View Full Version : Manuka Oval = Danger?
Strong hands Magee
24 Jul 2006, 13:39
folks,
As per usual for a Monday we look forward to the next round. Just wondering if the Cats have ever played at Manuka Oval before? From memory i don't believe we have. It's always a very brave man who tips a team who has never played somewhere before. :confused: :confused:
I think this will be a major disadvantage for us. Hopefully the boys will be able to have a run on the oval to get used to it. The Roos' have quite quite used to it now and actually play it pretty well up there.
I just hope its above 10c degrees. Don't want any hammy's to go ping! ;)
LongBomb
24 Jul 2006, 13:49
We played there once before (loss)
Also a pre season game (loss)
The place gives me the fear.
This is exactly the sort of game we could lose.
jacross
24 Jul 2006, 13:53
Longbomb is correct we played a game there in 2004 and preseason 2005. Both losses. I'm hoping that this weekend I get to see them beat those bastards.
Above 10C? Yeah I wish, more like -10C mate.
Round 17 2003
Kangaroos 16.8.104 d Geelong 12.14.86 (Manuka Oval)
IIRC, that's the game we played in the awful "blue on blue" guernsey.
Jim Boy
24 Jul 2006, 14:03
That was a shocker of a guernsey - it was H's third match and he had played every one in a different jumper.
I was there that day and it was bloody freezing. Umps didn't help one bit either, giving a (and maybe a second) goal to North after a goal had been kicked, so effectively 12 point goals.
Strong hands Magee
24 Jul 2006, 14:09
Cheers. Definently need to boys to have a training session on the ground.
catempire
24 Jul 2006, 14:36
Manuka should hold no fear.
Similar temperatures to Geelong, however usually drier.
Similar dimensions to KP - long and narrow.
IIRC, we lost to North when we were travelling quite poorly in the first encounter. Then in the pre-season game the conditions were absolutely appalling and we played the conditions very, very badly.
Kent_Kingsley
24 Jul 2006, 15:00
yes that was the 2004 preseason and the conditions were bad, we only kicked something like 29 points.:eek:
Lunchlady Doris
24 Jul 2006, 15:24
I was at both of those games, in both we played very ordinary footy. Seems the cats have a fair bit of support up here.
Will be at this one too, but am very worried.
And BTW, it's really not that cold...
catempire
24 Jul 2006, 15:37
Sunday - Fine, mostly sunny. Min 1, Max 12.
Lunchlady, that's cold.
Champ39
24 Jul 2006, 16:57
That was a shocker of a guernsey - it was H's third match and he had played every one in a different jumper.
I was there that day and it was bloody freezing. Umps didn't help one bit either, giving a (and maybe a second) goal to North after a goal had been kicked, so effectively 12 point goals.
That was also the game Wojcinski marked the ball in the goal square and the umpire said it hit the ground first when it clearly didn't. Arghh.. I hate umpires, do we ever get more free kicks in a game?
thegerman
24 Jul 2006, 17:15
Are the Cats doing anything post game for members etc ?? Does anyone know ??? I saw the function for the one vs the Bulldogs, hoping for one here in Canberra.
I'll be there, we should win, but it is a very wide open ground so it will be good for our runners andwith the day the way it will be should be some good marking. 12C is the warmest it has been all winter.
Dingster
24 Jul 2006, 20:41
You guys really should win with so much to play for. The key is to get off to a good start and then you should go on with it. The danger is if you let us get some confidence in our last game in Canberra and actually allow us to start running.
Simple way to beat us. Flood and run forward in droves when we turn the ball over in our forward line. We don't get back hard enough and you will have a field day. Allow us to play direct footy and it will probably bite you on the bum.
I hope that you guys make the eight. I think that you are a team that can be competitive from a lower spot in the eight....though we're all fodder for Adelaide by the looks of things.
Are the Cats doing anything post game for members etc ?? Does anyone know ??? I saw the function for the one vs the Bulldogs, hoping for one here in Canberra.
Forget about it!! Cause we arent "shyte" anymore (i know, that is highly debatable ;) ) and dont have to sell anymore memberships, hardly any players turn up. :rolleyes:
For memory, Mccarthy, David and Steve Johnson and one more (name escapes me, atm), showed up last night.
