Autopsy AFL 2020 Round 12 - Cats v Port Fri August 14th 7:50pm AEST (Metricon) Match Highlights in OP

[PhatBoy]

Well ofcourse Cats were going to be there abouts this year. Since Gc and GWS have come into the comp and diluted the talent there's been no great teams, just alot of evenly matched teams, if your team's not a basket case you'll have a good chance of the 8 and from there anything can happen.

yeah that Hawthorn side was just mediocre

 

[King_Tredrea]

Even as a neutral it was frustrating watching coaching inaction last night on the one side, and very impressed on the other with how well the cats team was marshalled.

Even though the game was won elsewhere, how impotent was Port in countering the counter measures on their KPF.

Big Tom H was magnificent. I am reminded of some years ago when he suffered back injuries and could hardly bend over. He was moving like a wild cat last night, and he looked imdomitable.

Are Cats peaking a tad early? Talk abt 1st world problems?
Can Ports younger players survive finals heat?

For further instruction on how not to coach, please tune into the Dees Pies match today. A double dose of detritus coming up.

Unfortunately that is life as a Port supporter under Ken Hinkley. I don’t think we’ve made a positive in-game adjustment once in the last 5-6 years.

 

[dazbroncos]

The winner of this match will win the 2020 premiership

Port Adelaide to upset my boys by 27 points.

uh oh...lol
Cats for the flag....


GO Catters

 

[gingernuts]

Keep the lid on it fellow Cats fans..

fook that

 

[Damon_3388]

Geez, what a monster game from Hawkins - 17 disposals, 10 marks (7 contested), 6 goals, 2 goal assists, 12 score involvements, 3 tackles, 3 one percenters, and a Champion Data Player Ranking Score of 204.

Probably the best game he's ever played in his great career, and one of the best games you'll see from a key forward (particularly in today's footy).

 

[Ron The Bear]

Would this be the first time that a team top of the ladder with 5 rounds to go, can't win the flag?

Collingwood 1954 and Essendon 1963 didn't even play finals.

 

[demondavey]

That's the point, West coast, Freo those years were pretty weak grandfinal sides, Hawks were better than the rest, but they wouldn't have touched 2007/09 Cats.

Hawthorn best Geelong in the 08 GF

 

[PhatBoy]

Geez, what a monster game from Hawkins - 17 disposals, 10 marks (7 contested), 6 goals, 2 goal assists, 12 score involvements, 3 tackles, 3 one percenters, and a Champion Data Player Ranking Score of 204.

Probably the best game he's ever played in his great career, and one of the best games you'll see from a key forward (particularly in today's footy).

this game or the Melbourne match at KP a few years ago when Tuohy goaled after the siren.

special mention to the post siren game against the hawks in 2012 as well

 

[kranky al]

Hawthorn best Geelong in the 08 GF

That was 2007/2009 not 2007-2009

2008 they were s**t ordinary

 

[dazbroncos]

Whats impressive about the cats is their coming off 4 , 5 , 4 , 4 day breaks..

5 games in 19 days plus flying from WA to QLD and all we hear is Saints and Port are short a leg lol

GO Catters

 

[Palpatine_Power]

Cats very impressive, good win for them.

If the media keep carrying on about extending Ken I'm going to neck myself - is there a worse gameday coach in history?

 

[Yojimbo]

Really? Ablett walks into any side.

You are only as good as your last three games JTG scores are almost identical, do players shrink or leave it to the great one ?

 

[PowerForGood]

Collingwood 1954 and Essendon 1963 didn't even play finals.

I guess I should have excluded state leagues, but thanks for the info, you always deliver.

 

[Gameova_]

at least we had a chance to piss our pants in finals. soon as you piss off to tassie the better

Been hearing this for along time doesn't look like it's happening

 

[demondavey]

That was 2007/2009 not 2007-2009

2008 they were sh*t ordinary

They lost one game for the season, then lost the GF. They weren’t ‘ordinary’

 

[Scotland]

I’m getting light-headed reading oppo fans pumping up our chances. Loved the previous two posts!

However, it also occurs to me that this could be the high-water mark of our season... so I might let some air out of my balloon for a bit. Safer that way...

I still don't think Geelong will win it. Too much form for being a great H&A side but not getting it done in September. 2019/20 off season list management hasn't really addressed any weaknesses. Not without a chance, but what makes Geelong 2020 (no Kelly, Ablett and co a year older) more of a shout than Geelong 2019?

Just think that completely avoiding MCG tenants in MCG finals helps them a little. And on a sample size of two games playing Port in Qld and WC in Perth brought very different outcomes.

 

[kranky al]

They lost one game for the season, then lost the GF. They weren’t ‘ordinary’

Did you miss the

 

[demondavey]

Did you miss the

Sorry, I did.

 

[demondavey]

Bro, you going back 80 years now??????

Strange or not, this season is a shambles and a joke. Be geelonfs best chance since they wet the bed year in year out in finals reguarly.

They kind of didn’t though. 07-11 was a pretty impressive period.

 

[Gameova_]

They kind of didn’t though. 07-11 was a pretty impressive period.

I was talking about Melbourne flag in 41

 

[boondy]

So how did that go for you ?

Miserable viewing actually , It went worse for Port fans . Their team were flat .

 

[tony__montana]

Cats very very impressive. Good to see Tomahawk getting some Accolades, deserves it

 

[Moggy]

Cats very impressive, good win for them.

If the media keep carrying on about extending Ken I'm going to neck myself - is there a worse gameday coach in history?

The prosecution calls Leon Cameron to the stand

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Collingwood 1954 and Essendon 1963 didn't even play finals.

You can add your Tigers to that list Ron

1966 end of round 14 ( 18 round season) - Tigers sit on top of the ladder

Won 2 of their remaining 4 - and finished 5th in a real tight finish

Coll 60
STk 56
Geel 56
ESS 56
Rich 54

 

[Ron The Bear]

1966 end of round 14 ( 18 round season) - Tigers sit on top of the ladder

Counted that as four rounds remaining.