I agree DS but he has had us on toast during the finals twice now and still not been able to eat us up....... slow learner, we keep improving at the same rate they are or is our team just that 4 - 5 goal better team than they are under a pressure finals game.
To beat them in finals 3 times in four years will hurt.
Somehow I think the penny has dropped and Scott realises we are actually a much better team than they are....and he hates it as he is a stubborn old man who hates losing.
His lack of flags since 2011 will be weighing him down and he knows he is or has run out of time.
Of course he believes he can improve Geelong enough to beat us, but doesn't mean he succeeds!
The reality is, with a team like Richmond at the moment, Hawthorn, Brisbane, Geelong over the last 20 years - you have to believe that you can get to their level but you also know how bloody hard it is when one team is performing so well and you know the current top dog will be working damned hard to stay there.
Scott, along with pretty much the whole industry, knows exactly how we play, exactly how good our players are when playing to our plan, exactly which players might be unsung but are actually damned good, and they have ways they reckon they can stifle our game. The issue is implementing it. The issue for the club at the top is when things start to drop off, just a little, and then it gets much harder to maintain.
Don't get me wrong, I do love beating Scott. But I sure as hell am not going to underestimate his drive and ability (might underestimate his personality at times because it sure comes across as salty even if that is only what we see in public).
DS