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O'Connor plays well in finals. He can lock down players. He will play.
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Review Cats roll Tigers by 39 points.
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Exactly.
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And here's another reason they'll go with Bowes - his versatility
He worked up & down the ground all match, was a marking target up forward and could push back when needed
Can easily see him as the sub throughout finals
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We got through with no injuries, no suspensions, and won comfortably. I guarantee you that's all he cares about.
The couple of Gryan concussion moments had my heart in my mouth more than anything the game dished up, and I imagine Scott was similar.
Got the job done comfortably and got through unscathed, and we rest up for Pies/Lions/Hawks. That's all that that this week was ever about.
A 150 point win literally gives us no benefit with Adelaide's positioning.
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Scott's presser: "I wouldn't pay too much attention to the last 40 or 50 minutes or so."
Nah, I've been assured that both he AND Mark Thompson agree that the opposite is true.
I look at it in a basketball sense. Player with the ball and someone tries to reach in and causes the impact.
I don’t think anything is in it, however, who knows with these clowns
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Yeah I thought he was just about the best thing about today full stop.
Copped a couple of whacks too.
But you've summed it up beautifully standupand
MOC?Lovely. Just lovely stuff
Lost a multi by a leg... jezza to kick 5.
4.4 with a couple that missed the distance.
I might TP his house tonight
Yelled at the TV that whole Quarter haha.
Only change for the QF.
Neale in for Knevitt.
Cats flexed for a half. Relaxed for a half.
They will go into finals fit and refreshed.
Lions and Hawks are playing for top 4
Their game will be finals level intensity
Whoever Cats plays will be finals ready
Don't mean to be wishing ill, just saying
Possibility of injury or suspension is high
Hope they beat ze krap out of each other
They will go into finals fit and refreshed.
Lions and Hawks are playing for top 4
Their game will be finals level intensity
Whoever Cats plays will be finals ready
Don't mean to be wishing ill, just saying
Possibility of injury or suspension is high
Hope they beat ze krap out of each other
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Got the job done with no injuries and gave a few depth players a bit of a run.
List is in good shape heading into the finals. No excuses. Go Cats.
List is in good shape heading into the finals. No excuses. Go Cats.
Ah the AFL's Ralph Rule. AKA the totally biased BS nothing-to-see-here rule.
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I love this. Players want to accept the challenge, and in order to be the best, you have to beat the best. Great mentality.
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1. Rhys Stanley - Broke even with Nankervis, which amounts to a win for us. I thought Nank was stronger in the midfield, but Stanley more dangerous dropping forward. That roving goal brought a big smile to my face. Depending on how the finals go and how Conway's rehab progresses in the next month, 2026 is suddenly loking like a real chance.
3. Bailey Smith - Clearly our best player, and what a difference having a genuine accumulator makes in the midfield. We've just seemed a much more rounded team since he's been here. I reckon he might be a sneaky chance for the Charlie, and deserves a vote or three today.
5. Jeremy Cameron - Yeah, the iffy goalkicking is not ideal. But aside from that I think we've got the balance right for him. He should have kicked 7 or 8 and on any other day would have, but when you play like that I50 and still get 20 touches roaming up the ground (even taking a D50 goalsquare mark! XD) you're in pretty elite territory.
7. Shaun Mannagh - Another pretty good game today, if a little bit down compared to previous weeks. He made the most of his opportunities with two goals, including one magnificent run-down tackle. He gives us a lot of midfield grunt inside F50 and that's going to be a big advantage for us in the finals.
9. Max Holmes - Quiet start but found his way into the game when it began to open up after 1/4 time. When you get 26 touches at 80% efficiency and almost 700m gaind you've had a good game. I think he's played better though and I wonder why they dropped him into the backline for most of the 2nd half. Makes little sense to me.
10. Mitch Knevitt - He only got ten minutes to show what he can do, and I thought it was pretty encouraging. I liked his last possession, a handball to Jezza for a goal, he feigned to do a turn towards the other pocket, drew three filth defenders to him, holding it just long enough to give Jezza some room. Good footy smarts. Having Knevitt available if we need to replace someone in a final is reassuring; not best 23 at the moment, but I rate him.
