ROUND 11: NORTH MELBOURNE vs GEELONG, DOME

[stmookeyj]

So it's the 9-1 Cats who aren't out of 2nd gear, against the Roos who are clinging to a spot in the 8 by half a game, but are now glad the whole relocation thing is put to bed at least for the forseeable future.

Being so early in the week, it's way too early for me to predict changes if any. But in terms of background, Geelong have won 5 of the last 7, and the last 2 against "Team Brayshaw" (it's 87-58 in Geelong's favor with 1 draw all-time). They've also won their last 9 at the Dome.

Hopefully for North fans, the memories of their last encounter are not in their minds. The worst thing that could have happened last season after Round 22 was to finish 4th and play Geelong first up in the finals. It ended up being a 106 point spiflication, a margin which surely won't be repeated this week even if the result is the same.

TIP: Geelong by 18 points, and still to remain in 2nd gear.

[gilbos the best]

i think this could be a comfortable game for the cats. they were firing last week against the blues

CAts by 30pts

Key mstch ups

ablett vs boomer
bartel vs
corey vs

[Tomahawk Worshiper]

Geelong will definietly stay in 2nd gear. Thats all they need to do in order to be top 4 by the end of the season. Then they can kick it up a cog or two...

The cats seem to play well against north, and should pump them.

cats by 60

[The Teflon Dean]

Th ijury list is massive and the team is full of kids.

This should be our line in the sand match.

Can't see that happening under the present coach.

Geelong by 72 points.

[Lingsface]

I am interested to see who bomber matches up against harvey as I dont think Ling would have the pace to go with him.
Ablett vs Harvey shoot out would be very good but Im sure that someone will go to Gaz.
Roos are always a danger game I feel as you have to be willing to have a real crack against the roos as they always will.

[budge11]

North by 45 :)

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I hope the Cats bury North so we can stay clear of them (if we can win also).

Geelong by 53

[warney7]

I think looking at the Geelong side, they're close to the Premiership side, with Ottens better for a game back and Mooney and Chapman looming as big dangers.

Combine that with Steve Johnson who last week played his best game for the year, The Kangaroos without a forward line, I have tip a massive blowout, something the Kangaroos will just have to forget about and move on.

Geelong by 113

[Inzy]

Great bet tonight Geelong at the line for mine. Absolute monsters at the Dome.

Going to whack some live updates on my blog as I watch this with a couple of bourbons and some mates so looking forward to it.

Go Cats! Blow em off the park!

[kickingoals]

geelong have a 70 odd point average winning margin at the dome , but i say the roos will give it everything tonight , plenty of stopages and try and slow the tempo down .
having said that my $$$$$ is on the cats between 25/ 45 points .

[bluesforever]

Cats by around 50 points. Can't see where North will find their goals tonight.

[lynchy23]

Any late exlusions???????????????????

[Biggie]

Joel Selwood apparently..

Who is in for him?

[Cruiser23]

Joel Selwood apparently..

Who is in for him?

Selwood Out
Prismall In

[McCrabb for PM]

Selwood Out
Prismall In

Big chance for Prisa to make a statement, hope he makes the most of it.

Cats by 50 points for mine.

[SA HAWK]

With the roos missing probably their 3 most important forwards and throw in wells too i can't see how they will kick a big enough score.

Geelong 60+.

[SweetLeftFoot]

If its looking bad in by the second quarter, I'm calling in a bomb threat to the Dome.

(Joking, joking)

[Mr Magoo]

Corey to get 30 possessions, Johnson to kick 3-4 goals & Geelong to win by 31-49 points.

[rota69]

Is Mooney playing?

[CatmanForever]

is anyone else having problems with gameday live tonight?

[colby68]

Cats by 80 points,cant see anyone for us kicking multiple goals !

[MiamiGroup]

yep.

[RevDog]

is anyone else having problems with gameday live tonight?

Yeah I am, everything is staying on zero.

[thejester]

Byrnesy kicked one!

*checks for pigs*

edit: 12 apiece for those wondering.

[Bay Pie]

$1.90 the Kangas with 39.5+.

That is alot of start.

[Bay Pie]

Yeah I am, everything is staying on zero.

Gameday live = Poo:thumbsd:

[thejester]

Johnson kicks a 'brilliant' goal.

