View Full Version : I'd give it back...
ablettjnr
18 Mar 2006, 21:21
if we could have Ling and Kelly back.
Unwritten_Law
18 Mar 2006, 21:35
Yeah ditto.
The Ling injury didn't look so bad, then again neither did Luke Darcy's at Skilled last year :( He looked upbeat on the bench at 3 Q time.
I didn't see what happened to Kelly. Hopefully he only jarred his elbow, I did that in a soccer GF and couldn't move my arm for a couple of days. Fingers crossed.
How bad do we think it is? 2 weeks? 4? Heres hoping it's not too bad... Good work geelong. I'm damn happy tonight, but the real test starts in a few weeks! Carn the Cats!
Unwritten_Law
18 Mar 2006, 21:39
I'll take an optomistic stab at 3-4 for Lingy. Kelly right for Rd1.
LifeSpan-Void
18 Mar 2006, 21:41
i would say that lingy was being treated as a precaution against excessive swelling. Might miss a couple of rounds of the H&A.
Turbocat
18 Mar 2006, 21:42
Are you kidding? Injurys are a part of training, preparing, practice matchs etc.
We think we have depth in the midfield, well prove it.
carn_the_cattas
18 Mar 2006, 21:46
Doesn't matter, they'll be there come September!!
ablettallica
18 Mar 2006, 21:48
As Turbo said.
Every game is a risk - Still could have happened in NAB praccy game. (or jumping onto the beach at Lorne....or over the fence at the Torquay pub.....or falling on a garden stake whilst up a ladder)
Unwritten_Law
18 Mar 2006, 21:50
Are you kidding? Injurys are a part of training, preparing, practice matchs etc.
We think we have depth in the midfield, well prove it.
We have depth in rotation. With Ling and Kelly out it will draw away from the forwardline (Chapman/Ablett) and the defence (Enright/Milburn). Never the less a big chance for Prismall to cement a spot. He had a quiet one tonight.
Apart from the goal I reckon Byrnes turned it over at least 6 times, 2 resulting in Adelaide goals. If he plays 10+ we won't make top 4.
Ricketts
18 Mar 2006, 21:57
if we could have Ling and Kelly back.
I wouldn't.
As Turbo said.
Every game is a risk - Still could have happened in NAB praccy game. (or jumping onto the beach at Lorne....or over the fence at the Torquay pub.....or falling on a garden stake whilst up a ladder)
LOL, EXACTLY!!
I would not give this back NO WAY!! We have to have a winning culture and we gotta start somewhere! Even tho it's "only" pre-season, the players got to go up get their medals, and get their cup.
Sure beats losing huh?
ablettjnr
18 Mar 2006, 21:59
As Turbo said.
Every game is a risk - Still could have happened in NAB praccy game. (or jumping onto the beach at Lorne....or over the fence at the Torquay pub.....or falling on a garden stake whilst up a ladder)
Or falling down the stairs at Eureka. Steve Johnson you idiot!
ablettallica
18 Mar 2006, 22:13
Or falling down the stairs at Eureka. Steve Johnson you idiot!
Haven't heard that one!! Spare me the details- but with SJ its no surprise.
The last thing the Cats needed was another honourable loss. There was no honour in loosing for Geelong.
We needed to bank a flag to get that stat removed from the media (9GF losses) - my god I can't tell you how much it ********ed me off this week - in every f-ing article and newspiece of the week.
No way would I give it back. We won something for the first time in my life.
We can cover these guys.
I wouldnt give it back, they'll be fine wont miss much at all if nething. Lingy would be distraught if it was serious, he wears he heart on his sleeve and I'm sure Kelly woulda been in sling already if his appeared serious also.Plus we have fantastic depth
catempire
18 Mar 2006, 22:42
I wouldn't give it back.
The paradox is that the win means so much to the club in terms of self belief, morale, membership, etc., but so little in the grand scheme of things.
Just suck it up and enjoy it. Ling and Kelly will be fine, I'm confident they weren't serious injuries.
LongBomb
18 Mar 2006, 23:37
I would give it up either.
Like catempire said, this is an important win for the club in so many ways.
As Turbo said.
Every game is a risk - Still could have happened in NAB praccy game. (or jumping onto the beach at Lorne....or over the fence at the Torquay pub.....or falling on a garden stake whilst up a ladder)
lol - absolute gold - even the horror moments of the past sit well with me after tonights performance
to think i thought the world had come to an end when spriggs went down ... to think i didn't rate steve j when he broke his ankle ... and to think i thought 'who cares' when otto received every possible injury whilst playing at richmond ... to think id be sitting here tonight proud as punch that i witnessed geelong receive a form of trophy after only 20 years of my life - absolute fantastic - now lets forget the NAB and get the one sponsored by our good arch-rival car manufacturer - Toyota !!!
ford - ur still our number 1!
Turbocat
19 Mar 2006, 00:02
Has anyone confirmed the precise nature of the injuries?
kanga fan man
19 Mar 2006, 00:33
hi guys i go for kangas , obviously but i enjoyed watching cats win. well done boys....
Copernicus
19 Mar 2006, 01:09
I would give it up either.
Like catempire said, this is an important win for the club in so many ways.
I'll echo that.
Will still be eagerly awaiting news on them, though, and hopefully they'll be right within the next couple of weeks. I can't wait to see our best 22 out on the field carving it up.
