Autopsy AFL 2026 Round 1 - Cats v Freo Sat March 14th 4:15pm AEDT (GMHBA)

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AFL 2026 PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 1
GEELONG V FREMANTLE
SATURDAY MARCH 14TH 4:15PM AEDT (GMHBA)

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Teams:

CATS
B: C.O’Sullivan, J.Henry, S.De Koning
HB: T.Stewart, O.Mullin, L.Humphries
C: M.O’Connor, B.Smith, O.Dempsey
HF: B.Close, S.Mannagh, J.Martin
F: J.Cameron, S.Neale, P.Dangerfield - C
FOLL: M.Blicavs, T.Atkins, M.Holmes

I/C: Z.Guthrie, J.Clark, T.Bruhn, G.Miers, M.Edwards
EMG: J.Bowes, O.Henry, M.Knevitt
In: - J.Cameron, P.Dangerfield, M.Edwards
Out: - M.Knevitt (Omitted), J.Worpel (Injured), O.Henry (Omitted)

DOCKERS
B: K.Worner, O.McDonald, H.Chapman
HB: J.Clark, A.Pearce - C, J.McVee
C: C.Wagner, A.Brayshaw, M.Johnson
HF: I.Dudley, P.Voss, S.Switkowski
F: S.Bolton, J.Treacy, M.Reid
FOLL: S.Darcy, L.Jackson, C.Serong

I/C: B.Walker, J.Amiss, N.O’Driscoll, N.Erasmus, H.Young
EMG: M.Cox, B.Banfield, H.Davies



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[timokane]

freo by 8 points

 

[My Tilly]

Interesting clash. Surprised to see Geelong are favourites.
Fremantle have a superior midfield, rucks and I would argue a better forward line (given how poor Close & Neale have become) and no Stengle on top of it.
Cameron will be heavily underdone.

Fremantle's midfield will overpower Geelong to win by 3 goals.

 

[JackFlash]

Cats by 5 points at home without any confidence at all, they lack depth and can't plug the many holes they have in the team.

 

[Cam Payne]

Cat are a 10 goal better side than us at GHBAH stadium. Cats by 5 goals.

 

[Xtreme]

Fremantle by 87 at their home away from home

Fyfe, Crowley and Pavlich will ensure that Freo will take home the chocolates for an early Easter treat and the Clive Waterhouse Karaoke Cup.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Cat are a 10 goal better side than us at GHBAH stadium. Cats by 5 goals.

We're actually pretty poor at KP these days.

Our game is built on speed and transition off turnover, last week not withstanding. The bigger grounds like the 'G and Optus suit our personnel far more these days.

We can still win there with the home crowd and foreign dimensions and such, but it's far from the fortress it once was. Freo should be confident, particularly if last week is a trend rather than an aberration.

 

[Cam Payne]

We're actually pretty poor at KP these days.

Our game is built on speed and transition off turnover, last week not withstanding. The bigger grounds like the 'G and Optus suit our personnel far more these days.

We can still win there with the home crowd and foreign dimensions and such, but it's far from the fortress it once was. Freo should be confident, particularly if last week is a trend rather than an aberration.

Stats prove you wrong. Freo's point for / points against at Kardinia Park equals 69%. Nice.

 

[Big Animal]

69% of the time, it works everytime

 

[Mr Meow]

Stats prove you wrong. Freo's point for / points against at Kardinia Park equals 69%. Nice.

That's pretty crazy. I know last year was a belting but generally I find Freo to be one of the few sides that beats Geelong or gives them a good game down there since the Lyon era.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Cat are a 10 goal better side than us at GHBAH stadium. Cats by 5 goals.

This post leaves me with so many questions

 

[Mr Meow]

This post leaves me with so many questions

It's expressed in Perth-speak but my interpretation was that Fremantle are a 5 goal better side than Geelong excluding the venue factor. However GMHBA alone causes a 10 goal swing. So that's how he got to Geelong by 5 goals.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

It's expressed in Perth-speak but my interpretation was that Fremantle are a 5 goal better side than Geelong excluding the venue factor. However GMHBA alone causes a 10 goal swing. So that's how he got to Geelong by 5 goals.

I think GHBAH was my favourite part but it was closely run.

 

[Mr Meow]

I think GHBAH was my favourite part but it was closely run.

Good-Home, Bad-Away, Horrible stadium - that was my interpretation.

 

[My Tilly]

Stats prove you wrong. Freo's point for / points against at Kardinia Park equals 69%. Nice.

You now have a tremendous midfield and that is Geelong's weakest link. On top of this, we currently have 3 or 4 extremely soft footballers who do not like it when it gets willing. This is a glaring concern which has crept into the side the past couple of years.

Brayshaw, Serong & Young are going to feast against our midfield. You also have an absolute superstar in the making by the name of Murphy Reid.
Watch him accumulate 20 touches & 3 goals (+ 7 score involvements)

 

[CanuckSuns]

Cats are at home, won't go 0-2, and will be angry after their stinker in Game 1.

 

[cactuscall]

Cats won't go 0-2 and will be angry after their stinker in Game 1.

0-2 is nothing so early in the season. They weren't angry enough at half time to win. Better that they really build their anger up this week to not go 0-3 next week.

 

[Randomizor]

It’s a long season and a team needs to pace themselves. Geelong can start winning next week against the bye.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Stats prove you wrong. Freo's point for / points against at Kardinia Park equals 69%. Nice.

Over what time frame

 

[Zevon]

Reckon the Freo midfield will get on top in this one. Whether they can convert that into sufficient scoring chances is another matter; feels like plenty of sides don’t when they travel to the Cattery.

Anyone’s game, will go Freo in a minor upset.

 

[voorhees]

this will be a extremely interesting clash.
Cats at home up against the up and coming freo.
important for Freo to get off with a win on the road.

 

[masai tu]

Fremantle by 87 at their home away from home

Fyfe, Crowley and Pavlich will ensure that Freo will take home the chocolates for an early Easter treat and the Clive Waterhouse Karaoke Cup.

Hill is warming up on the boundary line, ..... for a run

 

[Xtreme]

Hill is warming up on the boundary line, ..... for a run

Sandilands will get a run in the ruck after filling a need in the forward line for a quarter.

 

[RonnieRaven]

The line must be +10 free kicks to cats
AFL house wouldn’t like Geelong go 0-2
Less than a kick in it
I sense a double goal

 

[My Tilly]

The line must be +10 free kicks to cats
AFL house wouldn’t like Geelong go 0-2
Less than a kick in it
I sense a double goal

Wouldn't the AFL want a Western Australian club to be up and about though?