[SweetLeftFoot]

Stupid AFL site, it is such a joke.

[MiamiGroup]

Give it 30 mins

[thejester]

Varcoe and Mooney kick behinds....Varcoe goals from stoppage.

4.2 to 2.0.

[CatmanForever]

Cats 26
Roos 12

Varcoes goal

Gazza 7 touches so far

[SweetLeftFoot]

And so it begins ...

[rancidpants13]

is anyone else having problems with gameday live tonight?

on the afl website? yeah, just checked in, still says it's 0-0
then checked radio and it's 4 goals something to 2 goals something

roos in strife

[thejester]

Only listening but it sounds like the Cats rucks have dominated with resulting influence in the clearances. Wonder what Gerad will say?

[thejester]

SJ kicks another.

[tarky]

just hand north the 4 points now :P

[SweetLeftFoot]

Let's hope the joeys can dig in and avoid a shellacking.

[thejester]

Thomas goals. 5.2 to 3.0.

[King Corey]

Only listening but it sounds like the Cats rucks have dominated with resulting influence in the clearances. Wonder what Gerad will say?

Sheesh.. that would've been the area I thought we could match it with them..

[thejester]

Thomas roves again but misses.

[gs17]

Cats 26
Roos 12

Varcoes goal

Gazza 7 touches so far

Where did the two Cats points come from?

[thejester]

Last minute or two, McIntosh has gone in to the ruck and eqilibrium has been restored.

[thejester]

Mooney goals.

6.2 to 3.1

[gs17]

Thomas goals. 5.2 to 3.0.

Aren't Geelong 5.0

[SweetLeftFoot]

Last minute or two, McIntosh has gone in to the ruck and eqilibrium has been restored.

Where was he before that? Laidley probably started him, Boomer and Spud on the bence in a tactical masterstroke.

[thejester]

Where did the two Cats points come from?
Mooney and Varcoe from shots on the 50.

EDIT: Actually maybe not. I thought they'd gone over but they've said 5 zip, so...

[thejester]

Where was he before that? Laidley probably started him, Boomer and Spud on the bence in a tactical masterstroke.
Full forward.

[gs17]

Mooney and Varcoe from shots on the 50.

The radio said they went out of bounds, gameday has Geelong @ 6 goals straight.

[Duskfire]

Gameday Live seems to be showing only goals for me :P Geelong 6 0, to North 3 0. Weird

[SweetLeftFoot]

Full forward.

Aye, I can see the logic in that. Did play juniours there.

[philhawk]

Anyone know the link to the online radio broadcast?

AFL.com doesn't work on my bloody mac.

[Baby Duck]

Geelong 6-0-36, North 3-2-20 after Harris kicks a point.

[thejester]

Full forward.
Yeah sorry it is 7.0 now. Junior 13 possessions.

[gs17]

Anyone know the link to the online radio broadcast?

AFL.com doesn't work on my bloody mac.

http://xml.afl.com.au/live_audio.htm?mediaurl=rtsp://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live10

[Baby Duck]

Otto kicks a goal. Geelong 7-0-42

[CatmanForever]

otto didn't spray it for a change

GAZZA 13 possies so far

[thejester]

Anyone know the link to the online radio broadcast?

AFL.com doesn't work on my bloody mac.
That's a bitch dude but there's a direct HTML link that should work on Safari - not on my home computer so I can't give it to you but shouldn't be too hard to find.

EDIT: Beaten to it :p

[ApplecrossWC]

The shellacking has begun it seems :o

[Rilian]

Qtr Time

Geelong 7.0 42
North 3.2 20

Ablett 14 possessions.

[CatmanForever]

Pratt what a coward, hitting Stevie J from behind.

[TheTrav]

Just got home from basketball, take it Geelong are dominating. Was predictable, who is playing up forward for North?

[SweetLeftFoot]

Its only 22 points. I think its time to visit the sins of the father on the son and pay Ablett senior pack for his belting of Kristian Bardsley and a certain incident in the 1994 finals but hospitalising his balding progeny in the opening seconds of this 2nd quarter.

[McCrabb for PM]

Reckon Ablett has the 3,2 and 1 votes already.

