The Last Time...you fully expected to beat Geelong

[M Malice]

The last Saturday in September 2025.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Expected, probably second half of the 1990s.
"Fully expected". Maybe 1983?

 

[Freomaniac]

l reckon every side would have thought they could push for the eight at the start of this season if things went their way.
I also reckon every club, with the possible exception of Adelaide, would think that they could have a list capable of challenging for finals next year if they handle their recruiting/trading well over summer.

The competition is fairly even right now.

I agree the comp is mostly even

 

[Obeanie1]

Not for a very long, long time

Early 1990s.............iin September.

 

[NetworkNerd]

2015
Not since then

 

[PerthBoy86]

Besides a miraculous comeback from 54 points down, we haven't beaten them at Kardinia Park since the 90s.

 

[Donflicted]

if your a sensible Dons supporter

you pencil this in as a loss every single year not matter where its played and whose in and whose out

 

[NetworkNerd]

Rule of thumb

• Victorian Club: Not unless you are 6 games clear on the ladder and they have 20 players on the injury list
• Interstate Club (away): Never
• Interstate Club (home): Gold Coast (always) Everyone else only if you are in the top 8

 

[Cyclops]

2023 both times.

We were coming off a physical beating from Hawthorn the second one and some clown started posting NSFW images of what Geelong was going to do to us, and I realised they feared us.

Never sure with the Hawks, they are our bogey side, even in flag years.

 

[Wraptor]

2023 both times.

We were coming off a physical beating from Hawthorn the second one and some clown started posting NSFW images of what Geelong was going to do to us, and I realised they feared us.

Never sure with the Hawks, they are our bogey side, even in flag years.

Why would we fear Collingwood, given the fact we've had the wood over them when it matters?

 

[Cyclops]

Why would we fear Collingwood, given the fact we've had the wood over them when it matters?

The clown, not you.

 

[demondavey]

Anytime in a final.

 

[Cmarsh]

Anytime we play them.

 

[Mr Meow]

Anytime we play them.

Not in a final.

 

[Elixuh]

The whiteout match at pork barrel park last year.

Unfortauntely we were big underdogs going into the grand final and really had a shocking win against all odds!

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Never. Even in our very best years 2012-2015 they were our fiercest rivals.

 

[btdg]

Oddly, Cripps/Voss era Carlton match up well against Geelong and have a good record. I suspect it is because of Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

49

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

's 'we just play our way' philosophy - Carlton are easy to game plan against, so we perform disproportionately well against teams that don't. We also generally play them at the MCG (although we did beat them at KP as well the last time we were there) and it's often not a 'big' game for them.

We have won 2 of the last 3, and the third we should have won (had 66 inside 50s to 46 and kicked 15.15, which isn't often a losing scoreline).

I expected to win last year and we did, despite Geelong being a better team overall. I don't think 2026 Carlton have much chance though, as we have dropped off further again.

 

[Spirit Level]

Only in finals at Kardinia Park

 

[ferball]

Round 21 2019.

 

[Roobs321]

Round 21 2019.

1st v 13th at Kardinia

after losing the previous 4 times

Geelong's formidable early season form had faded by then and they came back to the pack a little, but still...

 

[ferball]

1st v 13th at Kardinia

after losing the previous 4 times

Geelong's formidable early season form had faded by then and they came back to the pack a little, but still...

I thought we were primed for the upset of the year.

The game before we beat Hawthorn. That cost them a finals place. The game after we beat Poort. That cost them a finals place as well.

On reflection that game was the one where we should have committed 100% to a rebuild.

 

[joe444]

More interestingly, when did we fully expect to lose?

Well, round 0 surprised none of us I expect. A little bit of PTSD after the Granny (which like quite a few Cat fans I'd feared we'd lose ... you don't give a sucker an even break, let along Brissy a second crack at you within three weeks).