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I think Geel are like Nth Melb ( up to the end of 2016) stuck with an average list - who perform well - slightly above expectations during home and away- and then are exposed big time in the finals
If Petrie ( who has played very well for the Eagles ) and Harvey ( who was still playing really well ) Del Santo and Firrito hadnt all been sacked/finished up - plus give them the Simonds home ground advantage ( good for a couple of extra wins ) - they would have made the 8 ( like they had for the previous 3-4) years - and just like Geel they got exposed in the finals - a mile off a flag - so what do you - its a tough position to be in
Mackie and Lonegran finish up ( thats like Petrie and Harvey ) - so the Cats have to tumble down the ladder next year - which i dont think is such a bad thing - because the Geelong Brand is copping a hammering at the moment ( ie make the finals but dont fire a shot )
If Petrie ( who has played very well for the Eagles ) and Harvey ( who was still playing really well ) Del Santo and Firrito hadnt all been sacked/finished up - plus give them the Simonds home ground advantage ( good for a couple of extra wins ) - they would have made the 8 ( like they had for the previous 3-4) years - and just like Geel they got exposed in the finals - a mile off a flag - so what do you - its a tough position to be in
Mackie and Lonegran finish up ( thats like Petrie and Harvey ) - so the Cats have to tumble down the ladder next year - which i dont think is such a bad thing - because the Geelong Brand is copping a hammering at the moment ( ie make the finals but dont fire a shot )
As a loyal geelong fan, he would rather us not make the finals than be hammered in them and recreate a potential 'handbag' legacy of underperforming when it counts. His thinking is that once Scott is gone, and the team goes down a bit, it can rebuild a culture with a clean slate. In fact, the anchor of underperforming in finals may completely disappear if we dip for 2 years, draft a couple of kids, and then we make the bottom of the 8 and climb up slowly. If we lose in the finals in these situations, the expectation is not so high, rather it is exactly where the team is at at this very moment.
