AFL 2017 - R7 - Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats - 19:25 AEST, Metricon Stadium

[_Mike_]

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Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Summary

Max 25
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Gold Coast area
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeasterly in the morning then becoming light in the evening.

Preview

Both teams would have fancied themselves to win last weekend, but walked away losers and will be desperate to get their seasons back on track at Metricon Stadium. It's only early days, but at 2-4 the Suns can't afford many more hiccups, and will welcome back some senior personnel led by co-captain Steven May. May's return from a hamstring injury will bolster a Gold Coast defence that has had to play severely undersized in the past fortnight. Opponents Geelong will also be smarting after losing its first game of 2017 last Sunday to Collingwood. With skipper Joel Selwood (17 disposals) unusually quiet, the Cats couldn't muster enough. The midfield battle between Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield up against Gary Ablett will be reason enough to watch this one, while Tom Lynch and Tom Hawkins at either end of the ground provide two of the game's best forwards. Geelong has shown more consistency this year and probably should be a slight favouritism, but Gold Coast shouldnt be discounted either way.

Prediction - Suns by 10 points

 

[puntking]

cats to come out firing in this over 25

 

[I Lost My Keays]

I can see a GC upset...

 

[Power Raid]

the cats by plenty but holy crap if the suns win!

 

[dazbroncos]

After just smelling like nana's month old sock last game, we 'd better have our s**t together today. Give them a sniff and it will be on.

Get in front early and stay there, the bottom lip will drop and we'll get them.

Make no mistake, they are dangerous.

GO Catters

 

[PhatBoy]

Not that the Suns can't win but to predict it? That takes some balls.

 

[The 747]

Some good ins for the Suns there

 

[Zevon]

Give them a sniff and it will be on.

Get in front early and stay there, the bottom lip will drop and we'll get them.

Make no mistake, they are dangerous.

Think this sums it up perfectly. If you start hot then their heads drop pretty quickly and you can do to them what Adelaide did a couple of weeks ago. But whatever you do don't give them a sniff early up there or they become a different proposition altogether.

 

[HellasOle]

What time does the game start Melbourne time

 

[Cochblocked]

What time does the game start Melbourne time

7:25 it's in the title.

 

[MercurialHawk26]

Random question, is hawkins wearing different socks to everyone else?

It makes him look like a ruckman

 

[The 747]

Random question, is hawkins wearing different socks to everyone else?

It makes him look like a ruckman

He's wearing shin pads to better stick it in defenders backs

 

[kreglze]

Aww Gazza...

 

[Fletched]

All upsets this round?

 

[bixente]

Gaz is back.

 

[mick500]

Wtf is up with this round of footy. If Geelong loses this.. wowee.

 

[CatFan79]

Guthrie you muppet

 

[Kram]

lol at the big Suns bloke that can't kick.

 

[DT_35]

LOL Motlop s*** himself. Soft as f****** butter

 

[Dalphonso]

Motlop s**t his pants

 

[eaglespremiers]

You just knew that Danger would miss that kick i50.

 

[shaqsuns]

Good free flowing game this one


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[Andrew Mc]

Good free flowing game this one


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Just 9 frees in a half of footy - umps putting the whistle away makes such a difference.

 

[FootyGeek]

Great thread, would read again.

 

[Chuckie357]

Why are Gold Coast up? I've been watching the other game