Review Cats get home in another RIVALRY thriller by 7 points.

[CatToTheFuture]

The biggest obstacle is getting up in only 6 days after that win. If they are going to take care of us they’ve probably got us at a good time.

Yeah it'll be tough to get up on a short break after that game but I do not rate the blues much of a chance regardless.

The one that will be really hard is Collingwood after consecutive 6 day breaks. That will bite

 

[frggr]

As usual, the team board of the opposition we defeated is relatively realistic and honest. Weren't good enough, missed some crucial plays, a great Cats team capitalized on our mistakes, etc.

But a few other "neutral" boards (one in particular) going absolutely off their trolley with hate and insanity.

It's the Gold Coast board, isn't it?

 

[cats_09]

I thought he looked absolutely knackered at 3 quarter time this evening C09; personally I was somewhat surprised Scott and co didn't throw Blicavs into the ruck in the last quarter.

But what do I know? Stanley rallied and Blicavs did well in his role.

It's a good question though; how much does he have in the tank?

I'll back the club in to manage him appropriately; De Konning the Tom next week will be a decent challenge for any of our nominated rucks though.

This was our 4th quarter CBA & ruck contest stats



Stanley clearly still had the most, but the coaches may have picked up on the same things you did as those 13 ruck contests for Blicavs are the only 13 ruck contests he had for the match

I've definitely noticed Neale taking more ruck contests around the ground over recent weeks and think will see that continue while Rhys is rucking


Both Tom DK & Darcy Cameron are going to be formidable rucks to come to against - ideally you have a top line ruck to come up against both, but if that's not necessarily going to happen, I'd prioritise Stanley for the match which is likely to present the bigger challenge in Collingwood

I'm not suggesting Carlton will be easy, but it's a game we should go in as favorites

 

[Cataholic]

Wiltshire deserves a chance...

Isn't his tank an issue?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

We played with a very settled midfield core today

Dangerfield's solitary CBA came in the first

Good to see the trust shown in the next gen group, including in the last when the game was tight


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I wonder if that's the lowest weighted average age for cbas Geelong have had in a while

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Should see the nuffies in the game day thread defending Nash

Comical

It's actually not even something to laugh about. You spend time making fun of people like that then they elect Donald Trump.

 

[Munich]

Godammit I missed Cat attack

 

[foxdog50]

Isn't his tank an issue?

Play him for a few quarters, and then sub him off if that's the issue

 

[CatToTheFuture]

...and on top of stats like this all he did was remonstrate with the umpires after every contest.

He let his side down bad.

Pretty sure he is supposed to have those hands over his ears

 

[Sydney Malakellis]

Sad little Sammy sitting on his own, post siren

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I thought he looked absolutely knackered at 3 quarter time this evening C09; personally I was somewhat surprised Scott and co didn't throw Blicavs into the ruck in the last quarter.

But what do I know? Stanley rallied and Blicavs did well in his role.

It's a good question though; how much does he have in the tank?

I'll back the club in to manage him appropriately; De Konning the Tom next week will be a decent challenge for any of our nominated rucks though.

The only thing working in Stanley's favour is that we have 3 other rucks on the field. Blitz/SDK/Neale can all run a rotation to keep him fresh

 

[Munich]

Who was saying the players don't like Baz, bar Holmes.

Nonsense.

 

[Pollywaffle]

Except he misses the ball by a foot, completely misses the arms, chest and shoulders, and hits Miers across the lower face with an almost perfectly horizontal and stereotypical clothesline action.

Yep. Definite long holiday required..

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Anyone else find Bailey v Impey perversely satisfying?

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Almost as satisfying as Scarlett v Ballantyne

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Nah i actually don't mind Impey. He doesn't deserve to be mentioned with Ballantyne

 

[CatToTheFuture]

How was that ‘not’ intentional?

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Miers was handballing.
Nash went high, no where near the ball

When you watch it, the spot he aimed for was at no point below Miers shoulder. Like, he was never aiming for anything but his head

 

[CatToTheFuture]

At least you can’t say he didn’t have an impact.

Top 10 in the carji rn

 

[CabWesty]

Wins in the last two rounds against teams higher on the ladder than us. Two eight point games where we could have easily ended up 2-4 instead of 4-2.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

This doesn't remotely match the stats on the AFL website.

Nice meme but must be a troll or just wildly inaccurate

Happy to repost regardless

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Except he misses the ball by a foot, completely misses the arms, chest and shoulders, and hits Miers across the lower face with an almost perfectly horizontal and stereotypical clothesline action.

Because it's lazy and he comes in at the wrong angle and miers drops his body height slightly and he doesn't adjust. It's most definitely not intentional the way the way it will get portrayed. But in the current game that's irrelevant if you hit the head like that you're gone so it will be a long suspension and rightly so.

 

[Vdubs]

Just home from the game. Heart rate shot up to 72 in that last quarter. Deserved the win despite losing many key stats.
Many players were superb-
-Humphries, ZGuthrie again,Blicavs, Holmes, Danger, Smith, Mannagh, Atkins, Neale, Stanley, Miers, DeK, Stengle- started getting his mojo back.
Miers will be sorely missed against the 2 C's at the G.
2 x 6 day turnarounds after an 11 day break- bizarre scheduling.
Neale is close to having a 4 quarter breakout game I feel.

 

[Romeoh1]

And 20 plus sook appeals to the umps.

 

[Pollywaffle]

Nah i actually don't mind Impey. He doesn't deserve to be mentioned with Ballantyne

In the contest just before the incident Impey came in with the stops out and, after ball went out, gave Smith an unnecessary bump to go on with. He just responded to a degree of provocation I’d say. Not Ballantyne level from Jarman but still p*ss poor…

 

[Cursed Cat]

This was our 4th quarter CBA & ruck contest stats

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Stanley clearly still had the most, but the coaches may have picked up on the same things you did as those 13 ruck contests for Blicavs are the only 13 ruck contests he had for the match

I've definitely noticed Neale taking more ruck contests around the ground over recent weeks and think will see that continue while Rhys is rucking


Both Tom DK & Darcy Cameron are going to be formidable rucks to come to against - ideally you have a top line ruck to come up against both, but if that's not necessarily going to happen, I'd prioritise Stanley for the match which is likely to present the bigger challenge in Collingwood

I'm not suggesting Carlton will be easy, but it's a game we should go in as favorites

Nice post cats_09 - backing up opinion with facts as always.

As for Carlton, we're 2-2 against them since 2022 and I reckon we were lucky it wasn't 3-1. They'll be tough.

Darcy Cameron is one player I've always thought a little underrated, he's resourceful.

 

[Cataholic]

Because it's lazy and he comes in at the wrong angle and miers drops his body height slightly and he doesn't adjust. It's most definitely not intentional the way the way it will get portrayed. But in the current game that's irrelevant if you hit the head like that you're gone so it will be a long suspension and rightly so.

I can't wholeheartedly agree with the first two sentences, but do so with the third.

 

[Cataholic]

I'm all for a red card with stuff like Nash's hit on Miers.