice and get him back in a better physical and mental state of mind next year.
If he’s injured, I’d rather see Caddy being used as a second option. Or anybody for that matter, coz since coming back, he has been nigh on incompetent.
Just put him on ice and get him back in a better physical and mental state of mind next year.
Geelong's injury list is pretty slim atm but they did have guns Cameron and Duncan out and Selwood hampered early then subbed out.
Geelong are in a very good position injury-wise. In majority of cases it requires a healthy list at finals time to win a premiership.
We lose next week and I reckon will have a wing of the Epworth full by Monday arvo
That’s probably right Burnside. And to that end, it’s been crossing my mind that we should, or would be better off, having it all end next week rather than dragging this MASH unit on any longer.
I was really hoping we picked Caddy to do exactly that - just tag Stewart and be a viable option at the same time. Surely Caddy against his old club would have played out of his skin.
