Preview 2024 Round 13: Swans v Cats (a fast preview's a good preview)

[bedford]

Does anyone else care apart from you?

Don't have a crack at i have 2 more than you today , you need to take up running to clear the mind

 

[bedford]

Yeah. Not that long but I'm making a guest appearance this week too. Got the last block of four available and taking a Cats couple.

F*** Geelong.

Where are you coming from Nool , Dangas has a fair trip

 

[The King!]

Your posts are nearly always interesting and worth reading.

Wouldn't go that far , but it's just an odd issue to get worked up about Imo

 

[The King!]

Don't have a crack at i have 2 more than you today , you need to take up running to clear the mind

I have no idea what you are on about today

Go Swans

 

[bedford]

Wouldn't go that far , but it's just an odd issue to get worked up about Imo

Found a friend your highness

 

[The King!]

I think it's worth remembering that Daniel Hoyne and the folks at Champion Data have every stat on every player in the competition, and so they could feasibly come to "shocking" conclusions about hundreds of players. They're selective with the ones they choose to go public with, and they've gone with this one because they know that "Errol Gulden = bad for Sydney's midfield" will generate the most attention.

Unfortunately they were correct in that assumption.

FWIW I don't have a problem with Gulden at centre bounces (I did earlier in the year but I've come around to it.) I think we have a midfield that is in the process of gelling. They're breaking even most weeks but are still gonna have their down performances where they are simply well-beaten. For this reason I'd imagine none of our four main mids would have stellar success rates when it comes to centre clearances, so it's not that surprising the worst of those four main mids has the worst in the comp.

They're all getting better though. Some of our midfield work at centre bounces this year is as good as it's been since at least 2016, especially, but hopefully not culminating in, that third quarter against Carlton. So that's the take away for me. Happy to take the good with the bad, so long as we see enough of the good.

I think the takeaway from it is at 10-1 we still have improvement we can get from this side which is a massive positive .

Gulden can take centre bounces, heck Gulden can do anything , but there are ways we can maximise our superstar , that's all.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

ARN the BLOODS

 

[bedford]

I think the takeaway from it is at 10-1 we still have improvement we can get from this side which is a massive positive .

Gulden can take centre bounces, heck Gulden can do anything , but there are ways we can maximise our superstar , that's all.

And we do , this is where i don't have a flying #### where your coming from

 

[The King!]

And we do , this is where i don't have a flying #### where your coming from

Yes I heard your opinion the other 40 times.

 

[The King!]

I am going to get a job at champion data just so I can share all their data here, given how popular it is with some.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Yeah. Not that long but I'm making a guest appearance this week too. Got the last block of four available and taking a Cats couple.

F*** Geelong.

can that be our banner? short and sweet

 

[bedford]

I am going to get a job at champion data just so I can share all their data here, given how popular it is with some.

With Simpsons cartoons , don't you dare sport

 

[dosser]

I feel like I've made a mistake or am too old to understand a euphemism or something

Hence my previous comment.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

For Cats: Tuohy & Conway out injured, O’Sullivan and Mitch Hardie into the 26

 

[Edmund hunt]

Their defence has been their strong suite imo.

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[sataris]

This is why I'm cutting back on bigFooty.

 

[Kbroome]

Just the customary calm Francis out for McCartin at team selection

 

[caesar88]

Can't believe Horse hates Cleary

 

[Kbroome]

Can't believe Horse hates Cleary

Why would he play Cleary this week when Jordon is going to be needed on ball as Holmes is a midfielder and not off half back for the last month.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

For Cats: Tuohy & Conway out injured, O’Sullivan and Mitch Hardie into the 26

Hope O’Sullivan plays. Am very curious to see how he goes. Who knows maybe we will gat a chance to trade for him

 

[The King!]

Is Francis Luke Vogels

Luke Vogels

Age

42

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.8

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.1

2star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

0.6

3star

?

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Hope O’Sullivan plays. Am very curious to see how he goes. Who knows maybe we will gat a chance to trade for him

Emergency

 

[caesar88]

Why would he play Cleary this week when Jordon is going to be needed on ball as Holmes is a midfielder and not off half back for the last month.

Was just in jest. I'm just really keen to see Cleary at senior level, but I'm glad we have a 23 so strong that he's not quite in the frame yet. I'm also happy he'll get some experience as a senior emergency.

Re Holmes, IF he plays in the mids this week (which he may, given Dangerfield's still out), I think Jordon will just do what he did against Anderson from the Suns. Play off a wing/flank and then push up to mind him at stoppages, as we're not gonna use a centre bounce spot on Jordon.

 

[The King!]

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

is in..... Every Geelong fan I know says he is cooked, maybe I just know some negative nellys

 

[Kbroome]

Was just in jest. I'm just really keen to see Cleary at senior level, but I'm glad we have a 23 so strong that he's not quite in the frame yet. I'm also happy he'll get some experience as a senior emergency.

Re Holmes, IF he plays in the mids this week (which he may, given Dangerfield's still out), I think Jordon will just do what he did against Anderson from the Suns. Play off a wing/flank and then push up to mind him at stoppages, as we're not gonna use a centre bounce spot on Jordon.

Fair i did mean to say that Jordon would swap in immediately off the half forward area when centre bounces occur but around the ground stoppages there would be just too many on ballers for Cleary to have any use atm