12. Jack Bowes - I don't know about Bowes. Without a clear position to play and often getting very few touches, I think his position is a bit shaky with Knevitt and Bews banging the door down. He knows how to kick a goal, which counts for a lot, but playing a whole game and getting only 12 touches while not being in a purely negating role a la Close- that's not ideal. I suspect we have found our dedicated sub for the finals.
14. Connor O'Sullivan - I keep being more an more impressed with COS. He didn't get a lot of touches, but neither did his opponent. A few times, especially in the 2nd half, he would halve a contest like a champ only to find Richmond run off with it because he had zero help whatsoever. I can think of many highly-rated defenders who'd get irate and start pointing fingers, but for such a young player COS has a pretty developed sense that playing to the team plan will work out more often than not.
16. Sam De Koning - Interesting tussle with Lynch, and I thought he held his own considering that one of Lynch's goals came from a dubious free against O'Sullivan. Importantly, I saw nothing of the timidness he can sometimes show.
17. Lawson Humphries - I don't think I saw much of him today. It was the second week in a row where all the action seemed to be on the other HBF. I guess any defender would be satisfied if his team wins by six or seven goals and he himself has nothing much to do. But I guarantee he'll see more of it in the finals.
18. Tyson Stengle - With a bit more luck he could have finished with three or four goals. Two difficult shots in a row hit the post; call them 1.1 and we'd be praising his game. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way. But he never drops his head, and just keeps barreling in.
19. Jack Martin - That long, beautiful set shot just showed what a good skillset Martin has. The guy was rated as an emerging superstar until injuries robbed him of his best, but the skills are still there. This is a guy who will shine like a finely polished gem in finals and, given how the season has played out, is probably the one who would have benefited most from the cotton wool treatment today.
24. Jed Bews - If this is Bewsy's farewell, I thought he has left us on a high note. Fought hard all day, IMO he won his position even when we put the cue in the rack, and disposal was good too. No OOFs either that I can recall! Having him available for the finals with a bit of senior game time under the belt is reassuring. Capable cover for any one of MOC, Zuth, Stewy or Humf should the worst happen.
28. Ollie Dempsey - Good game I thought, not super prominent but always involved, and that goal was really nice to watch. I reckon running from the wing to the forward pocket and back, over and over again, dozens of times a game for maybe two or three opportunities to make something happen must get draining, but Dempsey doesn't seem to mind and it makes the oppo coach's job a real nightmare.
30. Tom Atkins - This might have been his best game of the season, in game #150. He broke the all-time season tackle record today with 9, for a total of 205, and racked up 27 touches himself. Just an all-time midfield dynamo, and despite Geelong going majorly into cotton wool mode was one of just a handful who was playing until the final siren. The other three were Bews, Knevitt when he finally got a go, and Mullin- all of whom had a bit to prove. Axe didn't need to, but that's just who he is.
32. Gryan Miers - Moving him to the midfield has been a masterstroke. His creative disposal often creates something out of nothing. He's not the biggest guy out there but he scraps pretty hard when necessary and gets a lot of the ball. That big hit to the face from McIntosh wouldn't have done him any good. I thought he became less dominant as we went into cotton wool mode, but Chris Scott is coaching to win a flag, not run up the score against a toothless rabble.
34. Oisin Mullin - I'm really starting to warm up to Mullin. He spent half the day minding Taranto and the other half roaming about doing his own thing. What stood out to me today is that he's starting to add some bottom-of-the-pack hard contested work to his game, and that teammates are starting to (deservedly) put a little more faith in him. Seemed to be involved a lot more than his 14 touches would suggest.
35. Patrick Dangerfield - Pretty typical game for PFD at this stage of his career. His set shot kicking, with two really nice long-distance efforts and one easy shot that he shankerood, was at least better than usual, and I think he spent a bit more time in the guts. He's always a potent threat. Getting through the game unscathed and with a few midfield minutes under the belt is good for us.
38. Jack Henry - Quiet game, but his talent for reading the ball off the boot and taking contested intercept marks is undiminished. 100% win that he got through the game unscathed, after the slight hammy niggle that's had him subbed off early the last two weeks.
39. Zach Guthrie - Yet another unobtrusive win from our D50 general, who just seems to get the job done every week without any kind of fanfare. Having Stewart back in form has helped him, I think, because it's allowing him to wander a bit further upfield lets him start a few of those rebound possession chains that so often end up as goals for us.
