Review Cats into ANOTHER PRELIM (14 of 18) after beating Lions by 38 points

[Baudolino]

Yay.

 

[Munich]

 

[Matthew Jelley]

What a great even team effort
Blicavs was fantastic in the Ruck

 

[Tuggacat]

Let’s win Prelim first.

Yep, a long way to go yet; that is 13 Prelims played to date with a premiership conversion rate of just under 1/3.

 

[thegerman]

Massive game. Really liked how he kept the ball in front of himself, tapping it ahead to give him another chance. Wonderful game from the Axeman.

 

[cats_09]

View attachment 2417948

That has to be my fav footage of Rayner from the match - your team is still behind by 16 points after your goal and they never get closer then that for the rest of the match

If you're going to soosh the opposition fans, then maybe wait until you know you're going to win


If I was in the Lions leadership group, like Andrews or Neale, I'd be pulling him aside after that and strongly suggest he reins it in a little as it can quickly backfire when you get too far ahead of yourself

 

[dudusmaximus]

Like an easter egg hidden inside a masterpiece, Scotty has redundancy built into this team. Many can play forward, defence, tag, wing, mid and even the dreaded ruck (remember eons ago when it was curtains when any team lost its ruck midway through a game?). These positional switches can happen many times within the same game. Many times on a whim! Jezza & Humphries were on the wing at stages.

Someone blindfolded could spin the magnets on the board and this team would still win!

 

[catters_28]

Let's pray Adelaide win next week.

Would love to get that mob at the G in a prelim. Can see them going to water like Brisbane '22

 

[smotherking]

I just love this football club. In no other sport do I get this satisfaction. And it’s the one closest to home. Truly am lucky and I mao glad I get to contribute in person and via pocket. We are so lucky

 

[hoopla]

I just home from the game. Why aren’t they talking about a suspension for rayner diving not just once but twice. It was disgusting. They should be suspending players for that crap. In fact, many of the lions players dive. It’s in their culture.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Did I hear Bailey Smith in the post match interview say he's going on the piss tomorrow?

No!

He’s only doing nose beers after flag

Said he’s meeting a few mates on the weekend + getting the body + mind right, + relaxing.

 

[kickazz]

Let's be honest we belted them.

They looked dangerous with the short kicks at times but we're smashed em

 

[cats_09]

You can probably all guess what the bulk of this article is about - gotta love the media getting out in front of this and making it a genuine story, rather than some trying to run with a narrative of Scott sooking should he dare mention it




Dangerfield was powerful and strong when it mattered, Mark Blicavs

46

Mark Blicavs

Age

34

Ht

198cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

4.2

5star

MG

114.1

2star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

114.1

2star

D

8.6

3star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.6

4star

was outstanding in the absence of the injured Rhys Stanley

1

Rhys Stanley

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

27.6

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.5

3star

CL

5.0

5star

HO

21.5

5star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.4

4star

CL

3.0

5star

HO

33.0

5star

, Bailey Smith

3

Bailey Smith

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

and Max Holmes got going as the game wore on and Tom Stewart and co held up a massive Geelong defence which restricted the Lions to only 11 goals - three of which came through dubious decisions.

 

[IMCat]

Very enjoyable to have been there, great game Cats!
Now the train ride home!

 

[thegerman]

I just home from the game. Why aren’t they talking about a suspension for rayner diving not just once but twice. It was disgusting. They should be suspending players for that crap. In fact, many of the lions players dive. It’s in their culture.

Lohman did it earlier also. 3 goals from the biggest flops you’ll see.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Leading possession winners

Dempsey 25
Holmes 23
Stewart 22
Smith 22
Blicavs 20
Miers 19
Dangerfield 19

Can't see us getting anywhere without a 30+ disposal winning mid...


I'll see myself out

 

[Play it Sam]

Poppa Fagan was very complimentary in his presser, despite looking like he was about to cry.
He said they over handballed instead of kicking and we were too quick on it.
Simple enough, but ain't pressure grand.
I did say they were going to lose at half time because he forgot his cow cud he usually chews on.

 

[Gyno79]

Let’s win Prelim first.

I've seen

I just home from the game. Why aren’t they talking about a suspension for rayner diving not just once but twice. It was disgusting. They should be suspending players for that crap. In fact, many of the lions players dive. It’s in their culture.

The umpire deserves a suspension more. Imagine if we lost by under 2 goals!

 

[kickazz]

I just home from the game. Why aren’t they talking about a suspension for rayner diving not just once but twice. It was disgusting. They should be suspending players for that crap. In fact, many of the lions players dive. It’s in their culture.

Nah no suspension, tarring and feathering please

 

[cats_09]

Thinking about Stanley and his undocumented hamstring issue, when he was subbed out against Collingwood earlier in the year with a hamstring complaint he only missed the two weeks

- subbed out in round 8, sidelined for rounds 9 & 10, then back for round 11

Depending on the severity of the issue, it could almost be a similar timeline to our prelim - two weekends of no football & maybe crossing fingers he's good to go

Guess it all depends on the severity of the injury though

 

[PzBlinky]

Whoever did this wins the Internet for today....

View attachment 2417989

Oh wow, this isn't photoshopped but his actual Wikipedia page right now!

To be fair, he was great in last year's finals but his performance tonight surpassed all that, so glad people are quick to recognise him appropriately.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Bloody hell. We are #blessed.

This interview with Danger and Dempsey is so good.

You know sometimes I think we're just too good at football, and it's unfair, we should really take a gap year or something. Let someone else have a go

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Jez with the Coleman already. Baz Brownlow chance, team a flag chance. The collective salt from the rest of the competition will power the giant sky wheel for a millennium

Atkins Gary Ayres mean, Mannagh norm

 

[thegerman]

You know sometimes I think we're just too good at football, and it's unfair, we should really take a gap year or something. Let someone else have a go

No is the answer you’re looking for

 

[catsfootyfan89]

Really glad to see some serious heat being applied to that deplorable umpiring:



I don't want controversy for the sake of it, but we need to actually help out the umpires here and come up with a serious policy to eliminate staging.

Suggestion: All games are reviewed post-game. If you stage egregiously, you get a one-week immediate ban. No appeal.

Dickheads like Rayner will stop flopping around, umpires stop having to play detective in front of 85k fans in a final, and we don't see great games potentially ruined when all eyes are on the game.

****ing simple. Fix it, AFL.