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Autopsy Round 1, 2024: Geelong v St.Kilda *COLLARD, WILSON DEBUT*

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Cats were shocking tonight. This looked like a bottom 6 battle.

We massively overrate the likes of Pou, Windhager and even Owens who has huge flaws in his game.

They will get better, but they are unreliable at this point in there career. Pou in particular had a long way to go.


I thought Windy was okay. Poo and Owens were poor.
 
We got flogged out of the middle and they intercepted everything we did.

We battled hard and gave them a shake, but we are never going to win big games with the midfield we have. Phillipou is a long way off becoming a midfielder. He is too slow to move (perhaps that is just our mids) and is slow in close.

Crouch was on one leg, it was a really poor decision leaving him on.

We have found players in Liam Henry, Darcy Wilson and Bonner. Bonner mopped up well but needs to stop taking those short steps he did at times.

Not all negatives, but we have the exact same problem we had last year - no midfield.
 
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Yeah, Higgins and Owens is two-too-many forwards who can't kick a drop punt for goal.
What happened to Higgins?
Was an excellent goal kicker the first couple of seasons.
 
Would’ve only taken a touch more composure in the forward line to win that game. Seriously just a touch. We are a young team and there is so much capacity for growth, it’s wonderful. Frustrating at the minute with the loss, but composure won Geelong the game (even with all their other advantages), just.
 
Also, not sure I can be bothered with another year of boring Lyon footy.

Basically every week we will try and drag the opponent into a low quality scrap and just hope that we get the chocolates.

No consistent pathway to goal. Brutal to watch.
People are quick to forget the games we scored 2 goals to half time lol
 

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Experience wins...just.
First round, and a big ask to play down there. I'll hold off and wait to see what happens in the next two rounds.
King 2.4, and burning his own players a couple of times. He needs to do better.
Higgins...I just don't know.
Owens kicking for goal was f*cking awful.
We were in it, and could have won it. We're just not composed enough, and skills are still questionable.
Henry, Bonner, Nas, and Wilson...impressive.
 
Genuinely surprised by the level of negativity.

Rusty for sure. Midfield clearly our biggest issue (everyone knew that already). Chito had a mare. Higgins didn’t offer much.

Thought we looked ok (really dangerous in spurts) and will only improve. Loved the fact that we didn’t pack it in. Did many actually expect us to go down there with that side and spank them?
 
Owens is a midfielder. He isn't a forward.

You know who is a forward though?.... Sharman. Maybe play him there.

Absolutely love Henry

I think Byrnes might make it. I haven't thought that in the past.

Crouch dreadful... and weak. Pushed off the ball. We need a bull... like... oh I don't know... Owens

Bonner was a very good get.

F*ck me our skills are woeful at times. It's often the difference.
 

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10 out of 22 players on our list tonight have less than 50 games experience.

That was a cauldron in there tonight.
More so than last years final Geelong had everything to play for they had been plugging this game for the better part of 6 months.
That ground has the width of a cricket pitch, Not great at all for the style we want to play.
Geelong are easily a 6-7 goal better side down there.
yeah we lost its disappointing ect.
But the upside is evident.
 
A lot to like-
Byrnes very good
Henry is a real game changer
Darcy Wilson is a senior footballer

Bonner offensive output was solid but he’s a defensive liability.
Mason Wood starting to show his age.
 
Should have won
How does Dangerfield plant a knee into one of our players and end up with a free kick.

Wilson, Henry, Bonner all very good.

Crouch, Phillipou and Windhager were below par.

So prefacing, I hate it with a passion, in this match Danger had no intent to pick up that ball he straight took the man in that instance.

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This is what the umpire called, classed under rough conduct, and I hate it because Danger did not deviate his hips to pick up that ball, Stocker did, saw the imminent contact coming, paddled it forward, and Danger then "evaded" by kneeing him in the back, so also made no attempt to tackle him either as he was not in position to do so prior, hence the kneeing in the back on a player going to prone on a loose ball get.

So the only reason that contact became forceful was because Danger is an old fart and couldn't bend at the hips and run at the same time. So if I were the umpire, Stocker gets a free as Danger had no intent to grab that ball and impacted that contest illegally, that umpire though is employed and sucks the D, so we all have to suck it also I suppose.
 
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