Autopsy Cats lose to Saints by 7 points - should have been more

[SkittleCats]

Thanks for defining the problem, can you please define the solution too?

Get a better ruck.

 

[you pick one]

Clohesy good night

 

[Art Vandelay_]

See y'all at the get a better ruck store 9am sharp Monday morning.
They're having an early season sale. First purchase is $9.99 with a coupon.

 

[cats_09]

For perspective, Fort was drafted out a state league in 2018 and started really getting a shot after what, 6 years in the system?

Unless you have a time machine to go back to 2021 to draft Ned Moyle you might be waiting a while

Weren't we apparently interested in Moyle but GC picked him up in the mid-season draft and we didn't have a pick?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Get a better ruck.

If you were chat gpt I would be asking you to break this down into steps

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Weren't we apparently interested in Moyle but GC picked him up in the mid-season draft and we didn't have a pick?

Would not surprise me

 

[SkittleCats]

If you were chat gpt I would be asking you to break this down into steps

Step 1: identify a good ruck
Step 2: acquire said ruckman

 

[Lingsface]

He was great but that shot for goal was dumb. Partly because he was never going to make the distance and we needed a point to make it a one score game but also because we had free players inside. He will learn from that howler but he's going to be a really good defender. Reminds me of some early days Harry Taylor stuff (big call I know).

I see a bit of Luke McPharlin!

 

[SkittleCats]

See y'all at the get a better ruck store 9am sharp Monday morning.
They're having an early season sale. First purchase is $9.99 with a coupon.

If only you had something of value to contribute, maybe we would take you seriously.

 

[Play it Sam]

Calm down a bit yeah

I doubt there's a Geelong supporter who walked away from tonight's game doing cartwheels, but folks are allowed to try and find positives from the match - and looking at how some of our youngsters played should be seen as good signs going forward

Not sure the third paragraph is necessary or really adds anything to the discussion - though it could be seen as somewhat insulting to supporters and unnecessarily add fuel to the fire when it's not needed

Anyway I fail to see how a 7 point loss needs a lecture of how shit we were, Sherlock. We all have eyes and ears.
More a signal to our boys, and others, that we can be down but not out.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Step 1: identify a good ruck
Step 2: acquire said ruckman

Thanks CatGPT - name the specific ruck please

(This is where CatGPT either makes up a fictional name or tells you to DFA list Polly Farner)

 

[Catsace]

Hungus is the most widely used term on a Geelong school footy field for people of a respectable vintage!

I'm almost 57 but in primary school and into the 80's it was a well known term. Kevin Bartlett wasn't called 'Hungry' due to his goal assist tallies . Kicked 778 goals, and as many behinds!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

If only you had something of value to contribute, maybe we would take you seriously.

The irony being that I am taking the piss out of you for doing exactly that.

Reidy who SDK thrashed last week was on your list, as were Tom Campbell the known VFL plodder and I can't remember if you managed to squeeze in VFL journeyman Crossley in as well.

I just found a nice apartment for sale in Brighton. As per step 2 acquire said ruckman said property do I just move in or do I first convince the bank not having the 3m needed is inconsequential??

 

[SkittleCats]

Thanks CatGPT - name the specific ruck please

(This is where CatGPT either makes up a fictional name or tells you to DFA list Polly Farner)

I asked chat GPT and it said Darcy Fort played for Geelong so I'm not sure it's that reliable.

 

[cats_09]

Naismith was shot physically.

He played 3 senior games for Richmond to start last year and then in his 5th VFL game he did his 4th ACL

Can understand why we passed on him

 

[SkittleCats]

The irony being that I am taking the piss out of you for doing exactly that.

Reidy who SDK thrashed last week was on your list, as were Tom Campbell the known VFL plodder and I can't remember if you managed to squeeze in VFL journeyman Crossley in as well.

I just found a nice apartment for sale in Brighton. As per step 2 acquire said ruckman said property do I just move in or do I first convince the bank not having the 3m needed is inconsequential??

You don't know what irony means

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Thanks CatGPT - name the specific ruck please

(This is where CatGPT either makes up a fictional name or tells you to DFA list Polly Farner)

Farner? Sounds like a FIFA career mode regen.
Can he ruck for us next week?

 

[Kobe Gryant]

You don't know what irony means

He's right though.

You can't snub your nose after your Reidy idea gets made to look like an all-time fail in record time....and then precede to take a victory lap the very next week.

These things go both ways.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Ok, so no Stewart against Brisbane

Rhys comes in plays ruck position
SDK starts in key defender position
CatToTheFuture starts in the foetal position

Simple?

 

[Play it Sam]

I'm almost 57 but in primary school and into the 80's it was a well known term. Kevin Bartlett wasn't called 'Hungry' due to his goal assist tallies . Kicked 778 goals, and as many behinds!

Bartlett was the prototype hungus, goal sneak ugly annoying typical Tugger runt.

 

[SkittleCats]

He's right though.

You can't snub your nose after your Reidy idea gets made to look like an all-time fail in record time....and then precede to take a victory lap the very next week.

These things go both ways.

I was asked to make a suggestion, I did. I never made any claims about Reidys talent.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Farner? Sounds like a FIFA career mode regen.
Can he ruck for us next week?

Well it is CatGPT. You'll be lucky if it tells you to get the misspelled name of a former football player instead of telling to get LeBron James.

LeBron also cannot play next week

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I'm certain Knevitt stays in

On a night where we had one player make it 20 disposals Knevitt had 16 disposals, 7 tackles, 11 contested, and a goal.

He's still on the journey but he was easily in the better half of players

His defensive running and tank is needed to balance out guys with smaller tanks like Clark plus our lazy runners.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Ok, so no Stewart against Brisbane

Rhys comes in plays ruck position
SDK starts in key defender position
CatToTheFuture starts in the foetal position

Simple?

I've already processed 3-3 or 2-4 after 6, more than happy to proven wrong though.

It's not even a huge slight on us, just that Brisbane and Adelaide on the road looks an unlikely task at the best of times, let alone with a few missing.

Should win the Dees game, and the Hawks is always a 50/50 regardless of where either club is at.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Weren't we apparently interested in Moyle but GC picked him up in the mid-season draft and we didn't have a pick?

Yes. And we chased him again last year but he signed for 4 (no doubt they promised him they will retire witts soon).