[Adelaide Hawk]

This Ablett fella goes alright :)

[SweetLeftFoot]

who is playing up forward for North?

certainly not our actual forward line.

[Kent_Kingsley]

Pratt what a coward, hitting Stevie J from behind.

prat by name and nature...try hard tough guy

good to see us win a first quarter! keep it up boys :thumbsu:

[CatmanForever]

Jimmy bartel had 10 touches that quarter as well

[philhawk]

Thanks gs17 and the jester.

You guys are live savers.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Pratt what a coward, hitting Stevie J from behind.

Not the first time this year he's done something like that.

[Motormouse]

It would seem the goal kicking practice during the week is paying off:)

[roostersgal4eva]

This Ablett fella goes alright :)
yeah hes alright :p

[CatmanForever]

so the roos are resorting to dirty play now to try and ruffle us......take a number roo boys

[RevDog]

Ablett 17 posessions, 9 minutes into the 2nd quarter. Christ.

[philhawk]

I don't listen to SEN much, but are they always this pro-Geelong?

[SweetLeftFoot]

Ablett misses. Geez he's crap.

[gs17]

I don't listen to SEN much, but are they always this pro-Geelong?

Definitely with Huddo, has changed his commentary since the Cats won the flag.

[Motormouse]

Has anyone ever seen a decision reversed as a result of a player questioning an umpires decision?

[Freo1995]

Good fightback by the Kangas :thumbsu:

[SweetLeftFoot]

Good stuff the joeys! Glad we are not rolling over here.

[philhawk]

Ablett is ridiculous.

[winty]

What comeback? We're not kicking straight this quarter, that's all. 7.0 first quarter, 4.4 this quarter. Roos are only winning the quarter by 2 points.

[SweetLeftFoot]

Who is - allegedly - on Mooney?

[tarky]

What comeback? We're not kicking straight this quarter, that's all. 7.0 first quarter, 4.4 this quarter.

get over yourself winty..kangas are doing well

[Duskfire]

Mooney seems to be having a decent game so far. That week off helped alot apparently.

[Trump]

Score

[Trump]

Mooney seems to be having a decent game so far. That week off helped alot apparently.

Would also help that the Gorilla is out of the foward line and isnt clogging up his space.

[TheTrav]

Was hoping Geelong would smash them just so Brayshaw would have a cry

[gs17]

Mooney seems to be having a decent game so far. That week off helped alot apparently.

You might have to hope the week he has off next week is going to him some good as well.

[SweetLeftFoot]

Can anyone help me as to who is supposed to be on Mooney?

[TheTrav]

If Harvey bent over infront of bruce, bruce would bang him so hard

[cisek19]

Mooney given someone a whack in the guts. In a bit of trobule according to Brian Taylor.

Geelong 11.6.72
North 10.4.64

Close match

Gazza with 21 and a goal. 34 into the second.

[Freo1995]

Harvey goals!
Kangas 10.4
Cats 11.6

[rdhopkins2]

Geel 72
Kangas 64
36mins Q2

[-CG-]

Any reason why the second quarters gone for 35 odd minutes? Just a lot of goals scored?

[Stormer]

Harris really stepping up tonight

[tarky]

kangas are now $8 at half time.......value?

[Rilian]

Can anyone help me as to who is supposed to be on Mooney?

Firrito & Simpson I believe.

A bit of spite in the clashes between Simpson & Mooney, with a few soft taps going each way, although if the most highlighted one of Mooney's gets him reported, the MRP are a joke!:thumbsd: One of those ones where if it was a player without a reputation it wouldn't even get shown... just like the one of Simpson's that made Mooney retaliate.

[TheTrav]

Mooney given someone a whack in the guts. In a bit of trobule according to Brian Taylor.

Geelong 11.6.72
North 10.4.64

Close match

Gazza with 21 and a goal. 34 into the second.

Was soft, nothing in it.

[Valentino Dmitri]

What comeback? We're not kicking straight this quarter, that's all. 7.0 first quarter, 4.4 this quarter. Roos are only winning the quarter by 2 points.

How many of those behinds were rushed matey?

Great aggressive game of footy at the moment, I'm loving it. Wish I was there.

[gs17]

http://xml.afl.com.au/live_audio.htm?mediaurl=rtsp://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live5

This is MMM philhawk if you prefer to listen to them