LifeSpan-Void
19 Mar 2006, 07:34
to be honest, i'm more concerned about Kelly's injury than Lings... shoulders are such tricky joints, so many different points of articulation.
d_henderson1810
19 Mar 2006, 12:51
if we could have Ling and Kelly back.
I wouldn't. We haven't won a night competiton flag since 1961. And you say that we have Ling and Kelly out. Don't get me wrong, they are valuable, but we won last night without King, Ottens, Kingsley, Riccardi, Steve Johnson, Harley or Nathan Ablett. Those seven would be in our best 22. So my point is that we seem now to be able to cover injury pretty well. Don't worry, we'll be fine. I just hope that Ling's not out for the season.:)
I wouldn't. We haven't won a night competiton flag since 1961. And you say that we have Ling and Kelly out. Don't get me wrong, they are valuable, but we won last night without King, Ottens, Kingsley, Riccardi, Steve Johnson, Harley or Nathan Ablett. Those seven would be in our best 22. So my point is that we seem now to be able to cover injury pretty well. Don't worry, we'll be fine. I just hope that Ling's not out for the season.:)
Heard on the radio maybe 3-6. He did go up to accept his medal, so it cant be that bad!!
(also take into consideration that we got 2 weeks till the season, so he shouldnt miss that many games)
RoosterLad
19 Mar 2006, 13:36
if Ling is out for 6 weeks you will struggle a bit, maybe a replicate of last seasons start?
of all the vic teams i prefer geelong as they arent from melbourne
all the talk (as it has been for a couple of years now) is that St Kilda are the victorians great white hope, i would pick Geelong as a more dangerous side than Sainters who are slightly overrated i reckon
carn_the_cattas
19 Mar 2006, 16:05
Heard on the radio maybe 3-6. He did go up to accept his medal, so it cant be that bad!!
(also take into consideration that we got 2 weeks till the season, so he shouldnt miss that many games)
Ling say he'll be right for round 1, Kelly said he'll be right in a few days.:thumbsu:
Ling say he'll be right for round 1, Kelly said he'll be right in a few days.:thumbsu:
Awesome!! Very very relieved to say the least. :)
yeah Kenny hinkley said on SEN that both are okay. Both just got heavy knocks and heavy bruising. Ling still has to have all the pre cautionary scans but both are expected to be okay for Round 1.
worthogs
19 Mar 2006, 20:13
if we could have Ling and Kelly back.
In a word......Grow Up and take the cup. Both will live
Partridge
20 Mar 2006, 08:43
Ling say he'll be right for round 1, Kelly said he'll be right in a few days.:thumbsu:
Great to hear, but at the same time, a bit of perspective and reality is needed.
Injuries are part of competitive sport, they happen to pretty much everyone at some point, and they can occur at any time. Training ground, practise matches, matches for premiership points, finals. That's why you build a list with depth, because you'll never have everyone fully fit - or rarely.
All I can say is winning is an infectious feeling, and watching Matty Scarlett and Thompson lift the cup (albeit the preseason) felt pretty damn good. For the sake of a couple of minor injuries - I'll take that.
thehoff
20 Mar 2006, 10:04
There is no one is hell i would give the cup back to have two players injury free.
As so many people have rightly said, all games are a risk. For all we know, we could have lost the game and 30 seconds into round 1, both Ling and Kelly go down with more serious injuries and we would be back at square one having lost out 10th sucessive grand final.
I know it's only the pre-season cup and means little to most clubs, but i must say i was very excited on Saturday night. As my father so rightly said, a premiership is a premiership. He has been a member for 40 strait years and this is the first success he has witnessed and boy was he happy, like most of us cats fans.
This cup represents a hell of a lot more than just a win. As Bomber said, the Monkey is now off our back and now we can concerntrate on winning the big one. That win gave our team such confidence that will be used on a bigger stage, hopefully the final Saturday in September.
I don't care if it's only pre-season. It was special!
P.S Don't go wasting your money on buying the 2006 NAB Cup Grand Final win on DVD. Wait until late September and get the 2006 NAB Cup & 2006 Premiership double DVD pack. It will be cheaper :D
Heard on the radio maybe 3-6. He did go up to accept his medal, so it cant be that bad!!
(also take into consideration that we got 2 weeks till the season, so he shouldnt miss that many games)
I dont think anyone wanted to sprawl themselves out accross the boys more in that photo with the cup after the game than poor old Lingy, the man would give his left nut for a premiership - and i don't think a knee injury would keep him from hobbling up to receive his medal.
if it was the afl premiership i rekon he woulda throw away his crutches, hopped up the little stand and yelled "im attractive" in the microphone in front of a packed MCG.
Get well soon Lingy, and enjoy the celebtrations in Septmeber!
I dont think anyone wanted to sprawl themselves out accross the boys more in that photo with the cup after the game than poor old Lingy, the man would give his left nut for a premiership - and i don't think a knee injury would keep him from hobbling up to receive his medal.
if it was the afl premiership i rekon he woulda throw away his crutches, hopped up the little stand and yelled "im attractive" in the microphone in front of a packed MCG.
Get well soon Lingy, and enjoy the celebtrations in Septmeber!
LOL.. he probably would! :D
As for the photo with the cup (yesterdays Herald Sun), the best thing about it is Moons. Hes just got the biggest silliest grin on his face, shoes n socks off.. and hes got the cup.. just brilliant.