44. Tom Stewart - Masterful, and I think he's almost back to his best. He took a lot of intercept marks as always, read the ball off the play at his highest levels, and his field kicking was elite. Early on I thought he dropped the ball just a fraction short, but nothing to worry about. Jon Ralph, the spiteful little shit, will try to get him suspended but I reckon we have nothing to worry about there either.
45. Brad Close - I'm starting to understand what the hell Scott is doing with Close. He's a defensive forward who drags his defender deep- unusually deep- into the pocket and that opens up the game for the likes of Danger and Cameron to wreak havoc. Because you can't not follow him- leave him unattended in the forward pocket and he'll cut you to ribbons. Scott has often been willing to let players get almost no touches themselves if it wins us a bigger benefit elsewhere on the field.
46. Mark Blicavs - I think he's carrying a little niggle. He was clearly limited today and, if Neale had been available, I think Blitz would have been managed this week. Helping Stanley out in the ruck, but otherwise keeping himself out of the fray and then leaving the field early was exactly the correct thing for Blitz today.
3. Bailey Smith - Clearly our best player, and what a difference having a genuine accumulator makes in the midfield. We've just seemed a much more rounded team since he's been here. I reckon he might be a sneaky chance for the Charlie, and deserves a vote or three today.
5. Jeremy Cameron - Yeah, the iffy goalkicking is not ideal. But aside from that I think we've got the balance right for him. He should have kicked 7 or 8 and on any other day would have, but when you play like that I50 and still get 20 touches roaming up the ground (even taking a D50 goalsquare mark! XD) you're in pretty elite territory.
7. Shaun Mannagh - Another pretty good game today, if a little bit down compared to previous weeks. He made the most of his opportunities with two goals, including one magnificent run-down tackle. He gives us a lot of midfield grunt inside F50 and that's going to be a big advantage for us in the finals.
9. Max Holmes - Quiet start but found his way into the game when it began to open up after 1/4 time. When you get 26 touches at 80% efficiency and almost 700m gaind you've had a good game. I think he's played better though and I wonder why they dropped him into the backline for most of the 2nd half. Makes little sense to me.
10. Mitch Knevitt - He only got ten minutes to show what he can do, and I thought it was pretty encouraging. I liked his last possession, a handball to Jezza for a goal, he feigned to do a turn towards the other pocket, drew three filth defenders to him, holding it just long enough to give Jezza some room. Good footy smarts. Having Knevitt available if we need to replace someone in a final is reassuring; not best 23 at the moment, but I rate him.
12. Jack Bowes - I don't know about Bowes. Without a clear position to play and often getting very few touches, I think his position is a bit shaky with Knevitt and Bews banging the door down. He knows how to kick a goal, which counts for a lot, but playing a whole game and getting only 12 touches while not being in a purely negating role a la Close- that's not ideal. I suspect we have found our dedicated sub for the finals.
14. Connor O'Sullivan - I keep being more an more impressed with COS. He didn't get a lot of touches, but neither did his opponent. A few times, especially in the 2nd half, he would halve a contest like a champ only to find Richmond run off with it because he had zero help whatsoever. I can think of many highly-rated defenders who'd get irate and start pointing fingers, but for such a young player COS has a pretty developed sense that playing to the team plan will work out more often than not.
16. Sam De Koning - Interesting tussle with Lynch, and I thought he held his own considering that one of Lynch's goals came from a dubious free against O'Sullivan. Importantly, I saw nothing of the timidness he can sometimes show.
17. Lawson Humphries - I don't think I saw much of him today. It was the second week in a row where all the action seemed to be on the other HBF. I guess any defender would be satisfied if his team wins by six or seven goals and he himself has nothing much to do. But I guarantee he'll see more of it in the finals.
18. Tyson Stengle - With a bit more luck he could have finished with three or four goals. Two difficult shots in a row hit the post; call them 1.1 and we'd be praising his game. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way. But he never drops his head, and just keeps barreling in.
19. Jack Martin - That long, beautiful set shot just showed what a good skillset Martin has. The guy was rated as an emerging superstar until injuries robbed him of his best, but the skills are still there. This is a guy who will shine like a finely polished gem in finals and, given how the season has played out, is probably the one who would have benefited most from the cotton wool treatment today.
