Analysis Eagles or Cats

[Greggy]

Would you rather meet the Eagles or the Cats in the preliminary final, and why?

It’s a question I’ve been running through my mind for a week and I’ve still struggled to find an answer, our win against the Eagles wasn’t overly convincing and suggests a close contest and our mid season loss to the Cats was a completely one sided defeat.

Recent form and the eye test suggests we should defeat either team but is there an obvious weakness in either teams current game plan or team that leaves them susceptible to a Tiger demolition?

 

[thedreamisreal]

Cats, because they’ve gone LWLW since the bye and the Prelim would be an L.

 

[HTT]

Cats. Eagles have the gameplan to completely blanket us if they play well for 4 quarters. Can’t see the cats doing that.

(That doesn’t mean the cats can’t beat us)

 

[SunshineBoy]

Scats. No brainer

 

[Sterge]

Cats, the rain saved us against the eagles it won't rain for the prelim

 

[RunningBounce]

Another here for Geelong.

I reckon the Eagles height can stretch us, especially now they have Nic Nat back. The Cats have contested footy and slow, careful possession footy. IMO, we can match contested footy and pick off careful posession for some period of the game. The Eagles aren't getting shorter over 4 quarters.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Cats...Cos like RB posted it's the WCE's height that could trouble us if they get a run on...
Having posted that I still reckon the Cats are a tough side to beat, just got pipped by the Pies...
Goes to show from hereonin...if you can produce your bestest on the day...your a chance!

 

[Roachy8]

Cats - they will be far more disadvantaged than the Eagles in terms of travelling to the MCG.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Eagles for me.
Cats AA F/Fwd is in career best form.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Eagles for me.
Cats AA F/Fwd is in career best form.

How many career best form goals has that AA FF kicked in it's last three matches now then?!?!?

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

How many career best form goals has that AA FF kicked in it's last three matches now then?!?!?

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

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[muzhogg]

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Expect him to double that against us.

Oh, hang on...

 

[Cotcho]

Prefer play GeeLOL, will play E-girls

 

[Greggy]

Going to be a lot of rain next Friday

 

[M0557]

Don't care, we turn up and play our way we will defeat either I feel.....

In saying that I hope it's a physical affair tonight!

 

[TigermanM2]

Don't care although straight set exit for handbaggers would be sweet.

 

[TJASTA]

here puss puss puss

 

[Infamy]

Definitely cats, the Eagles are probably still the second best team in the comp

 

[Madtiger2006]

Eagles. So we get 90,000 tigers at the game. As if we won’t win with that support

 

[Infamy]

Eagles. So we get 90,000 tigers at the game. As if we won’t win with that support

Pretty sure that we will get about the same against the Cats too

 

[peterbuch74]

Cats, the rain saved us against the eagles it won't rain for the prelim

I've read many times people saying that the rain saved us... I disagree... We were storming back in the second qtr in fine conditions and for an unforgivable miss by Castagna trying to kick around the corner from in front we would've only been behind by 4 points at the half after a shocking start.
The rain came during the half time break and we controlled the game after that... the Eagles came back hard at the end and we only hung on by a goal.

 

[prodigy1311]

who cares! 10 goal win either way

 

[smasha]

Rain,sun Richmond play well in so not fussed who we play.

We demolished the “we can’t play in the sun or interstate” bs last week.

Beat teams with half a team interstate earlier in the year which the media threw under the carpet.

 

[SavDog23]

Cats cause the melts will be better.