Anyway, Manuka Oval is def a danger.. as is ANY interstate venue!!! But we have a 7 day break, almost a full list to choose out of. No excuses. We should not drop this one!!
You guys really should win with so much to play for. The key is to get off to a good start and then you should go on with it. The danger is if you let us get some confidence in our last game in Canberra and actually allow us to start running.
Simple way to beat us. Flood and run forward in droves when we turn the ball over in our forward line. We don't get back hard enough and you will have a field day. Allow us to play direct footy and it will probably bite you on the bum.
I hope that you guys make the eight. I think that you are a team that can be competitive from a lower spot in the eight....though we're all fodder for Adelaide by the looks of things.
Haha.. thank you for that!! We'll be sure to pass it onto Bomber ;)
And thanks for your good wishes about the eight. Unfortunately we ARE fodder for Adelaide. Pysses you RIGHT OFF dont it???? :mad:
eliiiiza
24 Jul 2006, 22:21
Forget about it!! Cause we arent "shyte" anymore (i know, that is highly debatable ;) ) and dont have to sell anymore memberships, hardly any players turn up. :rolleyes:
For memory, Mccarthy, David and Steve Johnson and one more (name escapes me, atm), showed up last night.
Anyway, Manuka Oval is def a danger.. as is ANY interstate venue!!! But we have a 7 day break, almost a full list to choose out of. No excuses. We should not drop this one!!
Henry and Mackie!
And the VFL boys. Charlie, Callan, Batchelor, Prismall, Ricco (poo he's not VFL) and Sheringham.
Disappointing turnout.
Copernicus
25 Jul 2006, 01:39
I'm not gonna be overly confident about this one either. We just have to remember that we tore North apart early in the season and there's no reason why we can't do it again if we apply the same sort of intensity. Manuka is an interstate game for both teams, really. I don't know that North has any particular advantage playing there in the way that we do at KP.
Still need to work our arses off though. We're on a bit of a roll and it's time to keep it going.
Glassjaw
25 Jul 2006, 02:18
Forget about it!! Cause we arent "shyte" anymore (i know, that is highly debatable ;) ) and dont have to sell anymore memberships, hardly any players turn up. :rolleyes:
For memory, Mccarthy, David and Steve Johnson and one more (name escapes me, atm), showed up last night.
The Adelaide post match function was alright. Hunt, Stokes, Milburn, Ablett Jnr, Harley, Kingsley and Tenace rocked up.
Was bummed not to meet Corey and Mooney but I thought 7 from 22 after a 92 point loss was alright.
After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke. Same with Dasher.
Partridge
25 Jul 2006, 11:07
You guys really should win with so much to play for. The key is to get off to a good start and then you should go on with it. The danger is if you let us get some confidence in our last game in Canberra and actually allow us to start running.
Cheers dude, but this for us perenially pessimistic Geelong fans is a big danger game. We're generally abysmal interstate and we've never won in Canberra. Simple fact is if they show the desperation and commitment shown against Port and Footscray we should win. But Geelong blow games they should win all the time (Hawthorn, Richmond etc), so I'm not going in overconfident by any means.
As long as Mooney is back in, and Kingsley stays in purgatory we're a chance.
Sir Gusset
25 Jul 2006, 11:18
I predict that North will come out and play like girls since they've had to train at Fernwood all week ;)
I know this is one of those games that Geelong have been know to drop, but I just get a bit of a feeling about them now and Moon Dog is a massive in. Geelong by 38 points.
Ricardo
25 Jul 2006, 12:20
I was at both of those games, in both we played very ordinary footy. Seems the cats have a fair bit of support up here.
Will be at this one too, but am very worried.
And BTW, it's really not that cold...
Me too :)
It isn't that bad in Canberra (temp. wise)....the pre-season game i think it was the conditions were terrible, we didn't play the wet weather good at all...it was very frustrating because it was so obvious what had to be done.
The weather up there is a bit better then here in Geelong, usually cold frosty mornings turn into fine clear winter days, hopefully it is this kind of day come this weekend......a very big danger game.....a bit like Melbourne losing to Fremantle.....although we aren't overly expected to easily win...the odds are fairly close.
IF we lose this one it will make it that much harder because we then have Brisbane at the 'Gabba.....:(
The Adelaide post match function was alright. Hunt, Stokes, Milburn, Ablett Jnr, Harley, Kingsley and Tenace rocked up.
