Geelong and carry over points

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Penalty points a worry for Cats coach

CATS NEEDING CAUTION

James Podsiadly – 93.75 points (until Rd 16 next season)
James Kelly – 89.06 points (until Rd 6 next season)
Jimmy Bartel – 87.5 points (until Rd 16 next season)
Steve Johnson – 71.78 points (until Rd 15 next season), 30 per cent loading
Joel Corey – 60 points (until Rd 13 next season)

A number of Geelong players, very good players at that, are on the verge of suspension. One small minor incident could see them completely banned from finals. Does this play on the mind of Cats players when Fremantle's antagonists get in their ear?

I would imagine that the Cats players will focus on the job at hand, being serious campaigners for many years. However, in recent years they have fronted the tribunal more times than any other club. Does this factor into how players like Hayden Ballantyne and Ryan Crowley play? Should it?

 

[FrancisX]

They will play as per usual I reckon

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

i think it gives us an incentive to niggle them as much as possible. who knows, we could be doing ourselves a favour later down the track.

 

[Taylor]

i think it gives us an incentive to niggle them as much as possible. who knows, we could be doing ourselves a favour later down the track.

Agreed. If it means we can play Port Adelaide in a Grand Final I'm all for it. Assuming that the loss of these players causes them to lose to a rampaging Port who win the following week against Sydney in a repeat of earlier this year.

 

[vinum coupe]

Just to jump in. There is no doubt what so ever that it has definitely played on the minds of the coaching group.

All of those players got done for bumps.

It has been trained out of them.
See if you can identify this on Saturday as they do it time, and time again.

Freo and Geelong player coming at each other with the ball between them.
The Geelong player will actually step away fractionally and let the Freo player collect the ball.
Then he will wait for the Freo player (still bending over) to get slightly past him and then he'll apply a tackle to the hips.

The one thing I dont like is that it usually allows the opponent to have his hands free.
But at least they have tried to remove the area of doubt. i.e. dont try to guess if you can beat to the opponent to the ball and mistime it and miss a week. Let them come through and nail them.

I actually think it might have helped the tackling of the entire team.

Just my thoughts. But keep an eye out.

 

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Just my thoughts. But keep an eye out.

Johnson is the one I imagine will be targeted. He seems to mix and match his suspensions.

 

[JungleMuffinFTW]

I'd use it against them 100%. First thing I would do when I walked out on to the ground would be get into their ear about it.

If they're worried about suspension in the back of their mind, they might be just that little bit more likely to not go in as hard, or to pull out of a questionable contest, or react poorly in certain situation.

And yeah, It might help us out a couple of weeks later.

Play for keeps.

 

[estibador]

Ballas will be like a kid in a candy store reading that.

 

[sumavich]

Kelly's was for a very crude (that's being nice) attack on Mzungu. He's one of our fairest, so he's a dirty mongrel in my book.

 

[Taylor]

Kelly's was for a very crude (that's being nice) attack on Mzungu. He's one of our fairest, so he's a dirty mongrel in my book.

I think the Cat coaches will be highlighting the importance of his run and spread in their team meetings all week. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them makes the most of a chance to limit that run at some point.

 

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Kelly's was for a very crude (that's being nice) attack on Mzungu. He's one of our fairest, so he's a dirty mongrel in my book.

Forgot about that



That's not really going the bump.

Imagine if Crowley (suspended once in his entire career) did that to one of theirs? The meltdown from those mental short people at Kardinia would be obscene.

 

[sij1981]

Ballas will be like a kid in a candy store reading that.

Can just see Balas tatoo on his hand saying which players to target just imagine his eyes lighting up and grinning !!!

 

[Bender571]

Forgot about that



That's not really going the bump.

Imagine if Crowley (suspended once in his entire career) did that to one of theirs? The meltdown from those mental short people at Kardinia would be obscene.

Or imagine if Kelly punched Mzungu in the guts off the ball ... oh wait that happened in the same game Ballantyne hit Chapman off the ball and they screamed bloody murder.

 

[sij1981]

Or imagine if Kelly punched Mzungu in the guts off the ball ... oh wait that happened in the same game Ballantyne hit Chapman off the ball and they screamed bloody murder.

Thats known as victorianism, who cares tbh lets just shut them all up and win the game

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

ballas is going to need extra security.

 

[Schauermann]

i think it gives us an incentive to niggle them as much as possible. who knows, we could be doing ourselves a favour later down the track.

Thought the same.

 

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Or imagine if Kelly punched Mzungu in the guts off the ball ... oh wait that happened in the same game Ballantyne hit Chapman off the ball and they screamed bloody murder.

Forgot about that one. Did he get suspended?

 

[Big Animal]

.Then he will wait for the Freo player (still bending over) to get slightly past him and then he'll apply a tackle to the hips.
Just my thoughts. But keep an eye out.

u sure you're talking about footy eh sailor?

Is this why RTB is calling for better protection for Crowley?

(Btw: just having some fun with ya since you seem one of the better cats supporters)

 

[Bender571]

Forgot about that one. Did he get suspended?

Reprimand because of an early plea and good record

 

[yoong]

Ballas, go get them!

 

[Tazmania]

Funny how cats fans think we're the dirty team when it's them who have the undisciplined players whom they're now specifically having to train it out of.