Game Day Geelong v Melbourne Sun Apr 11 @ MCG 3:20 pm - Rd 4, 2021

[Danger2Selwood]

Coming from the biggest melter this board has ever seen is a bit rich.

In his defence, at least that was after a GF although it was a bit overboard

Some in here are melting during a round 4 game with some of our top players out. There's a difference.


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[DangerHere]

Floodgates ————> Open

 

[And_ROOS]

Melbourne get the ball, play on IMMEDIATELY.

We get the ball, slow it down, crab kicks sideways.

Scottball HAS to go. There is no success to be found with defensive football.

 

[maryjames]

Don’t see us winning this one.

 

[cats_09]

Holy s**t

Stanley held a mark

 

[frggr]

Would it be wrong to wish for a minor injury/ailment for Stanley so that Holmes comes on?

Damn now he's plucked one 35 out

 

[dazbroncos]

Selwood and Stanley!!!

GO CAtters

 

[calder_daddy]

This is a joke
2e has no prior and Oliver can’t just pick the ball up, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK OVER THE ******* MARK

 

[cats_09]

Maybe we should move Stanley forward, Henry to defences and Blicavs to the ruck

 

[SkittleCats]

I know its Stanley...But see the difference having a second tall option makes to your forward line?

 

[The Casey Cat]

Kolo and Hendo again fail to mark, or kill the high ball at all. Two more pathetic tall defenders you will never see.

 

[frggr]

Holy sh*t

Stanley held a mark

And scored a goal! Get around Hairspray!

 

[The_Todd07]

We looked just as sh*thouse in this corresponding game last year and that was WITH Danger.

As I've said, if we're doing this in May and June we've got issues. Until then it's just a bump in the road.


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Enough bumps and the season is over though. Still have to bank enough wins when not at your best to set up a genuine shot at the flag.

 

[dazbroncos]

2e had no prior for sure.

Stanley good then

GO Catters

 

[Wojcinski]

Are they the same Close and Miers who have been instrumental in our only goals scored so far?

Close has actually been one of our best - no idea what game you're watching?

Interesting that you'd focus on that part of my post and not the part about calling the team garbage, which it very clearly is

 

[Art Vandelay_]

When you build a list with a lot of plodders with the idea of constantly controlling the ball and having little leg speed, its on you.

That 4 games ago was in a GF.
This time last year we had lost to GWS (Crows), scraped past Melbourne (Brisbane/Hawthorn) and been upset by the blues.

But by all means continue the folly that removing Scott solves the issue, it doesn't.

 

[Spazz Cat]

A clearance game like this is totally not for us.
Our defence with no help struggles to defend and use the ball without a lot of spare numbers around.
Great kick by Stanley though considering the conditions.

 

[And_ROOS]

In his defence, at least that was after a GF although it was a bit overboard

Some in here are melting during a round 4 game with some of our top players out. There's a difference.


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We could have the Geelong 2009 list and we would look like dogshit, and that team would have been perfectly suited to the current play style.

Scotts gameplan is atrocious.

 

[catters05]

Maybe we should move Stanley forward, Henry to defences and Blicavs to the ruck

Stanley is a better forward then ruck.

 

[Shadow89]

It actually saddens me how fickle so many of you are being now. We have literally no-one to pick from, as our injury list is to such key players.

The only place we haven't been dealt mass injuries, is to our defence - and that's the only place that's holding up.

These are the players missing from our Forward line:

Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

Ratugolea
Rohan
Danger (to pinch hit)
Evans
Shaun Higgins

4

Shaun Higgins

Age

36

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

Sam Simpson

37

Sam Simpson

Age

25

Ht

183cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.2

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.3

5star

CL

1.7

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

These are the players missing from our Midfield:

Dangerfield (when not up forward)
Shaun Higgins

4

Shaun Higgins

Age

36

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

(extra rotation)
Parfitt
Sam Simpson

37

Sam Simpson

Age

25

Ht

183cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.2

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.3

5star

CL

1.7

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

(extra rotation)
Cooper Stephens (was meant to get a lot of game time this year but had a few injuries)

These are the players who can ruck who haven't been available most of the season:

Fort
Ratugolea

**************************

That is a lot of very key players missing, and especially in very key areas of the ground.

Stop f*cking melting when we clearly don't have the cavalry at the moment to play the way we want to - like we did in the back half of last year with measured play then blinding link up chains once we found our spare man.

Wait until we actually have all of our players (or most at least) available, and then make assessments. Some of you just look pathetic with these complete breakdowns and hysterical commentary.

Richmond were in the exact same boat 'til halfway through 2019, but even when all and sundry wrote them off, at least their supporters backed them in - no matter how arrogant they seemed.

It's not all over 4 games into the season. A lot will change from here.

Seriously, grow up.

 

[dazbroncos]

Atkins again goes the ball

Cant fault that

GO Catters

 

[frggr]

Interesting that you'd focus on that part of my post and not the part about calling the team garbage, which it very clearly is

Yes, but weird that you singled out two of our best young players

No one disagrees the team is playing like garbage.

 

[dazbroncos]

Clark try harder then

GO Catters

 

[cats_09]

Stanley is a better forward then ruck.

And I think Henry is a better defender then forward - though he can be a handy forward when the opposition don't have time to plan for it

It's just whether Blicavs is a better ruck or defender or is we go for with what's better for the team

 

[catters_28]

I actually fell asleep just before half time and have just woken up. I'm not even joking. What a snoozefest