Was bummed not to meet Corey and Mooney but I thought 7 from 22 after a 92 point loss was alright.
After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke. Same with Dasher.
Man SIX players after a shocking loss like that one... and we get only a few after an inspiring one-point victory!
Go figure.
Kent_Kingsley
25 Jul 2006, 16:36
After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke.
not too bad yourself there glassjaw :thumbsu:
not too bad yourself there glassjaw :thumbsu:
Get a room... or some talent :rolleyes:
nananana catman
25 Jul 2006, 17:30
The Kolonel is heading to Manuka for a road trip, expect a long awaited entertaining blog to ensue.
thegerman
25 Jul 2006, 17:44
yes that was the 2004 preseason and the conditions were bad, we only kicked something like 29 points.:eek:
Bad !! It was bloody freezing and pelting rain. Fantastic if you weren't under the **** poor covered stands. We were, but still got drenched. Bloody terrible day, 29 pts was more like 70 in that weather.
Dingster
25 Jul 2006, 20:05
I don't know that North has any particular advantage playing there in the way that we do at KP.
Actually our record at Manuka is pretty impressive and we tend to play the ground well.
Still need to work our arses off though. We're on a bit of a roll and it's time to keep it going.
That's the key. You guys have done a lot of hard work to get yourselves back into the Joshy Hunt, but the simple fact is you have to keep working hard to maintain momentum. Dropping a game to a bottom four side would be unforgivable.
Mr.Chicken
25 Jul 2006, 20:51
I hope that you guys make the eight. I think that you are a team that can be competitive from a lower spot in the eight.
yeh, thats why i really want geelong to make the eight. also cause i like for the cattas to win :) As shown by last yr where we almost made a prelmin from 6th (not to mentoin we almost beat an interstate side in a interstate venue where we suck!) I really think Geelong could cause an upset or two maybe even make the grand final! If we r able to make the finals from here, we'll have won probably 8 of the last 10 matches before the start of the finals so we'll be in some super form! As shown by sydney last yr, its good to peak just as september comes!
nananana catman
25 Jul 2006, 21:24
P.S, If you find me at the game and ask me if I'm the Kolonel you will get a free KKK tshirt!
P.S, If you find me at the game and ask me if I'm the Kolonel you will get a free KKK tshirt!
Well, I for one am now CONVINCED!!! Count me in!! Im a size 10 btw. Or maybe an 8.. depends on how "large" ya sizings are there.
Howard Littlejohn
25 Jul 2006, 22:31
Regarding the weather, its supposed to rain here all week, becoming fine Saturday and Sunday. The maximums are alright - and rarely is there a wind as cold as Melbourne's (or Geelong's), its a good thing the game is played at 1:10 and not 2:10 though. Anyone not used to rapid temperature drops would find it rather on the cold side of chilly by full time with a normal start time.
Kangas record at Manuka is good, but a lot of that is built back in the day when we had a team that could play. Its not so flash over the last two years. Geelong are a much, much better team than us (but so are Hawthorn, and Essendon are probably slightly better). If your guys play at 40% you will flog us in any conditions.
For anyone who hasn't been to Manuka before, the spectator facilities are probably the worst in the league. Expect to have plenty of room available, no native Canberrans will show up because of our treachery re the Gold Coast. Those that do turn up will be supporting Geelong, or at least venting their venom (and understandably, what we did to footy here was dispicable) at the Roos. It will be more like your home game than ours.
Mooney_d'King
25 Jul 2006, 22:34
Regarding the weather, its supposed to rain here all week, becoming fine Saturday and Sunday. The maximums are alright - and rarely is there a wind as cold as Melbourne's (or Geelong's), its a good thing the game is played at 1:10 and not 2:10 though. Anyone not used to rapid temperature drops would find it rather on the cold side of chilly by full time with a normal start time.
Kangas record at Manuka is good, but a lot of that is built back in the day when we had a team that could play. Its not so flash over the last two years. Geelong are a much, much better team than us (but so are Hawthorn, and Essendon are probably slightly better). If your guys play at 40% you will flog us in any conditions.
For anyone who hasn't been to Manuka before, the spectator facilities are probably the worst in the league. Expect to have plenty of room available, no native Canberrans will show up because of our treachery re the Gold Coast. Those that do turn up will be supporting Geelong, or at least venting their venom (and understandably, what we did to footy here was dispicable) at the Roos. It will be more like your home game than ours.