24. Jed Bews - If this is Bewsy's farewell, I thought he has left us on a high note. Fought hard all day, IMO he won his position even when we put the cue in the rack, and disposal was good too. No OOFs either that I can recall! Having him available for the finals with a bit of senior game time under the belt is reassuring. Capable cover for any one of MOC, Zuth, Stewy or Humf should the worst happen.
28. Ollie Dempsey - Good game I thought, not super prominent but always involved, and that goal was really nice to watch. I reckon running from the wing to the forward pocket and back, over and over again, dozens of times a game for maybe two or three opportunities to make something happen must get draining, but Dempsey doesn't seem to mind and it makes the oppo coach's job a real nightmare.
30. Tom Atkins - This might have been his best game of the season, in game #150. He broke the all-time season tackle record today with 9, for a total of 205, and racked up 27 touches himself. Just an all-time midfield dynamo, and despite Geelong going majorly into cotton wool mode was one of just a handful who was playing until the final siren. The other three were Bews, Knevitt when he finally got a go, and Mullin- all of whom had a bit to prove. Axe didn't need to, but that's just who he is.
32. Gryan Miers - Moving him to the midfield has been a masterstroke. His creative disposal often creates something out of nothing. He's not the biggest guy out there but he scraps pretty hard when necessary and gets a lot of the ball. That big hit to the face from McIntosh wouldn't have done him any good. I thought he became less dominant as we went into cotton wool mode, but Chris Scott is coaching to win a flag, not run up the score against a toothless rabble.
34. Oisin Mullin - I'm really starting to warm up to Mullin. He spent half the day minding Taranto and the other half roaming about doing his own thing. What stood out to me today is that he's starting to add some bottom-of-the-pack hard contested work to his game, and that teammates are starting to (deservedly) put a little more faith in him. Seemed to be involved a lot more than his 14 touches would suggest.
35. Patrick Dangerfield - Pretty typical game for PFD at this stage of his career. His set shot kicking, with two really nice long-distance efforts and one easy shot that he shankerood, was at least better than usual, and I think he spent a bit more time in the guts. He's always a potent threat. Getting through the game unscathed and with a few midfield minutes under the belt is good for us.
38. Jack Henry - Quiet game, but his talent for reading the ball off the boot and taking contested intercept marks is undiminished. 100% win that he got through the game unscathed, after the slight hammy niggle that's had him subbed off early the last two weeks.
39. Zach Guthrie - Yet another unobtrusive win from our D50 general, who just seems to get the job done every week without any kind of fanfare. Having Stewart back in form has helped him, I think, because it's allowing him to wander a bit further upfield lets him start a few of those rebound possession chains that so often end up as goals for us.
44. Tom Stewart - Masterful, and I think he's almost back to his best. He took a lot of intercept marks as always, read the ball off the play at his highest levels, and his field kicking was elite. Early on I thought he dropped the ball just a fraction short, but nothing to worry about. Jon Ralph, the spiteful little shit, will try to get him suspended but I reckon we have nothing to worry about there either.
45. Brad Close - I'm starting to understand what the hell Scott is doing with Close. He's a defensive forward who drags his defender deep- unusually deep- into the pocket and that opens up the game for the likes of Danger and Cameron to wreak havoc. Because you can't not follow him- leave him unattended in the forward pocket and he'll cut you to ribbons. Scott has often been willing to let players get almost no touches themselves if it wins us a bigger benefit elsewhere on the field.
46. Mark Blicavs - I think he's carrying a little niggle. He was clearly limited today and, if Neale had been available, I think Blitz would have been managed this week. Helping Stanley out in the ruck, but otherwise keeping himself out of the fray and then leaving the field early was exactly the correct thing for Blitz today.
Has excellent vision too.
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I avoid the game day threads mostly to avoid all the bed wetters, of which there are plenty. If we're comfortable I'll enter, if it's a challenging game I'll mostly stay out, it's unbearable at times and that's from our own supporters.
I agree, he always steps up when required.
OK it's Eeyore and Hitchhikers Guide. But what's the context? Misery guts?
I agree. I'd keep Bewsy on for another year as insurance and guiding the VFL. While we've had a decent injury run this year, is anything were to happen to any of Humphries, Stewart, O'Connor, or even Zuth then I reckon Bews would slot in seamlessly.
Yeah, Eeyore is clinically depressed and Marvin has millions of years of being jaded and world-weary.