Thanks for the heads-up LJ - sounds good to me!!
nananana catman
25 Jul 2006, 22:40
Well, I for one am now CONVINCED!!! Count me in!! Im a size 10 btw. Or maybe an 8.. depends on how "large" ya sizings are there.
Gotta find me first ;)
Gotta find me first ;)
I take it your sarcasm detector is in the shop atm?? :D ;)
nananana catman
25 Jul 2006, 23:32
I take it your sarcasm detector is in the shop atm?? :D ;)
I will be at Manuka on Sunday, if you see me and ask me if I am the Kolonel, you will get a free KKK Shirt.
purring
25 Jul 2006, 23:36
yes.... you will do it in Canberra, but not in Melb or Geel, that's soft if you ask me, just like Kent.
nananana catman
25 Jul 2006, 23:37
yes.... you will do it in Canberra, but not in Melb or Geel, that's soft if you ask me, just like Kent.
Ok, fine. The next game I am at in Geelong the offer stands...
purring
25 Jul 2006, 23:41
haha, watch out now pal, I know what you look like, Anyone who wants one just needs to come and see me in the social club and I will tell you exactly where KKK man is, and I will laugh seeing you hand them all out at the next home game. ;)
nananana catman
25 Jul 2006, 23:43
haha, watch out now pal, I know what you look like, Anyone who wants one just needs to come and see me in the social club and I will tell you exactly where KKK man is, and I will laugh seeing you hand them all out at the next home game. ;)
Disclaimer: Competition not open to family or friends of geelong bloggers
thegerman
26 Jul 2006, 18:03
I will be at Manuka on Sunday, if you see me and ask me if I am the Kolonel, you will get a free KKK Shirt.
So if I hold up a sign that says "Are you the Kolonel" do I win something ??
So if I hold up a sign that says "Are you the Kolonel" do I win something ??
Hahahah.. yeah you get a free KKK t-shirt!! :D :thumbsu:
nananana catman
26 Jul 2006, 19:08
So if I hold up a sign that says "Are you the Kolonel" do I win something ??
Newp, have to come and speak to me in person.
eliiiiza
26 Jul 2006, 21:40
After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke. Same with Dasher.
Ew, only when he's at GFC functions. Otherwise he's the most arrogant person, and tries to walk away from signing autographs.
CatFanatic
26 Jul 2006, 22:33
I saw the game in 2005 and we were very ordinary that day, it also rained heavily both before and during the early part.
I am going on Sunday and as long as it stays dry I think we have the goods to beat NTH
patdman
27 Jul 2006, 00:09
On paper we should smash em like we did earlier in the year, but this would be such a "geelong" loss if we did lose. I really don't know what to think.
jacross
27 Jul 2006, 16:27
I saw the game in 2005 and we were very ordinary that day, it also rained heavily both before and during the early part.
I am going on Sunday and as long as it stays dry I think we have the goods to beat NTH
Yeah and I proudly got wet while the rest of my family fled to the upper balcony (cowards). We really were ordinary that day, I kept cheering in hope but by the fourth quarter it was like "CMON GEELONG.........come on......Geel.......ahh whatever..........bloody geelong"
I think there must have been about 100 people at that game.
It's supposed to be cloudy but dry so hopefully the Cats will win it. I'll bloody spew if they don't, 3 losses in a row in Canberra will give me the ****s.
On paper we should smash em like we did earlier in the year, but this would be such a "geelong" loss if we did lose. I really don't know what to think.
Im thinking the exact same way unfortunately.. I tipped us with confidence last week against the Dogs, yet will still go for us this round, but with much less... "enthusiasm"!
Go figure.
Ricardo
27 Jul 2006, 17:10
Regarding the weather, its supposed to rain here all week, becoming fine Saturday and Sunday. The maximums are alright - and rarely is there a wind as cold as Melbourne's (or Geelong's), its a good thing the game is played at 1:10 and not 2:10 though. Anyone not used to rapid temperature drops would find it rather on the cold side of chilly by full time with a normal start time.
Canberra can get a LOT colder winds then here in Geelong or even Melbourne....especially if its been snowing on the ranges.......i so don't miss those winds!! But i do miss the many clear winter days.. :(